Annual Events

Stanford offers a wide variety of annual and ongoing events and seminar series where you can learn, play and connect with your colleagues.

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

January

February

• The Dish Race

March

April

• President’s annual address to the Academic Council (check http://events.stanford.edu in early April)
• Cardinalpalooza (free Stanford sports festival)
• Sustainable Stanford Earth Day Celebration
• Faculty & Staff Sierra Camp Weekend

May

• Cardinal Walk
• Bike to Work Day
• Stanford Pow Wow
• Frost Music & Arts Festival
• Beyond the Farm Day of Service
• Multicultural Springfest & Stanford Celebrates You: Recognizing 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

• Healthy Taste of 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
• Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series
• Fashion at Stanford
• Faculty Staff Help Center Discussion Groups
• Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvouz (LASERs)
• Office for Religious Life series:
  • What Matters to Me and Why
  • Rathbun Fellow Program: Harry’s Last Lecture on a Meaningful Life
• Stanford Health Library Community Lectures
• WorkLife Office Seminars
• View From the Top (GSB speaker series)

Ongoing Events

• Athletics: Games, matches, tournaments
• Anderson Collection: Exhibits, tours, Thursday Nights at the Anderson
• Cantor Arts Center: Exhibits, tours, family programs
• McMurtry Building for the Department of Art & Art History: Exhibits, lectures, tours
• Memorial Church: Tours, compline, labyrinth, university public worship, performances
• O'Donohue Educational Farm: tours, weeding for wellness workshops, open volunteering hours
• Stanford Continuing Studies: Readings, lectures, workshops, symposia, performances
• Stanford Historical Society: Historical 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, art