Event Series

Commencement Celebrations Calendar

Oberlin is planning a weekend of celebrations for the Class of 2025, culminating with Commencement on Monday, May 26.

Please note that some meals and performances require tickets and/or advance registration. Events will be added to this calendar throughout the spring, so check back often.

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Next Upcoming Event

The Grand Piano Extravaganza

Friday, May 23, 2025

8:00 pm EDT

Warner Concert Hall

How many pianos can we get on a stage? This event, featuring conservatory piano faculty members and graduating seniors, is a great way to begin the weekend. Proceeds benefit piano department projects...

Future Events

Class of 2025 Family Social

Saturday, May 24, 2025

11:30 am EDT

John W. Heisman Field House

Enjoy an informal social celebration with graduates, family members, and guests. Light lunch fare and beverages will be served. Please register to attend.

Multifaith Baccalaureate Celebration

Saturday, May 24, 2025

1:30 pm EDT

Finney Chapel

Multifaith Chaplaincy & Sustained Dialogue presents one of the signature Commencement weekend events.

Campus Illumination and Social on the Square

Sunday, May 25, 2025

7:30 pm EDT

Tappan Square

Join us for this Oberlin tradition that gathers faculty, alumni, graduates and their families, staff, and community members for an evening of music and fun. This event will feature food trucks, so...

Oberlin College Commencement

Monday, May 26, 2025

9:30 am to 12:30 pm EDT

Tappan Square

We will honor the graduates of the Class of 2025 with a Commencement Ceremony on Tappan Square. The ceremony begins with a faculty-led procession followed by presentations and conferring of degrees...