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2026 wake county graduation guide everything to know about high school commencement ceremonies wral com 2026 wake county graduation guide everything to know about high school commencement ceremonies what you need to know about wake county high school graduations posted 5 21 2026 11 41 28 am updated 5 21 2026 12 00 14 pm related graduation wake county public schools high school graduates throw hats adobe stock by dezarae churchill wral associate producer wake county high schools are kicking off graduation season early seniors across the county will begin walking across the stage thursday and continue through mid june most commencement ceremonies will take place between june 11 and june 16 in downtown raleigh at the raleigh convention center or at the martin marietta center for the performing arts in meymandi hall other wral top stories graduates and families should plan ahead and account for traffic and road delays plan to arrive at least one hour prior to the start of the ceremony wake county suggests checking nearby event schedules at the red hat amphitheater and downtown festivals there are several road closures scheduled during graduation season south street between mcdowell street and dawson street partial lane closure at the corner of south street and salisbury street for utility work june 18 live after 5 fayetteville street will be blocked off from davie street to the south end of city plaza beginning at 11 a m graduations at the raleigh convention center tickets are required for admission into all graduation ceremonies clear bags are not a requirement but the raleigh convention center strongly encourages them there are several parking locations available for graduation weekend and accessible parking is indicated on the raleigh parking map families can drop off their graduating seniors at the shimmer wall of the convention center as well as a drop off zone on cabarrus street there are also several drop off locations for guests on salisbury cabarrus and mcdowell streets graduations at the martin marietta center for the performing arts including the memorial auditorium tickets are required for admission for all guests two years or older when entering the venue guests will pass through a metal detector clear bags are encouraged but not required may graduations thursday may 21 8 00 a m vernon malone college career academy meymandi hall livestream available 12 00 p m wake early college of health science meymandi hall livestream available 4 00 p m wake early college of information biotechnologies meymandi hall livestream available 7 00 p m knightdale high reynolds coliseum livestream available friday may 22 8 00 a m wake young men s and women s leadership academies meymandi hall livestream available 12 00 p m wake stem early college meymandi hall livestream available 4 00 p m north wake college career academy meymandi hall livestream available 7 00 p m southeast raleigh magnet high reynolds coliseum livestream available june graduations monday june 8 2 00 p m project search embassy suites cary thursday june 11 8 00 a m enloe magnet high raleigh convention center 10 00 a m broughton magnet high holliday gymnasium 12 00 p m garner magnet high raleigh convention center 4 00 p m millbrook magnet high raleigh convention center 8 00 p m apex friendship high raleigh convention center friday june 12 8 00 a m roleville high raleigh convention center 10 a m phillips high school meymandi hall livestream available 12 00 p m green hope high raleigh convention center 2 00 p m crossroads flex high meymandi hall livestream available 4 00 p m leesville road high raleigh convention center 6 00 p m score academy memorial auditorium livestream available 8 00 p m willow spring high raleigh convention center saturday june 13 8 00 a m wakefield high raleigh convention center 12 00 p m east wake magnet high raleigh convention center 4 00 p m middle creek high raleigh convention center 8 00 p m holly springs high school raleigh convention center sunday june 14 2 00 p m cary high raleigh convention center 6 p m green level high monday june 15 8 00 a m south garner high raleigh convention center 10 00 a m longview school longview 12 00 p m heritage high raleigh convention center 4 00 p m wake forest high raleigh convention center 8 00 p m sanderson high raleigh convention center tuesday june 16 8 00 a m apex high raleigh convention center 12 00 p m fuquay varina high raleigh convention center 4 00 p m panther creek high raleigh convention center 8 00 p m athens drive high raleigh convention center downtown raleigh parking map for more graduation information please visit your school s website or the wake county graduation homepage 2026 copyright capitol broadcasting company