UC Davis and Wexford Science & Technology would like to welcome you to the grand opening of Aggie Square!
On May 2, 2025, people from all around the greater Sacramento region will celebrate the launch of this new, state-of-the-art innovation district. Read on for details and resources to help you get the most out of today's festivities.
Event Schedule
- 9:30 a.m.: Opening remarks and ribbon cutting
- 12:00 p.m.: Aggie Square Open house and Block Party
Transportation and Parking
Whether you're planning on attending the ribbon cutting, the open house or both portions of today's grand opening, be sure to leave plenty of time for travel and parking.
Public Transportation
For anyone coming from Davis, we highly encourage the use of the Causeway Connection. This shuttle service is free to university affiliates (or costs $2.50 for the general public) and runs hourly from UC Davis to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
The Causeway Connection picks up passengers at the following locations in Davis: Silo Terminal, Genome Facility and the Mondavi Center. Travelers will be dropped off at the UC Davis Sacramento campus near the Education Building (45th Street & Y), which is a five-minute walk to Aggie Square.
Driving and Parking
If you plan on driving to Aggie Square, here are your parking options:
For the General Public
Parking for the general public is available in the Aggie Square Parking Garage. To access the garage, turn east onto 3rd Avenue from Stockton Blvd. Where 3rd Avenue dead-ends, motorists will turn left to enter the garage (see parking map). When entering the garage, please pull a ticket. Do not lose your ticket as you will be required to scan it upon exiting the garage.
For UC Davis Employees
UC Davis affiliates are encouraged to park in either Lots 30 or 16 (see parking map), which requires use of the ParkMobile app (zone 42201). These lots fill quickly, however, so if you plan on arriving after 9 a.m., employees should instead park in the Aggie Square Parking Garage.
Prior to your arrival, download the HonkMobile app, sign up using your university email, and set up the payment mechanism. Purchase the “ASG” daily rate and scan the barcode at the podium.
Whichever way you choose to travel, be sure to have a look at the Aggie Square Wayfinding and Parking Map. Follow the directions and give yourself a little extra time to make your way to the square where the grand opening festivities will take place.
Grand Opening Activities
Whether you plan on being here for a short visit or the full day, there's plenty of things to do and see at our grand opening celebration! Check out the details below and download our event wayfinding map so you don't miss a thing!
Ribbon Cutting (9:30 a.m.)
Representatives from UC Davis, including Chancellor Gary S. May, and Wexford Science & Technology, the university's development partner, as well as other distinguished guests will offer their remarks on the opening of Aggie Square.
Following their opening remarks, the chancellor and other speakers will conduct the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon, signifying the metaphorical and literal opening of Aggie Square to the general public.
At this time, guests will be invited into the lobby of 200 and 300 Aggie Square, where they can grab a coffee and some light refreshments while touring the publicly accessible portions of the buildings.
If you're planning on attending both the ribbon cutting and open house portions of the grand opening, feel free to stick around and visit the many exhibitors who will have booths both out on the square and inside on the second level or check out Hacker Lab's activity on the first floor.
Passport Experience (12:00 - 3:30 p.m.)
Grab a passport at one of the check-in tables and start getting it stamped at the booths of more than 20 exhibitors who will be on hand to pass out swag and tell you about their programs and services. Booths will be located outside in the square and on the second floor of Aggie Square.
Participants who visit and get stamped at every booth can return to the Innovation and Economic Development Office table to show their completed passports and receive an entry ticket for a prize giveaway. Prize winners will be announced every half hour between 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Open House (12:00 - 4:00 p.m.)
Our open house is chock full of fun things to see and do.
- Music - DJ Lady Char will be on-hand playing music and serving as the open house MC
- Food truck bites - grab a free sweet treat from one of several locally owned food trucks
- Hands-on activities and exhibits, including:
- Continuing and Professional Education (Room 1220)
- MADE by Hacker Lab (Room 1311)
- Sactown Makers
- Tech Foundry (enter from the double doors outside on the square)
- Wexford's Connect Lab (2nd floor)
- Self-guided art walk - Aggie Square features several amazing murals created by local artists. Explore the space to find them all and keep an eye out for stations where you can pick up free stickers featuring the murals!
- 20+ booths from both UC Davis and non-UC Davis groups - stop by and say hello to our exhibitors who will be on hand to pass out swag and tell you about their programs and services. (Don't forget to get your passport stamped at each booth!)
- ANOVA Aggie Square housing tours - UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services will be giving tours of ANOVA Aggie Square, the new mixed-use residential building that's a part of this innovation district. Stop by the Housing and Dining Services booth to sign up for a tour.
- Free swag: lanyards, stickers featuring Aggie Square mural art - grab your free lanyard and Aggie Square Passport at one of the two check-in tables located out on the square.
- Caricature artists - memorialize your Aggie Square experience with a fun caricature!
- Photobooths - grab a friend and hop into one of two photo booths (one is located in the lobby on the first floor, and the second is located on level 2) to snap some pics