Commemoration Day 2024 Guide

Your graduand e-ticket email contains a QR code which you should use to:  

• check-in on the day in the Junior Common Room.
• collect your gown from the Senior Common Room  (if applicable.)
• access the Royal Albert Hall and see your seat number.
• attend departmental reception venues, (if applicable). Any guest departmental reception tickets you purchased were sent as a separate email, subject line: Guest e-ticket | Commemoration Day 2024. 

This graduand e-ticket email was sent two weeks before your ceremony and the QR code can be found within the body of the email and the attachment.  Search your mailbox for the email address: Imperial-College@idloom.events or subject line: Graduand e-ticket email | Commemoration Day 2024.

Guest e-tickets are sent by email two weeks before graduation day. Search for the email address: e-tickets@royalalberthall.com.
For any queries relating to your guests e-tickets please email contact@royalalberthall.com or visit the box office on the day.

The check-in and gowning area in the Junior and Senior Common Rooms is only accessible to graduands. We kindly ask that your guests wait on Dalby Court, or in the many cafe's and bars on campus.

All buildings are marked on the Commemoration Day 2024 map, found at the bottom of this page. 

You should arrive at the Royal Albert Hall with your e-ticket and gown 45 minutes before your ceremony starts. Please note, the Royal Albert Hall reserves the right to search bags, so please be prepared for your bags to be checked when you enter the venue. To avoid delays, please do not bring large bags to graduation. Please note that entrance after a ceremony has begun cannot be guaranteed.

Passes for Departmental Receptions had to be purchased in advance. Receptions will start shortly after your ceremony ends and will take place across the  South Kensington Campus. Please note that registration for these passes has now closed and you cannot purchase Departmental Reception passes on graduation day.
 Find your Departmental Reception venue!

Graduation is a formal occasion. You should be dressed smartly and you are welcome to wear traditional or national dress. Shorts, jeans and trainers are not appropriate for graduands or guests.

Out of respect to all graduands and for the enjoyment of all of our guests, we ask that you remain in the hall until the entire ceremony has concluded. Please keep mobile devices switched off or on silent mode. Use of flash photography and selfies on stage in the Royal Albert Hall is not permitted.

Family and friends who can’t attend your ceremony can watch you graduate via the live stream on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/graduation. The live stream will also be shown on a large screen at our live stream venue (see below) for guests unable to buy tickets to the Royal Albert Hall. 

The venue for the live stream is the Union Concert Hall, Imperial College Union, Beit Quad. This venue is directly next to the Royal Albert Hall so guests can still celebrate with you before and after the ceremony.  
 
Please note the live stream venue will be operated on a first come first served basis and doors will open 45 minutes before the ceremony.

If you arrive after check-in has closed for your ceremony, please make your way to the Junior Common Room and make yourself known to a Graduation Volunteer (in a turquoise volunteer shirt) outside the venue. They will take you straight to the late check-in desk inside.  We cannot guarantee entry to late arrivals.

All students are required to adhere to the guidelines set forth in the Student Code of Conduct during their participation in this event. 

All bags are subject to search by security personnel on entry to the Royal Albert Hall, following ticket scanning.  For everyone’s security and safety, the following items are NOT allowed inside the venue, and anybody found to be carrying them will be asked to leave them with security, or may be refused entry to or removed from the venue:

• Flags (including items with flags on them such as: scarves, t-shirts etc.) 
• Sticks or rods  
• Confetti cannons  
• Tripods 
• Noisemakers or air horns 
• Alcohol 
• Helium balloons 
• Pyrotechnics 
• Laser pointers
• Weapons
• Paint, paint powder or similar substances
• Any other items that may disrupt the ceremony 

Photography will be available in the Tempest Photography Studios, located in the Skempton Building and The Smith Centre, Imperial College Road, between 07.30–22.00. You can visit photography at any time throughout the day, before or after your ceremony, so remember to leave enough time to get to your ceremony or Departmental Reception. You can pick up your stage photography in City and Guilds Building, in the same area as the gown return desk. 

There are plenty of photo opportunities around the campus on the day, which can be used as the perfect backdrops for your own personal photographic memories. These include: 

There is an opportunity for you or your guests to purchase celebratory flower bouquets on campus.
You can find our florist on Dalby Court, who will be offering a range of bouquets. 
Please note there will be a finite number of bouquets available, so we encourage those who wish to purchase flowers to head to the stall as early as possible. 

Imperial merchandise will be available to buy at the Student Union shop on Level 2 of the Sherfield Building and at the pop-up shop on Dangoor Plaza from 08.00 until 20.00. There will also be limited merchandise available at the Royal Albert Hall by Door 6.

As an alumnus, you can access a wide range of exclusive services and benefits, including careers support and networking opportunities, membership of Imperial libraries, and the chance to keep in touch at events around the world. Visit the alumni stand in the Senior Common Room or visit  www.imperial.ac.uk/alumni to learn more.  

Share messages on social media using #OurImperial to see them appear on our screens in the Royal Albert Hall.
Post photos on a public X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram account using #OurImperial to share your memories and your inspirations, and make sure everyone knows what graduation means to you. 

You must return your Ede & Ravenscroft hired gown to the gown return desk located in the City and Guilds Building foyer from 13.30 to 22.00. 
If you do not return your gown you may be liable for extra charges, and will need to contact Ede & Ravenscroft directly.