Gator Delroy Lindo to deliver keynote address at 2026 Commencement
Award-winning actor and alumnus Delroy Lindo (B.A., ’04) will deliver this year’s keynote address at San Francisco State University’s 125th Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 21. Lindo was chosen to receive an honorary doctorate degree, along with four others. The other recipients are artist, activist and educator Juana Alicia; pioneering Bay Area broadcast journalist Wendy Tokuda; and journalist, activist and theatrical producer Jose Antonio Vargas (B.A., ’04).
The University will celebrate their many accomplishments and those of the thousands of graduating students. The University anticipates a crowd of nearly 30,000 family members and friends celebrating their graduates. Doors at Oracle Park will open at 1 p.m. The graduate procession begins at 3 p.m. The ceremony is estimated to conclude around 7 p.m.
Can’t make it in person? The entire ceremony will be streamed live. A link to the livestream will be available on the this website closer to the date of Commencement. During the ceremony, live updates and photos will be posted to the University’s Instagram and Facebook accounts. Graduates and guests can tag their Commencement posts on social media using the hashtag #SFSU2026.
Commencement information is available via the SF State mobile app. Once you’ve downloaded the SF State mobile app, visit “SF State’s 2026 Commencement Ceremony, See More Ceremony Info.” Be sure to opt into the University’s Commencement reminders by selecting “Manage Commencement Alerts” to receive push notifications.
