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“Drive-in” Graduations Coming to the Bay Area?

It’s like a drive-in movie, but for high school graduations – “Highly regulated” with a max of 200 cars
By - posted 5/14/2020 No Comment

Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that San Mateo County will be allowing “vehicle-based gatherings” for graduation ceremonies.

This graduation season, the senior high school class of 2020 now have a choice between virtual graduation or drive-in graduations. With San Mateo County’s newly approved order, people are allowed to get together for certain “highly regulated vehicle-based gatherings.” 

The new order allows for events in San Mateo County, like high school graduations, to take the form of a drive-in movie, but unlike a tailgate party, there’s a lot of rules to these now allowed car gatherings. – KRON4

“One car at a time people can get out to, for example, walk across the stage for the photo op and collect their diploma,” Claire A. Cunningham said.

Drive-In Event Guidelines / San Mateo County

  • The organizers of the gathering are responsible for ensuring compliance with this order and the Shelter in Place Order, which includes the social distancing measures.
  • Hosts must limit the gathering to no more than 200 invited vehicles.
  • The event can last no more than three hours. 
  • Hosts must provide security, in the form of local law enforcement, a private company, or personnel whose job duties include campus security, to ensure compliance with the order and address any traffic and safety issues.