
Holyoke Community College 2025 Commencement
Holyoke Community College 2025 Commencement
- May 31Saturday @ 10:00 AM 10:00 AM
We can't wait to celebrate our 78th Commencement. The following are important details to note.
WHEN
Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 10 a.m.
WHERE
MassMutual Center
1277 Main St.
Springfield, Massachusetts 01103
NOTE: Due to construction, all graduates and guests should enter the MassMutual Center through the Convention Center entrance on Main Street.
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Accessible Seating
Accessible Seating: Accessible Seating is available on a first come first served basis. Wheelchair and companion seats are available on all levels and can be accessed by elevator. Should you or your guest require accessible seating please ask an usher for assistance when you arrive for the event.
Where To Park
Event Parking
The new Convention Center Carpark located adjacent to the MassMutual Center is now open to the public!!!
A few notes: 1. This is a PAID garage. Click Here For Daily Rates & Event Parking Rates 2. Entrances & Exits are located on Harrison Avenue & Dwight Street
3. There is a street-level walkway that leads from the garage, across Bruce Landon Way, and will empty onto the sidewalk of Bruce Landon Way in front of the box office lobby entrance.
4. Although open and operating, there will still be construction activities in and around the garage as the construction is still ongoing. Please follow all signage and direction provided by garage attendants.
5. Parking options are also available with the Springfield Parking Authority along with MGM Springfield.
Please note: Bruce Landon Way is closed to vehicular traffic. For a map of available parking, please click here
Prohibited Items
- No Bags, backpacks, or brief cases except for:
1. Clutch/Purse no larger than 5"x 7"
2. Medical Bag
3. Diaper Bag (with child in attendance) - Cameras with interchangeable/detachable lens or external flash (No Professional Photography)
- Audio/Visual Recording Devices (includes GoPro, Google Glass, Spectacles, etc.)
- Selfie Sticks, Tripods, Monopods
- Outside Food, Beverage, or Alcohol
- Cans, Metal/Glass/Plastic Containers, Bottles, or Flasks (empty or sealed bottles included)
- Laptops, Tablets, Personal Computers, or Two-Way Radios
- Weapons, Firearms, Pepper Spray, Pocket Knives or Mace
- Illegal Drugs or Substances
- Flammable Liquids, Aerosol Cans, or Permanent Markers
- Flashlights, Laser Pointers, Flares, or Fireworks
- Noise Making Devices (i.e. Air Horns, whistles, bells, vuvuzelas, etc.)
- Balloons, Balls, Projectiles, or Optical Illusions
- Skateboards, Segways, Scooters, Rollerblades, Bicycles, Hover boards, and Helmets
- Coolers, Ice Chests, Folding Chairs, or Pointed-Tip Umbrellas
- Flowers (unless otherwise permitted by Tour Production)
- Seat Cushions or Booster Seats
- Patrons Without Shoes or Shirt
- Masks, Chains, or Studded Belts/Bracelets
- Drones (without prior written consent from MassMutual Center Management)
- Animals or Pets (accommodations made for trained, harnessed, and housebroken service animals)
- Unapproved Pamphlets, Handouts, Ads, or Flyers without prior consent from Arena Management
- Clothing, garments, or signs displaying explicit language, profanity, or derogatory characterization toward any person(s)
- Signs, Flags, or Banners exceeding 11” x 17” or attached to a pole/stick. Signs must be relevant to event. Signs may not contain or display obscene or offensive language and/or pictures as determined by MassMutual Center Management. Management reserves the right to prohibit or remove a sign or banner at any time.
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