2025-2026 DEI Calendar
Diversity and Inclusion Holiday and Observance Calendar
| Holiday/Observance | Religious Affiliation | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | September 1, 2025 | |
| Mawlid al Nabi (birthday of Mohammad) | Islamic | September 4-5, 2025 |
| Feast of the Nativity | Orthodox Christian | September 8, 2025 |
| World Suicide Prevention Day | September 10, 2025 | |
| Hispanic Heritage Month (September) | September15 - October 15, 2025 | |
| International Day of Peace | September 21, 2025 | |
| Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | September 22-24, 2025 | |
| Navaratri/Dussehra | Hindu | September 22 - October 2, 2025 |
| Global Diversity Awareness Month (October) | October 1-31, 2025 | |
| Yom Kipper | Jewish | October 1-2, 2025 |
| Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) | Jewish | October 6-13, 2025 |
| Indigenous Peoples’ Day | October 13, 2025 | |
| Columbus Day | October 13, 2025 | |
| Shemini Atzeret | Jewish | October 14, 2025 |
| Simchat Torah | Jewish | October 14-15, 2025 |
| Kathin | Theravada Buddhist | October 7 - November 5, 2025 |
| Diwali | Hindu, Sikh | October 18-23, 2025 |
| Native American Heritage Month | November 1-30, 2025 | |
| All Saints Day | Christian | November 1, 2025 |
| All Souls Day | Christian | November 2, 2025 |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2025 | |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 27, 2025 | |
| Native American Heritage Day | November 28, 2025 | |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | December 8, 2025 |
| Bodhi Day | Buddhism | December 8, 2025 |
| Hanukkah | Jewish | December 14-22, 2025 |
| Christmas | Christian | December 25, 2025 |
| Kwanzaa | African American and Pan-African | December 26, 2025 - January 1, 2026 |
| New Years Day | January 1, 2026 | |
| Feast of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) | Christian | January 6, 2026 |
| Feast of the Nativity (Nativity of Christ) | Orthodox Christian | January 7, 2026 |
| Lailat al-Mi’raj | Islamic | January 16, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | January 19, 2026 | |
| Vasant Panchami | Hindu | January 23, 2026 |
| International Holocaust Remembrance Day | January 27, 2026 | |
| Black History Month | February 1-28, 2026 | |
| National Freedom Day, commemorating the ratification of the 13th Amendment | February 1, 2026 | |
| Tu BiShvat | Jewish | February 1-2, 2026 |
| Lailat al-Bara’ah | Islamic | February 2, 2026 |
| Presentation of our Lord in the Temple | Orthodox Christian, Roman Catholic | February 2, 2026 |
| Valentine’s Day |
February 14, 2026 | |
| Nirvana Day (also known as Parinirvana Day) |
Buddhist, Hindu | February 15, 2026 |
| Susan B. Anthony Day (New York) | February 15, 2026 | |
| Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | February 15, 2026 |
| Presidents Day | February 16, 2026 | |
| Lunar New Year | Buddhist | February 17, 2026 |
| Ramadan | Jewish | February 17 - March 19, 2026 |
| Lent | Christian | February 18 - April 2, 2026 |
| Ash Wednesday | Christian, Roman Catholic | February 18, 2026 |
| Day of Remembrance (recognizing the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII) | February 19, 2026 | |
| Great Lent | Orthodox Christian | February 23 - April 11, 2026 |
| Sunday of Orthodoxy | Orthodox Christian | March 1, 2026 |
| Purim | Jewish | March 2-3, 2026 |
| Magha Puja Day |
Buddhist | March 3, 2026 |
| Holi |
Hindu | March 4, 2026 |
| International Women's Day | March 8, 2026 | |
| Lailat al Qadr | Islamic | March 16, 2026 |
| Eid al-Fitr | Islamic | March 20, 2026 |
| World’s Down Syndrome Day | March 21, 2026 | |
| International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transnational Slave Trade | March 25, 2026 | |
| Rama Navami | Hindu | March 26, 2026 |
| Palm Sunday | Christian | March 29, 2026 |
| Cesar Chavez Day | March 31, 2026 | |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Hindu | March 31 - April 1, 2026 |
| Arab American Heritage Month | April 1-30, 2026 | |
| Passover (Pesach) | Jewish | April 1-9, 2026 |
| Theravada New Year | Buddhist | April 2, 2026 |
| Great and Holy Thursday | Orthodox Christian | April 2, 2026 |
| Maundy Thursday (Protestant), Holy Thursday (Roman Catholic) | Christian, Protestant, Roman Catholic | April 2, 2026 |
| Good Friday, Great and Holy Friday | Christian, Protestant, Roman Catholic | Apri 3, 2026 |
| Great and Holy Friday | Orthodox Christian | April 3, 2026 |
| Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil | Christian, Protestant, Roman Catholic | April 4, 2026 |
| Easter Sunday | Christian | April 5, 2026 |
| Orthodox Easter/ Pascha | Orthodox Christian | April 12, 2026 |
| Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) | April 13-14, 2026 | |
| Earth Day | April 22, 2026 | |
| Haitian Heritage Month | May 1-31, 2026 | |
|
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month |
May 1-31, 2026 | |
| Jewish Heritage Month | May 1-31, 2026 | |
| Mental Health Awareness Month | May 1-31, 2026 | |
| Military Appreciation Month | May 1-31, 2026 | |
| May Day/International Worker’s Day | May 1, 2026 | |
| Vesak | Buddhism | May 1, 2026 |
| National Military Spouse Appreciation Day | May 8, 2026 | |
| Mother’s Day | May 10, 2026 | |
| International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia | May 17, 2026 | |
| Shavuot | Jewish | May 21-23, 2026 |
| Harvey Milk Day | May 22, 2026 | |
| Africa Day | May 25, 2026 | |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 | |
| Eid al-Adha | Islamic | May 27, 2026 |
| Ascension Thursday | Christian, Protestant | May 29, 2026 |
| African American Music Appreciation Month | June 1-30, 2026 | |
| LGBTQIA+ Pride Month | June 1-30, 2026 | |
| Corpus Christi | Christian | June 4, 2026 |
| Muharram ( Al Hijah New Year) | Islamic | June 16, 2026 |
| Juneteenth | June 19, 2026 | |
| Summer Solstice | June 21, 2026 | |
| Father’s Day | June 21, 2026 | |
| Disability Pride Month | July 1-31, 2026 | |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2026 | |
| Nelson Mandela International Day | July 18, 2026 | |
| Indian/South Asian/Desi Heritage Month | July 18 - August 17, 2026 | |
| Tisha B’Av | Jewish | July 22-23, 2026 |
| Asalha Puja Day | Buddhist | July 29, 2026 |
| National Civility Month | August 1-31, 2026 | |
| International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | August 9, 2026 | |
| International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
August 23, 2026 | |
| Women’s Equality Day | August 26, 2026 |
