AAD Grad Fest
Friday, May 9, 2025
5-7 p.m.
Hahn Horticulture Garden Marquee
200 Garden Lane
Blacksburg, VA
Dear graduates, faculty, and staff,
It’s time to toast the Class of 2025 at AAD’s Grad Fest!
If you are graduating in May or want to come celebrate our new alumni before they walk across the stage at Commencement, plan to attend the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design’s annual Grad Fest.
The event takes place on Friday, May 9 from 5-7 p.m. at the Hahn Horticulture Garden Marquee. All May graduates, faculty, and staff are invited, and there will be drinks, entertainment, photos, and more!
The cost is $10, which includes an exclusive AAD alumni gift (see note below) and two drink tickets, as well as a $5 senior class donation. Please register by May 1 to ensure we have enough food for all participants.
Still need to make your Senior Class Gift? You'll have an option at checkout to contribute an additional $20 to complete your total $25 gift in honor of your graduation year and receive a commemorative Virginia Tech mug and graduation cord.
We are looking forward to celebrating our amazing graduates! This event will take place rain or shine and will be held under an open-air pavilion. If you have questions, please contact Tanya Ridpath, director of alumni relations, at aadalumni@adv.vt.edu.
Please be advised that photographs will be taken at this event. Your participation in this event authorizes Virginia Tech to photograph you and use your image on social media, on the website, and/or on marketing materials. If you do not want to be photographed, please tell the event organizer at check in.
Thank you,
AAD Advancement
Note: The AAD alumni gift is available to spring and summer graduates who complete the AAD Exit Survey. Once your survey is complete, you may pick up your gift at Grad Fest (preferred) or the Alumni Relations Office beginning May 12.