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Picnic Day 2022 Schedule of Events

Events listed by start time

Visit the Picnic Day website for a printable program, as well as more information on the event and the students who planned it.

  • 8:00am

  • Outside Walker Hall:
    2022 UC Davis Give Day Booth (8a -3p)

    Outside Young Hall Room 198:
    Explore Historic Sacramento (8a - 2p)

    Wellman Hall Lawn:
    Precision Medicine: All of Us Research Program (8a - 3p)

  • 8:30am

  • Outside Plant and Environmental Sciences Building:
    C.M Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center (8:30a - 11:30p)

  • 9:00am

  • Mathematical Sciences Building:
    Adventures in Math and Stats (9a - 2p) Courtyard
    Fun Math and Science Hands-on activities (9a - 4p) Courtyard

    Plant and Environmental Sciences Building:
    Ask the Weed Doctor (9a -2p) Courtyard
    Cacao Diversity for the Future of Chocolate (9a - 2p) Outside
    Corn Shelling (9a - 3p) Outside South Entrance
    Popcorn Popping (9a - 12p) Lobby
    What does Science Say? (9a - 5p) Outside on Grass
    Yolo County Master Gardeners (9a - 2p) Courtyard

    Beach Volleyball Courts at Howard Field:
    Beach Volleyball vs. Sacramento State (9a)

    Briggs Hall:
    Bug Doctor (9a - 5p) In front
    Doctor Death (9a - 5p) Room 122
    Entomology at UC Davis (9a - 5p) Room 122
    Honeybees and Honey (9a - 5p) Courtyard
    Insect-themed T-shirt Sales (9a - 5p) Entryway
    Maggot Art (9a - 5p) Courtyard
    Mosquito Control (9a - 5pm) In front
    UC Davis Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (9a - 5p) Courtyard

    Kemper Hall:
    EE-Emerge (9a - 5p) Lobby & Presentation Hall
    Laser Maze (9a - 2p) Room 1003

    Storer Hall Lobby:
    Explore the Tree of Life (9a - 2p)

    UC Davis Health Stadium:
    Football (9am)

    Outside Hutchison Hall 171:
    Health TEAM Lab (9a - 12p)

    Outside North Academic Surge Entrance:
    Healthier at Home: Toxicology & You (9a - 12p)

    Green Hall Courtyard:
    Lil' Swimmers and Fly-tying (9a - 5p)

    Fire and Police Building:
    Picnic Day with your Public Safety Professionals (9a - 2:30p)

    Welcome Center Lobby:
    Welcome Future Aggies! (9a - 3p)

  • 10:00am

  • Cole Facility:
    Animal Biotechnology Booth (10a - 3p) 
    Aquaponic Plant Production (10a - 3p)
    Color an Endangered Species! (10a - 3p)
    Corn Hole, Cow Roping, Merch and More! (10a - 3p)
    Cow Hand Milking (10a - 3p)
    Department of Animal Science Advising (10a - 3p)
    Department of Animal Science Booth (10a - 3p)
    Meat Me at Davis (10a - 3p)
    Petting Zoo (10a - 2:30p)
    Pig Identification-Ear Notching & Tagging (10a - 3p)
    Rodents in Research (10a - 3p)
    UCD Beef Cattle Unit (10a - 3p)
    UCD Meat Lab Table Top Display (10a - 3p)

    Hutchison Field:
    California Raptor Center: Picnic with Predators (10a - 2p)
    Canine Companions Gold Rush Volunteer Chapter (10a - 4p)
    Canine Medicine Club Frisbee Dog Contest (10a - 12p)
    Meet Palomacy's Rescued Pigeons! (10a - 4p)
    Meet the Birds of Mickaboo's Companion Bird Rescue! (10a - 4p)
    Norcal Live Bats (10a - 4p)
    Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue (10a - 3p)
    Student Veterinary Emergency Response Team (10a - 4p)
    Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (10a - 4p)
    Yolo Basin Foundation Wetland Wildlife Booth (10a - 4p)
    UCD School of Veterinary Medicine Informational Exhibit (10a - 4p)

    Plant and Environmental Sciences Building:
    Beyond Green: 'Seeing' Leaves in a New Light (10a - 2p) Courtyard
    Plant Pathology Picnic Day Display and Strawberry Plant Giveaway (10a - 3p) Courtyard
    Remote Sensing Photo Booth and Drone Display (10a - 3p) East Courtyard

    Hoagland Hall:
    Rainbow Flavors with the Davis Food Co-op (10a - 4p) South Lawn
    The Science of Speech (10a - 4p) South Lawn
    The Amazing Atmosphere Show (10a - 10:30) Outside North Entrance
    Children's Author reads Hattie Hates Hugs (10a - 12p) South Lawn
    Lateria (10a - 12p) South Lawn

