# Holiday Leave

ASU System employees are eligible for eleven paid holidays per year. Generally, these days are observed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving (2 days), and Christmas (5 days). In order to observe a two-week break at the close of the calendar year, a campus may charge employees with annual days. Employees should utilize annual leave for the purpose of observing holidays not established by the State of Arkansas, including religious observances.

#### <span style="text-decoration: underline;">2026 Holiday Calendar</span>

<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">New Year’s Day January 1, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Memorial Day May 25, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Independence Day </span><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"> Observed July 3, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Labor Day September 7, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Thanksgiving Day November 26, 2026</span>

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12<sup>th</sup> Holiday if Proclaimed by the Governor November 27, 2026

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Martin Luther King Jr Birthday Observed December 21, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Veteran’s Day Observed December 22, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Annual Leave #1 December 23, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Christmas Eve December 24, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Christmas Day December 25, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Employee’s Birthday December 28, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">George Washington’s Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day Observed December 29, 2026 </span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Annual Leave #2 December 30, 2026</span>

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Annual Leave #3 December 31, 202</span>6

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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">New Year’s Day January 1, 2027</span>

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<p class="callout info">**Return to work on January 4th, 2027**</p>