Ramadan 2026
Resident Muslim students who fast for Ramadan can collect carryout suhoor meals Tuesday evening February 17 through Thursday March 12 (not available during Spring Break).
Campus Dining Halls will be open past sunset every day of Ramadan which provides an opportunity for iftar meals.
To reserve your Ramadan suhoor meals, fill out the "meal form" below by Sunday at 9pm each week for the following week. Meals will be ready for pick up every evening from 5:00 pm until 9:00pm, at 251 North or South Campus Dining Hall.
Please refrigerate your Ramadan meals until you’re ready to eat them. Most can be eaten cold even though some menu items are traditionally served hot.
Please reserve meals ONLY for the days you will collect them !! If you will not be in a dining hall to collect the suhoor meal, please do not reserve a meal. Thank you
Bag meals for suhoor are a service we provide for resident Muslim students. Students or community members without resident dining plans may purchase Ramadan suhoor meals using a Terrapin Express, credit card, Connector Plan meals or Faculty Staff Dining meals.
All Meats are Zahiba.
If you would like additional assistance, contact Chef Gray jtgray@umd.edu
Included in each suhoor
An example of a meal:
- Breakfast Sandwich
- Yogurt
- Fruit Cup
- Oatmeal
- Bagel with Cream Cheese
- Fresh Baked Cookies
- Dates
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which many Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset each day.
During Ramadan, Muslims who fast start the day by eating a meal, called suhoor, before sunrise. The fast is then broken every night after sunset with a meal called iftar. The strictness of the fast varies among Muslims, and not every Muslim fasts during Ramadan.