University of Kent Graduation Week 2026

The University of Kent held its Canterbury graduation ceremonies at Canterbury Cathedral across five days, Monday 27 to Friday 31 July 2026, with multiple ceremonies each day as different schools graduated in turn. Guest accommodation around the ceremonies is booked out well in advance, with the university's own booking window for the week running from the Sunday before to the Saturday after.

Graduation week is one of the most reliable demand events on Canterbury's calendar precisely because it isn't a tourist event: it's family and friends of graduating students booking rooms across the whole city and its villages, often for several nights each. Anyone with a holiday let in the area should expect this week to book up early every summer.