Convocation is an opportunity to celebrate all that you have accomplished at King’s with the people who have supported you along the way.
King’s graduates will cross the stage as part of Western’s 328th Convocation at Canada Life Place at 3 p.m. Following the ceremony, graduates and their guests are invited to join faculty, staff and fellow graduates for a King’s reception at Covent Garden Market, directly across from Canada Life Place.
Please check this page regularly for King’s-specific updates. For questions about King’s Convocation activities, email convocation@kings.uwo.ca.
For complete ceremony details and the most current information from Western, visit Western’s Convocation website.
1:00 p.m. – Gates open for graduates, faculty and volunteers at Canada Life Place
2:00 p.m. – Gates open for guests
3:00 p.m. – Western Convocation Ceremony, Canada Life Place
4:30 p.m. – King’s Reception, The Market Lounge at Covent Garden Market (mezzanine level)
Registration for Fall Convocation opens Wednesday, September 16 at 10 a.m. EDT and closes Tuesday, October 13 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Graduates must register by the deadline to attend Convocation.
The registration portal will be available on Western’s Convocation Registration & Tickets page when registration opens.
Registered graduates automatically receive a graduate ticket and may order up to six guaranteed complimentary guest tickets. Additional guest tickets may also be requested before the October 13 registration deadline.
Guest tickets can be ordered once your status in Student Center shows “Program Complete.” To check your status, log in to Student Center, go to Academics → Graduation and look for “Program Complete.”
Academic regalia is required for Convocation. Graduates can order their regalia through Build-A-Grad.
Order by October 9 for the early-bird rate of $55. Online orders close October 13 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Regalia can also be rented on site on the day of Convocation.
Graduates wearing Indigenous regalia, military dress uniforms or religious apparel are asked to notify Western’s Convocation Team in advance.
Graduates who require accessibility arrangements for the ceremony, or who have a guest requiring accommodations, should complete Western’s Convocation Accessibility Form at least two weeks before the ceremony.
Graduates must submit the form on behalf of guests requiring accommodations. For questions about accessibility at Western’s Convocation ceremony, contact convosec@uwo.ca.
Commemorate your time at King’s with an official King’s diploma frame, designed to showcase your Western degree and your connection to King’s.
Order your frame through King’s Connection.
Following the ceremony, graduates and their guests are invited to continue the celebration with the King’s community at Covent Garden Market, directly across from Canada Life Place.
The light reception will take place in The Market Lounge, located on the mezzanine level of Covent Garden Market. Join faculty, staff and fellow graduates to celebrate this important milestone together.
View Covent Garden Market information and directions.
Share your Convocation shots on social media! Use #KingsGrad and tag @kingsatwestern in your posts and photos.
View photos from King's Spring Convocation 2026.
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