Venue

The Convocation Ceremonies are held in the Denver Gymnasium located at the John H. Price Sports Centre on the first floor (E4 on the campus map). The tickets are general admission and do not include assigned seating. Seating on chairs and bleachers is offered and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Directions to get to the Denver Gymnasium:

Bishop’s University
2600 College St.
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
J1M 1Z7

From Montreal or points west:

  • Take the Champlain Bridge from Montreal to Autoroute 10.
  • Take exit 140 for Autoroute 410.
  • Continue onto Autoroute 410.
  • Continue onto Chemin Glenday.
  • At the roundabout, take the second exit.
  • Continue onto route 108 Ouest.
  • Turn left for Bishop’s University’s main entrance.

From Quebec City:

  • Take Autoroute 20 from Quebec City until you reach Drummondville.
  • Take Autoroute 55 south for about 110 kilometers.
  • Take exit 140 for Autoroute 410.
  • Continue onto Autoroute 410.
  • Continue onto Chemin Glenday.
  • At the roundabout, take the second exit.
  • Continue onto route 108 Ouest.
  • Turn left for Bishop’s University’s main entrance.

Daily service from Montreal to Sherbrooke is available from Station Centrale d’Autobus (505, boul. de Maisonneuve est 514-842-2281). The trip is approximately two hours in length, arriving in downtown Sherbrooke, a short taxi or city bus ride from the Bishop’s campus.

For more information or schedule, visit the Limocar website.

City bus schedule & info is available on the Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) website (in French only).

International airports nearest Bishop’s:

Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) – approximately two hours’ drive from Bishop’s campus.

Burlington International Airport (BTV) – approximately 2 ½ hours’ drive from Bishop’s campus.

More information and maps can be found on the Directions and Maps page of the Bishop’s website.

Overnight stay options on campus

Bishop’s Accommodation and Conferences offers options to stay overnight on campus during Convocation weekend for guests and graduands.

Rooms can be reserved via the Convocation Overnight Stay online form.