2024-25 Holiday & Interfaith Calendar
| Observance | Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janmashtami | Hindu | August 26th, 2024 | A festival celebrating the birth of birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. |
| Labor Day | National Holiday | September 2, 2024 | EWU Closed. A tribute to the accomplishments of American workers, and in honor of the American Labor Movement. |
| 9/11 | National Observance | September 11, 2024 | Remembrance of terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday September 11, 2001. |
| Mawlid an Nabi | Islam | September 15th - September 16th, 2024 | Begins sundown of preceding day. Mawlid an Nabi commemorates the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. |
| Orange Shirt Day | September 30th, 2024 | Honors Indigenous peoples and recognizes the horror that was residential schools. | |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | Jewish | October 2nd - October 4th, 2024 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, it is also referred to as the Feast of Trumpets. |
| Navaratri | Hindu | October 3rd - October 12th, 2024 | Navaratri is a nine day celebration in honor of the goddess Durga and her victory of good over evil. |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Jewish | October 11th - October 12th, 2024 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Yom Kippur is a day of attornment for personal sins. It is considered one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar. |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Jewish | October 16th - October 23rd, 2024 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Sukkot also know as the Feast of Tabernacles or the Feast of Booths commemorates the 40 years the Jewish people spent in the dessert on their way to the Promised Land. |
| Shemini Atzeret | Jewish | October 23rd - October 25th, 2024 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Also known as |
| Simchat Torah | Jewish | October 24th - October 25th, 2024 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Marks the end and new beginning of the annual cycle of public Torah readings. |
| Halloween | October 31, 2024 | ||
| Diwali (Deepavali) | Hindu, Jain, Sikh | November 1st, 2024 | Diwali is the festival of lights; a celebration of good over evil. |
| Dia de los Muertos | November 1st - November 2nd, 2024 | Dia de los Muertos honors deceased loved ones with joyous celebrations and festivities. | |
| Daylight Savings Ends | November 3rd, 2024 | 2:00am | |
| Veteran's Day | National Holiday | November 11th, 2024 | EWU Closed. Observed in honor of those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. |
| Thanksgiving Day | National Holiday | November 28th, 2024 | EWU Closed |
| Native American Heritage Day | National Holiday | November 29th, 2024 | EWU Closed |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddism | December 8, 2024 | Celebration of the day that Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, experienced enlightenment. |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | Catholic | December 8, 2024 | A celebration of Mary's separation from sin. |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st, 2024 | The earth is tilted the furthest from the sun, at this point in the year daylight hours begin lengthening. | |
| Christmas Eve | Christian | December 24th, 2024 | |
| Christmas | Christian | December 25th, 2024 | Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. |
| Hanukkah | Jewish | December 25th, 2024 - January 2nd, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day. A celebration of the recovery of Jerusalem and the rededication of the 2nd temple. |
| Kwanzaa | December 26th, 2024 - January 1st, 2025 | Kwanzaa is a celebration of African-American culture and heritage. | |
| New Years Day | National Holiday | January 1st, 2025 | EWU Closed |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | National Holiday | January 16th, 2025 | EWU Closed |
| Lunar New Year | January 29th, 2025 | ||
| Groundhog Day | February 2nd, 2025 | ||
| Valentine's Day | February 14th, 2025 | ||
| President's Day | National Holiday | February 17th, 2025 | EWU Closed |
| Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | February 26th, 2025 | A annual festival in honor of the Hindu god Shiva. |
| Ramadan | Islam | February 28th - March 30th, 2025 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day |
| Mardi Gras | March 5th, 2025 | ||
| Ash Wednesday | Christian | March 5th, 2025 | It is observed through prayer, fasting and the rubbing ashes in the sign of the cross. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. |
| Lent | Catholic | March 5th - April 17th, 2025 | A season of fasting and reflecting on Christ's sacrifice on the cross. |
| International Women's Day | March 8th, 2025 | ||
| Daylight Savings Begins | March 9th, 2025 | Clocks are turned ahead 1 hour. | |
| Purim | Jewish | March 13th - March 14th, 2025 | Sundown Thursday to Sundown Friday. Celebration of the Lord saving the Jewish people from Haman through Queen Esther's faithfulness. |
| Holi | Hindu | March 14th, 2025 | A celebration of love, colors, and Spring. |
| Pie Day | March 14th, 2025 | 3.14 | |
| St. Patrick's Day | March 17th, 2025 | ||
| Naw-Rúz (New Year) | Baha'i | March 19th, 2025 | Sundown Wednesday to Sundown Thursday |
| Laylat al Qadr | Islam | March 27th, 2025 | Commemorating when it is said that the Qurʾān was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. |
| Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends | Islam | March 30th, 2025 (at sunset) | Marking the end of Ramadan. |
| April Fool's Day | April 1, 2025 | ||
| Rama Navami | Hindu | April 6th, 2025 | The birthday of Rama, who is the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu. |
| Mahavir Jayanti | Jain | April 10th, 2025 | Celebration of the birth of Mahavir. |
