Schedule of Holidays & Intersession Days
September 2025 through August 2026
| Date Observed | Holiday or Intersession Days | Day of Week |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2025 | Labor Day | Monday |
| October 13, 2025 | Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Monday |
| November 11 2025 | Veterans Day* | Tuesday |
| November 27, 2025 | Thanksgiving Day | Thursday |
| November 28, 2025 | Day after Thanksgiving | Friday |
| December 24, 2025 | Intersession | Wednesday |
| December 25, 2025 | Christmas Day | Thursday |
| December 26, 2025 | Intersession | Friday |
| December 29, 2025 | Intersession | Monday |
| December 30, 2025 | Intersession | Tuesday |
| December 31, 2025 | Intersession | Wednesday |
| January 1, 2026 | New Year’s Day | Thursday |
| January 2, 2026 | Intersession | Friday |
| January 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday |
| February 16, 2026 | Presidents' Day | Monday |
| April 20, 2026 | Patriots' Day | Monday |
| May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day | Monday |
| June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth | Friday |
| July 3, 2026 | Independence Day | Friday |
*Classes will be held on November 11, 2025, (Veterans Day). Therefore, essential employees will be required to work.
Boston University will observe an intersession holiday period starting on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026.
For information regarding holiday pay and compensatory time off, non-represented employees should consult the Employee Handbook and represented employees should consult their collective bargaining agreements.
Questions regarding this schedule and related policies and procedures should be referred to the Human Resources Service Center at 617-353-2380.