Holiday Calendar

Plan for the upcoming years using our multi year institutional Holiday and Interfaith calendars.

Champlain College has a generous benefit of 16 paid holidays per fiscal year. Our calendar outlines the staff holidays for last year, the current year and next year.

Additionally, a Multiyear Interfaith Calendar is provided. Through our Interfaith Calendar, we hope to bring awareness to and acknowledge the number of spiritual and religious traditions practiced during the year. View the Interfaith calendar.

Floating holidays may be used in a similar fashion as personal or vacation days.

As always, departmental and student needs should be met and adjustments made where employees are required to work to fulfill these responsibilities.

Holiday Calendar

Staff Holidays 2024 2025 2026
Independence Day July 4, 5 July 4 July 4, observed on 3
Indigenous Peoples Day October 14 October 13 October 12
Thanksgiving Holiday November 27, 28, 29 November 26, 27, 28 November 25, 26, 27
Winter Holiday December *23, 24, 25 December 24, 25 December 24, 25
Semester Break – Additional Days December 26, 27, 30, 31 December 26, 29, 30, 31 December 28, 29, 30, 31
2025 2026 2027
New Year’s Holiday January 1 January 1 January 1
MLK January 20 January 19 January 18
Memorial Day Holiday May 26 May 25 May 31
Juneteenth June 19 June 19 June 19, observed on 18
Floating Holiday(s) 0 floaters 1 floater 1 floater

*Additional holiday date added by the President.

Floating Holiday amounts are updated as of July 1 of each year.

Interfaith Calendar

(*) means the observance begins the night before
(+) means fasting or abstaining from certain foods is involved
(@) means work restrictions
(☆) means families usually gather

