Calendar of Holidays and Religious Observances
SPRING 2022
HOLIDAY OR OBSERVANCE | DATES | RELIGION/ROLE | NOTES/CAMPUS CLOSURES |
New Year's Day |
January 1 |
National Holiday (U.S., Canada) |
All campuses closed |
Epiphany (Three King's Day) |
January 6 |
Christian |
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Orthodox Christmas |
January 7 |
Christian Orthodox |
|
Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
January 17 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
U.S. campuses closed |
Lunar New Year (China) |
February 1 |
Chinese Holiday |
|
Family Day |
February 20 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
President's Day (Washington's Birthday) |
February 21 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
U.S. campuses closed |
Maha Shivaratri |
February 28 |
Hindu |
|
Isra and Mi'raj (night) |
February 28 |
Islamic |
|
Ash Wednesday/Beginning of Lent |
March 2 |
Christian |
|
Losar (Tibetan New Year) |
March 3 |
Buddhist |
|
Purim |
March 16 – 17 |
Jewish |
|
Holi |
March 17 – 18 |
Hindu |
|
Chaitra Navratri |
April 1 – April 10 |
Hindu |
|
Ramadan |
April 2 – May 1 |
Islamic |
|
Qingming Festival |
April 5 |
National Holiday (China) |
|
Songkran Festival (Thai New Year) |
April 13 – 15 |
Buddhist |
|
Passover (Pesach) |
April 15 – April 22 |
Jewish |
*The first two and last two days of Passover are observed as full holy days, with restrictions on work and travel. |
Good Friday |
April 15 |
Christian |
Vancouver campus closed |
Easter |
April 17 |
Christian |
|
Easter Monday |
April 18 |
Christian |
Vancouver campus closed |
Holy Saturday |
April 23 |
Christian Orthodox |
|
Orthodox Easter |
April 24 |
Christian Orthodox |
|
New Monday |
April 25 |
Christian Orthodox |
|
May Day (Labor Day) |
May 1 |
National Holiday (China) |
|
SUMMER 2022
HOLIDAY OR OBSERVANCE | DATES | RELIGION/ROLE | NOTES/CAMPUS CLOSURES |
Eid al-Fitr (Feast of breaking the Fast) |
May 3 – 5 |
Islamic |
|
Shavuot |
June 5 – 6 |
Jewish |
|
Victoria Day |
May 23 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
Memorial Day |
May 30 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
U.S. campuses closed |
Dragon Boat Festival |
June 3 – 5 |
Holiday (China) |
|
Canada Day |
July 1 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
Independence Day |
July 4 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
U.S. campuses closed |
Day of Arafat |
July 8 – 9 |
Islamic |
|
Eid al-Adha |
July 9 – 10 |
Islamic |
|
Tzom Tammuz |
July 17 |
Jewish |
|
British Columbia Day |
August 1 |
Holiday (British Columbia) |
Vancouver campus closed |
Tish'a B'Av |
August 6 – 7 |
Jewish |
|
Raksha Bandhan |
August 11 |
Hindu |
|
Krishna Janmashtami |
August 19 |
Hindu |
|
Al Hijri New Year's Day |
August 29 – 30 |
Islamic |
|
FALL 2022
HOLIDAY OR OBSERVANCE | DATES | RELIGION/ROLE | NOTES/CAMPUS CLOSURES |
Labor Day |
September 5 |
National Holiday (U.S., Canada) |
All campuses closed |
Chinese Mid–Autumn Festival |
September 10 |
National Holiday (China) |
|
Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
September 25 – September 27 |
Jewish |
|
Shardiya Navaratri |
September 26 – October 15 |
Hindu |
|
China National Day |
October 1 |
National Holiday (China) |
|
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
October 4 – 5 |
Jewish |
|
Dussehra |
October 5 |
Hindu |
|
Mawlid-al-Nabi (Birthday of Mohammad) |
October 8 |
Islamic |
|
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) |
October 9 – 16 |
Jewish |
|
Indigenous Peoples Day |
October 10 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
U.S. campuses closed |
Thanksgiving (Canada) |
October 10 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
Karwachauth |
October 12 – 13 |
Hindu |
|
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah |
October 16 – 18 |
Jewish |
|
Diwali |
October 24 |
Hindu |
|
Halloween |
October 31 |
Observance |
|
All Soul's Day |
November 2 |
Christian |
|
Veterans Day |
November 11 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
|
Remembrance Day |
November 11 |
National Holiday (Canada) |
Vancouver campus closed |
Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) |
November 24 |
National Holiday (U.S.) |
U.S. campuses closed |
Commemoration Day |
December 1 |
Islamic |
|
UAE National Day |
December 2 – 3 |
National Holiday (UAE) |
|
Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
December 18 – 26 |
Jewish |
|
Christmas Day |
December 25 |
National Holiday (U.S., Canada) |
All campuses closed |
New Year's Eve |
December 31 |
Observance |
All campuses closed |
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