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title: Severe Weather Forecast Postpones Main Commencement 2026 Ceremony to Thursday
date: 2026-05-18T17:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/severe-weather-forecast-postpones-main-commencement-2026-ceremony-to-thursday"
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# Severe Weather Forecast Postpones Main Commencement 2026 Ceremony to Thursday

*May 18, 2026* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> Change Does Not Affect School, College Ceremony Schedules

*Commencement 05222025 JC 9094 920x1080 — For details about the one-day postponement of Wednesday's main ceremony, visit [commencement.umd.edu](http://commencement.umd.edu). (Photo by John T. Consoli)*

The University of Maryland’s main Commencement ceremony has been rescheduled to Thursday, May 21, 2026, due to the forecast for severe weather on Wednesday. The ceremony will still take place in SECU Stadium, honoring Summer 2025, December 2025 and May 2026 graduates.

This change does not affect the [school and college schedule of commencement ceremonies](https://commencement.umd.edu/school-college-ceremonies).

This year’s main Commencement ceremony will feature a [commencement address](https://today.umd.edu/terp-astronaut-jeanette-epps-to-deliver-2026-commencement-address) by astronaut, aerospace engineer and alumna Jeanette Epps, M.S. ’94, Ph.D. ’00.

Visit the [Commencement website](http://commencement.umd.edu/) for detailed FAQs and timelines.




**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Commencement 2026](https://today.umd.edu/topic/commencement-2026), [Student Experience](https://today.umd.edu/topic/student-experience)