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Cyr Hall • University of Maine at Fort Kent • 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743

Holiday Schedule: Fiscal Year 2021

HOLIDAYS DAY/DATE DAY/DATE ALLOWED**
2020
Independence Day* Saturday, July 4 Friday, July 3
Labor Day* Monday, September 7 Monday, September 7
Indigenous Peoples' Day** Monday, October 12 Monday, October 12
Veteran's Day** Wednesday, November 11 Wednesday, November 11
Thanksgiving Day* Thursday, November 26 Thursday, November 26
Day After Thanksgiving* Friday, November 27 Friday, November 27
Christmas Day* Friday, December 25 Friday, December 25
2021
New Year's Day* Friday, January 1 Friday, January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day** Monday, January 18 Monday, January 18
Presidents' Day** Monday, February 15 Monday, February 15
Patriot's Day** Monday, April 19 Monday, April 19
Memorial Day* Monday, May 31 Monday, May 31

For planning purposes please note the following important religious holidays:

  • Eid al Adha - July 30-31, 2020 (Islam)
  • Rosh Hashanah - September 18-20, 2020 (sundown) (Jewish)
  • Yom Kippur - September 27-28, 2020 (Jewish)
  • Diwali – Deepavali - November 14, 2020 (Hindu-Sikh-Jain)
  • Good Friday – April 2, 2021 (Christian)
  • Ramadan begins - April 12, 2021 (Islam)
  • Eid al Fitr - May 12-13, 2021 (Islam)

*Premium holiday pay; refer to collective bargaining agreements or employee handbooks.
**Employees represented by collective bargaining agents will be governed by the provisions of their collective bargaining agreements.

It is important to remember that our faculty, staff, and students are from varied religious and cultural backgrounds which serve to enrich and strengthen our community. Any event scheduled on a major religious or cultural holiday can send a message of insensitivity or exclusivity to staff and students who cannot participate that day due to their religious beliefs. Therefore, please remind staff to avoid scheduling important meetings, exams, or other essential events on such dates whenever possible and to accommodate the observance of religious traditions for those staff and students who need to be absent for religious holidays throughout the year.