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[[File:Cam formal dinner st johns hall 2005.jpg|thumb|St John's College, Cambridge Formal Hall]] |
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[[File:Cam formal dinner st johns hall 2005.jpg|thumb|St John's College, Cambridge Formal Hall]] |
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'''Formal hall''' or '''formal meal''' is a meal held at some of the oldest [[university|universities]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]] (as well as some other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries) at which students usually dress in [[formal attire]] and often [[academic dress|gown]]s to dine. These are held commonly in the [[college]]s of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]],[{{cite web|url=https://home.jesus.ox.ac.uk/offices/bursary/formalhalletiquette/ |title=Formal Hall Etiquette |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724060020/https://home.jesus.ox.ac.uk/offices/bursary/formalhalletiquette/ |archivedate=24 July 2011 |website=[[Jesus College, Oxford]]}}] [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]][{{cite journal|title=Formal Dining at Cambridge Colleges: Linking Ritual Performance and Institutional Maintenance|journal=The Academy of Management Journal|author1=M. Tina Dacin|author2=Kamal Munir|author3=Paul Tracey|jstor=29780264|date=December 2010|volume=53|issue=6|pages=1393–1418}}] and [[Durham University|Durham]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/|website=Durham University|title=Our Colleges|at=College Formals|access-date=29 November 2023}}] at [[Trinity College Dublin]] (where they are known as [[Trinity College Dublin#Commons|commons]]),[{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/commons-people-1.899069|title=Commons People|author=Tom Doorley|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=1 March 2008}}] and in some halls and colleges at [[University of St Andrews|St Andrews]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/accommodation/halls/st-regulus-hall/|title=St Regulus Hall|at=What is St Regulus Hall like?|website=University of St Andrews|access-date=29 November 2023|archive-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106222435/https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/accommodation/halls/st-regulus-hall/|url-status=dead}}] and the [[Sandstone universities|Australian sandstone universities]] ([[University of Adelaide|Adelaide]],[{{cite web|url=https://stmarkscollege.com.au/facilities/dining/|title=Dining|website=[[St. Mark's College (University of Adelaide)|St Mark's College]]|access-date=29 November 2023}}] [[University of Melbourne|Melbourne]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.unicol.unimelb.edu.au/rooms-and-meals-undergraduates/|title=Rooms and Meals|website=[[University College, Melbourne]]|access-date=29 November 2023}}] [[University of Queensland|Queensland]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.unioncollegeuq.com.au/|title=Union College|at=Meals|access-date=29 November 2023}}] [[University of Sydney|Sydney]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/study/accommodation/camperdown-darlington/residential-colleges.html|title=Residential colleges|at=Why college?|website=University of Sydney|access-date=29 November 2023}}] [[University of Tasmania|Tasmania]],{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} [[University of Western Australia|Western Australia]][{{cite web|url=https://stcatherines.uwa.edu.au/blog/2022/7/29/what-is-formal-hall|title=What is Formal Hall?|website=St Catherine's College, UWA|date=29 July 2022 |access-date=29 November 2023}}]), and at [[Trinity College, Toronto]].[{{cite news|title=From Cult to Kin: Trinity Redefined|url=https://trintimes.ca/trinity/from-cult-to-kin-trinity-redefined/|date=17 November 2023|author=Anwesha Mukherjee |work=Trinity Times}}] |
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'''Formal hall''' or '''formal meal''' is a meal held at some of the oldest [[university|universities]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]] (as well as some other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries) at which students usually dress in [[formal attire]] and often [[academic dress|gown]]s to dine. These are held commonly in the [[college]]s of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]],[{{cite web|url=https://home.jesus.ox.ac.uk/offices/bursary/formalhalletiquette/ |title=Formal Hall Etiquette |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724060020/https://home.jesus.ox.ac.uk/offices/bursary/formalhalletiquette/ |archivedate=24 July 2011 |website=[[Jesus College, Oxford]]}}] [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]][{{cite journal|title=Formal Dining at Cambridge Colleges: Linking Ritual Performance and Institutional Maintenance|journal=The Academy of Management Journal|author1=M. Tina Dacin|author2=Kamal Munir|author3=Paul Tracey|jstor=29780264|date=December 2010|volume=53|issue=6|pages=1393–1418}}] and [[Durham University|Durham]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/|website=Durham University|title=Our Colleges|at=College Formals|access-date=29 November 2023}}] at [[Trinity College Dublin]] (where they are known as [[Trinity College Dublin#Commons|commons]]),[{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/commons-people-1.899069|title=Commons People|author=Tom Doorley|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=1 March 2008}}] and in some halls and colleges at [[University of St Andrews|St Andrews]][{{cite web|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/accommodation/halls/st-regulus-hall/|title=St Regulus Hall|at=What is St Regulus Hall like?