Fall Semester 2025
| Date | Holiday | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 16-17 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu – festival, birth of Hindu god Krishna. |
| Sep. 23-24 | Rosh Hashanah* | Jewish – New Year, first of Jewish high holy days |
| Sep. 22-Oct. 2 | Navaratri | Hindu – autumnal festival |
| Oct. 2 | Yom Kippur* | Jewish – Day of Atonement, holiest day in Judaism |
| Oct. 7-13 | Sukkot* | Jewish – Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths |
| Oct. 13-15 | Shemini Atzeret* & Simchat Torah* | Jewish – culmination of the high holiday season |
| Oct. 20 | Diwali* | Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain – festival of lights |
| Dec. 15-23 | Hanukkah | Jewish – festival of lights |
| Dec. 25 | Christmas | Christian – birth of Jesus Christ |
Spring Semester 2026
| Date | Holiday | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 17 | Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year* | Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist – most important, spring festival |
| Feb. 17-Mar.19 | Ramadan | Islamic – faith through fasting/prayer |
| Mar. 2-3 | Purim | Jewish – commemorates saving of Jewish people from annihilation |
| Mar. 4 | Holi | Hindu – Festival of colors, love and spring |
| Mar. 19-20 | Eid al-Fitr* | Islamic – break the fast, last day of Ramadan |
| Apr. 1-9 | Passover* | Jewish – exodus of Israelites from Egypt |
| Apr. 2 | Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) | Christian – Last Supper of Jesus with Apostles |
| Apr. 3 | Good Friday | Christian – crucifixion of Jesus Christ |
| Apr. 5 | Easter* | Christian – resurrection of Jesus Christ |
| Apr. 13-14 | Yom HaSho’ah | Jewish – Holocaust Remembrance Day |
* Holiday with significant work restriction
Jewish days begin and end at sundown.