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Employee Celebration

Employee Celebration flyer (content on webpage); bright red wood background with gingham tablecloth and photos of families enjoying activities and lacrosse players

 

Join us on Saturday, March 29, 2025!

The annual Employee Celebration is a time for faculty and staff across campus to come together with colleagues and family for fun activities, cheer on Big Red athletics, and celebrate with a community dinner. 

Purchase Tickets (Tickets go on sale January 28)

 

Volunteers needed! Volunteers receive a complimentary ticket package. Contact recognition@cornell.edu with any questions. 

Ticket Includes:

  • Men's Lacrosse vs. Penn | 12:00pm
  • Community Dinner in Barton Hall | 2:00-5:00pm
  • Family Fun Activities in Barton Hall, including music, lawn games, Crossroads the Clown, crafts, and more!
  • Campus Scavenger Hunt with prizes for all participants! | 11:00am-4:00pm

Dinner Menu

  • Pasta Primavera
  • Sausage, Peppers, and Onions
  • Marinated Chicken Speedies
  • Glazed Tofu with Mushrooms and Herbs
  • Garden Salad
  • Fresh-Baked Cookies
  • Assorted Beverages

Gluten-free options are available upon request at the event. 

Dinners are available to go.

How To Purchase Tickets

Employee Celebration ticket sales are open January 28 - March 25, 2025!  Tickets for Employee Celebration will not be sold on the day of the event through Athletics or at the event itself.              

Steps to purchase tickets:

  1. Visit the Employee Celebration event webpage at Cornell's BigRedTix website
  2. Click “Sign in” from the top right hand corner
  3. From the pop up window select “Sign in with……..Cornell Student/Faculty/Staff”
  4. Click the yellow button “Buy Tickets”
  5. Indicate how many packages you wish to purchase. *Note: Children under the age of 5 do not need a ticket package to this event or any athletic event
  6. If your college/department/unit provided a unique promo code click the “Redeem promo code/voucher” line. *Note: Not all college/department/units provided a promo code. Those that did, might also have limitations. Any packages needed over the limit will need to made with a separate purchase
  7. Click the button “Details & Pay”
  8. Complete the required fields and select “Proceed to payment” at the bottom of the page

 

Children aged five and under do not require a ticket for this or any athletic event during the Employee Celebration.

 

Cheer On More Big Red Athletic Events!

In addition to the community dinner and lacrosse game, cheer on these Big Red events, no ticket required!

  • Women's Tennis vs Columbia University | TBD
  • Women's Rowing vs Boston University & Colgate University | All Day
  • Men's Rowing - Heavyweight vs Drexel University | All Day
  • Softball vs Dartmouth College | 12:30pm