Picnic Day

Celebrate with CAAA and enjoy music, giveaways, lawn games, and kid friendly activities. Commemorate the day with an Aggie Pride themed photo at our Photobooth. Vanderhoef Quad is the perfect location to partake in the fun festivities of The Gateway District.

Come visit the Cal Aggie Alumni Association VIP Member Lounge at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center for free food and refreshments, relaxation, and to reconnect with other Aggies. Pizza provided by Woodstock’s Pizza!

The Robert Mondavi Institute and the Centers of Excellence will provide information on programs and events and offer honey and olive oil tastings.

Centers of Excellence will offer honey and olive oil tastings and product sales. 

Get egg-cited for public art—see the models Robert Arneson created while developing the Eggheads, share your memories of the iconic sculptures, and explore what kind of Egghead you would design as a public artwork.
Plus, play lawn games, listen to live music, and cool off in the galleries.

Earth and Planetary Sciences are out of this world! Come for the dinosaur hat; stay for the science! Exhibits and demonstrations for all ages!

Taste the delicious Olive Center olive oils, meet and discuss how the olive oils are made, how to taste them, detect the differences and appreciate them with our staff.

Plant Sciences Popcorn handout 

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 2024 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!