Important dates for parents and families
See the 2020-2021 academic calendar for this school year's key class dates and breaks days. You can also plan ahead for next year with the tentative 2021-2022 academic calendar.
See the main Calvin campus events calendar for programs and events. Due to the ever-changing nature of this COVID-shape school year, we will not be updating the calendar below.
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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 |
Other Calendars
