Middlebury's Religious Holidays and Policy
2024-25 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.
2024-25 Holiday Calendar
July 16, 2024: *Ashura; begins at sunset July 15 (Islam)
September 15, 2024: Mawlid un Nabi — begins at sunset Sept. 14 (Islam)
September 22, 2024: Mabon/Autumnal Equinox (Wicca/Pagan)
October 3-4, 2024: *Rosh Hashanah — begins at sunset Oct. 2 (Judaism)
October 12 ,2024: *Yom Kippur — begins at sunset Oct. 11 (Judaism)
October 17-23, 2024: *Sukkot; begins at sunset Oct. 16 (Judaism)
October 25, 2024: *Simhat Torah — begins at sunset Oct. 24 (Judaism)
October 31, 2024: Samhain (Wicca/Pagan)
November 1, 2024: All Saints’ Day (Christian-Western)
November 1, 2024: Diwali (Hindu, Jain, Sikh)
December 8, 2024: Bodhi Day/Rohatsu (Buddhism)
December 15, 2024: Sanghamitta Day ( Buddhism)
December 21, 2024: Yule (Wicca/Pagan)
December 25, 2023: Christmas (Christian)
December 26 2024-January 2 2025 Hanukkah; begins at sundown Dec. 25 (Judaism)
December 26 2024-January 1 2025: Kwanzaa ( Interfaith)
January 13, 2025: Tu B’Shevat — begins at sunset Jan. 12 (Judaism)
January 20, 2025: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (Civic)
January 27, 2025: Laylat al-Miraj — begins at sunset Jan.26 (Islam)
February 2, 2025: Imbolc (Wicca/Pagan)
March 1-31, 2025: Ramadan — begins at sunset Feb.28 (Islam)
March 5, 2025: Ash Wednesday (Christian)
March 14, 2025: Purim — begins at sunset March 13 (Judaism)
March 14, 2025: Holi (Hindu)
March 31, 2025: *Eid al-Fitr— begins at sunset March 30 ( Islam)
April 13-20, 2025: *Passover; begins at sunset April 12. First and last two days may be observed with cessation from work. (Judaism)
April 18, 2025: Good Friday/Holy Friday (Western and Eastern Orthodox Christian)
April 20, 2025: Easter/Pascha (Western and Eastern Orthodox Christian)
May 1, 2025: Beltane (Wicca/Pagan)
Religious Holidays
View Middlebury’s Religious Holiday policy, see Section “10. Religious Holidays”.
Interfaith Calendar
Review an Interfaith Calendar, with definitions of each holiday, from the Harvard Divinity School.