Holidays
Office hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Dec. 19 & 20 (Thur.& Fri.), HR will work remotely and can be reached via phone, MS Teams, and email
Winter Break – UTD campus will be closed from Dec. 23, 2024 to January 2, 2025
Fiscal Year 2025 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 ยฝ continuous months are eligible for holidays.
Faculty must be appointed for at least 50% time for at least 4 ยฝ 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 |
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Labor Day | Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 |
Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 |
Day after Thanksgiving | Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 |
Winter Holiday * | Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 |
Christmas Eve | Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024 |
Christmas Day | Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 |
Day after Christmas | Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 |
Winter Holiday * | Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 |
Winter Holiday * | Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 |
Winter Holiday * | Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 |
New Yearโs Day | Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 |
Comets United Day | Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 |
Memorial Day | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
Juneteenth/Emancipation Day | Thursday, June 19, 2025 |
Independence Day | Friday, July 4, 2025 |
Holidays that fall on a weekend are not observed or applied to winter break for FY25
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 2024
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
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