Transportation / Parking / Severe Weather
Transportation from and back to Campus
Shuttles for graduates will leave campus on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. for the Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts, from Field House Lane. Please make sure to bring your cap and gown and OneCard to board the shuttles. Buses for families will begin departing from Field House Lane at 9:00 a.m. The last bus for families will leave campus at 9:45 a.m.
Buses will line up outside the South Entrance to return to campus starting at 12:30 p.m. The last bus for families returning to campus will depart at 3:00 p.m.
Campus Parking
Guests can park in the Whittier, Benjamin West, and Du Pont parking lots throughout Commencement Weekend. Shuttles will be available on Sunday to take guests from these lots to the buses on Field House Lane.
Highland Mann Center for the Performing Arts Parking
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Parking is free at the Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts, located at 5201 Parkside Ave. in Philadelphia.
Guests may access the venue via intersections of Belmont & Montgomery Drive, Belmont & S. Concourse Drive, 52nd & Parkside Avenue & Wynnfield & S. Georges Hill.
ADA Parking and Entrance
Accessible/ADA parking will be located in front of the South Gate. Guests who require ADA accommodations, along with their family members and companions, may enter through the South Gate, which will serve as the designated ADA entrance.
- Please note: The South Gate is reserved for ADA guests and their accompanying family members/companions only.
General Parking and Entrance
Family members and guests without ADA parking needs should park near the North Entrance and enter through the North Gate.
If non-ADA guests park near the South Gate area, they will not be able to enter there. Instead, they should wait for a trolley/shuttle to transport them to the North Gate for entry.
Please note: Mann Center parking is on grass and parking attendants will assist you with finding open spaces. The Mann does not accept any liability for theft from or damage to vehicles while parked in any parking lot.
Severe Weather
Commencement will take place, rain or shine.
