Religious Holidays Policy

2025-26 Academic Year Holidays

As academic assignments and campus activities are planned for each term, please be aware that many members of the Middlebury College community observe one or more of the following religious holidays. Those marked with an * are considered to be “suspension of work” holidays. Please be aware that students might need to request accommodations according to college policy for work due, tests scheduled, or excused absences on those dates of their religious observance.

For those traditions following a lunar calendar, dates can vary slightly depending on moon sightings.

2025-26 Holiday Calendar

July 6, 2025: *Ashura; begins at sunset July 5 (Islam)

September 4, 2025: Mawlid un Nabi — begins at sunset Sept. 3 (Islam)

September 22, 2025: Mabon/Autumnal Equinox (Wicca/Pagan)

September 23-24, 2025: *Rosh Hashanah — begins at sunset Sept. 22 (Judaism)

October 2 ,2025: *Yom Kippur — begins at sunset Oct. 1 (Judaism)

October 7-13, 2025: *Sukkot — begins at sunset Oct. 6 (Judaism)

October 15, 2025: *Simhat Torah — begins at sunset Oct. 14 (Judaism)

October 20, 2025: Diwali (Hindu, Jain, Sikh)

October 31, 2025: Samhain (Wicca/Pagan)

November 1, 2025: All Saints’ Day (Christian-Western)

December 8, 2025: Bodhi Day/Rohatsu (Buddhism)

December 4, 2025: Sanghamitta Day (Buddhism)

December 21, 2025: Yule (Wicca/Pagan)

December 25, 2025: Christmas (Christian)

December 15-22, 2025: Hanukkah — begins at sunset Dec. 14 (Judaism)

December 26 2025-January 1 2026: Kwanzaa (Interfaith)

January 16, 2026: Laylat al-Miraj — begins at sunset Jan. 15 (Islam)

January 19, 2026: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (Civic)

Feb. 2, 2026: Tu B’Shevat — begins at sunset Feb. 1 (Judaism)

February 2, 2026: Imbolc (Wicca/Pagan)

Feb. 18, 2026: Ash Wednesday (Christian)

Feb. 19-March 20, 2026: Ramadan — begins at sunset Feb. 18 (Islam)

March 3, 2026: Purim — begins at sunset March 2 (Judaism)

March 3, 2026: Holi (Hindu)

March 20, 2026: *Eid al-Fitr— begins at sunset March 19 (Islam)

April 2-9, 2026: *Passover; begins at sunset April 1. First and last two days may be observed with cessation from work. (Judaism)

April 3, 2026: Good Friday (Western Christian)

April 5, 2026: Easter (Western Christian)

April 10, 2026: Holy Friday (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

April 12, 2026: Pascha (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

May 1, 2026: Beltane (Wicca/Pagan)

May 22-23, 2026: Shavuot; begins at sunset May 21 (Judaism)

May 27, 2026: Eid al-Adha; begins at sunset May 26 (Islam)