November 2025: Holidays, India School Closures, UK Shifts

November 2025 brings several notable calendar items: U.S. federal holidays Veterans Day and Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 27), with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York airing Nov. 27 at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Astronomical highlights include a Super/Beaver Full Moon peaking on Nov. 5 and a new moon on Nov. 20. Indian students and families should note multiple state observances that may affect school schedules, including State Formation Day on Nov. 1 in Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana and Lakshadweep, Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti around Nov. 5, Children’s Day on Nov. 14 and Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day in late November; exact school holiday dates vary by state and local boards. Local programming in Jamestown this week includes a City Council meeting (5 p.m.), James River Genealogy Club (7 p.m.) and Stutsman County Park Board/County Commission meetings beginning at 8:30 a.m., with streaming and call‑in options. The short‑term weather outlook for Monday, Nov. 3 is bright and breezy for school‑day activities, and the U.K. will have only two remaining bank holidays in 2025 (Christmas Day and Boxing Day) while some U.K. bank holiday dates shift in 2026 (for example, a substitute Boxing Day holiday on Monday, Dec. 28, 2026).