Annual Events

Connect with the Stanford community at these events held each year.

February

• Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival at Bing Concert Hall
• CRAG (Climbers Rage Against Gravity) Climbing Festival

March

• WorkLife Summer Activities Fair (Information fair for parents)

April

• Cardinalpalooza (Free Stanford Sports Festival)
• Cool Products Expo
• Wellness Fair
• President’s annual address to the Academic Council (check http://events.stanford.edu in early April)
• Sustainable Stanford Earth Day Celebration
• Stanford Lu’au

May

• Cardinal Walk
• Bike to Work Day
• TEDxStanford
• Stanford Pow Wow
• Stanford Concert Network Frost Music & Arts Festival
• Healthy Taste of Stanford
• Beyond the Farm Day of Service
• Multicultural Springfest & Celebrating Staff Careers (University-wide staff service recognition event)

June

• Commencement Ceremony
• Global Studies Film Festival
• Summer Scamper (Fun run benefiting Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital)

July

• Stanford Jazz Festival
• Summer Swing at the Bing; Summer Stanford Symphony Orchestra

August

• Stanford Football Open House at Stanford Stadium

October

• Faculty & Staff Sierra Camp Weekend
• Roundtable at Stanford
• Founder’s Celebration/Reunion-Homecoming Weekend

November

• Contemplation By Design Week
• Big Game Week Festivities

December

• Memorial Church Holiday Performances: A Festival of Lessons & Carols, Holiday Musicale (check http://events.stanford.edu in early December)

Ongoing Lecture/Discussion Series

• Conversations on Compassion
• Fashion at Stanford
• Faculty Staff Help Center Discussion Groups
• Office for Religious Life Lectures:
  • What Matters to Me and Why
  • Rathbun Fellow Program for Exploring What Leads to a Meaningful Life
• Stanford Breakfast Briefings
• Stanford Health Library Community Lectures
• WorkLife Office Seminars

Ongoing Events

• Athletics: Games, matches, tournaments
• Anderson Collection: Exhibits, tours, Thursday Nights at the Anderson
• Cantor Arts Center: Exhibits, tours, family programs
• Memorial Church: Tours, university public worship, compline, labyrinth
• Stanford Continuing Studies: Readings, lectures, workshops, symposia, performances
• Stanford Historical Society: Historic house tours, seminars
• Stanford University Libraries: Readings, performances, manuscript exhibits
• Stanford Live: Concerts and performing arts: music, dance, theater
• Windhover Contemplative Center: Tours, silent yoga, labyrinth