Doors to Zellerbach Hall will open at 8:00 AM. Guests are encouraged to arrive at 8:00 AM and to be seated by 8:30 AM. While graduates are processing into Zellerbach, guests will not be allowed to enter. We ask that guests wait away from the graduates and doors they are entering to help them enter as quickly as possible. After all grads have entered, guests can go in. As guests enter, they may be scanned with hand-held security scanners. If they bring bags, those may be scanned as well. Please check back periodically for security updates. 

Don’t forget your guest tickets for all attendees over the age of 2. Children two years of age and under are free, but require a ticket to enter the venue. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The following items are not allowed in the venue: Strollers, large backpacks, large blankets, structured stadium chairs, alcohol, cans, bottles, large ice chests, picnic baskets, lawn furniture, weapons of any kind, umbrellas, and pets.

Guests can pre-order flowers and pick up the order when they arrive at Zellerbach Auditorium the day of the ceremony:  https://www.thecommencementgroup.com/uc-berkeley/. 

Please note that a reception will not be held after the ceremony.

Parking can be difficult so we recommend arriving early. Nearby parking lots may fill up so we recommend arriving early. We encourage you to allot extra time to travel around campus. The City of Berkeley has a number of construction projects on the southside of the campus that will impact traffic during the week of graduations. See more details on the project page under “Construction Schedule."

Visit the Berkeley Parking and Transportation’s Public Parking for Department Graduations page for information about campus parking and free Bear Transit campus shuttles that will be available during the UGIS commencement ceremony. For up-to-date special commencement parking information, visit the Special Events section of the UC Berkeley Parking and Transportation website.

Zellerbach Hall's main accessible entrance is located on the east face of the building. To reach the entrance an individual must travel to the southeast portion of the building to take the ramp and reach the door. Once inside the venue, there is wheelchair accessible seating on the ground floor and on the balcony level. Guests who need accessible seating may be allowed into the venue early, before other guests can enter. They should arrive at the east entrance by the Box Office by 7:50 AM and Cal Performances event staff will be available to help guide them to available seats. Guests who need accessible seating can bring up to one other guest to sit with them in the accessible seating area. This seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis after the doors open at 8:00 AM. 

Further information from Cal Performances regarding accessibility: https://calperformances.org/visit/accessibility/.