Winter is stated, with hours

UW-Stout’s commencement page gives the near round in full: “Saturday, December 19, 2026 | Johnson Fieldhouse (Sports & Fitness Center)”, with “10:00 a.m. | Undergraduate Colleges” and “2:00 p.m. | Graduate Studies”.

19 December 2026 is a Saturday. Date, venue and both sittings, from the university, three months out.

One inconsistency, recorded rather than resolved

The same page has a ticket subsection that refers to a “5:00 p.m. Ceremony”. The winter schedule above lists no such sitting. This page uses the explicit schedule and does not invent a third ceremony; it also does not pretend the phrase is not there. A family whose travel depends on the hour should ask the university directly.

Spring 2027 is a date

“Spring 2027 | Saturday, May 15”, per the commencement page, with the registrar’s calendar reading “May 15 - Saturday - Commencement”. 15 May 2027 is a Saturday.

Nothing else is published for spring. Spring 2026 was held “for 1,067 graduates on Saturday, May 16” as three ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse, per UW-Stout’s news. That is the pattern, offered as such; the 2027 split, times and venue will follow.

Tickets, parking, stream

Tickets. For winter 2026 undergraduates, “Each student will receive five tickets.” Graduate ceremony rules differ; spring rules are not posted.

Parking. “Parking is available in any lot on campus, except for spots with reserved signs or meters,” with Lots 4 and 29 closest and accessible spaces noted.

Stream. “All ceremonies will be available via livestream,” and they are recorded.

Standing guidance as read on 14 September 2026.

The nights, and the town

A 10 a.m. sitting needs the Friday night; a 2 p.m. one often adds the Saturday. Menomonie holds 205 rooms in three hotels, one of them on the edge of campus, and Eau Claire is 39 minutes with a city’s worth. That is the where to stay page.