UCLA's College Commencement weekend runs FRIDAY 11 TO SUNDAY 13 JUNE 2027, from UCLA's own future-dates page. One caveat is UCLA's own rather than ours: it publishes these under "Projected Commencement Dates" and states they are "based on the Academic Calendar - may be tentative and, therefore, subject to change". So treat the range as firm enough to plan around and worth re-checking before you commit money. UCLA has NOT published a 2027 venue; its recent College Commencements have been in Pauley Pavilion, but that is a pattern rather than a 2027 fact. The useful structural point for anyone comparing LA campuses: USC's Commencement Week is 12 to 15 MAY 2027, roughly a month earlier, so the two do NOT compete for rooms.
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Friday 11 to Sunday 13 June 2027
UCLA’s College Commencement weekend runs 11 to 13 June 2027. That comes from UCLA’s own future commencement dates page, which gives the 2027 weekend as Friday to Sunday, 11 to 13 June, and the weekdays check out against UCLA’s own label.
UCLA publishes several years ahead, which is unusually helpful, and it attaches a caveat this page carries rather than smooths over.
UCLA calls these dates projected
UCLA files these under a heading that begins “Projected Commencement Dates”, covering 2026 to 2029, and it states the dates are “based on the Academic Calendar” and “may be tentative and, therefore, subject to change”.
That is UCLA’s own wording. It means the range is firm enough to plan around and not firm enough to commit non-refundable money against without re-checking closer to the date.
No 2027 venue
You will see Pauley Pavilion quoted for UCLA commencement, and UCLA’s recent College Commencements have been held there.
UCLA has not published a 2027 venue, so this page does not assert one. That distinction matters more at UCLA than at a single-ceremony campus, because the university runs many school and department ceremonies across the weekend in different buildings, and the College Commencement is only part of it.
USC graduates a month earlier
The structural fact worth knowing if you are comparing the two big LA campuses.
USC’s Commencement Week is 12 to 15 May 2027, roughly a month before UCLA’s June weekend. Los Angeles gets two separate graduation waves, not one overlapping crush.
For booking that is good news in both directions: a UCLA family is not bidding against USC, and vice versa. USC’s detail is on its own page.
What we checked
UCLA’s future commencement dates page was read on 19 August 2026 and carries the 11 to 13 June 2027 range and the projected-dates caveat quoted above. Weekdays were verified independently. USC’s May range comes from USC’s own academic calendar, read the same day.
Not published for 2027, and each a real absence: the venue, start times, the per-school ceremony schedule, and any ticket or guest limit.
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Frequently asked questions
When is UCLA's 2027 commencement?
The College Commencement weekend runs Friday 11 to Sunday 13 June 2027. UCLA publishes that range itself and the weekdays check out against its own Friday-Sunday label.
Why are the dates called tentative?
Because UCLA says so. It lists them under "Projected Commencement Dates" and notes they are based on the academic calendar and "may be tentative and, therefore, subject to change". That is UCLA's wording, not our hedge, and it is worth re-checking before booking anything non-refundable.
Where is it held?
Not published for 2027. UCLA's recent College Commencements have been held in Pauley Pavilion, on campus, but that is the recent pattern rather than a confirmed 2027 venue, so this page does not assert it.
Does USC graduate at the same time?
No, and it is genuinely useful. USC's Commencement Week is 12 to 15 May 2027, roughly a month before UCLA. Los Angeles gets two separate graduation waves and they do not compete. See the [USC page](/usc/ceremony-weekend-logistics/).
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