Holidays and Religious Observances

Celebrating Holidays and Diversity

Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances

Fall 2024

Holiday or ObservanceReligious GroupDatesAdditional Notes
Krishna JanmashtamiHindu August 26, 2024 
Labor Day September 2, 2024University closed on September 2, 2024
Rosh HashanahJudaismOctober 2 (evening) - October 4 (evening), 2024 
NavaratriHinduOctober 3 - October 12, 2024 
Yom KippurJudaismOctober 11 (evening) - October 12 (evening), 2024 
VijayadashamiHinduOctober 12, 2024 
Indigenous Peoples' Day October 14, 2024 
SukkotJudaismOctober 16 (evening) - October 23 (evening), 2024 
Shemini AtzeretJudaismOctober 23 (evening) - October 24 (evening), 2024 
Simchat TorahJudaismOctober 24 (evening) - October 25 (evening), 2024 
DiwaliHinduNovember 1, 2024 
Birth of the BábBahá'iNovember 2, 2024 
Birth of Bahá'u'lláhBahá'iNovember 3, 2024 
Veterans Day November 11, 2024 
Thanksgiving Holiday November 28-29, 2024University closed on November 28-29, 2024
Christmas DayChristianityDecember 25, 2024University closed on December 25-26, 2024
Hanukkah/ChanukahJudaismDecember 25, 2024 (evening) - January 2 (evening), 2025 
Kwanzaa December 26, 2024 - January 1, 2025 

 

Spring 2025

Holiday or ObservanceReligious GroupDatesAdditional Notes
New Year's Day January 1, 2025University closed on January 1, 2025
Orthodox ChristmasChristianityJanuary 7, 2025 
Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20, 2025University closed on January 20, 2025
Lunar New Year January 29, 2025 
Presidents Day February 17, 2025 
Maha ShivaratriHinduFebruary 26, 2025 
RamadanIslam

February 28 (evening) - March 30 (evening), 2025*

*Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon

 
PurimJudaismMarch 13 (evening) - March 15 (evening), 2025 
Holi March 14, 2025 
Naw-RúzBahá'íMarch 19, 2025 
NowruzPersian/IranianMarch 20, 2025 
Eid al-FitrIslam

March 30 (evening) -  March 31 (evening), 2025

*Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon

 
Rama NavamiHinduApril 6, 2025 
Good FridayChristianityApril 18, 2025 
EasterChristianityApril 20, 2025 
First Day of RidvánBahá'íApril 20, 2025 
PassoverJudaismApril 12 (evening) - April 20 (evening), 2025 
Ninth Day of RidvánBahá'íApril 28, 2025 
Orthodox Good FridayChristianityApril 18, 2025 
Orthodox EasterChristianityApril 20, 2025 
Twelfth Day of RidvánBahá'íMay 1 (evening) - May 2, 2025 

 

Summer 2025

Holiday or ObservanceReligious GroupDatesAdditional Notes
Declaration of the BábBahá'iMay 22 (evening) - May 23, 2025 
Memorial Day May 26, 2025University closed on May 26, 2024
Ascension of Baha'u'llah May 27 (evening) - May 28, 2025 
ShavuotJudaismJune 1 (evening) - June 3 (evening), 2025

 

 

Eid al-AdhaIslam

June 6, – June 7, 2025

*Dates are contingent on the sighting of the moon

 
Juneteenth June 19, 2025 
Independence Day July 4, 2025University closed on July 4, 2023
Martyrdom of the BábBahá'iJuly 9 (evening) - July 10, 2025 

 

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Spring 2025

Holiday or Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
New Year's Day January 1, 2025 University closed on January 2, 2025
Orthodox Christmas January 7, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20, 2025 University is closed on January 20, 2025
Lunar New Year January 29, 2025
Presidents' Day February 17, 2025
Maha Shivratri Hindu February 26, 2025
Ramadan Islam February 28 – March 30, 2025
Purim Judaism March 13, 2025 (evening) - March 15, 2025 (evening)
Holi March 14 - March 15, 2025
Eid al-Fitr Islam March 29 (evening) - March 30 (evening), 2025
Rama Navami Hindu April 6, 2025
Passover Judaism April 12 (evening) - April 20 (evening), 2025
Good Friday Christianity April 18, 2025
Orthodox Good Friday Christianity April 18, 2025
Easter Christianity April 20, 2025
Orthodox Easter Christianity April 20, 2025