Ceremony Info

Commencement Eve Candlelight Ceremony!

When is the Candlelight Ceremony?

All graduating students and their families and guests are invited to the Commencement Eve Candlelight.  The Fall Candlelight ceremony typically takes place the Thursday before Commencement at the Longaberger Alumni House. Spring Candlelight Ceremony is May 9, 2026 on the Main Oval. Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom will serve as the rain site in case of inclement weather. 

If you require accommodations such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Annie Maxwell at maxwell.515@osu.edu. Requests made two weeks before the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

For further questions, please contact Annie Maxwell (maxwell.515@osu.edu)!