Academic Calendars
To view Middlebury’s Religious Holidays and Policy, please follow this link to the Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life. If you would like an ics version of the 2026-2027 calendar, please email Lisa LaRose.
2026–2027 Academic Calendar
| September 2026 | |
| 7 Monday | Labor Day |
| 9 Wednesday | Orientation Begins |
| 11 Friday | Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset |
| 12 Saturday | Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.) |
| 13 Sunday | Rosh Hashanah ends at sunset |
| 14 Monday | Fall Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
| 20 Sunday | Yom Kippur begins at sunset |
| 21 Monday | Yom Kippur ends at sunset |
| 24–25 Thurs.–Fri. | Clifford Symposium |
| October 2026 | |
| 2–4 Fri.–Sun. | Homecoming |
| 16 Friday | Midterm Recess (no classes) |
| 19 Monday | Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.) |
| 21–24 Wed.–Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
| 30–Nov. 1 Fri.–Sun. | Fall Family Weekend |
| November 2026 | |
| 1 Sunday | Daylight Saving Ends |
| 11 Wednesday | Veterans Day |
| 20 Friday | Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.) |
| 26 Thursday | Thanksgiving |
| 30 Monday | Classes resume (8:15 a.m.) |
| December 2026 | |
| 14 Monday | Fall Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed |
| 15,16 Tues., Wed. | Reading Days |
| 17–21 Thurs.–Mon. | Final Examinations* |
| 21 Monday | Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.) |
| 22 Tuesday | Residence Halls Close (12:00 noon) |
| 25 Friday | Christmas Day |
| January 2027 | |
| 1 Friday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 Saturday | Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.) |
| 4 Monday | Winter Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
| 18 Monday | Martin Luther King Day (no classes) |
| 22–23 Fri.–Sat. | Institute Board of Advisors Meeting (at MIIS) |
| 29 Friday | Winter Term Classes End, Recess Begins (4:00 p.m.) |
| 30 Saturday | Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates |
| 31 Sunday | Residence Halls Close for Mid-Year Graduates (12:00 noon) |
| February 2027 | |
| 3 Wednesday | Spring Orientation Begins |
| 4–6 Thurs.-Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings (remote) |
| 6 Saturday | Residence Halls open for returning students (9:00 a.m.) |
| 8 Monday | Spring Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.) |
| 8 Monday | Ramadan begins at sunset |
| 15 Monday | Presidents’ Day |
| 17 Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 18–20 Thurs.–Sat. | Winter Carnival; classes meet as scheduled |
| March 2027 | |
| 6 Saturday | Lailat al-Qadr |
| 8 Monday | Ramadan ends at sunset |
| 9 Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset |
| 10 Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr ends at sunset |
| 11-12 Thurs.-Fri. | College Board of Advisors Meetings |
| 14 Sunday | Daylight Savings Begins |
| 19 Friday | Spring Term Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.) |
| 26 Friday | Good Friday |
| 28 Sunday | Easter |
| 29 Monday | Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.) |
| April 2027 | |
| 16 Friday | Spring Student Symposium (no classes) |
| 21 Wednesday | Passover begins at sunset |
| 29 Thursday | Passover ends at sunset |
| May 2027 | |
| 6–8 Thurs.–Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
| 10 Monday | Spring Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed |
| 11–12, 16 Tues.–Wed., Sun. | Reading Days |
| 13–18 Thurs.–Tues. | Final Examinations* |
| 16 Sunday | Eid al-Adha begins at sunset |
| 17 Monday | Eid al-Adha ends at sunset |
| 19 Wednesday | Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (12:00 noon) |
| 22 Saturday | Baccalaureate |
| 23 Sunday | Commencement |
| 23 Sunday | Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (6:00 p.m.) |
| 31 Monday | Memorial Day |
| June 2027 | |
| 3–6 Thurs.–Sun. | Reunion Weekend |
| 13–19 Sun.–Sat. | Bread Loaf Writers Conferences-Translators’ and Environmental |
| 18 Friday | Language School Eight-Week Session Begins |
| 25 Friday | Language Schools Seven-Week Session Begins |
| 25 Friday | Language Schools Six-Week Session Begins |
| 28 Monday | Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont Begins |
| July 2027 | |
| 4 Sunday | Independence Day |
| 12–13 Mon.–Tues. | Schools Board of Advisors Meetings |
| August 2027 | |
| 6 Friday | Language Schools Commencement (Final Day of Classes – Six-Week Session) |
| 7 Saturday | Bread Loaf School of English Commencement in Vermont |
| 11–21 Wed.–Sat. | Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference |
