Department of Spiritual Life and Service Calendar

2026-2027 Holidays and Observances

Codes:

~ = Some holy days begin and end at sunset.
^ = Certain Hindu and Muslim holy days are calculated on a lunar calendar and are approximate.
* = Observance may include ceasing labor, defined as commerce, writing, work, & travel.
NIS = Not in session 

Every Friday: Salat al-Jummah (Muslim/Islamic)
Every Friday: Shabbat (Jewish)
Every Sunday: Worship (Christian)

August

• August 15: Assumption NIS (Catholic)
• August 24-25: Mawlid an-Nabi ~ NIS (Muslim/Islamic)

September 

• September 11 Erev Rosh Hashanah ~ * (Jewish)
• September 12-13: Rosh Hashanah ~ * (Jewish)
• September 20: Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre * (Jewish)
• September 21: Yom Kippur ~ * (Jewish)
• September 22: Fall Equinox (Pagan/Wiccan)
• September 25-October 2: Sukkot ~ (Jewish)

October

• October 2-3: Shemini Atzeret ~ (Jewish)
• October 3-4: Simchat Torah ~ (Jewish)
• October 11-20: Navaratri (Hindu)
• October 20: Dussehra (Hindu)
• October 31–November 1: Samhain ~ (Pagan)

November

• November 1: All Saint's Day (Christian)
• November 2: Día de los Muertos (Mesoamerican native & Christian)
• November 6-10: Diwali ^ (Hindu, Jain, Sikh)
• November 10: Birth of the Báb (Bahá’i)
• November 11: Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’i)
• November 15–December 24: Nativity Fast (Orthodox Christian)
• November 29 – December 24: Season of Advent (Christian)

December

• December 4-12: Hanukkah ~ * (Jewish)
• December 8: Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
• December 8: Bodhi Day (Buddhism)
• December 21: Winter Solstice/Yule NIS (Neo-Pagan/ Wiccan)
• December 25: Christmas NIS (Christian)

January

• January 1: Feast of Mary, Mother of God NIS (Catholic)
• January 6: Holy Epiphany/Día de los Reyes/Feast of the Theophany NIS (Christian)
• January 7: Orthodox Christmas NIS (Orthodox Christian)
• January 22: Mahayana New Year (Buddhism)
• January 22-23: Tu B'shevat ~ (Jewish)

February

• February 6-7: Chinese/ Vietnamese/ Korean New Year (Buddhism/ Daoism/ Confucism)
• February 7–March 8: Ramadan ~ (Muslim/Islamic)
• February 10: Ash Wednesday (Christian)
• February 15: Nirvana Day (Buddhism)

March

• March 2-20: 19 Day Fast (Bahá’í)
• March 6: Maha Shivaratri ^ (Hindu)
• March 9-10: Eid al-Fitr ~ ^ (Muslim/Islamic)
• March 15: Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)
• March 20: Spring Equinox (Neo-Pagan/ Wiccan)
• March 21–March 28: Holy Week & Easter (Protestant & Roman Catholic Christian)
• March 22–23: Purim ~ (Jewish)
• March 22: Holi ^ (Hindu)
• March 26: Good Friday (Protestant & Roman Catholic Christian)
• March 28: Easter (Protestant & Roman Catholic Christian)

April 

• April 21-29: Passover/Pesach ~ * (Jewish)
• April 25-May 2: Orthodox Holy Week & Pascha/ Easter (Orthodox Christian)

May

• May 1: Beltane (Pagan)
• May 1: Orthodox Easter Vigil (Eastern or Orthodox Christianity)
• May 2: Orthodox Easter Pascha (Eastern or Orthodox Christianity)
• May 3-4: Yom HaShoah/ Holocaust Remembrance Day ~ (Jewish)
• May 6: Ascension (Catholic & Orthodox Christian)
• May 16-17: Eid al-Adha ~ ^ (Muslim/Islamic)
• May 24-25: Eid Al Ghadir ~ NIS (Shi'a/Muslim/Islamic)
• May 29: Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh NIS (Bahá’i)
• May 30: Vesak NIS (Buddhism)