The Picnic Day Battle of the Bands is back! A musical battle of epic proportions, come hear your favorite University bands rock out during the 2026 Picnic Day. The UC Davis Marching Band will take on a number of collegiate bands from across the state of California!

Learn how to enhance the safety and quality of DG juice from microbial level, bring healthy food into our life!

Learn about the science behind ice cream and taste ice cream made by students from the Food Tech Club at the UC Davis Pilot Plant.

"Come join us for a fun biotechnology experiment: Extracting DNA from Strawberries!"

Meet the staff and students from the Herbarium, and learn about what an herbarium is and how we serve UC Davis and the public. Children can make their own pressed flower art bookmarks and cards using a colorful array of dried flowers from our area.

View live arachnids and myriapods! You could see tarantulas, scorpions, millipedes, and more!

Come and interact with the amazing senior design and student projects and get excited for electrical and computer engineering.

Do you have any philosophical questions? Please come talk to UC Davis philosophers!

A fashion show that showcases the student works of the Signature Collection and other student designs in the UC Davis community. In this moment, we are able to showcase memories and designs that have been made this past year.

Navigate your way through a maze made entirely of laser beams. Sure to be one of Picnic Day’s most popular attractions. Get there early to avoid long lines!