Visitor Calendars

The tours and programs calendar below shows current availability for all of our regularly scheduled tours. (Visit the Group Tours page for information on booking tours for groups of 9 or more.) Some tours and programs require reservations. Make or modify reservations using links located on the tours and programs calendar.

Announcements

Tour & Program Registration

Discover Stanford programs, Golf Cart Tours, and other Specialty Tours through June 12, 2016 are now available for online registration. Programs and tours for our summer season will be available for online registration starting on February 1, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Planning a Spring Break Visit?

We strongly encourage prospective students planning a visit to do so either before March 12 or after April 5 in order to maximize the value of the visit.
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These are our busiest weeks of the year, and they coincide with Stanford's final exams and our own Spring Break. Large crowds are thus paired with limited offerings and greatly reduced tour guide staffing. To truly get a sense of what Stanford is like, come during an academic quarter in order to sit in on classes, enjoy smaller tour groups, and take part in special interest tours and programs. For more information, please contact us at (650) 723-2560 during business hours.

Humanities and Arts Tour

Visitor Information Services now offers student-led "Humanities and Arts" tours.
Learn more about the Humanities and Arts Tour »

Visitor Center hours

  • Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PT)
  • Open Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PT)
  • Hours subject to change (refer to the announcements).

Operating calendar

You may also want to view our operating calendar for the current academic year (8/15/2014 - 8/13/2015), which indicates dates of operation and closure for the Visitor Center, all Visitor Center tours, the Hoover Tower Observation Platform, and the Discover Stanford program, as well as drop-in hours for the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

Tours and programs calendar

Use this calendar to check the schedule of walking tours and register for the Discover Stanford program, engineering quad tour, or golf cart tour.

Updated on October 29, 2014 2:45 PM