The University System of Georgia allows 13 holidays per year that are recognized and taken off with pay. Some holidays are standardized and others are at the discretion of the institution. The 2026 calendar year holidays are as follows:
| New Year’s Day | January 1st (Thursday) |
| MLK Day | January 19th (Monday) |
| Memorial Day | May 25th (Monday) |
| Juneteenth | June 19th (Friday) |
| Independence Day | July 4th (observed on Friday, July 3rd) |
| Labor Day | September 7th (Monday) |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 26th & 27th (Thursday and Friday) |
| Winter Break | December 21, 2026 – January 1, 2027 |
* Note: The University will be closed beginning December 21, 2026 through January 1, 2027. December 28th – December 31st are not paid holidays. Benefited staff and 12-month faculty must utilize 8 hours of annual leave each day to be compensated for those days.
This schedule does not apply to areas critical to the safety of the campus, (i.e. Public Safety and certain areas of Facilities and ITS). Also, Registrar, Financial Aid, Admissions, University Housing and Student Accounts and Cashiering staff should plan to operate per the instructions received from their respective unit supervisor.
