Holiday Schedule for Full-Time Staff Employees*

Holiday 2025 2026 2027
New Year's Day

Wednesday, January 1

Offices open: Thursday, January 2

Thursday, January 1 and Friday, January 2 

Offices open: Monday, January 5

Friday, January 1

Offices open: Monday, January 4

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 20 Monday, January 19 Monday, January 18
Easter Observance 4pm Thursday, April 17 through Friday, April 18 Friday, April 3* and Monday, April 6 Friday, March 26* and Monday, March 29
Memorial Day Monday, May 26 Monday, May 25 Monday, May 31
Juneteenth Thursday, June 19 Friday, June 19

Friday, June 18 (Observance)

Independence Day Friday, July 4

Friday, July 3 (Observance)

Monday, July 5 (Observance)
Labor Day   Monday, Sept. 1
Staff only, classes in session.
Monday, Sept. 7
Staff only, classes in session.
Monday, Sept. 6
Staff only, classes in session.
Thanksgiving 4pm Wednesday, November 26 through Friday, November 28 Thur, November 25* and Friday, November 27 Thur, November 24* and Friday, November 26
Christmas Break

Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, January 2

Offices open: Monday,
Jan. 5, 2026

Thursday, December 24
& Friday, December 25; Monday, December 28 through Friday, January 1

Offices open: Monday, Jan. 4, 2027

Friday, December 24; Monday, December 27 through Friday, December 31

Offices open: Monday,
Jan. 3, 2028


Please refer to Payroll Guidance for Non-Exempt Employees on Holidays and Shutdown Days for additional information.

* An employee's area vice president or their designee may announce an early release from work the day before the start of these holidays.

Please note that the information noted here may not be applicable to all employees of the University. For example, faculty should review the information and policies in the Faculty Handbook and employment-related letters and agreements, as information in such sources would supersede the information here. As well, for certain staff, information and policies in their employment-related letters and departmental policies and directions may supersede the information here.