Maine College of Art & Design participates in a number of National Portfolio Days, college fairs, career days, and regional portfolio events throughout throughout the year. These events provide excellent opportunities to have your portfolio reviewed and to speak with admissions counselors to learn more about life at Maine College of Art & Design. We would love to meet you!
Not seeing anything near you on this list? Give us an email at admissions@meca.edu! We’re always adding new events to this list and offer many other ways to visit us throughout the year both in-person and virtually. We're also available for individual portfolio reviews, info sessions, and we offer webinars and Open Houses throughout the year — see more at meca.edu/visit.
See you soon!
National Portfolio Days
California
Los Angeles National Portfolio Day: November 15, 2026 12:00pm-4:00pm PT
ArtCenter College of Design | 1700 Lida Street Pasadena, California, 91103 United States
San Diego National Portfolio Day: November 14, 2026 12:00pm-4:00pm PT
Laguna College of Art and Design - Offsite at Westin Bayview | 1051 Columbia Street San Diego, California, 92101 United States
Oakland National Portfolio Day: November 8, 2026 12–4pm PT
Laguna College of Art and Design Rotunda Building | 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Oakland, California, 94612 United States
Connecticut
Hartford National Portfolio Day: October 31, 2026 12:00pm-4:00pm ET
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford | 200 Bloomfield Avenue West Hartford, Connecticut, 06117 United States
Illinois
Chicago National Portfolio Day (Undergraduate): October 4, 2026 12:00pm-4:00pm CT
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 280 South Columbus Drive Chicago, IL, 60603 United States
Chicago National Portfolio Day (Graduate): October 17, 2026 10:00am-2:00pm CT
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 280 South Columbus Drive Chicago, IL, 60603 United States
Massachusetts
Boston National Portfolio Day: November 1, 2026 12:00pm-4:00pm ET
MassArt - Offsite at Hynes Convention Center | 900 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts, 02115 United States
Minnesota
Minneapolis National Portfolio Day: September 27, 2026 1–5pm CT
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 2501 Stevens Avenue Minneapolis, MN, 55404 United States
New Jersey
Union National Portfolio Day: September 20, 2026 12–4pm ET
Kean University | 1040 Morris Avenue Union, NJ, 07083 United States
New York
NYC National Portfolio Day (Undergraduate): October 24, 2026 12:00pm-4:00pm ET
FIT, CCS, Laguna, SAIC - Offsite at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | 429 11th Avenue New York, New York, 10001 United States
NYC National Portfolio Day (Graduate): November 8, 2026 12:00pm-4:00pm ET
Parsons School of Design | 63 5th Avenue New York, New York, 10003 United States
Syracuse National Portfolio Day: November 8, 2026 12:00pm-4:00pm ET
Syracuse University - Schine Student Center, Goldstein Auditorium | 200 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, New York, 13210 United States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia National Portfolio Day: October 25, 2026 11:00am-3:00pm ET
Drexel University - Recreation Center | 3301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104 United States
Texas
Austin National Portfolio Day: September 26, 2026 10:00am-2:00pm CT
SMFA and Ringling - Offsite at Norris Conference Centers Austin | 2525 West Anderson Lane #365 Austin, Texas, 78757 United States
Dallas National Portfolio Day: September 27, 2026 1:00pm-5:00pm CT
SMU Meadows School of the Arts Owen Arts Center | 6101 Bishop Boulevard Dallas, Texas, 75205 United States
Regional Events & College Fairs
Canada
- The Art & Design Graduate School Fair OCAD: October 8, 2026, 11:00am-12:30pm
