We look forward to welcoming you and your guests on Graduation day. Please read the information below carefully and make a note of all deadlines and times that apply to you.
Confirm your attendance
Please confirm whether or not you are able to attend the Graduation Ceremony by completing the Graduation Reply Form below.
You will be issued with your personal ticket to your ceremony and reception at registration on the day of Graduation. There is no charge for graduands to attend either the ceremony or reception.
Guest tickets
Ticketing for guests is handled by the RCM Box Office, which is expected to open for sales on Tuesday 28 May 2024 at 10am.
Each graduand may initially invite up to two guests. Tickets can be purchased either online or over the phone. The graduand name will need to be given to Box Office staff when ordering so we know who has been allocated guest tickets.
The deadline to purchase your two guest tickets is Friday 7 June 2024. Provided tickets remain after this date, graduands will be offered the opportunity to purchase additional tickets if they wish. Please note that availability of additional tickets cannot be guaranteed, so please book on time to avoid disappointment.
Find out more about guest tickets
Schedule
The full schedule details will be published in late May.
Please refer to the individual page for each ceremony to find out your schedule:
Ceremony one: 10.45am
Ceremony two: 1.15pm
Ceremony three: 3.45pm
We are asking students to initially confirm whether they can attend on Graduation day. This will enable the RCM to ascertain how many graduating students are attending, before allocating which qualifications will graduating in which ceremony. Managing numbers in this way helps us to keep the numbers attending each ceremony roughly equal, and avoid overcrowding.
We will inform you of the exact timing of the ceremony for your course and schedule for the day nearer the time, once we know the number of attendees. Please keep checking this page for updates.
As a guide, the programme for each ceremony will be:
- Arrive and collect gown (if not already collected on the Thursday)
- Group photograph on RCM front steps
- Registration and take seats in Britten Theatre
- Ceremony in Britten Theatre (approx 50 minutes)
- Reception in Amarillys Fleming Concert Hall (approx 1 hour)
Getting to the RCM
The Royal College of Music is easy to reach on foot from nearby attractions in South Kensington, from Kensington High Street and from Kensington Gardens.
Travelling by train or Underground
All local stations are in TfL fare zone 1.
London Underground
The closest station is South Kensington (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines), which is a 10–15 minute walk from the RCM.
Gloucester Road (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines) is a 15 minute walk from the RCM. High Street Kensington station (Circle and District lines) is a 20 minute walk or 10 minutes by bus.
Travelling by bus or coach
London Buses
Bus number 360 stops directly outside the RCM on Prince Consort Road.
Buses 9, 23, 52 and 452 pass the Royal Albert Hall.
The number 70 travels along Queen's Gate.
Many other services run to South Kensington, Kensington High Street and Knightsbridge from surrounding areas.
A comprehensive system of night buses operates between Central London and the rest of the city. The N9 passes the Royal Albert Hall and connects with other major routes at Trafalgar Square.
Live travel information
Coaches
Scheduled coach services run to destinations nationwide from Victoria Coach Station.
