In Photos: Yardfest 2026

ndergraduate students gathered in Tercentenary Theatre on Sunday for Yardfest, Harvard College’s annual spring concert. Student performers opened the show before Ravyn Lenae took the stage, closing out a rainy afternoon of music, food, and celebration in the Yard. Hosted by the Harvard College Events Board, Yardfest remains one of the largest undergraduate events of the spring semester.

The Yardfest stage stood in front of Widener Library on Sunday afternoon as students filled Tercentenary Theatre for the College’s annual spring concert. Early arrivals settled in near the stage ahead of the first student opener.

Student band Weld 16 kicks off their performance in matching colorful tracksuits. The band was one of three student groups selected through the “Battle for Yardfest,” an annual competition where students vote for their favorite acts to open for the headliner.

Yael Danon ’28, former Israel’s Got Talent winner, takes the stage as the second student opener.

Students watch from the crowd as the openers continue their sets. On stage, the band’s brass section carries the group’s sound.

Beyond the music, students gathered at event tents with activities like custom spray-painted shirts. At the main stage students cheer, dance, and sing along to performances.

Ravyn Lenae closes out Yardfest 2026 with the evening’s headlining set.

Lenae performs a mix of her best-known tracks and newer material. The Harvard College Events Board announced her as this year’s Yardfest headliner earlier in the semester.

Students at the barricade cheer and reach toward the stage during the headlining set. Face paint, Harvard gear, and recording phones filled the front row throughout the night.

Lenae addresses the crowd as students raise phones to record her hit track “Love Me Not,” which has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.

At Lenae’s request, students wave their hands together to the music. Yardfest 2026 wrapped another year of Harvard’s annual spring concert, bringing students together in the Yard for a rainy afternoon and evening of live music. As the crowd filed out of Tercentenary Theatre, the night marked one of the last major campus-wide events before reading period and the end of the academic year.