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2025-2026 Multicultural Calendar

Instructional Calendars

2025 – 2026 Multicultural Calendar

We are supportive and engaged in the continual education of our staff & students around the traditions of the communities we serve and work to be inclusive of all students. The intent of this calendar is to assist staff in planning and developing their curriculum, class/school events and assessments during the school year.

 

WCSD Instructional Calendar

Holiday/Observance Religious Group Dates Additional Notes
Janmashtami Hindu August 16  
Labor Day - September 1 School Holiday
Mawlid al-Nabi (Birthday of Mohammad) Islamic September 5 Observance begins at sundown on September 4th.
Rosh Hashanah Jewish October 22-24 Observance begins at sundown on October 22nd.
Navratri/Dussehra Hindu September 22 – October 2 Dussehra is celebrated on October 2nd at the end of Navratri.
Yom Kippur Jewish October 2 Observance begins at sundown on October 1st.
Indigenous Peoples Day - October 13  
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Jewish October 6-13 Observance begins at sundown on October 6th.
Shemini Atzeret Jewish October 13-15 Observance begins at sundown on October 13th.
Simchat Torah Jewish October 15 Observance begins at sundown on October 14th.
Diwali Hindu October 20  
All Saints Day Christian November 1  
Veterans Day - November 11 School Holiday
Thanksgiving Day - November 27 School Holiday
Native American Heritage Day - November 28 School Not in Session
Bodhi Day Buddhist December 8  
Hanukkah (Chanukah) Jewish December 14-22 Observance begins at sundown on December 14th.
Christmas Day Christian December 25 School Holiday
Kwanzaa - December 26 - January 1 School Not in Session
New Year's Day - January 1 School Holiday
Orthodox Christmas Christian Orthodox January 7  
Martin Luther King Day - January 19 School Holiday
Maha Shivaratri Hindu February 15  
Presidents Day - February 16 School Holiday
Lunar New Year - February 17  
Ramadan Islamic February 17 – March 19 Observance begins at sundown on February 17th.
Ash Wednesday Christian February 18  
Lent Christian Orthodox February 18 – April 4  
Purim Jewish March 3 Observance begins at sundown on March 2nd.
Holi Hindu March 4  
Lailat al-Qadr Islamic March 16  
Nowruz Baha’i March 20  
Eid al-Fitr Islamic March 20 Observance begins at sundown on March 19th.
Rama Navami Hindu March 26  
Passover (Pesach) Jewish April 1-9 Observance begins at sundown on April 1st.
Good Friday Christian April 3  
Easter Christian April 5  
Orthodox Good Friday Christian Orthodox April 10  
Orthodox Easter Christian Orthodox April 12  
Shavuot Jewish May 21-23 Observance begins at sundown on May 21st.
Memorial Day - May 25 School Holiday
Eid al-Adha Islamic May 26-27 Observance begins at sundown on May 26th.
Juneteenth - June 19  
Muharram Islamic June 16-17  
Independence Day - July 4  


Note: Some of these dates are not fixed to a calendar but based on the actual sighting of the moon and therefore there may be some variance by day.
* Jewish, Islamic, and Bahá’í holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the first date shown.