FAQ
Due to the pandemic, the Picnic Day office is closed. The Board does not have access to the phone or fax machine. If you have a question, please email info@picnicday.ucdavis.edu.
Virtual Picnic Day
Will Picnic Day be in-person or virtual?
The 107th Annual Picnic Day will be a virtual event.
Why have we made the decision so early?
Picnic Day is a large-scale event, and it takes the entire school year to plan. We want to make sure we can put on a quality virtual event for all of our Picnic Day guests.
Regardless of if we see improvement with the pandemic or a vaccine becomes widely available, there is not enough time to pivot from a virtual to an in-person event for 2021.
I am a student organization, a UC Davis student, a campus department, or a local Davis business. How can I participate next year?
Each year, we release a number of applications for different participant groups sometime between December and January. Email info@picnicday.ucdavis.edu if you are interested in participating in next year’s Picnic Day.
Where will virtual Picnic Day take place?
The Picnic Day website will act as a homepage for the virtual event.
Will events be prerecorded or live?
This year, we will have a combination of live events along with pre-recorded events that can be viewed at any time during the day.
With the shift to a virtual event, what events will be happening?
The Picnic Day Board is trying our best to convert as many events as we can to an online format. All events confirmed will be listed on the Picnic Day website and in the digital Schedule of Events.
Will there still be a Children’s Discovery Fair?
We still plan on implementing some components of the Children’s Discovery Fair including craft tutorials and coloring pages.
Will there still be an in-person Parade?
This year’s in-person Picnic Day Parade has been canceled.
I’m a UC Davis undergraduate student. How can I help plan Picnic Day?
How long will the asynchronous content and the virtual website be up for?
All asynchronous content will be up for the foreseeable future. The virtual website will be up till 2022’s Picnic Day.
About Picnic Day
What is Picnic Day?
Picnic Day is believed to be the largest student-run event in the nation. It is UC Davis’ annual open house with hundreds of events.
What day is Picnic Day?
The 107th Picnic Day will be on Saturday, April 17th, 2021.
The 108th Picnic Day will be on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022. We have not made decisions about the event’s format yet.
When does Picnic Day start?
Picnic Day officially begins with the start of our first live event at 9AM, followed by other live events at various different times. There will also be other events that will be pre-recorded to watch at any time during the day.
Who can participate?
Everyone is welcome to participate in Picnic Day! There will be exciting events for all ages.
What events will be happening?
Check out the virtual Picnic Day website on April 17th, or read the Schedule of Events with times and locations.
Will I be able to volunteer for Picnic Day this year?
Given the online format of Picnic Day, volunteer opportunities are not available.