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University Holiday Schedule

Stanford provides holiday paid days off for eligible employees.

UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY2026 DATES2027 DATES*
New Year’s DayThursday, January 1, 2026Friday, January 1, 2027
Martin Luther King, Jr. DayMonday, January 19, 2026Monday, January 18, 2027
Presidents’ DayMonday, February 16, 2026Monday, February 15, 2027
Memorial DayMonday, May 25, 2026Monday, May 31, 2027
Independence DayFriday, July 3, 2026Monday, July 5, 2027
Labor DayMonday, September 7, 2026Monday, September 6, 2027
Thanksgiving Day; Friday after ThanksgivingThursday, November 26; Friday, November 27, 2026Thursday, November 25; Friday, November 26, 2027
Winter HolidaysThursday, December 24, 2026; Friday, December 25, 2026Thursday, December 23, 2027; Friday, December 24, 2027
University Winter Closure**Monday, December 21, 2026, through Friday, January 1, 2027The 2027/2028 Winter Closure dates to be announced in spring 2027.
Floating HolidaysDates mutually agreed upon between employee and supervisor.Dates mutually agreed upon between employee and supervisor.

*The holiday schedule for this year is provided for planning purposes and may be subject to change.

**This year, for areas that close for the entire period of December 21, 2026, through January 1, 2027, the University will provide three (3) additional days off with pay. The additional days off with pay may be taken on any normal workday during the close period that is not an employee’s normally scheduled day off or a designated University holiday. For the other normal workdays during the close period that are not designated by the University as official holidays or a paid day off, employees may use accrued vacation time, any available PTO, approved time off without pay, or any combination thereof.

Note: Temporary and casual employees are not eligible for paid holidays or floating holidays.

Eligibility for Paid Holidays: Regular staff employees are eligible for paid holidays beginning on their first day of employment if they are normally scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week (50% or more of regular full-time employment, also known as FTE).

Floating Holidays: Floating holidays (16 hours) are available to all regular staff employees on January 1 of the calendar year and can be taken at any time within that calendar year, with supervisory approval. Employees represented by either SEIU or SDSA should consult their respective collective bargaining agreements.

Holiday Pay Policy: For Stanford’s policy on paid holidays, see Administrative Guide Memo 2.1.13: Paid Holidays. Employees represented by either SEIU or SDSA should consult their respective collective bargaining agreements.

Global Staff: For international holiday policies and schedules, see Offerings for Global Staff.

See also:

Paid Time Off (summary chart)

Reference Calendars