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Ceremony Information
The Fall 2026 Commencement ceremonies will be held on Friday, Dec. 11, 2026, at the Colorado Convention Center (700 14th St, Denver, CO 80216).听
Morning Ceremony | 9:30 a.m.
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- 海角直播 of Business
- 海角直播 of Health and Human Sciences
Afternoon Ceremony | 2:30 p.m.
- Associate of General Studies
- 海角直播 of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
- School of Education
- School of Hospitality
- Individualized Degree Program
Each ceremony will last approximately two hours.
Attending and Watching Commencement
Doors will open at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., and seating is first-come, first served. Entry lines can be especially long at the Colorado Convention Center, so it is recommended that all guests come early. Plan for a minimum of 30 minutes to enter, navigate to the correct Hall, go through security and find seating.
Family, friends and guests are not required to register in advance, and you are not required to have tickets. However, if you need accessible seating (for a wheelchair, for example) you must register in advance through your graduating student. There is no limit on the number of guests each graduate can bring.
The ceremony will be livestreamed to the聽Commencement homepage聽for聽guests who are unable to attend in person.
For the safety of all guests, attendees and their belongings are subject to inspection before entering the venue. Please have bags open and ready for inspection upon arrival.
Guests who appear intoxicated may be denied entry. Colorado Convention Center management reserves the right to make final decisions regarding prohibited items.
The following items are not permitted inside the venue:
- Outside food or beverages
- Glass bottles
- Weapons or objects that may be considered weapons, including: toy weapons, guns, knives, chains and studded jewelry
- Drugs or alcohol
- Laser pointers or noise makers
- Helium balloons
- Stickers or adhesive-backed decals
- Chewing gum
- Audio or video recording equipment
- Pets of any kind
- Qualified service animals are permitted
- Smoking of any kind, including e-cigarettes
To help maintain a safe and comfortable environment, the Colorado Convention Center has procedures in place for guests who need prescription medications during the event.
Bring only the amount of medication needed for the duration of the ceremony.
Prescription medication must be in the original prescription container with the patient鈥檚 name and dosage clearly listed.
Venue medical staff may verify that the medication matches the label and the guest鈥檚 identification. Guests carrying more medication than necessary may be asked to return excess medication to their vehicle.
Students and their family members who do not reside in the United States, can find more information using the link below.
Location and Transportation
The Colorado Convention Center is located in downtown Denver at 700 14th Street. There are several entrances into the facility, but the most common entrances are located off of 14th Street between Stout and California Street.
For specific directions and how to get to the Colorado Convention Center, please enter your聽 and a map and directions will be populated. Make sure to include your full address.
Once inside, please look for Family and Friends signage to guide you to the appropriate ceremony location.
The Colorado Convention Center provides access to an onsite covered parking garage.听The garage provides access to the Colorado Convention Center and the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
The garage is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ALL visitors and guests attending ANY event or business in the downtown area. For parking in the garage, please arrive early and remember to use the automated pay stations. Contactless payment is offered through text or QR code. Once you have parked walk up to any pay machine and scan the QR code or use the text prompt to purchase parking.
Current parking rates are as follows:
Park up to 8 Hours: $13.00
Park up to 12 Hours: $16.00
Park up to 18 Hours: $18.00
Park up to 24 Hours: $26.00
Directions to the Parking Garage:
For specific directions in how to get to the Colorado Convention Center parking garage, please enter your聽 and a map and directions will be populated.
North-Bound Speer Directions
- Driving via North-bound Speer Boulevard, pass Stout Street and make your first right before Champa Street. The Convention Center Parking Garage has its own designated Right Turn lane leading into the parking garage. The Parking Garage is designated by the Downtown Denver Parking logo.
West-Bound Champa Directions
- Driving via West-bound Champa Street, just before Speer Boulevard, it will be a left-hand turn from Champa Street that merges into the garage entry drive lane from Speer Boulevard. Please use caution when yielding to traffic entering the garage from Speer Boulevard. The Parking Garage is designated by the Downtown Denver Parking logo.