    Bainer Hall:
    Engineering Alumni Lounge  (10a - 2p) Front Steps
    Silly Putty Kids Craft (10a - 2p) East Lawn
    Tomorrow's Smart and Sustainable Agriculture (10a - 3p) Room 1330

    South Bainer Hall:
    CHMS Alumni BBQ (10a - 2p) Lawn
    Liquid Nitrogen Sorbet (10a - 2p) South Lawn

    Peter A. Rock Hall:
    Chemistry Show (10a - 10:50a)
    College of Letters and Science (10a - 2p) East Lawn

    Memorial Union, Tables 14 & 15: 
    Sea-sational Scientists and Fin-tastic Creatures of the Bodega Marine Laboratory (10a - 3:30p)

    Manetti Shrem Museum:
    Manetti Shrem Museum (10a - 5p)

    Marya Welch Tennis Center:
    Men's Tennis vs. UC San Diego (10a)

    Giedt Hall 1001:
    Orphan Kitten Project (10a - 3:30p)

    Roessler Hall 66:
    Raiders of the Lost Quark (10a - 10:40a)
     

    Academic Surge Rooms 371 & 1375:
    Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology (10a - 2p)

    East Academic Surge Entrance:
    Butterflies and Change (10a - 2p)

    Surge I, II, & III:
    Get Wild with the Wildfire Society (10a - 2p)

  • 10:30am

  • Weight Hall Outdoor Alleyway & Lawn:
    A Musical Expedition (10:30a - 12p)

  • 11:00am

  • Meyer Hall:
    Chick Handling Exhibit (11a - 2:30p) 1334
    Chick Hatching Event (11a - 2:30p) 1330
    Focus on Avian Science (11a - 3p) Breezeway

    Outside Memorial Union:
    Aggie Traditions Tour (11a - 12p)

    Outside Social Science and Humanities near Room 1240:
    Ask a Philosopher Booth (11a - 4p)

    Outside Alumni Center/Vanderhoef Quad:
    Call Aggie Alumni Association Aggie Zone (11a - 2p)

    In front of Briggs Hall:
    Cockroach Racing (11a - 3p)

    Northeast Earth and Physical Sciences Building Patio:
    Earth and Planetary Sciences Department (11a - 3p)

    Cruess Hall Annex and Courtyard:
    Fashion & Design Society Fashion Show: Prism (11a - 2:30p)

    Robert Mondavi Institute Central Courtyard:
    Grapevine Giveaway (11a - 1p)

    East Veihmeyer Hall Lawn:
    Groundwater "Ant-Farm" Model (11a - 3p)

    Storer Hall First Floor:
    Illuminating Genetic Engineering: Shining a light on how critters glow in the dark! (11a - 4p)

    Shields Library First Floor: Lobby and Courtyard:
    Library Open House & Children's Storytime (11a - 2p)

    123 Sciences Lecture Hall:
    Materials Magic Show (11a - 11:30)

    Sciences Lab Building 2079 & 2087:
    Meet the Microbes!  (11a - 1p)

    Roessler Hall 66:
    Raiders of the Lost Quark (11a - 11:40a)

    East Veihmeyer Hall Lawn:
    Stream Table (11a - 3p)

    Hoagland Hall South Lawn:
    Taiwanese Folk Toys (11a - 3p)

    Sciences Lab Building North Lobby:
    Through the Lens of Seeds (11a - 3p)

    Horse Barn in Cole Facility:
    UC Davis Horse Barn Open House (11a - 3p)

    Alumni Center: Alpha Gamma Rho Hall, Moss Patio and Lobby:
    VIP Member Lounge for CAAA (11a - 2p)

  • 11:30am

  • Peter A. Rock Hall:
    Chemistry Show (11:30a - 12:20p)

    Hutchison Field:
    Dog Frisbee Contest (11:30a - 1:30p)

    Shields Library First Floor: Lobby and Courtyard:
    Library Children's Storytime (11:30a - 11:50a)

    Sciences Lab Patio:
    Sabrina Shauna (11:30a - 12p)

    East Quad:
    The Cleftomaniacs (11:30a - 11:45a)
    The Liquid Hotplates (11:55a - 12:10p)

  • 12:00pm

  • Hoagland Hall South Lawn:
    CKM High School Dance Team (12p - 12:15p)

    Craft Center, Art Studio:
    Craft Center Open House (12p - 3p)

    Music Building 101 (Sound Lab):
    The Sound Lab Experience (12p - 2p)

    University Credit Union Center:
    Doxie Derby (12p - 2p)

    Outside Crushpad Behind the Robert Mondavi Institute Teaching Winery:
    Experience the Art of Barrel Making (12p - 1p)

    Outside Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center:
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture Demonstration Center (12p - 2p)

    Outside South Bainer Hall Entrance:
    Fire Whirl Demo (12p - 3p)

    123 Sciences Lecture Hall:
    Materials Magic Show (12p - 12:30p)

    Ann E. Pitzer Center Recital Hall:
    Percussion & All That Jazz (12p - 1:30p)

