Location & Parking

The spring 2024 commencement ceremonies will be held at the Denver Coliseum (4600 Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80216). There will be a morning (9:30 a.m.) and afternoon (2:30 p.m.) ceremony.

See "Which ceremony should I attend?" below, where you can find a list of which schools/colleges are participating in each ceremony.

Morning Ceremony at 9:30 a.m.

Doors open at 8 a.m. Please allow time for travel and to find parking.

This ceremony will include the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts & Media
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• School of Education & Human Development
• School of Public Affairs

Afternoon Ceremony at 2:30 p.m.

Doors open at 1 p.m. Please allow time for travel and to find parking.

This ceremony will include the following schools and colleges:

• Business School
• College of Architecture and Planning
• College of Engineering, Design and Computing

Graduates should arrive at the Denver Coliseum at least one hour before their ceremony. Make sure to allow time to go through metal detectors. Please note that entry will be split between two locations (one for families and one for graduates). Follow signs to graduate check-in. If you arrive late, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be part of the procession.

Come dressed in your regalia. Undergraduates wear tassels on the right side of the cap until instructed during the ceremony to move the tassel to the left side. Master's degree candidates wear hoods. Doctoral candidates drape hoods over their left arms until they are hooded during the ceremony. 

What ceremony should I attend?

 

Parking at the Denver Coliseum lot and its overflow lot at the National Western Complex will be free for all attendees. 

Please use RTD’s website to plan a route to the Denver Coliseum. Significant disruption to service may impact travel or wait times. 

Bags are discouraged as they will be subject to search and may delay your entry.

For your safety and the safety of others, guests and their possessions must go through a metal detector to enter the facility. Intoxicated patrons may be denied admittance to the venue. Coliseum Management reserves the final decision on items which may be brought into the venue. For more information about the Denver Coliseum’s policies, click here.  

*Appropriate changes may be made to this list in accordance to the event being held at the facility*  

The following items are prohibited:

• Outside food and/or beverages
• Glass bottles
• Weapons (e.g. toys, guns, knives, chains, studded jewelry) or objects that may be considered a weapon
• Drugs and/or alcohol
• Laser pointers or noise makers
• Helium balloons, stickers, and adhesive-backed decals
• Audio/video recording equipment
• Pets of any kind. Qualified service animals permitted
• Smoking of any kind (including e-cigarettes).