Holiday Calendar
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Having some scheduled times away from work is important! See below for when the University is closed for holidays and for details about the University’s Alternate Holidays policy.
Please note: Nine- and twelve-month faculty generally observe the same holidays as other University employees. However, when classes are scheduled during a normal University holiday, faculty with assigned teaching duties are expected to work. Certain clinical departments of the School of Medicine may have a modified holiday schedule for their employees and will communicate any such details directly to their employees.
UNC-Chapel Hill Holiday Calendar
The University is closed on the dates listed below.
| HOLIDAY | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Years Day | Mon., Jan. 1 | Wed., Jan. 1 | Thurs., Jan. 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday | Mon., Jan. 15 | Mon., Jan. 20 | Mon., Jan. 19 |
| Spring Holiday | Fri., Mar. 29 | Fri., Apr. 18 | Fri., Apr. 3 |
| Memorial Day | Mon., May 27 | Mon., May 26 | Mon., May 25 |
| Independence Day | Thurs., July 4 | Fri., July 4 | Fri. July 3 |
| Labor Day | Mon., Sept. 2 | Mon., Sept. 1 | Mon., Sept. 7 |
| Thanksgiving | Thurs., Nov. 28 and Fri., Nov. 29 | Thurs., Nov. 27 and Fri., Nov. 28 | Thurs., Nov. 26 and Fri., Nov. 27 |
| Winter Holiday Break | Wed., Dec. 25 – Mon., Dec. 30* | Wed., Dec. 24 – Mon., Dec. 29* | Thurs., Dec. 24 – Tues., Dec. 29* |
| University Closed** | Tues., Dec. 31** | Tues., Dec. 30** and Wed., Dec. 31** | Wed., Dec. 30** and Thurs., Dec. 31** |
*Dec. 30, 2024, Dec. 29, 2025, and Dec. 29, 2026 represent the Veteran’s Day holiday.
**University Closed Days: To provide additional flexibility for employees, University Closed Days are optional workdays for employees. Employees who do not opt to work on a University Closed Day must submit leave for that day; employees can use Vacation/Annual Leave, Bonus Leave, Comp Time or Personal Observance Leave for University Closed Days. The following are University Closed Days:
- Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
- Tuesday, Dec. 30, and Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025
- Wednesday, Dec. 30, and Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026
Alternate Holidays Policy
The University recognizes that not all employees share the same beliefs or celebrate the same holidays. As such, an employee can request to exchange the paid Spring Holiday (Good Friday) or Winter Holidays (Christmas) for another religious holiday within the employee’s religious faith, provided that meaningful work can be accomplished by the employee on the University’s regularly scheduled holiday.
The unscheduled religious holiday and the University’s scheduled holiday must occur in the same calendar year. Alternatively, employees may also use available vacation, bonus, or other available paid time off to take leave on the unscheduled religious holiday. For more details, view the Alternate Holidays section of the Holiday & Holiday Pay Policy.
- Scroll to the Other Finance Training section.
- Click the TIM tab.
- Scroll to the TIM Administrators and Manager Instructor-Led Training Resources section.
- Click the document titled Alternate Holiday Religious Observance in TIM.
