This calendar is subject to change. Paid holidays for faculty and staff members are listed on the Harvard information for employees holiday calendar.
| 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juneteenth (HOLIDAY) | June 19 | June 18 | June 18 | June 19 | June 19 |
| Independence Day (HOLIDAY) | Jul 3 | Jul 4 | Jul 5 | Jul 4 | Jul 4 |
| Mid-Career MPA Summer Program | Jul 8-Aug 7 | Jul 7-Aug 6 | Jul 6-Aug 5 | Jul 11-Aug 10 | Jul 10-Aug 9 |
| MPA/ID Program Seminar | Aug 11-29 | Aug 10-28 | Aug 9-27 | Aug 14-Sept 1 | Aug 13-31 |
| MC/MPA Mason Fall Launch | Aug 11-22 | Aug 10-21 | Aug 9-20 | Aug 14-25 | Aug 13-24 |
| MPP Program and MPA Program Orientations | Aug 25-29 | Aug 24-28 | Aug 23-27 | Aug 28-Sept 1 | Aug 27-31 |
| Course preview days | Sept 2-3 | Aug 31-Sept 1 | Aug 30-31 | Sept 5-6 | Sept 4-5 |
| Full-term and Fall 1 classes begin | Sept 4 | Sept 2 | Sept 1 | Sept 7 | Sept 6 |
| Labor Day (HOLIDAY) | Sept 1 | Sept 7 | Sept 6 | Sept 4 | Sept 3 |
| Columbus Day (Federal and State)/Indigenous Peoples' Day (Cambridge) (HOLIDAY) | Oct 13 | Oct 12 | Oct 11 | Oct 9 | Oct 8 |
| Veterans Day (HOLIDAY) | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | Nov 10 | Nov 12 |
| Thanksgiving recess (HOLIDAY) | Nov 26-28 | Nov 25-27 | Nov 24-26 | Nov 22-24 | Nov 21-23 |
| Last day of fall semester | Dec 19 | Dec 18 | Dec 17 | Dec 20 | Dec 20 |
| January session (optional) | Jan 5-16 | Jan 4-15 | Jan 3-14 | Jan 2-12 | Jan 7-18 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (HOLIDAY) | Jan 19 | Jan 18 | Jan 17 | Jan 15 | Jan 21 |
| Course preview days | Jan 22-23 | Jan 21-22 | Jan 20-21 | Jan 18-19 | Jan 24-25 |
| Full-term and Spring 1 classes begin | Jan 26 | Jan 25 | Jan 24 | Jan 22 | Jan 28 |
| Presidents' Day (HOLIDAY) | Feb 16 | Feb 15 | Feb 21 | Feb 19 | Feb 18 |
| Spring break | Mar 14-22 | Mar 13-21 | Mar 13-17 | Mar 12-16 | Mar 18-22 |
| Last day of spring semester | May 15 | May 14 | May 12 | May 11 | May 17 |
| Commencement Week | May 25-29 | May 24-28 | May 22-26 | May 21-25 | May 28-31 |
| Commencement Day | May 28 | May 27 | May 25 | May 24 | May 30 |
| Memorial Day (HOLIDAY) | May 25 | May 31 | May 29 | May 28 | May 27 |