Important dates for parents and families
See the academic calendar for the 2020-2021 school year (PDF). The calendar below will be updated later this summer.
See more details on the academic calendar or find information on music events, athletic events or all events happening on campus.
September 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Residence halls open for first-year and transfer students |
See Orientation schedules) |
| Fall semester tuition, room and board payment due |
Aug. 29 or Sept. 5 |
| On-campus housing opens for returning students |
August 30 |
| Fall semester classes begin |
September 3 |
October 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month |
October 1 |
| Family Weekend |
October 4–6 |
| Calvin Music Festival collage concert |
October 18 |
| Academic advising for interim and spring semester |
October 22–23 |
| Registration for interim and spring semester begins |
October 22 |
| Light in the Night (Halloween) at Knollcrest East |
October 31 |
November 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Calvin Theatre Company: "A Wrinkle in Time" |
November 8, 9, 13–16 |
| Dance Guild |
November 22, 23 |
| Thanksgiving break* begins, 8 a.m. (residence halls remain open) |
November 27 |
*Please contact the provost's office for questions related to holiday breaks.
December 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Classes resume (post-Thanksgiving), 8 a.m. |
December 2 |
| Calvin Oratorio Society: Handel's "Messiah" (100th anniversary!) |
December 6, 7 |
| Last day of fall semester; classes end, 5 p.m. |
December 9 |
| Film & Media Showcase |
December 9 |
| Reading Recess |
December 10 |
| Exams begin, 9 a.m. |
December 11 |
| Exams end; Christmas break* begins, 10 p.m. |
December 17 |
| On-campus housing closes, 10 a.m. |
December 18 |
| Fall semester grades posted, 5 p.m. |
December 26 |
*Please contact the provost's office for questions related to holiday breaks.
January 2020
| Details |
Date |
| Spring semester tuition, room and board payment due |
January 5 |
| On-campus housing opens, 12 noon |
January 7 |
| Interim term begins, 8:30 a.m. |
January 8 |
| Interim term ends, 5 p.m. |
January 28 |
| Symposium on Worship |
January 30–February 1 |
February 2020
| Details |
Date |
| Donor-funded named scholarship application deadline (for returning students) |
February 1 |
| First day of spring semester; classes begin, 8 a.m. |
February 3 |
| Calvin Theatre Company: Laboratory Theatre "Shorts!" (one-act plays) |
February 6–8 |
| Cold Knight Club Sem Pond Jump |
February 29 |
| Calvin-Hope Rivalry game |
February 8 |
| Siblings Weekend |
February 28–29 |
| Rangeela |
February 28, 29 |
March 2020
| Details |
Date |
| Spring break begins*, 6 p.m. |
March 20 |
| Residence halls close for spring break, 10 a.m. |
March 21 |
| Residence halls re-open, noon |
March 29 |
| Classes resume, 8 a.m. |
March 30 |
April 2020
| Details |
Date |
| Good Friday; no classes scheduled (residence halls remain open) |
April 10 |
| Easter Monday; no classes scheduled |
April 13 |
| Calvin Theatre Company: "The Tempest" |
April 23–25, 30–May 2 |
| Festival of Faith & Writing |
April 16–18 |
| Academic advising (no classes scheduled) |
April 21–22 |
| Registration for fall semester begins |
April 21 |
| Dance Guild |
April 24, 25 |
| Calvin [Spring] Classic 5K NEW DATE: OCT. 3, 2020 |
April 25 |
May 2020
| Details |
Date |
| Last day of spring semester; classes end, 10 p.m. |
May 14 |
| Reading Recess (no classes) |
May 15 |
| Exams begin, 6:30 p.m. |
May 15 |
| Exams end, 5 p.m. |
May 21 |
| Residence halls close, 10 a.m. |
May 22 |
| Honors Convocation |
May 22 |
| Commencement, 2 p.m. |
May 23 |
| Spring semester grades posted, 5 p.m. |
May 28 |
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