2022 UC Davis Picnic Day

This was the first Picnic Day for the UC Davis Marching Band, which was established in 2019. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

UC Davis cheerleaders perform for the large Picnic Day crowd. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

The International House Davis gather with international flags for the parade. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan Japanese cultural drumming group

Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan, a student-run Japanese cultural drumming group at UC Davis, warms up with some music. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

student marching band with painted instruments

Students from several universities participate in the Battle of the Bands competition on the Mrak Mall. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

UC Davis Quad with crowds during Picnic Day

The Quad was home to food trucks, performances and student organization tables, and served as a popular gathering spot during Picnic Day. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

college female walks down runway during fashion show

Fashion show at Cruess Hall on Picnic Day. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

students at gong outside Manetti Shrem Museum

Picnic Day attendees walk to the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum that had art tables and the gong. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

The liquid nitrogen ice cream is a mainstay of Picnic Day. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

A graduate student in entomology talks about the walking stick bug as it was held out for attendees to hold at the Bohart Museum. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

Animal Science gives the public a chance to milk a cow. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

The public was able to handle two-day old chicks. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

UC Davis Picnic Day—the largest student-run even in the nation—returned in-person this year.

The event drew families, alumni, students and community members for research exhibits, performances, food and other events. Top attractions included the parade through campus and downtown Davis, cow-milking, Bodega Marine Laboratory “Touch Tanks” and the Doxie Derby. Top attractions included the parade through campus and downtown Davis, cow-milking, Bodega Marine Laboratory “Touch Tanks” and the Doxie Derby.