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2021 Homecoming and 2020 Commencement Events

Graduates At Commencement Ceremony

Cornell University is preparing for a very special Homecoming weekend, which includes a Commencement event to honor the Class of 2020. Activities related to this celebration will impact parking lots and traffic flow on Campus Road. 

  • The Crescent Lot will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 17, and reopen at 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 19. All vehicles must be removed from the parking lot on Friday by 5 p.m. or risk being towed.
  • The Hoy Road parking garage, Bartels Hall lot, and Kite Hill lot are reserved for game-day and Commencement events on Saturday and Sunday.
  • On Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Campus Road from Feeney Way to Hoy Road will be restricted to authorized persons.
  • On Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. vehicle traffic will be prohibited on Campus Road between Hoy Road and Wing Drive, and Garden Ave. from Campus Road to Tower Road.

Please use patience when traveling on campus and comply with all traffic-control devices and instructions.