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Commencement Weekend

May 15-17, 2026 • Please join us for the 243rd Commencement of Washington College. We will be celebrating and honoring our newest members of the alumni community, the Class of 2026.

Take a look at everything scheduled during Commencement Weekend:

Friday,  May 15

Time TBD                   
  • Sophie Kerr Prize Announcement
    Hotchkiss Recital Hall, Gibson

Saturday, May 16

10:00 AM - 2 PM
  • College Bookstore open       
    Casey Academic Center, First Floor
    Stop by and grab some Washington College gear!
10:30 a.m.

  • Innovation Plant Groundbreaking

    Campus and community will come together in this new space to build skills, develop new crafts and products, launch new ventures, and tackle the region's most pressing challenges.

    800 High Street
4:30 - 7:30 PM                            
  • Dinner
    Hodson Hall Commons
5:00 - 7:30 PM
  • Preakness Party  (1782 Society members only)
    McClain Atrium, Toll Science Center
7:30 - 8:30 PM 
  • Senior Toast
    Owings Terrace, Miller Library 

    Alumni, come join us to toast to the class of 2026 and their parents. Enjoy a short ceremony honoring legacy graduates. 

 Sunday, May 17

7:00 - 10:00 AM                      
  • Breakfast
    Hodson Hall Commons
10:00 AM - 2 PM                              
  • College Bookstore open                                
    Casey Academic Center, First Floor
    Stop by and grab some Washington College gear!
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM                               
  • 243rd Commencement Exercises
    Campus Lawn (rain location: Johnson Fitness Center Field House)
    Please join the Class of 2026 on the occasion of their graduation from Washington College. If rain, admission is by ticket only to the JFC. Each graduate is given six tickets to distribute as desired.  (For anyone on campus, if fair weather. If foul weather, admission is by ticket only.) The event will be simulcast in in Norman James Theater, Smith Hall and Decker Theater if inclement weather.

Have questions? Contact alumni_officeFREEwashcoll. We look forward to seeing you!