2024 - 2025 Religious Holidays Schedule
| ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25 | ||
| HOLIDAY | FAITH | DATE(S) |
| Tisha B'Av | Judaism | Evening of Mon, Aug 12, 2024 - Tue, Aug 13, 2024 |
| Muharram | Islam | July 7, 2024 |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Hinduism | August 26, 2024 |
| Paryushan-Parva | Jainism | Sat, Aug 31, 2024 – Sat, Sep 7, 2024 |
| Mawlid al-Nabi (Sunni) | Islam | Evening of Sat, Sep 14, 2024 – Sun, Sep 15, 2024 |
| Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Sunni) | Islam | Evening of Sat, Sep 14, 2024 – Sun, Sep 15, 2024 |
| Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Shia) | Islam | September 16, 2024 |
| Rosh Hashanah* | Judaism | Wed, Oct 2, 2024 – Fri, Oct 4, 2024 |
| Yom Kippur* | Judaism | Fri, Oct 11, 2024 – Sat, Oct 12, 2024 |
| Sukkot* | Judaism | Evening of Wed, Oct 16, 2024 – Wed, Oct 23, 2024 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Judaism | Evening of Wed, Oct 23, 2024 – Fri, Oct 25, 2024 |
| Simchat Torah* | Judaism | Evening of Thu, Oct 24, 2024 – Fri, Oct 25, 2024 |
| Diwali | Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism | Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 6:22 AM – Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 8:46 AM |
| Birth of the Báb* | Bahá’í | November 2, 2024 |
| Birth of Bahá’u’lláh* | Bahá’í | November 3, 2024 |
| Hanukkah | Judaism | Evening of Wed, Dec 25, 2024 – Thu, Jan 2, 2025 |
| Christmas | Christianity | December 25 |
| Kwanzaa | Interfaith / African-American | Tue, Dec 26, 2024 – Mon, Jan 1, 2025 |
| Gantan-sai | Shinto | January 1 |
| Feast of the Epiphany | Christianity | January 6 |
| Eastern Orthodox Christmas (Julian Calendar) | Orthodox Christianity | January 7th |
| Sankranti | Hinduism | January 14, 2025 |
| Lunar New Year | Confucianism / Taoism / Buddhism | January 29, 2025 |
| Ash Wednesday | Christianity | March 5, 2025 |
| Eastern Orthodox Beginning of Lent | Orthodox Christian | March 3 to April 19, 2025 |
| Purim | Judaism | March 13, 2025 – March 14, 2025 |
| Holi - Festival of Colors | Hinduism | March 14, 2025 |
| ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) 19 day fast | Bahá’í | March 1 – 19, 2025 |
| Nowruz* | Bahá’í | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 23rd Night of Ramadan | Islam | March 22, 2025 |
| Eid al-Fitr (date can vary by a day) | Islam | March 29, 2025 – March 30, 2025 |
| Ramadan begins | Islam | February 28, 2025 – March 30, 2025 |
| Mahavira-Jayanti | Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism | April 10, 2025 |
| Passover* | Judaism | April 12, 2025 – Sun, April 20, 2025 |
| Palm Sunday | Christianity | April 13, 2025 |
| Baisakhi | Sikhism | April 14, 2025 |
| Good Friday | Christianity | April 18, 2025 |
| Holy Friday | Orthodox Christianity | April 18, 2025 |
| Easter | Christianity | April 20, 2025 |
| First Day of Ridvan* | Baha’i | Apr 20, 2025 – Sun, Apr 21, 2025 |
| Ninth Day of Ridván* | Bahá’í | Apr 28, 2025 – Mon, Apr 29, 2025 |
| Twelfth Day of Ridván | Bahá’í | Evening of Wed, May 1, 2025 – Thu, May 2, 2025 |
| Last day of Ridvan | Bahá’í | May 2, 2025 |
| Declaration of the Báb | Bahá’í | Evening of Wed, May 22, 2025 – Thu, May 23, 2025 |
| Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh | Bahá’í | Evening of Mon, May 27, 2025 – Tue, May 28, 2025 |
| Shavuot | Judaism | Evening of June 1, 2025 – June 3, 2025 |
| Juneteenth | Interfaith / African-American | June 19, 2025 |
| Pentecost | Christianity | June 8, 2025 |
| Eid al-Adha | Islam | Fri, June 6, 2025 – June 7, 2025 |
*These holidays have been designated non-work days by the religions that celebrate them.
Reference our religious observation policy here.
If there is a holiday you feel should be on this calendar and is currently not, please email provostsoffice@tc.columbia.edu.
Religious Holiday Calendar
Sunny day in the TC courtyard.