    Outside Hoagland Hall North Entrance:
    The Amazing Atmosphere Show  (12p - 12:30p)

    Robert Mondavi Institute Winery:
    Tour of the LEED Platinum Teaching Winery (12p)

    Sciences Lab Patio:
    Kennedy Wrose (12:10p - 12:25p)

    California Hall:
    California Standard (12:15p - 1p)

    East Quad:
    The Afterglow Acapella (12:20p - 12:35p)

  • 12:30pm

  • Hoagland Hall:
    Guitar Club (12:30p - 12:45p) South Lawn
    Weather Balloon Launch (12:30p - 1p) Front Lawn
    Grace Notes Harmony (12:55p - 1:10p) South Lawn

    Shields Library First Floor: Lobby and Courtyard:
    Library Children's Storytime (12:30p - 12:50p)

    Sciences Lab Patio:
    The Major Six (12:40p - 1:25p)

    East Quad:
    Kindred Spirits Band (12:50p - 1:35p)

  • 1:00pm

  • Phil Swimley Field at Dobbins Stadium:
    Baseball vs. Hawai'i (1p)

    Beach Volleyball Courts at Howard Field:
    Beach Volleyball vs. Santa Clara (1p)

    Peter A. Rock Hall:
    Chemistry Show (1p - 1:50p)

    Cruess Hall Annex and Courtyard:
    Fashion & Design Society Fashion Show: Prism (1p - 2:30p)

    Giedt Hall 1003:
    Healthy Davis Together: A Lesson in Community Control of COVID-19 (1p - 2p)

    Horse Barn Area:
    Horse Polo Exhibition Match (1p - 2p)

    123 Sciences Lecture Hall:
    Materials Magic Show (1p - 1:30p)

    Roessler Hall 66:
    Raiders of the Lost Quark (1p - 1:40p)

    Hoagland Hall: 
    The Climate Forum (1p - 1:30p) 113
    Sidewalk (1:25p - 2p) South Lawn

    Robert Mondavi Institute Winery:
    Tour of the LEED Platinum Teaching Winery (1p)

    California Hall:
    Brazilian Capoeira Angola Club of UC Davis (1:10p - 1:25p)

  • 1:30pm


  • Robert Mondavi Institute Winery:
    Tour of the LEED Platinum Teaching Winery (1:30p)

    California Hall:
    Dog People (1:40p - 2:10)

    Sciences Lab Patio:
    katgrüvs (1:40p - 2:10p)

    East Quad:
    Sac Modern (1:45p - 2p)

  • 2:00pm

  • Mrak Hall Lawn:
    2022 Picnic Day Battle of the Bands (2p - 10p)

    Giedt Hall 1003:
    Healthy Davis Together: A Lesson in Community Control of COVID-19 (2p -3p)

    Horse Barn Area:
    Intro to Driving Draft Horses (2p - 3p)

    Roessler Hall 66:
    Raiders of the Lost Quark (2p - 2:40p)

    Hoagland Hall:
    The Amazing Atmosphere Show (2p - 2:30p) Outside North Entrance
    RedLight, Green Light (2:15p - 2:45p) South Lawn

    Marya Welch Tennis Center:
    Women's Tennis vs. Sacramento State (2p)

    East Quad:
    Musicow (2:10p - 2:25p)

    Sciences Lab Patio:
    Justin Tuell (2:20p - 2:35p)

    California Hall:
    Manasa (FCBD(r)Style belly dance) (2:20p - 2:35p)

  • 2:30pm

  • Peter A. Rock Hall:
    Chemistry Show (2:30p - 3:20p)

    East Quad:
    New Harmony Jazz Band (2:40p 3:25p)

    Hoagland Hall South Lawn:
    Freeze Dance (2:50p - 3:20p)

    Sciences Lab Patio:
    Keef Haring (2:50p - 3:35)

    California Hall:
    San Kazakgascar (2:50p - 3:35p)

  • 3:00pm

  • Roessler Hall 66:
    Raiders of the Lost Quark (3p - 3:40p)

    Music Building 101 (Sound Lab):
    The Sound Lab Experience (3p)

    Hoagland Hall South Lawn:
    Sea Otter/Kelp/Kelp Crab "Rock, Paper, Scissors" (3:15p - 3:35p)
    Name that Tune (3:25p - 3:55p)

  • 3:30pm

  • East Quad:
    AfroVibes Dance Organization (3:35p - 3:50p)

    Hoagland Hall South Lawn:
    Sharks and Minnows (3:35p - 3:55p)

    Sciences Lab Patio:
    Stand-Up Comedy Club at UC Davis (3:45p - 4p)

  • 5:00pm

  • Beach Volleyball Courts at Howard Field:
    Beach Volleyball vs. San Francisco (5p)

  • 7:00pm

  • University Credit Union Center:
    Dance Dance Revolution (7p - 10:30p)