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Holiday & Winter Recess Calendar

Paid University Holidays are observed according to dates indicated below. Holidays specified in union contracts are observed according to those contracts, even if different from this calendar.  Holidays for the NU-Q campus may differ from these dates. Learn more about holiday eligibility and working on holidays here.

Winter Recess refers to the closing of the University’s academic and administrative offices between the scheduled Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve holidays. Winter Recess days are not holidays but are provided in addition to the already scheduled University holidays. Learn more about winter recess here.

Day Date observed
New Year's Day (observed) Mon, Jan 2, 2023
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Memorial Day Mon, May 29, 2023
Juneteenth National Independence Day  Mon, June 19, 2023
Independence Day Tue, July 4, 2023
Labor Day Mon, Sept 4, 2023
Thanksgiving Day Thu, Nov 23, 2023
Day After Thanksgiving Fri, Nov 24, 2023
Christmas Eve (observed) Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Christmas Day Mon, Dec 25, 2023
Winter Recess
(Learn more about winter recess)
Tue, Dec 26, 2023
Wed, Dec 27, 2023
Thu, Dec 28, 2023
New Year's Eve (observed) Fri, Dec 29, 2023
Mon, Jan 1, 2024 (New Year's Day 2024)



Day Date observed
New Year's Day Mon, Jan 1, 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mon, Jan 15, 2024
Memorial Day Mon, May 27, 2024
Juneteenth National Independence Day  Wed, June 19, 2024
Independence Day Thu, July 4, 2024
Labor Day Mon, Sept 2, 2024
Thanksgiving Day Thu, Nov 28, 2024
Day After Thanksgiving Fri, Nov 29, 2024
Christmas Eve Tue, Dec 24, 2024
Christmas Day Wed, Dec 25, 2024
Winter Recess
(Learn more about winter recess)
Thu, Dec 26, 2024
Fri, Dec 27, 2024
Mon, Dec 30, 2024
New Year's Eve Tue, Dec 31, 2024
Wed, Jan 1, 2025 (New Year's Day 2025)



Day Date observed
New Year's Day (observed) Fri, Dec 31, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mon, Jan 17, 2022
Memorial Day Mon, May 30, 2022
Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed) Mon, June 20, 2022
Independence Day Mon, July 4, 2022
Labor Day Mon, Sept 5, 2022
Thanksgiving Day Thu, Nov 24, 2022
Day After Thanksgiving Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Christmas Eve (observed) Fri, Dec 23, 2022
Christmas Day (observed) Mon, Dec 26, 2022
Winter Recess
(Learn more about winter recess)
Tue, Dec 27, 2022
Wed, Dec 28, 2022
Thu, Dec 29, 2022
New Year's Eve (observed) Fri, Dec 30, 2022
Mon, Jan 2, 2023 (New Year's Day 2023 observed)