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A Picnic For All Ages

The 110th Picnic Day brought out the crowds on Saturday for more than 200 events on campus.

Crowd gathered on a field with a water tower in the background
Picnic Day 2024 (Gregory Urquiaga/嘿嘿视频)

The 110th Picnic Day brought out the crowds on Saturday for more than 200 events, including DIY activities, performances, animal demonstrations, research exhibitions, giveaways, food service and more. Believed to be the largest student-run event in the nation, this year鈥檚 Picnic Day celebrated the theme 鈥淧icnic Palooza,鈥 and a gorgeous California day made everything even brighter.

Crowds gathered to watch a parade
The parade winds past the Quad (Gregory Urquiaga/嘿嘿视频)

Parade Fun

After the opening ceremony, the parade kicked off on campus before meandering through downtown Davis. This year鈥檚 parade marshal was Sheri Atkinson, associate vice chancellor for student life, campus community and retention services in Student Affairs.


Laser beams create lines of light to form a maze
Laser beams create lines of light to form a maze (Gregory Urquiaga/嘿嘿视频)

Maze Matters

A perennial Picnic Day favorite: Visitors navigated their way through a maze made entirely of laser beams inside Kemper Hall.


Little dog running fast
Inside the Doxie Derby (Gregory Urquiaga/嘿嘿视频)

Off to the Races

The Doxie Derby always provides a little cuteness with the tiny dogs running across the Pavilion floor to cheering audiences.


Woman paints a small egg
Inspired by the campus Eggheads (Gregory Urquiaga/嘿嘿视频)

Egghead Art

At the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, visitors made their own mini interpretations of campus Egghead sculptures. In celebration of the public art installations, licensed Egghead merchandise was also available for sale.


People stand in line to get free corn cobs
Dried corn cobs were free to visitors (Gregory Urquiaga/嘿嘿视频)

Giveaways Galore

The day wouldn鈥檛 be complete without a nod to our agricultural prowess: Visitors enjoyed plenty of giveaways, including tomato plants, strawberry plants and dried corn that could be shelled for popcorn.

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