Events and tours – Faculty of Engineering

Events & tours

Join us for a Mac Eng Tour

Interested in our undergraduate BTech, Computer Science, Engineering, or iBioMed programs?

Our tour guides and staff are excited to show you all things Mac Eng during these 75-minute tours.

You’ll have a chance to explore the various Faculty of Engineering buildings, student spaces, support services, and classrooms. Led by current students, you’ll get to hear their experiences as Mac Eng students and get all your questions answered!

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  • About Mac Eng Tours

    In-person tours are generally offered at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., on Thursdays and Fridays.

     

    Fall Tour Program: October 1 – December 4, 2026

    Winter Tour Program: January 7 – April 2, 2027

  • Booking Your Tour

    Select a tour date and time from the calendar above and fill out the requested information to register for a tour.

     

    No dates currently available? Be sure to monitor this page for cancellations or additional slots.

  • Group Sizes

    Tour registrations are limited to four guests per registration (1 prospective student + 3 visitors).  We ask guests to limit themselves to one registration. In order to ensure we are servicing as may guests as possible, duplicate registrations may be cancelled.

Frequently asked questions

There are various parking areas on the McMaster campus, please refer to this parking map. However, as the starting point of the Mac Eng Tour begins in the John Hodgins Engineering (JHE) building, the closest parking lot we recommend is Lot I (i not 1).

If Lot I is full, you may park in visitor parking lots B, C, E, G, H, or Q. Learn more about visitor parking.

Please be mindful of signs while on campus as some streets are only allowed to be used by city buses and campus services.

The tours start in our office – JHE A214. Maroon Mac Eng Tour signs will be posted within the JHE building and hallways pointing you in the direction to get to our office found on the 2nd floor.

If in doubt, ask the students around you to point you in the right direction!

You can also refer to Google Maps to the John Hodgins Engineering (JHE) building.

For your Mac Eng Tour, please bring the following:

  • Weather-appropriate clothing as parts of the tour will outside
  • Questions to ask our tour guides!
  • A positive and friendly attitude! Disrespectful behaviour towards our students tour guides and staff will not be tolerated.

Each student who is interested in attending a Mac Eng tour should complete their own registration, and indicate the number of anticipated guests joining them (e.g. parent/guardian, friend). To ensure an enjoyable experience of all guests joining a tour, we recommend each student registered to arrive with no more than 3 guests.

You will be guided through the various Faculty of Engineering areas on campus by one of our student tour guides. During this 75-minute guided tour*, our tour guides will:

  • Showcase a variety of Faculty of Engineering buildings and their facilities
  • Introduce you to some of our dedicated student spaces
  • Provide information on undergraduate programs, co-op opportunities, clubs & teams, and more
  • Discuss student life at McMaster and as part of the MacEng community
  • Answer your questions about joining the Fireball Family!

After the tour, visitors are welcome to connect with our Recruitment Team staff to ask any questions about the admissions process or our programs!

*Please be aware that Mac Eng Tours are not a full campus tour, and will only be going over the Faculty of Engineering dedicated areas of McMaster’s campus. You are welcome to book a general campus tour with a different tour guide team.

Select a tour date and time from the calendar above or access the calendar directly. Please fill out the requested information to register for a date. You will receive a confirmation email once you have successfully registered.

Tour registration will close 24 hours prior to the scheduled tour time.

If you are no longer able to attend a tour you have registered for, please cancel your booking using the confirmation email sent to you after registering to free up a spot for others to register.

In-person Mac Eng Tours are currently scheduled on Thursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

If it appears that there are no tour times available for the date you are interested in, tours may already be at capacity. Guests may cancel their spots in advance, opening up spaces for further registration.

If you are looking for a tour on a day other than Thursday or Friday, please contact us (thinkeng@mcmaster.ca) to discuss what options may be available. Subject to tour guide availability.

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