| Passover | Jewish | April 12th - April 20th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day. Celebration of being freed from slavery in Egypt. |
| Palm Sunday | Christian | April 13th, 2025 | Celebration of Jesus entering Jerusalem the week before Easter. |
| Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) | Sikh | April 14th, 2025 | The beginning of the Hindu solar new year. |
| Good Friday | Christian | April 18th, 2025 | Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. |
| Easter | Christian | April 20th, 2025 | Celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. |
| Earth Day | April 22nd, 2025 | ||
| Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Day | May 5th, 2025 | Native American women are murdered and sexually assaulted at rates as high as 10 times that of other ethnic groups. A major contributing factor is jurisdictional cracks on and around tribal lands. | |
| Mother's Day | May 11th, 2025 | ||
| Armed Forces Day | National Holiday | May 17th, 2025 | Honoring the six branches (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard) of the United States military |
| Memorial Day | National Holiday | May 26th, 2025 | EWU Closed. Honoring those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. |
| Shavuot | Jewish | June 1st - June 3rd, 2025 | Involves restriction on academic activity. A celebration of the the receiving of the Torah and of the grain harvest. |
| Eid al Adha - Sacrifice Day | Islam | June 6th - June 7th, 2025 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day. Celebration of Ibrahim's willingness to follow Allah. |
| Pentecost | Orthodox Christian | June 8th, 2025 | Celebration of the Holy Spirit descending upon the followers of Christ fifty days after His resurrection. |
| Flag Day | June 14th, 2025 | Commemoration of the adoption of the United States flag in 1777. | |
| Father's Day | June 15th, 2025 | ||
| Juneteenth | June 19th, 2025 | EWU Closed. A celebration of the emancipation of the remaining enslaved African-Americans in the Confederacy. | |
| Hijra - New Year | Islam | June 26th, 2025 | The Islamic New Year. |
| Summer Solstice | June 20th, 2025 | The earth is tilted the closest to the sun, at this point in the year daylight hours begin shortening. | |
| Independence Day | National Holiday | July 4th, 2025 | EWU Closed. Celebration of American independence and freedom. |
| Ashura | Islam | July 5th - July 6th, 2025 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day. Mourning the death of Muhammad in 680 A.D. |
2025-26 Holiday & Interfaith Calendar
| Observance | Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | National Holiday | September 1st, 2025 | EWU Closed. A tribute to the accomplishments of American workers, and in honor of the American Labor Movement. |
| Mawlid an Nabi | Islam | September 5th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day. Mawlid an Nabi commemorates the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. |
| 9/11 | National Observance | September 11th, 2025 | Remembrance of terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday September 11, 2001. |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | Jewish | September 22nd - September 24th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, it is also referred to as the Feast of Trumpets. |
| Navaratri | Hindu | September 22nd - October 1st, 2025 | Navaratri is a nine day celebration in honor of the goddess Durga and her victory of good over evil. |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Jewish | October 2nd, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Yom Kippur is a day of atonement for personal sins. It is considered one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar. |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Jewish | October 6th - October 13th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Sukkot also know as the Feast of Tabernacles or the Feast of Booths commemorates the 40 years the Jewish people spent in the dessert on their way to the Promised Land. |
| Shemini Atzeret | Jewish | October 13th - October 15th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day, restriction on academic activity. Also known as Simchat Torah is celebrated with dancing, singing, and rejoicing in the Torah. |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | Hindu, Jain, Sikh | October 20th, 2025 | Diwali is the festival of lights; a celebration of good over evil. |
| Birth of the Báb | Baha'i | October 22nd, 2025 | The birthday of Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad the prophet who became know as the Báb or The Gate. |
| Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | Baha'i | October 23rd, 2025 | The birthday of Bahá’u’lláh, one of the founders of the Baha'i faith. |
| Halloween | October 31st, 2025 | ||
| Dia de los Muertos | November 1st - November 2nd, 2025 | Dia de los Muertos honors deceased loved ones with joyous celebrations and festivities. | |
| Daylight Savings Ends | November 2nd, 2025 | ||
| Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib | Sikh | November 5th, 2025 | The birthday of the founder of Sikhism. |
| Veteran's Day | National Holiday | November 11th, 2025 | EWU Closed. Observed in honor of those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. |
| Day of the Covenant | Baha'i | November 25th, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day. Celebration of the appointment of 'Abdu’l-Bahá. |
| Thanksgiving Day | National Holiday | November 27th, 2025 | EWU Closed |
| Native American Heritage Day | National Holiday | November 28th, 2025 | EWU Closed |
| Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha | Baha'i | November 28th, 2023 | Begins sundown of preceding day. Commemorates the death of 'Abdu'l-Baha. |
| Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) | Buddism | December 8th, 2025 | Celebration of the day that Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, experienced enlightenment. |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | Catholic | December 8th, 2025 | A celebration of Mary's separation from sin. |
