Holidays and Heritage Months

Holidays and Heritage Months Celebrations

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 2024-2025 academic year are as follows.

Registered student organizations looking to promote their diversity 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 diversity month celebrations are featured on the Student Affairs Diversity Month Calendar.

September

Latinx Heritage Month - Celebrations hosted by Memorial House and Oliver C. Carmichael College
Mid-Autumn Festival - Celebrations hosted by Gillette House and Moore College

October

LGBTQ+ History Month - Celebrations hosted by East House and E. Bronson Ingram College
Rosh Hashanah - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
Indigenous People's Day - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges

November

Native American Heritage Month - Celebrations hosted by Hank Ingram House and Warren College
Diwali - Celebrations hosted by Stambaugh House and Rothschild College

December

Hannukah - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
Christmas - Celebrations hosted by North House and Warren College
Kwanzaa - Celebrations hosted by Moore College and Residential Colleges

January

Lunar New Year - Celebrations hosted by West House and E. Bronson Ingram College

February

Black History Month - Celebrations hosted by Sutherland House and Residential Colleges

March

Women's History Month - Celebrations hosted by Murray House and Oliver C. Carmichael College
Ramadan - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
Holi - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
Eid al-Fitr - Celebrations hosted by Rothschild College and Residential Colleges

April

Arab American Heritage Month - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
Easter - Celebrations hosted by Crawford House and Nicholas S. Zeppos College
Passover - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges

May

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Celebrations hosted by Hank Ingram House and Nicholas S. Zeppos College