UCLA School of Law celebrates the Class of 2026 in a graduation ceremony on May 15, 2026 in Pauley Pavilion.

Justice Goodwin Liu, a preeminent legal scholar and public servant who sits on the Supreme Court of California, will deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2026 at Commencement.

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Date, Time & Location

Commencement will be held at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Friday, May 15, 2026. The ceremony will start at 10:30 a.m. sharp, which means graduates and guests will need to be at the venue by 9 a.m. The program lasts about 2.5 hours.

Guests can enter Pauley Pavilion starting at 9 a.m. Guests will enter on the North entrance of Pauley Pavilion across the entrance of Lot 7. There is an ADA wheelchair-accessible entrance for guests on the Northeast side of Pauley Pavilion.

Guest Tickets

This will be a ticketed event. Graduates will not need tickets, but all guests will need tickets. Guest tickets will be assigned to graduates in April, and graduates will be responsible for sharing them with their guests. Tickets are digital. Anyone 2 years old and under does not need a ticket, but children 3 and up need tickets. Once someone exits the venue, they cannot re-enter. Note that one guest can present tickets for multiple guests as long as the entire party is present at the same time.

Please review this list of items that guests cannot bring into Pauley Pavilion.

Livestream

Commencement will be livestreamed on UCLA Law’s YouTube channel (and linked from the Commencement webpage). The recording will also be posted online after.

View the 2025 commencement ceremony and other past commencements.

ADA Seating

All guests will be accommodated and there is no need to reserve guest seating. Wheelchair-accessible seating (with room for one companion per guest using a wheelchair) will be available throughout the surrounding concourse level. The two rows in front of every designated wheelchair location will be reserved for other guests who want to sit near the area. Ushers will be on hand to direct guests as needed. Please note that the arena's large video screens will be in use during commencement.

Parking & Hotel Accommodations

General Parking
Parking is available in Parking Structure 4 or Parking Structure 7 for a $17 charge per vehicle. Both parking structures are near the Commencement ceremony location. Please visit the Bruin ePermit website starting April 1 and select “UCLA Law School Commencement” to purchase your parking permit in advance. There is no physical parking permit you will need to display; your vehicle’s license plate will be your parking permit. With this permit, you may park your vehicle at any unreserved spot. If you are unable to use the Bruin ePermit website, you may purchase an hourly or daily parking permit from a campus pay station, which can range up to $20.
 
ADA Parking
Vehicles with DMV-issued Disability Parking Placards may park at any parking structures and in designated spaces on campus near where the Commencement ceremony will take place. Please visit the Bruin ePermit website starting April 1 and select “UCLA Law School Commencement” to purchase your parking permit in advance. It will prompt you to choose between Structure/Lot 4 or 7, but you may park at other locations. The permit is $17 per vehicle. If you are unable to use the Bruin ePermit website, you may purchase an hourly or daily parking permit from a pay station, which can range up to $20.

Directions from Parking Structures 4 and 7
Click here to view an interactive campus map. You will find the law building (“School of Law”) in the top right corner and Pauley Pavilion near the center.
 
UCLA Parking Contact Information
For phone inquiries, please call (310) 794-7433 during the following business hours: Monday - Friday (except University holidays), 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Email inquiries can be directed to transportation@ts.ucla.edu.

Information on hotels that are on or near the UCLA campus can be found here.