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Please note that there are three move-in dates based on confirmed pre-orientation programs. The latest information will be shared on our move-in web page. Please do not reserve non-refundable plane tickets until you have been confirmed your specific move-in date in mid-June.
Learn about what to bring to campus.
Pre-Orientation applications for the Class of 2030 will be launched soon. If you missed the message, you can find past messages on our Incoming Student Communications page. If you have additional questions about Pre-Orientation, please contact the DSO Student Engagement team at studentengagement@fas.harvard.edu.
We are excited to welcome families of first-year and junior students to Cambridge, MA for Family Weekend. This year, Family Weekend will take place from October 22-October 25, 2026! You can learn more about the event on the Parent and Family Programs website.
There will be three entrances into the concert:
Entrance 1: between Weld and Widener
Entrance 2: between University Hall and Weld
Entrance 3: between Thayer and University Hall
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Not this year. Only Harvard College students will be allowed to enter the concert.
For all Yardfest details visit https://dso.college.harvard.edu/yardfest
What to Bring
- Please bring your phone. You will not be able to get in without it! You will need it to get your QR code from the SOCO app to be scanned into the event!
- Please bring your Harvard ID. You should keep it on you at all times!
Prohibited Items
- Please do not bring alcohol or bottles—they will not be allowed in. This includes water bottles!
- No glass! There will be plenty of water in and around the Yard for you to drink.
- No bags (i.e; backpacks, fanny packs, purses, large bags, etc.) of any kind will be allowed into Tercentenary.
- No umbrellas: Yardfest will be held rain or shine, so please dress for the weather as needed.
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Yes! Dinner will be served in Tercentenary (as well as Dunster, Cabot, and Pforzheimer Houses) from 4:30pm-7:30pm. There will also be Kosher options as well as a station for all religious and special dietary needs. Check out the full menu!
For all Yardfest details visit https://dso.college.harvard.edu/yardfest
The lineup for the concert will be headlined by Tinashe with NOTD opening for him! (@harvardceb). Come hear the students Boom Boom Sauce and Beacon Street) who will be opening for our Artists!
For all Yardfest details visit https://dso.college.harvard.edu/yardfest
Yes! Details for each of the four Block Parties will be sent out through the HoCos! Keep an eye for information about your specific House event. They will begin at 2pm on Sunday, April 19th.
For all Yardfest details visit https://dso.college.harvard.edu/yardfest
No bags will be allowed into the Yard. There will be no re-entry.
Once you are in the Tercentenary Yard, you will have to remain for the concert or exit and not return. No guest will be allowed. Students will need to download the Harvard College SOCO app from your respective app store and login with your Harvard Key. There will be signage with QR Codes to download the app at the block parties. There will still be plenty of music and fun!
For all Yardfest details visit https://dso.college.harvard.edu/yardfest
Yardfest will be on Sunday, April 19th, 2026. The day will begin with Block Parties hosted by the Houses at 2pm and will progress to a concert in Tercentenary Yard starting at 4pm.
Block Party Locations
- Quad (Pforzheimer, Currier, Cabot, and Dudley): Quad Lawn- 60 Linnaean Street
- River East (Dunster, Leverett, Mather): Leverett Towers Courtyard- 28 Dewolfe Street
- River West (Eliot, Kirkland, Winthrop): Winthrop Courtyard- 32 Mill Street
- River Central (Adams, Lowell, Quincy): Quincy Courtyard- 58 Plympton Street
For a map of all event locations, check out the Yardfest 2026 Google Map.
For all Yardfest details visit https://dso.college.harvard.edu/yardfest
Undergraduate students are generally not eligible for housing through Harvard University Housing (HUH). Students who are veterans, married, and/or have children may be eligible for Harvard-affiliated housing through HUH. Given the leasing period for HUH housing, students are strongly encouraged to make such a request during the spring term (between March 1 and May 1) if they are requesting housing for the following academic year. Military veterans (from all countries) seeking HUH housing should contact the Program Manager for Military Student Services at Harvard College. All other undergraduate requests and inquiries related to this policy should be directed to the Director of Housing and Residential Operations, and Student Life IT (myteveli@fas.harvard.edu).
Neither the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences nor any other Harvard school offer housing to undergraduate College students.