Dates and Informational Links

Winter to Spring Holidays and Observances

We acknowledge that the list is not comprehensive and welcome feedback of other dates for consideration. To suggest changes or request a holiday or observance to be added to the list,  please submit using the Holidays and Observances request form.

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Winter - Spring 2025

Holidays and Observances

Date

New Year's Day – Earned UMB Leave

January 1, 2025

Orthodox Christmas

January 7, 2025

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday—Earned UMB Leave

January 20, 2025

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 27, 2025

Lunar New Year

 

Many Asian cultures celebrate Lunar New Year with lasting but varying traditions, customs, and beliefs.

January 29, 2025

Lincoln’s Birthday (Former)—Earned UMB Leave

February 12, 2025

Black History Month

February 1-28, 2025

World Hijab Day

February 1, 2025

Parinirvana Day (Nirvana Day)

February 15, 2025

President's Day—Earned UMB Leave

February 17, 2025

Ash Wednesday

March 5, 2025

Lent

March 5-April 17, 2025

Maha Shivaratri

February 25-Feb 26, 2025

Purim

March 13-March 14, 2025

Women's History Month

March 1-31, 2025

Ramadan

February 28-March 30, 2025

Holi

March 14, 2025

Maryland Day (Former)—Earned UMB Leave

March 25, 2025

Good Friday (Former)—Earned UMB Leave

April 18, 2025

Easter

April 20, 2025

Laylatul al-Qadr

March 27, 2025

Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

March 30-March 31, 2025

Ram Navami

April 6, 2025

Arab American Heritage Month

April 1-30, 2025

*Passover (Pesach)

 

No work permitted on April 13 - 14 and April 19 - 20. Work is permitted only on April 15 - 18 with certain restrictions.

April 12-April 20, 2025

Orthodox Good Friday

April 18, 2025

Orthodox Easter (Pascha)

April 20, 2025

Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 1-May 31, 2025

Memorial Day—Earned UMB Leave

May 26, 2025

 

Summer Holidays and Observances

We acknowledge that the list is not comprehensive and welcome feedback of other dates for consideration. To suggest changes or request a holiday or observance to be added to the list,  please submit using the Holidays and Observances request form.

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Summer 2025

 

Holidays and Observances

Date

*Shavuot

 

No work is permitted

June 1-June 3, 2025

Juneteenth—Earned UMB Leave

June 19, 2025

Pride Month

June 1-30, 2025

Gubernatorial Election

 

Hajj

June 4-July 9, 2025

Caribbean American Heritage Month

June 1-20, 2025

Eid al-Adha (Eid ul-Adha)

June 6-June 10, 2025

Independence Day—Earned UMB Leave

July 4, 2025

Muharram (Al Hijrah New Year)

June 26-June 27, 2025

Ashura

July 5-July 6, 2025

Fall to Winter Holidays and Observances

 *We acknowledge that the list is not comprehensive and welcome feedback of other dates for consideration. To suggest changes or request a holiday or observance to be added to the list,  please submit using the Holidays and Observances request form.

External link disclaimer: The links below are not UMB content and we have done our best to verify accuracy.

Fall to Winter 2025

 

Holidays and Observances

Date

Krishna Janmashtami

August 6, 2025

Labor Day—Earned UMB Leave

September 1, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15-October 15, 2025

*Rosh Hashanah (New Year)

 

No work is permitted

September 22-September 24, 2025

*Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

 

No work is permitted

October 1-October 2, 2025

LGBTQIA+ History Month

October 1-31, 2025

*Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)

 

No work is permitted

October 6-October 13, 2025

*Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah

 

No work is permitted

October 13-October 15, 2025

Indigenous People's Day—Earned UMB Leave

October 13, 2025

Navratri

September 22, 2025

Dussehra

October 2, 2025

Diwali

October 20-21, 2025

Native American Heritage Month

November 1-30, 2025

General Election Day

November 4, 2025

Mawlid-al-Nabi (birthday of Muhammad)

 

Celebrated around the world on various dates, September 4, 5, 6, 8

September 4-September 8, 2025

Veteran's Day—Earned UMB Leave

November 11, 2025

Thanksgiving—Earned UMB Leave

November 27, 2022

American Indian Heritage Day

November 28, 2025

World AIDS Day

December 1, 2025

Hanukkah (Chanukah)

December 14-22, 2025

Christmas Eve

December 24, 2025

Christmas Day—Earned UMB Leave

December 25, 2025

Kwanzaa

December 26, 2025-January 1, 2026

New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2025