2024 Holiday Schedule
| Holiday | Weekday | Date |
|---|
| New Year’s Day | Monday | January 1, 2024 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | January 15, 2024 |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 27, 2024 |
| Independence Day | Thursday | July 4, 2024 |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 2, 2024 |
| *Day before Thanksgiving | Wednesday | November 27, 2024 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | November 28, 2024 |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday | November 29, 2024 |
| Christmas Eve | Tuesday | December 24, 2024 |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday | December 25, 2024 |
| Day after Christmas | Thursday | December 26, 2024 |
| *Winter Holiday | Friday | December 27, 2024 |
| Winter Holiday (EWB) | Monday | December 30, 2024 |
| Winter Holiday (EWB) | Tuesday | December 31, 2024 |
| March 29, 2024 | Friday | *Good Friday-Reallocated to Winter Holiday |
| June 19, 2024 | Wednesday | Juneteenth-Reallocated to Personal Observance day of choice |
| November 11, 2024 | Monday | *Veterans Day-Reallocated to Day before Thanksgiving |
2025 Holiday Schedule
| Holiday | Weekday | Date |
|---|
| New Year’s Day | Wednesday | January 1, 2025 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | January 20, 2025 |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 26, 2025 |
| Independence Day | Friday | July 4, 2025 |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 1, 2025 |
| *Day before Thanksgiving | Wednesday | November 26, 2025 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | November 27, 2025 |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday | November 28, 2025 |
| Christmas Eve | Wednesday | December 24, 2025 |
| Christmas Day | Thursday | December 25, 2025 |
| Day after Christmas | Friday | December 26, 2025 |
| *Winter Holiday | Monday | December 29, 2025 |
| Winter Holiday (EWB) | Tuesday | December 30, 2025 |
| Winter Holiday (EWB) | Wednesday | December 31, 2025 |
| New Year’s Day | Thursday | January 1, 2026 |
| April 18, 2025 | Friday | *Good Friday-Reallocated to Winter Holiday |
| June 19, 2025 | Thursday | Juneteenth-Reallocated to Personal Observance day of choice |
| November 11, 2025 | Tuesday | *Veterans Day-Reallocated to Day before Thanksgiving |
2026 Holiday Schedule
| Holiday | Weekday | Date |
|---|
| New Year’s Day | Thursday | January 1, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | January 19, 2026 |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 25, 2026 |
| Independence Day | Friday | July 3, 2026 |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 7, 2026 |
| *Day before Thanksgiving | Wednesday | November 25, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | November 26, 2026 |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday | November 27, 2026 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday | December 24, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday | December 25, 2026 |
| Day after Christmas | Monday | December 28, 2026 |
| *Winter Holiday | Tuesday | December 29, 2026 |
| Winter Holiday (EWB) | Wednesday | December 30, 2026 |
| Winter Holiday (EWB) | Thursday | December 31, 2026 |
| New Year’s Day | Friday | January 1, 2027 |
| April 3, 2026 | Friday | *Good Friday-Reallocated to Winter Holiday |
| June 19, 2026 | Friday | Juneteenth-Reallocated to Personal Observance day of choice |
| November 11, 2026 | Wednesday | *Veterans Day-Reallocated to Day before Thanksgiving |
*Note: Extended Winter Break (EWB) are unpaid days during the holiday break. UNC Asheville employees that are not scheduled to work on these days will use accrued benefit leave, i.e.. Vacation, bonus, or compensatory time.