Activities in Davis During Reunions Weekend
We've curated a list of activities in Davis happening the weekend of Alumni Reunions just for you!
Friday, Oct. 2
Gráinne Hunt & Jules Stewart Live @ Watermelon Music
Friday, October 2nd at 8:00 PM - Tickets required, General Admission is $20
1970 Lake Blvd, Davis CA 95616
Gráinne Hunt is one of Ireland's most compelling vocalists and songwriters - blending raw emotion, commanding power, and a voice that stops audiences in their tracks. Together, Gráinne and Jules deliver an intimate yet powerful live experience - soaring harmonies, emotional storytelling, and connection that transcends borders.
UC Davis Botanical Conservatory
Open for self-guided tours Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Free Admission
Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
Free Admission - Open 10 AM to 5 PM Wednesday through Saturday
Current Exhibitions:
This solo exhibition, originated by Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), features a new series of works by the Oakland artist that explore the primordial relationship between body, earth, and spirit. Othello honors an important Northern California lineage of ceramic artists and expands that tradition by drawing on knowledge and philosophies from around the world through a decolonial lens. Using material experimentation and sculptural gesture, the exhibition considers how objects carry history, absorb meaning and serve as vessels for both spiritual and emotional experience. The exhibition features a new bronze sculpture created specifically for UC Davis. The Manetti Shrem Museum is the only California venue for coming forth by day. Woody De Othello: coming forth by day is organized by Pérez Art Museum Miami Curator Jennifer Inacio, with the support of Pérez Art Museum Miami Curatorial Assistant Fabiana A. Sotillo.
August 26th - December 5th 2026: Out of Line: Art at the Edge
What happens when the artist’s studio spills out into the world? And when the world necessarily makes its way into the studio? In the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, as political and cultural upheavals reverberated across the country, artists at UC Davis navigated these questions. Bruce Nauman (M.A. ’66) taped a square on the ground of his studio and filmed himself walking around the perimeter during the winter of 1967-68. This exhibition takes his square as a formal provocation to investigate the boundaries of the artist studio, specifically drawing on Nauman’s deployment of the perimeter as a site of activity. Mike Henderson, Malaquías Montoya, Bruce Nauman, Nancy Rubins, Dorothy Wiley and the student artists of UC Davis’ Third World Forum engage with film, print and performance — cheap, accessible mediums that allowed for experimentation, iteration and easy dissemination. Through these frameworks, Out of Line challenges the arbitrary line that declares certain practices “artistic” and others “political.”
Saturday, Oct. 3
Davis Farmer's Market
Saturday, October 3rd from 8 AM to 1 PM in Davis Central Park
Free Admission
Sunday, Oct. 4
Vintage Bike Ride
Sunday, October 4th - Timing and route will be announced prior to the event. Davis is very flat and the roads for the route are low traffic. Super fun social pace ride!
All Weekend (Friday-Sunday)
UC Davis Gorman Museum of Native American Art
Open Wed - Fri: 11 AM - 5 PM, Sat - Sun: 12 PM - 5 PM
Free Admission
Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
Open to the public daily from dawn to dusk. No tickets required, Free Admission. If the gate is closed, it does not mean the facility is closed, please re-latch gate behind you.
Located on UC Davis West campus adjacent to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honeybee Research Facility
1 Bee Biology Road, Davis CA 95616
California Raptor Center
9 AM - 4 PM Monday-Friday
9 AM - 12 PM Saturday and Sunday
Meet some of the Raptor Center's Education Ambassadors that include birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls!
1340 Equine Lane, Davis CA 95616