| 13 Friday | Language Schools Seven-and Eight-Week Sessions End |
| 25–28 Wed.–Sat. | Alumni College |
| *Fall examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. | |
| *Spring examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. | |
| For those religious traditions following a lunar calendar, dates can vary slightly depending on moon sightings. | |
| The Calendar is subject to change. |
Tentative 2027–2028 Academic Calendar
| September 2027 | |
| 6 Monday | Labor Day |
| 8 Wednesday | Orientation Begins |
| 11 Saturday | Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.) |
| 13 Monday | Fall Term Classes Being |
| 23–24 Thurs.-Fri. | Clifford Symposium |
| October 2027 | |
| 1 Friday | Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset |
| 3 Sunday | Rosh Hashanah ends at sunset |
| 8–10 Fri.-Sun. | Homecoming |
| 10 Sunday | Yom Kippur begins at sunset |
| 11 Monday | Yom Kippur ends at sunset |
| 15 Friday | Midterm Recess |
| 18 Monday | Classes Resume |
| 22–24 Fri.-Sun. | Fall Family Weekend |
| 27–30 Wed.-Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
| November 2027 | |
| 7 Sunday | Daylight Saving Ends |
| 11 Wednesday | Veterans Day |
| 19 Friday | Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:45 p.m.) |
| 25 Thursday | Thanksgiving |
| 29 Monday | Classes Resume |
| December 2027 | |
| 13 Monday | Fall Term Classes End (2:45 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed |
| 14–15 Tues.-Wed. | Reading Days |
| 16–20 Thurs.–Mon. | Final Examinations* |
| 20 Monday | Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.) |
| 21 Tuesday | Residence Halls Close (12:00 noon) |
| 25 Saturday | Christmas Day |
| January 2028 | |
| 1 Saturday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 Sunday | Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.) |
| 4 Tuesday | Winter Term Classes Begin |
| 17 Monday | Martin Luther King Day (no classes) |
| 28 Friday | Winter Term Classes End, Recess Begins (4:00 p.m.) |
| 29 Saturday | Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates |
| 30 Sunday | Residence Halls Close for Mid-Year Graduates (12:00 noon) |
| February 2028 | |
| 2 Wednesday | Spring Orientation Begins |
| 3–5 Thurs.-Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
| 5 Saturday | Residence Halls open for returning students (9:00 a.m.) |
| 7 Monday | Spring Term Classes Begin |
| 8 Tuesday | Ramadan begins at sunset |
| 14 Monday | Presidents’ Day |
| 18–19 Thurs.–Fri. | Winter Carnival; classes meet as scheduled |
| 23 Wednesday | Lailat al-Qadr |
| March 2028 | |
| 1 Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 8 Monday | Ramadan ends at sunset |
| 9 Tuesday | Eid al Fitr begins at sunset |
| 10 Wednesday | Eid al Fitr ends at sunset |
| 12 Sunday | Daylight Savings Begins |
| 17 Friday | Spring Term Recess Begins (2:45 p.m.) |
| 27 Monday | Classes Resume |
| April 2028 | |
| 10 Monday | Passover begins at sunset |
| 14 Friday | Good Friday |
| 16 Sunday | Easter |
| 18 Tuesday | Passover ends at sunset |
| 21 Friday | Spring Student Symposium; Classes Do Not Meet |
| May 2028 | |
| 4–6 Thurs.–Sat. | Board of Trustees Meetings |
| 8 Monday | Spring Term Classes End (2:45 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed |
| 9–10, 14 Tues.–Wed., Sun. | Reading Days |
| 11–16 Thurs.–Tues. | Final Examinations* |
| 16 Tuesday | Eid al-Adha begins at sunset |
| 17 Wednesday | Eid al-Adha ends at sunset |
| 17 Wednesday | Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (12:00 noon) |
| 20 Saturday | Baccalaureate |
| 21 Sunday | Commencement |
| 21 Sunday | Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (6:00 p.m.) |
| 29 Monday | Memorial Day |
| June 2028 | |
| 1–4 Thurs.–Sun. | Reunion Weekend |
| 11–17 Sun.–Sat. | Bread Loaf Writers Conferences-Translators’ and Environmental |
| 16 Friday | Language School Eight-Week Session Begins |
| 23 Friday | Language Schools Six- and Seven-Week Sessions Begins |
| 26 Monday | Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont Begins |
| July 2028 | |
| 4 Tuesday | Independence Day |
| August 2028 | |
| 4 Friday | Language Schools Commencement |
| 5 Saturday | Bread Loaf School of English Commencement in Vermont |
| 9–19 Wed.–Sat. | Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference |
| 11 Friday | Language Schools Seven-and Eight-Week Sessions End |
| 23–26 Wed.–Sat. | Alumni College |
| *Fall examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. | |
| *Spring examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. | |
| For those religious traditions following a lunar calendar, dates can vary slightly depending on moon sightings. | |
| The Calendar is subject to change. |