UMS 2026–2027 Holiday Calendar and Religious Observances
University Holiday Calendar
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Labor Day* | Monday, September 7, 2026 |
| Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Veteran’s Day | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving Day* | Thursday, November 26, 2026 |
| Day after Thanksgiving* | Friday, November 27, 2026 |
| Christmas Day* | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| New Year’s Day* | Friday, January 01, 2027 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 18, 2027 |
| President’s Day | Monday, February 15, 2027 |
| Patriot’s Day | Monday, April 19, 2027 |
| Memorial Day* | Monday, May 31, 2027 |
| Juneteenth | Friday, June 18, 2027 |
| Independence Day* | Monday, July 05, 2027 |
| Labor Day* | Monday, September 06, 2027 |
| Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Monday, October 11, 2027 |
| Veterans Day | Thursday, November 11, 2027 |
| Thanksgiving Day* | Thursday, November 25, 2027 |
| Day after Thanksgiving* | Friday, November 26, 2027 |
| Christmas Day* | Friday, December 24, 2027 |
Religious Observances (For Planning Purposes)
| Holiday | Religion | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hashanah | Judaism | Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Friday, October 1, and ends at nightfall on Sunday, October 3, 2027 |
| Yom Kippur | Judaism | Yom Kippur will begin at sunset on Sunday, October 10, and end at nightfall on Monday, October 11, 2027 |
| Diwali – Deepavali | Hinduism/Sikhism/Jainism | October 29, 2027 |
| Ramadan Begins | Islam | Expected to start around evening of Sunday February 7, 2027 and end around March 8, 2027 |
| Eid al Fitr | Islam | Eid al-Fitr in 2027 is expected to be on Tuesday, March 9 – Wednesday, March 10, 2027 |
| Good Friday | Christianity | March 26, 2027 |
| Eid al Adha | Islam | Eid al-Adha in 2027 is expected to be on Sunday, May 16 through Monday, May 17, 2027 |
*Premium holiday pay; refer to collective bargaining agreements or employee handbooks (found on Human Resources front page under Employee Handbooks).
Employees represented by collective bargaining agents will be governed by the provisions of their collective bargaining agreements.
It is important to remember that our faculty, staff, and students are from varied religious and cultural backgrounds which serve to enrich and strengthen our community. Any event scheduled on a major religious or cultural holiday can send a message of insensitivity or exclusivity to staff and students who cannot participate that day due to their religious beliefs. Therefore, please remind staff to avoid scheduling important meetings, exams, or other essential events on such dates whenever possible and to accommodate the observance of religious traditions for those staff and students who need to be absent for religious holidays throughout the year.