  • Holiday Faith 2024 2025 2026
    Krishna Janmashtami + Hinduism Aug 26 Aug 15 Sep 4 Dates may vary
    Paryushana Parva ☆+ Jainism Aug 31-Sept 7 Aug 20-27 Sep 8-15
    Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi Hinduism Sept 7 Aug 26 Sep 14
    Onam Hinduism Sep 14 Sep 5 Aug 26
    Mawlid al-Nabi Islam Sep 16 Sep 5 Aug 26 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Mabon Paganism Sept 22 Sept 22 Sept 22
    Rosh Hashanah *☆ Judaism Oct 3-4 Sep 23-24 Sep 12-13 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Navratri + Hinduism Oct 3-12 Sep 22-Oct 1 Oct 11-20 Dates may vary
    Durga Puja Hinduism Oct 8-12 Sep 27-Oct 1 Oct 16-20
    Yom Kippur *☆+ Judaism Oct 12 Oct 2 Sep 21 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Dussehra* Hinduism Oct 12 Oct 2 Oct 20
    Sukkot *☆ Judaism Oct 17-23 Oct 7-13 Sep 26-Oct 2 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Karwa Chauth Hinduism Oct 19 Oct 9 Oct 28
    Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah *☆ Judaism Oct 24-25 Oct 14-15 Oct 3-4 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Diwali Jainism, Hinduism, Sikhism Oct 31 Oct 20 Nov 8 Dates may vary
    Diwali Hinduism Nov 1 Oct 20 Nov 8
    Samhain Paganism Nov 1 Nov 1 Nov 1 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Dia de los Muertos Mesoamerican Nov 1-2 Nov 1-2 Nov 1-2
    Twin Holy Birthdays (Báb & Bahá’u’lláh)* Bahá’í Faith Nov 2-3 Oct 22-23 Nov 10-11 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti Sikhism Nov 15 Nov 5 Nov 24
    Day of the Covenant Bahá’í Faith Nov 25 Nov 25 Nov 26 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Bahá’í Faith Nov 27 Nov 27 Nov 28 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Bodhi Day Buddhism Dec 8 Dec 8 Dec 8
    Gita Jayanti Hinduism Dec 11 Nov 30 Dec 19
  • Holiday Faith 2024 2025 2026
    Yule Paganism Dec 21 Dec 21 Dec 21
    Christmas ☆ Christianity Dec 25 Dec 25 Dec 25
    Zarathosht Diso Zoroastrian Dec 26 Dec 26 Dec 26
    Kwanzaa African American Dec 26-Jan 1 Dec 26-Jan 1 Dec 26-Jan 1
    Hanukkah Judaism Dec 26-Jan 2 Dec 15-22 Dec 3-12 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Oshogatsu/Gantan-Sai (New Year) Shintoism Jan 1, 2025 Jan 1, 2026 Jan 1, 2027
    Asara B’Tevet+ Judaism Jan 10, 2025 Dec 30 Dec 20
  • Holiday Faith 2025 2026 2027
    Orthodox Christmas Orthodox Christian Jan 7 Jan 7 Jan 7
    Lohri Hinduism, Sikhism Jan 13 Jan 13 Jan 13
    Makar Sankranti Hinduism Jan 14 Jan 14 Jan 14
    Pongal Hinduism Jan 14 Jan 14 Jan 14
    Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Sikhism Jan 6 Dec 26, 2025 Jan 14
    Imbolc Paganism Feb 2 Feb 2 Feb 2 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Lailat-ul-Miraj Islam Jan 27 Jan 16 Dec 26, 2026 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Lunar New Year ☆ Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism Jan 29 Feb 17 Feb 6
    Vasant Panchami Hinduism Feb 2 Jan 23 Feb 11
    Ash Wednesday + Christianity Mar 5 Feb 18 Feb 10
    Magha Puja Day Buddhism Feb 12 Mar 3 Feb 21 Dates may vary
    Lailat-ul-Bara’at Islam Feb 14 Feb 3 Jan 24 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Ayyám-i-Há Bahá’í Faith Feb 25-28 Feb 25-Mar 1 Feb 26-Mar 1 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Nineteen Day Fast + Bahá’í Faith Mar 1-19 Mar 2-20 Mar 2-20 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Maha Shivaratri+ Hinduism Feb 26 Feb 15 Mar 6
    Ramadan + Islam Mar 1- 30 Feb 18-Mar 19 Feb 8-Mar 9 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Ostara Paganism Mar 20 Mar 20 Mar 20
    Naw-Rúz Zoroastrianism, Bahá’í Faith Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 21 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Ta’anit Esther + Judaism Mar 13 Mar 2 Mar 23
    Purim * Judaism Mar 14 Mar 3 Mar 24 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Holi + Hinduism Mar 14 Mar 3 Mar 22
    Good Friday + Christianity / Orthodox Apr 18/Apr 18 Apr 3/Apr 10 Mar 26/Apr 30
    Easter / Pascha (Easter) ☆ Christianity / Orthodox Apr 20/Apr 20 Apr 5/Apr 12 Mar 28/May 2
    Ugadi Hinduism Mar 29 Mar 19 Apr 7
    Eid-ul-Fitr Islam Mar 30-31 Mar 19-20 Mar 9-10 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Baisakhi/Vaisakhi (New Year) Sikhism, Hinduism Apr 13 Apr 13 Apr 14
    Ram Navami Hinduism Apr 5 Mar 26 Apr 14
    Hanuman Jayanti Hinduism Apr 12 Apr 1 Apr 20
    Riḍván * Bahá’í Faith Apr 20-May 1 Apr 21-May 2 Apr 21-May 2 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Mahavir Jayanti Jainism Apr 10 Mar 30 Apr 18 Dates may vary
    Pesach (Passover) *☆+ Judaism Apr 13-20 Apr 2-9 Apr 22-29 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Beltane Paganism May 1 May 1 May 1 Observance begins sundown the day before
  • Holiday Faith 2025 2026 2027
    Vesak/Visakha Puja (Buddha Day) Buddhism May 12 May 1 May 20 Dates may vary
    Declaration of the Báb * Bahá’í Faith May 23 May 24 May 24 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh * Bahá’í Faith May 28 May 29 May 29 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Shavuot *☆ Judaism June 2-3 May 22-23 Jun 11-12 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Eid-ul-Adha ☆ Islam June 6-7 May 26-27 May 16-17 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Litha/Midsummer Paganism June 20 June 21 June 21
    Martyrdom of The Báb* Bahá’í Faith July 9 July 10 July 10 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Ashura+ Islam July 6 June 26 June 15 Observance begins sundown the day before
    Lammas (Lughnasadh) Paganism Aug 1 Aug 1 Aug 1
    Raksha Bandhan Hinduism Aug 8 Aug 27 Aug 16
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