Interfaith Calendar

Major Religious Holidays

This calendar focuses on holidays that require fasting or prohibit work. It is not exhaustive of all religious traditions or festivals. Students may request Absence Verification for observances not listed here. To learn about additional holidays celebrated at VT, subscribe to the monthly Interfaith Newsletter by emailing interfaith@vt.edu. Holidays marked with an asterisk begin and end at sundown.

SUMMER 2025

May 27-28: Ascension of the Baha'u'llah* (Bahai Faith)
May 30: Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Sikhism)
June 2-3: Shavuot* (Judaism)
July 6-7: Ashura* (Islam)
July 8-9: Martyrdom of the Bab* (Bahai Faith)
July 24: Pioneer Day (Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints)
August 2-3: Tish B'Av* (Judaism)
August 15: Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (Christianity)
August 16-17: Krishna Jamnashtami (Hinduism)
August 21-28: Paryushana (Jainism)

FALL 2025

September 22-24: Rosh Hashanah* (Judaism)
October 1-2: Yom Kippur* (Judaism)
October 6-7: Sukkot* (Judaism)
October 14-15: Simchat Torah* (Judaism)
October 20: Diwali (Hinduism)
October 22-23: Birth of the Bab* (Baha'i Faith)
October 23-24: Birth of the Baha'u'llah* (Baha'i Faith)
November 1: All Saints Day (Christianity)
November 5: Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikhism)
November 24: Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikhism)
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christianity)
December 8: Bodhi Day (Buddhism)

SPRING 2026

January 13: Maghi (Sikhism)
February 15-16: Maha Shivaratri* (Hinduism)
February 17: Lunar New Year (Taoism)
February 17-March 18: Ramadan* (Islam)
February 18: Ash Wednesday (Christianity)
February 18-19: Ramakrishna Jayanti* (Hinduism)
March 1-20: Nineteen Day Fast* (Baha'i Faith)
March 19-20: Eid al-Fitr* (Islam)
March 20: Nowruz (Zoroastrianism)
March 26: Rama Navami (Hinduism)
March 26: Khordad Sal (Zoroastrianism)
April 1-9: Passover* (Judaism)
April 3: Good Friday (Christianity)
April 5: Easter (Christianity)
April 10: Orthodox Good Friday (Christianity)
April 12: Pascha (Christianity)
April 20-May 2: Ridvan* (Baha'i Faith)
May 1: Vesak (Buddhism)

SUMMER 2026

May 22-23: Shavuot* (Judaism)
May 26-27: Eid al-Adha* (Islam)
June 3-4: Eid al-Ghadir* (Islam)
June 8-28: Apostles' Fast (Christianity)
June 16-17: Islamic New Year* (Islam)
June 18: Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikhism)
June 25-26: Ashura* (Islam)
July 9-10: Martyrdom of the Bab* (Bahai Faith)
July 22-23: Tish B'Av* (Judaism)
July 24: Pioneer Day (Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints)
July 29: Dharma Day (Buddhism)
August 15: Feast of the Assumption/Dormition (Christianity)
August 16: Krishna Janmashtani (Hinduism)

FALL 2026

September 8-15: Paryushana (Jainism)
September 11-13: Rosh Hashanah* (Judaism)
September 20-21: Yom Kippur* (Judaism)
September 25-October 2: Sukkot* (Judaism)
October 3-4: Simchat Torah* (Judaism)
November 1: All Saints' Day (Christianity)
November 8: Diwali (Hinduism)
November 9-11: Twin Holy Birthdays* (Bahai Faith)
November 24: Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikhism)
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christianity)
December 21: Yule (Wicca)
December 25: Christmas (Christianity)