| Hanukkah | Jewish | December 14th - December 22nd, 2025 | Begins sundown of preceding day. A celebration of the recovery of Jerusalem and the rededication of the 2nd temple. |
| Winter Solstice | December 21st, 2025 | The earth is tilted the furthest from the sun, at this point in the year daylight hours begin lengthening. | |
| Christmas Eve | Christian | December 24th, 2025 | |
| Christmas | Christian | December 25th, 2025 | Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. |
| Kwanzaa | December 26, 2025 - January 1, 2026 | Kwanzaa is a celebration of African-American culture and heritage. | |
| New Years Day | National Holiday | January 1, 2026 | EWU Closed |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | National Holiday | January 19th, 2026 | EWU Closed |
| Groundhog Day | February 2nd, 2026 | ||
| Valentine's Day | February 14th, 2026 | ||
| Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | February 15th, 2024 | A annual festival in honor of the Hindu god Shiva. |
| President's Day | National Holiday | February 16th, 2024 | EWU Closed |
| Lunar New Year | February 17th, 2026 | ||
| Mardi Gras | February 17th, 2026 | ||
| Ramadan | Islam | February 17th - March 18th, 2026 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day. A month of fasting and prayer. |
| Ash Wednesday | Christian | February 18th, 2026 | It is observed through prayer, fasting and the rubbing ashes in the sign of the cross. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. |
| Lent | Catholic | February 18th - April 2nd, 2026 | A season of fasting and reflecting on Christ's sacrifice on the cross. |
| Purim | Jewish | March 2nd, 2026 | Sundown Monday to Sundown Tuesday. Celebration of the Lord saving the Jewish people from Haman through Queen Esther's faithfulness. |
| Holi | Hindu | March 4th, 2026 | A celebration of love, colors, and Spring. |
| Daylight Savings Begins | March 8th, 2026 | Clocks are turned ahead 1 hour. | |
| Laylat al Qadr | Islam | March 15th, 2026 | Commemorating when the Qurʾān was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. |
| St. Patrick's Day | March 17th, 2026 | ||
| Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends | Islam | March 20th - March 21st, 2026 | Marking the end of Ramadan. |
| Naw-Rúz (New Year) | Baha'i | March 21st, 2026 | Sundown Saturday to Sundown Sunday |
| Palm Sunday | Christian | March 29th, 2026 | Celebration of Jesus entering Jerusalem the week before Easter. |
| Mahavir Jayanti | Jain | March 31st, 2026 | Celebration of the birth of Mahavir. |
| April Fool's Day | April 1st, 2026 | ||
| Pesach (Passover) | Jewish | April 1st - April 9th, 2026 | Begins sundown of preceding day. Celebration of the Israelites being freed from slavery in Egypt. |
| Lord's Evening Meal | Jehovah's Witness | April 2nd, 2026 | A Commemoration of The Last Supper |
| Good Friday | Christian | April 3rd, 2026 | Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. |
| Easter | Christian | April 5th, 2026 | Celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. |
| Good Friday (Eastern Orthodox) | Eastern Orthodox | April 10th, 2026 | Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. |
| Easter (Eastern Orthodox) | Eastern Orthodox | April 12th, 2026 | Celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. |
| Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) | Sikh | April 14th, 2026 | The beginning of the Hindu solar new year. |
| Ridvan | Baha'i | April 20th - May 2nd, 2026 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day. Celebrating Baháʼu'lláh declaring that he was a manifestation of god. |
| Earth Day | April 22nd, 2026 | ||
| Mother's Day | May 10th, 202 | ||
| Armed Forces Day | National Holiday | May 16th, 2026 | Honoring the six branches (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard) of the United States military |
| Declaration of the Bab | Baha'i | May 23rd, 2026 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day. Commemoration of when the Bab announced in 1844 that he was the new messenger of god. |
| Pentecost | Orthodox Christian | May 24th, 2026 | Celebration of the Holy Spirit descending upon the followers of Christ fifty days after His resurrection. |
| Memorial Day | National Holiday | May 25th, 2026 | EWU Closed. Honoring those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. |
| Ascension of Baha'u'llah | Baha'i | May 29th, 2026 | Commemoration of the death of the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. |
| Shavuot | Jewish | May 21st - May 23rd, 2026 | Involves restriction on academic activity. A celebration of the the receiving of the Torah and of the grain harvest. |
| Eid al Adha - Sacrifice Day | Islam | May 27th, 2026 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day. Celebration of Ibrahim's willingness to follow Allah. |
| Flag Day | June 14th, 2026 | Commemoration of the adoption of the United States flag in 1777. | |
| Hijra - New Year | Islam | June 16th, 2024 | Begins at sundown of evening before. The Islamic New Year. |
| Juneteenth | June 19th, 2026 | EWU Closed. A celebration of the emancipation of the remaining enslaved African-Americans in the Confederacy. | |
| Father's Day | June 21st, 2026 | ||
| Summer Solstice | June 21st, 2026 | The earth is tilted the closest to the sun, at this point in the year daylight hours begin shortening. | |
| Ashura | Islam | June 25th, 2026 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day. Mourning the death of Muhammad in 680 A.D. |
| Independence Day | National Holiday | July 4th, 2026 | EWU Closed. Celebration of American independence and freedom. |
| Martyrdom of the Bab | Baha'i | July 10th, 2026 | Begins at sundown of evening before first day. Commemorates the day the co-founder of the Baha'i faith was executed in 1850. |
