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Holiday Calendar
Calendar Year 2026 Holiday Schedule
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.
Calendar Approved by Cabinet: 7/16/2025
Calendar Year 2027 Holiday Schedule
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 2027 calendar year holidays are as follows:
| New Year’s Day | January 1st (Friday) |
| MLK Day | January 18th (Monday) |
| Memorial Day | May 31st (Monday) |
| Juneteenth | June 19th (observed on Friday, June 18th) |
| Independence Day | July 4th (observed on Monday, July 5th) |
| Labor Day | September 6th (Monday) |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 25th & 26th (Thursday and Friday) |
| Winter Break | December 27th – 31st |
* Note: The University will be closed beginning December 24, 2027 through January 3, 2028. December 24th is not a paid holiday. Benefited staff and 12-month faculty must utilize 8 hours of annual leave to be compensated for that day.
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.
Calendar Approved by Cabinet: 9/18/2026
Calendar Year 2028 Holiday Schedule
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 2027 calendar year holidays are as follows:
| New Year’s Day | January 3rd (Monday) |
| MLK Day | January 17th (Monday) |
| Memorial Day | May 29th (Monday) |
| Juneteenth | June 19th (Monday) |
| Independence Day | July 4th (Tuesday) |
| Labor Day | September 4th (Monday) |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 23rd – 24th (Thursday and Friday) |
| Winter Break | December 25th – January 1, 2029 |
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.
Calendar Approved by Cabinet: 9/18/2026
