Summer Hours 2025

Vanderbilt Campus Dining has released its operating schedule for Summer 2025. Students, faculty, and staff remaining on campus can expect modified hours across dining locations during May, June, and July. 

Summer hours officially begin on Monday, May 12, 2025. 

Rand Dining Center 

  • Monday–Friday
    Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (* Lunch will close at 3:00pm on July 14-18) 
  • Dinner available select dates:  
  • Friday, June 2 5:30pm – 9pm 
  • Friday, June 27 6:00pm-8:30pm 
  • Monday, July 14 – Friday July 18: 5:30pm-7:30pm 
  • Monday, July 21 – Friday July 25: 5:30pm-7:30pm 
  • Saturday–Sunday
    Open on select dates: 
  • Saturday, June 7
    Breakfast: 8:00am – 10:00am 
  • Saturday, June 21
    Dinner: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 
  • Sunday, June 22
    Lunch: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m 
  • Sunday, July 13
    Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Dinner: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 
  • Sunday, July 20:
    Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Dinner: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 

Commons Center Dining 

  • Monday, June 2
    Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
    Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
  • Tuesday, June 3 – Friday, June 6
    Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
    Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
  • Sunday, June 8
    Lunch: 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
    Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
  • Monday June 9- Friday, June 13
    Breakfast: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
    Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
  • Saturday, June 14
    Breakfast: 7:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. 
  • Sunday, June 22
    Lunch: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Dinner: 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 
  • Monday, June 23 – Thursday, June 26
    Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
  • Friday, June 27
    Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Dinner: 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 
  • Saturday, June 28
    Breakfast: 7:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 
  • Sunday, July 6 – Saturday, July 12
    Breakfast: 7:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Dinner: 5:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. 
  • Sunday, July 13 – Friday, July 18
    Breakfast: 7:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Dinner: 5:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 
  • Saturday, July 19
    Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    Dinner: 6:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 
  • Sunday, July 20 – Monday, July 21
    Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
    Lunch: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    Dinner: 6:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. 
  • Tuesday, July 22 – Wednesday, July 23
    Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
  • July 26–August 3: Closed. 

Special Notes: 

  • Early May (5/12–5/31): Only Rand is open; Commons and Common Grounds are closed. 
  • Weekends: 
  • Most weekends until July are closed or limited service. 
  • May 26th (Memorial Day): All dining locations are closed. 
  • July 4th (Independence Day): All dining locations closed. 
  • Final Week (July 28–August 3): 
  • Rand operates Monday–Friday (standard breakfast and lunch). 
  • Commons and Common Grounds closed. 
  • Dinner Service at Rand: 
  • Only available on certain evenings from late June through July. 
  • Confirm daily schedules, especially weekends. 

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