Restrictions:
- Vehicle clearance is 8鈥�2鈥� and the maximum vehicle length is 19鈥�0鈥�
- No Trailers or oversized vehicles allowed.
- No in and out parking. If a vehicle departs the garage at any time, a new parking purchase must be made upon re-entry.
- No free parking at any time.
- Designated handicapped parking is available on all three levels of the Colorado Convention Center parking garage. A valid state-issued handicapped placard or license plate is required. All disability parking is on a first-come, first-serve basis and requires payment at the automated pay stations.
Reserving Parking
To reserve your parking spot for the Colorado Convention Center, visit .
Beginning June 7, 2026, RTD will suspend the D, H, and L light rail lines as part of the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project, which is expected to continue through the first quarter of 2027. These changes may impact travel to and from the Colorado Convention Center and downtown Denver stations.
To help maintain service during construction, RTD will reinstate the C Line between Union Station and Mineral Station and introduce a temporary T Line operating between Lincoln Station and I-25鈥roadway Station. Riders are encouraged to use RTD鈥檚 Next Ride app to plan trips and view updated schedules during the project.
Commemoration Opportunities
To ensure the safety and smooth flow of the Commencement ceremonies, guests will not be permitted on or near the Commencement stage.
Our official ceremony photography vendor, The Grad Team, will capture photos throughout the event. Within approximately two weeks after the ceremony, each graduate will receive an email containing a personalized link to view their photos and purchase copies if desired. Photo purchases are completely optional.
The Tivoli Station Bookstore will be on-site at the Colorado Convention Center on Commencement-day and will be selling commemorative 海角直播 Denver merchandise.
Printed English programs will be available to order here when they become available. Additionally, digital versions of the English and Spanish programs will be linked here at that time.
Accessibility Accommodations
ADA requests must be made through your graduate through their mandatory RSVP, which is done on a platform called Tassel.听 The deadline to complete the form is Nov. 18, 2026, at 9:55 p.m.聽 The Commencement Team is only able to fulfill seating requests; all other pertinent ADA information is available below. Additionally, you may review the Colorado Convention Center’s Accessibility Statement .
Any guests with mobility restrictions should plan to use the ADA drop-off zone along 14th Street, near the Big Blue Bear.
Designated handicapped parking is available on all three levels of the Colorado Convention Center parking garage. A valid state-issued handicapped placard or license plate is required. All disability parking is on a first-come, first-serve basis and requires payment at the automated pay stations.
We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero. To reserve your parking spot for the Colorado Convention Center, visit .
For more general information on parking, please see the dropdown above labeled ‘Parking’.
There is a separate seating check in and section for those who need ADA accommodations. On Commencement Day, volunteers will be available to assist with ADA check-in and showing guests to their seats. Volunteers will be wearing a red t-shirt or sweatshirt.
Note, with each ADA seat, four additional seats within this section may be requested so your guests can sit together. This must be included in your graduates’ ADA request through their mandatory RSVP, by Nov. 18 at 9:55 p.m. MT.
- Communication Assistance
- Two American Sign Language professionals are available at this event and will be located at the front of the ADA seating section. Please indicate these needs to your graduate so they can include this in their RSVP. This will allow the 海角直播 Denver Commencement team to plan seating accordingly.
- Spanish Translation devices will be available at the Commencement ceremonies. Devices can be picked up and returned near the ceremony entrance. These devices are limited. Your graduate will have several opportunities to request devices throughout the semester.
- Service Animals
- Service animals are welcome at the Colorado Convention Center per ADA guidelines. Please communicate any use of service animals to your graduate so they can include this within their graduate RSVP. This will allow the 海角直播 Denver Commencement team to plan ADA seating accordingly.
- Facilities
- Elevators are available and accessible per ADA guidelines.
- All restroom facilities in the Colorado Convention Center are accessible for all of our guests and are compliant with ADA guidelines.
- Colorado Convention Center guest service personnel will be able to guide nursing mothers to their mother’s room.
- Food and beverages will be sold by the Colorado Convention Center in several areas throughout the building during Commencement day.
Commencement FAQs
View additional Frequently Asked Questions and learn more about the Commencement ceremonies.
Commencement FAQ Webpage