If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to update your project schedules with non-working days for 2015. Below is a list of commonly observed national and religious holidays, and the dates they are commonly observed.Naturally, you’ll need to confirm which holidays apply to your project team.
And here is a post with instructions for updating the working calendar in MS Project.
Holiday | Weekday | Celebrated |
New Year’s Day | Thursday | January 1 |
Martin Luther King’s Birthday (US) | Monday | January 19 |
Republic Day (India) | Monday | January 26 |
Chinese / Vietnamese New Year | Thursday | February 19 |
President’s Day (US) | Monday | February 16 |
Ash Wednesday | Wednesday | February 18 |
Beginning of Passover | Saturday | April 4 |
Good Friday | Friday | April 3 |
Easter Monday (UK) | Monday | April 6 |
May Day (China) | Friday | May 1 |
Early May Bank Holiday (UK) | Monday | May 4 |
Victoria Day (Canada) | Monday | May 18 |
Memorial Day (US) | Monday | May 25 |
Spring Bank Holiday (UK) | Monday | May 25 |
Shauvot | Monday | May 25 |
First day of Ramadan | Thursday | June 18 |
Canada Day | Wednesday | July 1 |
Independence Day (US) | Saturday | July 4 |
Independence Day (India) | Saturday | August 15 |
Summer Bank Holiday (UK) | Monday | August 31 |
Labor Day (US and Canada) | Monday | September 7 |
Rosh Hashanah | Monday | September 14 |
National Day (China) | Thursday | October 1 |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (India) | Friday | October 2 |
Yom Kippur | Wednesday | September 23 |
Eid al-Adha / Festival of Sacrifice | Thursday | September 24 |
Sukkot | Monday | September 28 |
Columbus Day (US) | Monday | October 12 |
Thanksgiving (Canada) | Monday | October 12 |
Diwali (India) | Wednesday | November 11 |
Veteran’s Day (US) / Remembrance Day (Canada) | Wednesday | November 11 |
Thanksgiving Day (US) | Thursday | November 26 |
Day after Thanksgiving (US) | Friday | November 27 |
First day of Chanukah | Monday | December 7 |
Christmas Eve | Thursday | December 24 |
Christmas Day | Friday | December 25 |
Boxing Day (UK, Canada) | Saturday | December 26 |