|website=University of St Andrews|access-date=29 November 2023|archive-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106222435/https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/accommodation/halls/st-regulus-hall/|url-status=dead}}] and the Australian [[sandstone universities]] ([[University of Adelaide|Adelaide]],[{{cite web|url=https://stmarkscollege.com.au/facilities/dining/|title=Dining|website=[[St. Mark's College (University of Adelaide)|St Mark's College]]|access-date=29 November 2023}}] [[University of Melbourne|Melbourne]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.unicol.unimelb.edu.au/rooms-and-meals-undergraduates/|title=Rooms and Meals|website=[[University College, Melbourne]]|access-date=29 November 2023}}] [[University of Queensland|Queensland]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.unioncollegeuq.com.au/|title=Union College|at=Meals|access-date=29 November 2023}}] [[University of Sydney|Sydney]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/study/accommodation/camperdown-darlington/residential-colleges.html|title=Residential colleges|at=Why college?|website=University of Sydney|access-date=29 November 2023}}] [[University of Tasmania|Tasmania]],[{{cite web|url=https://stcatherines.uwa.edu.au/blog/2022/7/29/what-is-formal-hall|title=What is Formal Hall?|website=St Catherine's College, UWA|date=29 July 2022 |access-date=29 November 2023}}]), and at [[Trinity College, Toronto]].[{{cite news|title=From Cult to Kin: Trinity Redefined|url=https://trintimes.ca/trinity/from-cult-to-kin-trinity-redefined/|date=17 November 2023|author=Anwesha Mukherjee |work=Trinity Times}}] |
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In a number of [[red brick university|redbrick universities]], such as [[University of Manchester|Manchester]], [[Bristol University|Bristol]], [[University of Leeds|Leeds]] and [[University of Exeter|Exeter]], some [[Halls of residence|halls]] practise similar traditions in order to increase interaction between academics and students, and to enrich the students' overall learning experience. Colleges of some Australian redbrick universities, including the [[Australian National University]], [[Monash University]], the [[University of New England (Australia)|University of New England]], the [[University of New South Wales]] and the [[University of Southern Queensland]], also hold gowned formal dinners.[{{cite web |title=]Mannix College - Monash University - Formal Dinners of 2022 |url=https://mannix.monash.edu/formal-dinners-of-2022/ |publisher=Mannix College |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=2024 |quote=Every second Wednesday, Mannix College holds various types of Formal Dinners in the Dining Hall providing residents with meaningful experiences ranging from guest speeches, performances, and more. See below all the Formal Dinners held at Mannix College during 2022.}} |
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In a number of [[red brick university|redbrick universities]], such as [[University of Manchester|Manchester]], [[Bristol University|Bristol]], [[University of Leeds|Leeds]] and [[University of Exeter|Exeter]], some [[Halls of residence|halls]] practise similar traditions in order to increase interaction between academics and students, and to enrich the students' overall learning experience. Colleges of some Australian redbrick universities, including [[Monash University]],[{{cite web |title=Formal Dinners of 2022 |website=Mannix College, Monash University|url=https://mannix.monash.edu/formal-dinners-of-2022/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=2024 |quote=Every second Wednesday, Mannix College holds various types of Formal Dinners in the Dining Hall providing residents with meaningful experiences ranging from guest speeches, performances, and more. See below all the Formal Dinners held at Mannix College during 2022.}}] the [[University of New England (Australia)|University of New England]][{{cite web|url=https://www.une.edu.au/campus-life/une-accommodation/colleges/austin|title=Austin Page College|website=University of New England|access-date=22 April 2026|quote=Affectionately known as “the Dino”, the dining room is where you attend one of our five formal dinners.}}] and the [[University of New South Wales]],[{{cite web|url=https://newcollege.unsw.edu.au/experience/social-life|title=Social Life|quote=The New College Communities gather several times a year for Formal Dinners.|website=New College Communities at the University of New South Wales|access-date=22 April 2026}}] also hold formal dinners. |
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The nature of 'formals' varies widely between the colleges and halls that hold them. In some colleges, formals may be held every night, and are simply a second sitting of hall at which gowns are worn and grace is read. In other colleges, formals may be special events to which guests from outside the college are frequently invited, often with themes and associated [[entertainment|ents]] or "[[wikt:bop|bop]]s". In between these two extremes fall the great majority of colleges. Formals are generally rarer at halls of residence, with some traditional halls holding them more regularly than others.[{{cite web | url=https://thetab.com/uk/bristol/2017/01/08/defence-wills-hall-27879 | title=In defence of Wills Hall | date=8 January 2017 }}] |
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The nature of 'formals' varies widely between the colleges and halls that hold them. In some colleges, formals may be held every night, and are simply a second sitting of hall at which gowns are worn and grace is read. In other colleges, formals may be special events to which guests from outside the college are frequently invited, often with themes and associated [[entertainment|ents]] or "[[wikt:bop|bop]]s". In between these two extremes fall the great majority of colleges. Formals are generally rarer at halls of residence, with some traditional halls holding them more regularly than others.[{{cite web | url=https://thetab.com/uk/bristol/2017/01/08/defence-wills-hall-27879 | title=In defence of Wills Hall | date=8 January 2017 }}] |
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