Tickets for Graduation Ceremonies

When you register for the Ceremony you:

• will receive a free graduate ticket for yourself
• can purchase guaranteed guest tickets. The quantity you are able to purchase will be advised when you register. Guaranteed guest tickets cost £25 per ticket.
• can request ballot tickets.

You will collect your tickets from The Forum on the College Lane Campus.

To collect your ticket, you must bring your confirmation email and photo ID.

You must keep your tickets safe because entry to the Cathedral for the ceremony is strictly by ticket only. Graduates and guests must have their own tickets or will not be able to enter the Cathedral.

You will collect your ticket on the day of your ceremony.

Please make sure you leave plenty of time to collect your tickets from the College Lane Campus so you can enjoy the activities on the campus before travelling to St Albans Cathedral for your ceremony.

Entrance to the Cathedral for the ceremony is strictly by ticket only.

Registered Graduates will be issued with their own ticket containing their seat number which they must keep hold of to gain entry to the ceremony venue.

Guests must hold a valid ticket to attend the Ceremony.

Yes. Ceremonies are formal in nature and are not suitable for children under the age of 7. If you still wish to bring children you will need to purchase tickets for them. Only a babe in arms (up to 1 year old) does not require a ticket.

Buggies and pushchairs are not permitted inside the ceremony venue.

Children cannot sit with the graduate. One of your adult guests will need to supervise the child at all times.

To avoid disturbing the enjoyment of others, we would request that the adult guest sits with the child/baby near an exit so that they can temporarily leave the venue if the youngster becomes restless.

Extra tickets for your guests may be available to purchase on the day of your ceremony. There will be a limited number, sold first come first served.

If available, you can purchase these from the Box Office in The Forum. You can purchase these from the time ticket collection opens for your ceremony. You can find timings on our Helpful Timings on the day page. Tickets will be £25 each, and payment will be card only.

Extra tickets sold on the day are non-refundable and non-transferable.

The University is committed to the well-being of all staff and students. To ensure fairness for everyone, pets, including dogs and other domestic animals, are not permitted inside the ceremony venue.  However, if you are supported with the assistance of a service/guidance dog, they may attend. Please email awards@herts.ac.uk to let us know in advance so we can make suitable arrangements.

You can request ballot tickets when you register to attend the Ceremony. Please consider the amount carefully as this is your only opportunity to make a request.

Once registration for the Ceremony has closed, spare tickets will be allocated through a random ballot system. If you requested ballot tickets on the registration form, your name will automatically be entered in the ballot.

If you requested ballot tickets on the registration form, you will receive an email once registration closes to notify you of the outcome of the ballot:

Successful applicants will have a limited time period in which to make their purchase so you need to ensure that you check your email account regularly including your Spam and Junk folders.

Ballot tickets are the same price as guaranteed guest tickets. If purchased ballot tickets are non-refundable and non-returnable.

We hope to be able to accommodate the needs of all guests. However, the turnaround time may be too tight to satisfy the more complex arrangements for ballot ticket guests with mobility/disability requirements.

You will be asked for disability/mobility requirements upon purchase of ballot tickets and we will contact you shortly thereafter to discuss the arrangements. Due to the allocation of ballot tickets all guests will need to purchase a ticket (eg carers and children).