2025 Commencement Parking & Shuttles for Guests

Parking

If you are attending Commencement on May 16 or May 17, you will have several parking options available to you. The following is a list of options in proximity to the Tsongas Center, and their associated costs.

It should be noted that Suffolk Street bridge is closed for construction with Cabot Street as an alternate route.

Parking Lot / Garage and LinkCost and Payment Options
Ayotte Garage*$20 (cash or card)
Hall Street GarageFree
Father Morrissette Boulevard, Suffolk Street, Cabot Street, Hall Street and Perkins Street*$20 (pay using Passport Parking App)
Perkins LotFree
East GarageFree
Fox Lot (Overflow)Free

*Denotes City of Lowell garage / street.

Accessible drop-off and pick-up is available directly in front of the Tsongas Center, before and after the event.

Shuttles

Free shuttles will be available to connect guests to and from the Tsongas Center from the following locations:
  • East Campus (University Crossing Bus Stop)
  • East Campus (Aiken Street/University Suites Bus Stop)
  • North Campus (Olney Bus Stop)
  • South Campus (Wilder Street)
  • South Campus (Broadway Parking Lot)
After the ceremony, all students and guests will be able to locate return shuttles on Suffolk Street. Shuttle services will end one hour after the last ceremony of the day ends.