Campus Holiday Schedules
Fiscal Year 2025-26
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | September 1 |
| Thanksgiving | November 27 |
| Winter Break | December 24 (administrative) December 25 - December 31 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 January 2 (administrative) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 19 |
| Memorial Day | May 25 |
| Juneteenth | June 19 |
| Floating Holiday | 1 to be used by June 30 |
Fiscal Year 2026-27
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Independence Day | July 3 (observed) |
| Labor Day | September 7 |
| Thanksgiving | November 26 |
| Winter Break | December 25 - December 31 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 18 |
| Memorial Day | May 31 |
| Juneteenth* | June 18 (observed) |
| Floating Holiday | 1 to be used by June 30 |
Fiscal Year 2027-28
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Independence Day | July 5 (observed) |
| Labor Day | September 6 |
| Thanksgiving | November 25 |
| Winter Break | December 27 (25 observed) - December 31 |
| New Year's Day | January 3 (observed) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 17 |
| Memorial Day | May 29 |
| Juneteenth | June 19 |
| Floating Holiday | 1 to be used by June 30 |
Fiscal Year 2028-29
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | September 4 |
| Thanksgiving | November 23 |
| Winter Break | December 25 - December 29 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 15 |
| Memorial Day | May 28 |
| Juneteenth | June 19 |
| Floating Holiday | 1 to be used by June 30 |
Fiscal Year 2029-30
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | September 3 |
| Thanksgiving | November 22 |
| Winter Break | December 25 - December 31 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 21 |
| Memorial Day | May 27 |
| Juneteenth | June 19 |
| Floating Holiday | 1 to be used by June 30 |
Important Notes
Denver Campus: Holidays observed by units specifically serving the Denver campus and its schools and colleges.
Consolidated Units: Consolidated units serving both campuses remain open on campus-specific holidays. Each employee will request either the Denver Campus or Anschutz Medical Campus holiday schedule for the fiscal year. Typically, if the employee has a primary campus, they select that campus holiday schedule. Employees should indicate their holiday schedule in the Employee Portal under: My Info and Pay > My Leave > Preferences > Holiday Schedule.
For more information and guidance on administering holiday leave, reference Administrative Policy Statement 4018: Holidays.
Religious Accommodations
Our university protects religious freedom by providing accommodations for religious observances under federal law and our Protected Class Nondiscrimination Policy. Accommodations can range from schedule adjustments to academic and work flexibility, ensuring no one is penalized for their religious practice.
Requests for religious accommodations should be directed to supervisors for employees and professors for students.
Determining Religious Accommodations in Employment
Employee
Flexing
Determine if religious holiday time off could be “flexed” based on unit norms and procedures.
Request flex time through the supervisor to work hours at another time in the work week.
Vacation
If a flex request is denied for business reasons, request personal time off via vacation request through the timekeeping system.
If flex time is not an option, request personal time off via vacation request through the timekeeping system. If no vacation leave is available, consider requesting unpaid time off.
Supervisor
Flexing Request
Determine if flex requests can be accommodated per the schedule of employees and potential coverage needs.
Refer to norms and procedures in place that are equitable to other requests for flex time.
Vacation
Review and approve vacation leave like normal circumstances for personal time off.
If no vacation leave is available to the employee and unpaid time off is requested, follow the same process for approval as flex or vacation leave.
Who Can I Contact With Additional Questions?
If you have any questions, please reach first out to your school/college/administrative unit HR Business Partner; some campus units use tools other than My Leave to record time and leave, so they are your first source for questions on leave entry.
Please note the holiday calendar varies from year to year. Any changes or additional information pertaining to FY25-26 may be made available at a later date.