The schedule of approved holidays for fiscal year 2026 is below.
Date | Weekday | Holiday |
July 4, 2025 | Friday | Independence Day |
September 1, 2025 | Monday | Labor Day |
November 27, 2025 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
November 28, 2025 | Friday | Day after Thanksgiving (Designated Holiday) |
December 24, 2025 | Wednesday | Gift Day |
December 25, 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day Holiday Observed |
December 26, 2025 | Friday | Day after Christmas (Designated Holiday) |
December 29, 2025 | Monday | President Designated Holiday |
December 30, 2025 | Tuesday | Gift Day |
December 31, 2025 | Wednesday | Gift Day |
January 1, 2026 | Thursday | New Year’s Day Holiday |
January 19, 2026 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Designated Holiday) |
May 25, 2026 | Monday | Memorial Day |
June 19, 2026 | Friday | Juneteenth Day |
Gift Days
A gift day is a paid day (use of benefit time is not required) provided to leave benefit eligible employees. Essential employees who must work on a designated gift day may use their gift day at a later time in the current fiscal year, with supervisor approval. Unused gift days are not paid out at the time of termination and do not roll over into the next fiscal year.
Floating Holidays
Floating holidays (2 or 4) are “designated holidays” by the president and chancellors. They must be taken in full day increments and must be used in the fiscal year. Unused floating holidays are not paid out at the time of termination and do not roll over into the next fiscal year.
For more information on holidays, please visit the system Holidays webpage.
If you have any questions about the use of holidays or gift days, please contact System HR at erhr@uillinois.edu or 217-333-2600.