Connecticut (CT)
- Waterbury Arts Magnet School College Fair: September 25, 2026, 9:00am-11:00am
- NEACAC – West Haven, CT: October 20, 2026
- Greenwich HS College Fair: October 15, 2026, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Florida (FL)
- Ringling College Grad Fair (Grad): October 28, 2026, 11:00am-1:00pm
Maine (ME)
- Norway Maine Arts Festival: September 12, 2026, 10:00am-4:00pm
- Greely HS College Fair: September 17, 2026, 6:00pm-8:00pm
- Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS College Fair: September 23, 2026, 9:30am-12:30pm
- NEACAC – Orono, ME: September 24, 2026
- Central Maine Community College Transfer Fair: October 6, 2026, 10:30am-2:00pm
- NEACAC – Biddeford, ME: October 7, 2026
- Bath Tech & Morse HS College Fair: October 8, 2026, 11:00am-3:00pm
- Eastern Maine Community College Transfer Fair: October 13, 2026, 10:00am-2:00pm
- Falmouth HS College Fair: October 14, 2026, 10:45am-12:15pm
- Aroostook County College Fairs – Wisdom M/HS: October 20, 2026, 8:30am-12:15pm
- Aroostook County College Fairs – Presque Isle HS: October 21, 2026, 8:30am-11:45am
- Aroostook County College Fairs – Caribou Tech Center: October 22, 2026, 8:30am-1:30pm
- Aroostook County College Fairs – Region Two Houlton: October 23, 2026, 8:30am-12:15pm
- Belfast Area HS College Fair: October 27, 2026, 7:45am-10:45am
- York County Community College Transfer Fair: October 27, 2026, 10:00am-2:00pm
- SMCC Transfer Fair: October 28, 2026, 11:00am-2:00pm
- Sanford Regional Technical Center & HS College Fair: November 5, 2026, 9:00am-12:00pm
- Central Maine Community College Transfer Fair: November 18, 2026, 10:30am-2:00pm
Massachusetts (MA)
- NEACAC – Salem, MA: September 23, 2026
- Lawrence HS College Fair: September 25, 2026, 10:00am-12:30pm
- Wheaton College Study Abroad Fair (Grad): September 25, 2026, 11:30am-2:00pm
- NEACAC – Gardner, MA: September 30, 2026
- Groton School College Fair: September 29, 2026, 7:00pm-8:00pm
- Ipswich HS College Fair: September 30, 2026, 6:00pm-7:30pm
- Lowell HS College Fair: October 1, 2026, 6:00pm-8:00pm
- Newton North HS College Fair: October 6, 2026, 6:00pm-7:30pm
- Triton College Fair: October 6, 2026, 7:45am-9:30am
- Pentucket College Fair: 9:30am-11:00am
- Plymouth North & South HS College Fair: October 15, 2026, 6:00pm-8:00pm
- Boston Arts Academy College & Career Fair: October 22, 2026, 9:00am-11:00am
- NEACAC – Pittsfield, MA: October 23, 2026
- Groton HS College Fair: October 29, 2026, 7:00pm-8:00pm
New Hampshire (NH)
- Sanborn Regional HS College Fair: September 23, 2026, 8:00am-10:30am
- Manchester Memorial HS College Fair: September 25, 2026, 8:30am-11:00am
- Bow HS College Fair: September 28, 2026, 11:30am-1:00pm
- Londonderry HS College Fair: October 6, 2026, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
- NEACAC – Manchester, NH: October 8, 2026
- Lakes Region College Fairs: October 8, 2026, 5:00pm-6:30pm
- Milford HS Career Expo: October 15, 2026, 9:00am-11:00am
- Nashua HS South College Fair: October 26, 2026, 6:00pm-7:30pm
New York (NY)
- Hudson Valley Regional College Fair: September 14, 2026, 6:00pm-8:00pm
- Shaker HS College Fair: September 15, 2026, 6:30pm-8:00pm
- Western Suffolk Counselors Association College Fair: October 1, 2026, 7:00pm-8:30pm
- The Art Effect: Hudson Valley Regional Portfolio Day: October 15, 2026, 4:00pm-7:30pm
- Heckscher Museum's Portfolio Review Night: October 22, 2026, 6:00pm-9:00pm
- East Rockaway Portfolio Night (VIRTUAL): December 3, 2026, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Texas (TX)
- Sun City Portfolio Day (VIRTUAL): September 23, 2026
Vermont (VT)
- NEACAC – Colchester, VT: October 14, 2026
- U-32 HS College Fair: October 14, 2026, 11:30am-1:00pm
- Harwood HS College Fair: October 14, 2026, 9:00am-10:30am
- NEACAC – Colchester, VT: October 15, 2026