Fairfax Campus Notice

George Mason University will host IVth Night at the RAC Field and post-game fireworks at the men’s soccer game on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 28. Road closures will be in effect on the Fairfax Campus.

George Mason students, faculty, and staff are reminded that traffic on and around the Fairfax Campus greatly increases during the first few weeks of the semester. We hope this campus parking and transportation guide will help minimize potential parking and traffic delays. During the first few weeks of the semester, we suggest allowing an extra 30 minutes to arrive on campus.

As George Mason University welcomes nearly 6,000 residential students to the Fairfax Campus from Wednesday, Aug. 20, to Sunday, Aug. 24, the campus community should expect increased traffic and parking delays.

There will be increased traffic on and around George Mason University's Fairfax Campus on Tuesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 10, during Washington Mystics WNBA games at EagleBank Arena.

George Mason University will test the outdoor speaker system on the Fairfax Campus on Friday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. The speaker system is located at Horizon Hall and west campus. A series of messages will be broadcast from the speakers during the test.

Sidewalk closures will go into effect on Holton Plaza on Monday, May 19, to facilitate the replacement of the pedestrian bridge between the Music/Theater Building and the de Laski Performing Arts Building.

Heavy traffic is expected on and around George Mason University's Fairfax Campus for regional community college and high school graduation ceremonies at EagleBank Arena from May 12 through June 16, 2025.

George Mason University Spring Commencement will take place on Thursday, May 15, at 9:30 a.m. in EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus. Separate Degree Celebrations will honor school and college graduates from Wednesday, May 14, through Saturday, May 17, at the Fairfax Campus. Expect heavy traffic on and around campus. Multiple ceremonies will occur each day at the Fairfax Campus.

George Mason University will celebrate Mason Day on Friday, April 25, from 3–10 p.m. on the Fairfax Campus. The event will feature a carnival and performances. Expect increased traffic on and around the Fairfax Campus. The event will take place from 3–10 p.m. in Parking Lots L and A (near EagleBank Arena).

Contractors will complete tree work around the Fairfax Campus from Monday, March 10, through Friday, March 14.