RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES CALENDAR
Calendar of religious observances
The calendars below list many religious holidays in the current academic year.
- Please note that some dates may vary — in some cases significantly — due to differences across communities, regions, time zones and calendar systems.
- The absence of a specific date on this list does not indicate that an observance is ineligible for accommodation.
- An asterisk next to the date means that the observance starts at sundown on the day prior to the listed date.
Get in touch if you have questions about these or other religious holidays and observances: mfsc@concordia.ca
Summer 2025
Date |
Observance |
Religion/Faith Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Baltane | Paganism & Wicca |
| May 12 | Wesak | Buddhism |
| June 2* - 3 | Shavuot | Judaism |
| June 6* - 10 | Eid el-Adha | Islam |
| August 3* | Tisha B'va | Judaism |
| August 16 | Krishna Janmashtami | Hinduism |
Fall 2025
Date |
Observance |
Religion/Faith Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| September 23* - 24 | Rosh Hashanah | Judaism |
| October 2* | Yom Kippur | Judaism |
| October 7* - 15 | Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah | Judaism |
| October 20 | Diwali | Hinduism |
| October 20 | Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas | Sikhism |
| December 15* - 22 | Hannukkah | Judaism |
Winter 2026
Date |
Observance |
Religion/Faith Tradition |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Feast of Nativity/Orthodox Christmas | Christianity |
| February 17 | Lunar New Year | Budhhism (also Cultural) |
| February 17* - March 20 | Ramadan | Islam |
| February 18 | Ash Wednesday | Christianity |
| March 3* | Purim | Judaism |
| March 19* - 22 | Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
| March 20 | Naw Ruz/Nowruz | Baha'i & Zoroastrian |
| April 2* - 9 | Passover | Judaism |
| April 5 | Easter | Christianity (Catholic & Protestant) |
| April 10 | Holy Friday | Christianity (Orthodox) |
| April 12 | Pascha | Christianity (Orthodox) |
| April 14 | Vaisakhi | Sikhism & Hinduism |
