Holidays

HR Office Walk In Hours: Mon – Fri, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Appointments: Mon – Thur, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The HR team will be fully remote on Friday, March 29, 2024

Fiscal Year 2024 Employee Holiday Schedule

Per the UTD Holiday Policy, employees who are appointed to work at least 20 hours per week for a period of at least 4 ½ continuous months are eligible for holidays.

Faculty must be appointed for at least 50% time for at least 4 ½ continuous months to be eligible. Students employed in positions that require student status as a condition of employment are not eligible for holidays.

The Texas Legislature sets the number of paid holidays each year and allows universities the flexibility to set a holiday schedule compatible with the academic calendar. In years when the Legislature meets, the subsequent year’s holiday schedule is usually available by early July. In non-legislative years, the subsequent year’s holiday schedule is usually available by early May.

Holidays do not count against your vacation or sick time accruals.

Holiday

Date

Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 4, 2023
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov. 24, 2023
Christmas Day
Monday, Dec. 25, 2023
Day after Christmas
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023
Winter Holiday
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023
Winter Holiday
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023
Winter Holiday
Friday, Dec. 29, 2023
New Year’s Day
Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan. 15, 2024
Memorial Day
Monday, May 27, 2024
Juneteenth/Emancipation Day
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Independence Day
Thursday, July 4, 2024

Holidays that fall on a weekend are not observed or applied to winter break for FY24

For more information about holidays, see the holiday policy or email hr@utdallas.edu.

Religious Holidays

It is the policy of UT Dallas to provide reasonable accommodation to employees who wish to observe a religious holiday that occurs on a day the University is scheduled to be open. Employees who wish to observe a religious holiday or holy day should refer to the policy.

Past Holidays

Fiscal Year 2023

Holiday

Date

Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 5, 2022
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov. 25, 2022
Day after Christmas
Monday, Dec. 26, 2022
Winter Holiday
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022
Winter Holiday
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022
Winter Holiday
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022
Winter Holiday
Friday, Dec. 30, 2022
Winter Holiday
Monday, Jan. 2, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan. 16, 2023
Memorial Day
Monday, May 29, 2023
Juneteenth/Emancipation Day
Monday, June 19, 2023
Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Fiscal Year 2022

Holiday

Date

Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 6, 2021
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov. 26, 2021
Christmas Eve
Friday, Dec. 24, 2021
Winter Holiday
Monday, Dec. 27, 2021
Winter Holiday
Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021
Winter Holiday
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021
Winter Holiday
Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021
Winter Holiday
Friday, Dec. 31, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan. 17, 2022
Memorial Day
Monday, May 30, 2022
Independence Day
Monday, July 4, 2022
Fiscal Year 2021

Holiday

Date

Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 7, 2020
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov. 27, 2020
Winter Holiday
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
Winter Holiday
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
Christmas Eve
Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020
Christmas Day
Friday, Dec. 25, 2020
Winter Holiday
Monday, Dec. 28, 2020
Winter Holiday
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020
Winter Holiday
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020
Winter Holiday
Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020
New Year’s Day
Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan. 18, 2021
Memorial Day
Monday, May 31, 2021
Fiscal Year 2020

Holiday

Date

Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 2, 2019
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov. 29, 2019
Winter Holiday
Monday, Dec. 23, 2019
Christmas Eve
Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019
Christmas Day
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019
Day after Christmas
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019
Winter Holiday
Friday, Dec. 27, 2019
Winter Holiday
Monday, Dec. 30, 2019
Winter Holiday
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019
Winter Holiday
Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020
New Year’s Day
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan. 20, 2020
Memorial Day
Monday, May 25, 2020

The FY 25 Holiday Calendar can be viewed here.