This calendar lists holidays, traditional observances, and major days of religious significance. Use these dates to aid in developing class syllabi and class quarter planning. Although many of these days are not college holidays, faculty are asked to use this information at their discretion when responding to student requests for time off for religious purposes. Please take special note of those holidays that have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
Note:
Holiday/Celebration Name | Community Group | Date |
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Independence Day | United States | Tuesday, July 4, 2023 |
Muharram (Al Hijrah New Year) |
Islamic |
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
Korean War Veteran's Armistice Day | Military | Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
Purple Heart Recipient Recognition Day | Military | Monday, August 7, 2023 |
Holiday/Celebration | Community Group | Date |
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Marcus Whitman Day | Historical Figure | Monday, September 4, 2023 |
Labor Day |
Labor/Unions | Monday, September 4, 2023 |
Janmashtami | Hindu | Thursday, September 7, 2023 |
Rosh Hashana |
Jewish | Begins Friday, September 15, 2023 and ends Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
Public Lands Day |
Recreation |
Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
Yom Kippur |
Jewish | Begins Sunday, September 24, 2023 and ends Monday, September 25, 2023 |
Mawlid-al-Nabi (birthday of Mohammad) |
Islamic |
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) |
Jewish |
Begins Friday, September 29, 2023 and ends Friday, October 6, 2023 |
Navaratri/Dassehra | Hindu | Begin on Sunday, October 15 2023, and ends on Monday, 23 October 2023 Dussehra will be celebrated on Tuesday, 24 October. |
Washington State Children's Day | Parents | Sunday, October 15, 2023 |
Indigenous People’s Day |
Indigenous | Monday, October 9, 2023 |
Columbus Day | Historical Figure |
Monday, October 9, 2023 |
Shmini Atzeret | Jewish |
Begins Friday, October 6, 2023 and ends Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
Simchat Torah |
Jewish |
Begins Saturday, October 7, 2023 and ends Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
Veteran’s Day |
United States Federal Holiday / Military Connected |
Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
Diwali | Hindu |
Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
Thanksgiving | American | Thursday, November 23, 2023 |
Pearl Harbor Day |
Military |
Thursday, December 7, 2023 |
Hanukkah (Chanukah) | Jewish | Thursday, December 7, 2023 and ends of Friday, December 15, 2023 |
Blood Donor Day | Health | Monday, December 18, 2023 |
Christmas | Christian | Monday, December 25, 2023 |
Holiday/Celebration | Community Group | Date |
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New Year’s Day | United States Federal Holiday | Monday, January 1, 2024 |
Orthodox Christmas | Christian Orthodox |
Saturday, January 7, 2024 |
Human Trafficking Awareness Day | Sexual Assault | Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
Korean-American Day | Korean Americans | Saturday, January 13, 2024 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | United States Holiday | Monday, January 15, 2024 |
Lunar New Year | Asian |
Saturday, February 10, 2024 Year of the Dragon |
Ash Wednesday |
Christian |
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 |
Lent |
Christian |
Begins Wednesday, February 14, 2024 and ends Saturday, March 30, 2024 |
Civil Liberties Day of Remembrance |
Civics | Monday, February, 19, 2024 |
President’s Day |
United States Holiday |
Monday, February, 19, 2024 |
Maha Shivaratri |
Hindi |
Friday, March 8, 2024 |
Ramadan | Muslim |
Begins Sunday, March 10, 2024, and ends Monday, April 8, 2024 |
Purim | Jewish |
Begins Saturday, March 23, 2024 ends Sunday, March 24, 2024 |
Holi | Hindi |
Monday, March 25, 2024 |
Good Friday | Christian |
Friday, March 29, 2024 |
Viet Nam Veteran's Day | Military | Saturday, March 30, 2024 |
Cesar Chavez Day | Civics/LatinX Heritage | Sunday, March 31, 2024 |
Easter |
Christian |
Sunday, March 31, 2024 |
Holiday/Celebration | Community Group | Date |
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Ramadan | Muslim | Begins Sunday, March 10, 2024, and ends Monday, April 8, 2024 |
Lailat Ul Qadr | Muslim | Saturday, April 6, 2024 |
Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day | Military Connected Families | Tuesday, April 9, 2024 |
Mother Joseph Day |
Health |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
Ram Navami |
Hindu |
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
Passover (Pesach) |
Jewish |
Begins Monday, April 22, 2024 and ends Tuesday, April 30, 2024 |
Dolores Huerta Day | Civics | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
Orthodox Good Friday |
Christian Orthodox | Friday, May 3, 2024 |
Orthodox Easter | Christian Orthodox |
Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
Memorial Day | U.S. Federal Holiday |
Monday, May 27, 2024 |
Shavuot | Jewish |
Begins Tuesday, June 11, 2024 and ends Thursday, June 13, 2024 |
Juneteenth | African American |
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
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