Office of Human Resources

2026 Holiday Schedule

For the holidays noted below, academic and administrative offices are closed and classes are not in session unless otherwise indicated. Staff members who are required to work those holidays are entitled to take other days off and should check with their supervisors regarding scheduling.

Download a PDF version of the 2026 holiday calendar

2026 Calendar Year

Holiday

Date Celebrated

New Year’s Day (2026)

Thursday, January 1, 2026

New Year’s Holiday***

Friday, January 2

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day

Monday, January 19

President’s Day

Monday, February 16

Good Friday*

Friday, April 3 (begins at noon)

Patriot’s Day**

Monday, April 20

Memorial Day***

Friday, May 22 (begins at 2:00 p.m.)

Memorial Day

Monday, May 25

Juneteenth

Friday, June 19

Independence Day***

Friday, July 3

Labor Day

Monday, September 7

Yom Kippur

Monday, September 21

Indigenous Peoples Day

Monday, October 12

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 26

Thanksgiving Friday

Friday, November 27

Christmas Eve Day***

Thursday, December 24

Christmas Day

Friday, December 25

Holiday Break***

Monday, December 28 – Thursday, December 31

New Year’s Day (2027)

Friday, January 1, 2027

 

*Half-day holiday
**Floating holiday (academic and administrative offices open): Must be used within three months from the date of the holiday.
***President’s Discretionary Days: Staff members who are required to work these holidays may be entitled to take other days off and should check with their supervisors regarding scheduling. Unused discretionary days granted by the President will not be paid out at termination of employment.

Floating Holiday

A Floating Holiday is provided for those who must work on Patriots' Day. Exempt employees do not need to log the floating holiday but must arrange with their manager to use within 90 days. Nonexempt employees do need to log the floating holiday within 90 days if they worked on Patriots' Day. In order to be credited the floating holiday, they need to do a negative seven- or eight-hour adjustment (depending on standard schedule) and then enter the floating holiday later when time is utilized.