Religious and Cultural Events

The following list includes input from BMC student leaders based on their identification of dates that would most impact their college experiences. This impact may include, but is not limited to, student fasting, attending services, or going home to be with family. Our intent is to provide community members with a list that is easy to access and raises awareness of the communities of faith and cultural experiences on campus.

Academic Considerations: While ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ´«Ã½ does not cancel classes for any religious holidays, it respects its students' right to observe important holidays. Class absences around a religious holiday should be excused. Anything the faculty can do to help students make up work they miss because of such absences would be appreciated. If possible, it is recommended that tests and assignments not be scheduled on or very near holidays.

We invite you to please be mindful of the below BOLDED cultural and religious holiday dates during this coming academic year by avoiding, when possible, any overlapping scheduling of important campus meetings or events for our broader community.

Have a suggestion for this list? Contact The Impact Center for Community, Equity, and Understanding: 610-526-6592 or impactcenter@brynmawr.edu

Religious and Cultural Events

Observances 2025-2026
Labor Day Sept. 1
Rosh Hashanah* Sept. 22-24
Yom Kippur* Oct. 1-2
Indigenous Peoples' Day Oct. 13
Sukkot* Oct. 6-13
National Immigrants Day Oct. 28
Undocumented Visibility Week Oct. 27-31
Diwali Oct. 20
First-Gen Celebration Week Nov. 3-7
Election Day Nov. 4
Transgender Awareness Week Nov. 13-19
Thanksgiving  Nov. 27
International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dec. 3
Hanukkah* Dec. 14-22
Christmas Dec. 25
Kwanzaa Dec. 26-Jan. 1
New Year's Day (Observed) Jan. 1
Orthodox Christmas Jan. 7
Martin Luther King Day (Observed) Jan. 19
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jan. 27
Lunar New Year Feb. 17
Ramadan* Feb. 17-March 19
Ash Wednesday Feb. 18
Purim*  March 2-3
Holi March 4
Eid al-Fitr (U.S.)* March 19-20
Passover* April 1-9
Good Friday April 3
Easter April 5
Orthodox Easter April 12
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ´«Ã½ Undergraduate Commencement May 16
Memorial Day May 25
Shavuot* May 21-23
Juneteenth (Observed) June 19
Independence Day (Observed July 3
Tisha B'av* July 22-23
*=begins at sundown/nightfall