Holiday and Observances Calendar

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:

  • All Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.
  • Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by a day.

Celebations, Holidays, and Observances 2022-2023

Holiday/Celebration Name Community Group Date
Independence Day United States

Monday July 4, 2022
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 (Observed)

Muharram (Al Hijrah New Year)
Islamic
Tuesday, July 18, 0222 / Ends Wednesday, July 19, 2022
Korean War Veteran's Armistice Day Military Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Purple Heart Recipient Recognition Day Military Sunday, August 7, 2022
Janmashtami Hindu Thursday, August 18, 2022 /Ends Friday, August 19
Holiday/Celebration Community Group Date
Marcus Whitman Day Historical Figure Sunday, September 4, 2021
Labor Day
Labor/Unions Monday, September 5, 2022
Public Lands Day
Recreation
SaturdaySeptember 24, 2022
Rosh Hashana Jewish
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Ends TuesdaySeptember 27, 2022
Navaratri/Dassehra Hindu
MondaySeptember 26, 2022
Ends Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Yom Kippur Jewish
TuesdayOctober 4, 2022
Ends WednesdayOctober 5, 2022
Mawlid-al-Nabi (birthday of Mohammad) Islamic
Friday, October 7, 2022
Ends Saturday, October 8, 2022
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish
SundayOctober 9, 2022
Ends Sunday, October 16, 2022
Washington State Children's Day Parents Sunday, October 9, 2022
Indigenous People’s Day
Indigenous
MondayOctober 10, 2022
Columbus Day Historical Figure MondayOctober 10, 2022
Shmini Atzeret Jewish
Sunday, October 16
Ends Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Simchat Torah
Jewish
MondayOctober 17, 2022
Ends TuesdayOctober 18, 2022
Diwali Hindu
Monday, October 24, 2022
Veteran’s Day United States Federal Holiday
Friday, November 11, 2022
Thanksgiving American
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Pearl Harbor Day
Military
WednesdayDecember 7, 2022
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish
Sunday, December 18
Ends Monday, December 26, 2022
Blood Donor Day Health Sunday, December 18, 2022
Christmas Christian
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Holiday/Celebration Community Group Date
New Year’s Day United States Federal Holiday
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Orthodox Christmas Christian Orthodox
SaturdayJanuary 7, 2023
Human Trafficking Awareness Day Sexual Assualt Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Korean-American Day Korean Americans Friday, January 13, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Day  United States Holiday
Monday, January 16, 2023
Lunar New Year  Asian Holiday
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Maha Shivaratri
Hindi
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Civil Liberties Day of Remembrance Civics Sunday, February 19, 2023
President’s Day United States Holiday
Monday, February 20, 2023
Ash Wednesday Christian
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Lent Christian
Wednesday, February 22
Ends Thursday, April 6, 2023
Purim Jewish
Monday, March 6, 2023
Ends Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Holi Hindi
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Viet Nam Veteran's Day Military March 29, 2023
Cesar Chavez Day Civics/LatinX Heritage
Friday, March 31, 2023
Ramadan Muslim
WednesdayMarch 22, 2023
Ends Friday, April 21, 2023
Holiday/Celebration Community Group Date
Ramadan Muslim
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Ends Friday, April 21, 2023
Ram Navami
Hindu
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Passover (Pesach)
Jewish
WednesdayApril 5
Ends Thursday, April 13, 2023
Prisoner of War Recognition Day Military Sunday, April 9, 2023
Easter
Christian Sunday, April 9, 2023
Dolores Huerta Day Civics Monday, April 10
Good Friday Christian
Friday, April 7, 2023
Orthodox Good Friday
Christian Orthodox
FridayApril 14, 2023
Mother Joseph Day Health Sunday, April 16, 2023
Orthodox Easter Christian Orthodox
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Lailat Ul Qadr Muslim April 17, 2023
Shavuot Jewish
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Ends Saturday, May 27, 2023
Memorial Day U.S. Federal Holiday
Monday, May 29, 2023
Juneteenth African American
Monday, June 19, 2023

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