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Holidays and Heritage Months

Holidays and Heritage Months Programs

Join us in celebrating major holidays and heritage months! These events are meant to serve as a recognition and celebration of what is important to you and as an opportunity to learn about new cultures and traditions. These events are open to all who are interested in learning more.

Each faculty head of house and college will host at least one event in their residential community. The rest will be hosted by Residential Colleges. The holidays and heritage months to be celebrated during the 2025-2026 academic year are as follows:

September

Latinx Heritage Month - Celebration hosted by Moore College
Rosh Hashanah - Celebration hosted by West House

October

LGBTQ+ History Month - Celebration hosted by Crawford House
Indigenous Peoples' Day - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
Mid-Autumn Festival - Celebration hosted by Nicholas S. Zeppos College
Diwali - Celebration hosted by Hank Ingram House

November

Native American Heritage Month - Celebration hosted by Stambaugh House

December

Hannukah - Celebration hosted by North House
Christmas - Celebration hosted by Gillette House
Kwanzaa - Celebration hosted by Murray House

February

Black History Month - Celebration hosted by Sutherland House
Lunar New Year - Celebration hosted by  E. Bronson Ingram College

March

Women's History Month - Celebration hosted by Memorial House
Holi - Celebration hosted by Rothschild College
Eid al-Fitr - Celebration hosted by Warren College

April

Arab American Heritage Month - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
Easter - Celebration hosted by East House
Passover - Celebration hosted by Oliver C. Carmichael College

Registered Student Organization Programs

Registered student organizations looking to promote their community month events to the broader Vanderbilt community are encouraged to explore the Student Affairs VUnity newsletter. Details can be found on the Belonging & Communities webpage, or by contacting studentbelonging@vanderbilt.edu.
 
In addition, all campus-wide celebrations are featured on the Student Affairs Community Celebrations Calendar.