Holidays for 2023

The four CU campuses and the university’s system office are working to determine how to implement the additional Juneteenth state holiday in their academic calendars. In order to be eligible for the 2023 Juneteenth holiday, employees must be active in the payroll system prior to 6/30/2023, and the holiday must be used by 6/30/2023. Boulder campus employees should request this holiday similarly to vacation leave, through requests to their direct supervisor, and should code the time in MyLeave using the "Personal Observance Day" earnings code.

January 16

Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day


March 31

Friday

Spring Holiday


May 29

Monday

Memorial Day


June 19

Monday

Juneteenth *floating personal holiday*


July 3

Monday

Governor's holiday. *This will be considered an administrative leave holiday. Record it as such in MyLeave or when you take the day before Dec 31, 2023.*


July 4

Tuesday

Independence Day


September 4

Monday

Labor Day


November 23

Thursday

Thanksgiving


November 24

Friday

Day After Thanksgiving 


Winter Break - December 25 to January 1, 2024

Updated 5/5/2023

December 25

Monday

Holiday


December 26

Tuesday

Holiday


December 27

Wednesday

Personal leave (vacation/comp)


December 28

Thursday

Personal leave (vacation/comp)


December 29

Friday

Personal leave (vacation/comp)


January 1

Monday

Holiday


*Winter break includes three holidays and will be used on three weekdays between Dec. 25 and Jan.1 and will require three days of personal leave (vacation, administrative leave or governor’s holiday).  CU Boulder will resume campus operations on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 


Holidays for 2024

Juneteenth will be observed as a fixed holiday in 2024. Click to read the eMemo from our Senior Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Sonia DeLuca Fernandez, and our Chief People Officer, Robyn Fergus.

January 15

Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

March 29

Friday

Spring Holiday

May 27

Monday

Memorial Day

June 19

Wednesday

Juneteenth

July 4

Thursday

Independence Day

September 2

Monday

Labor Day

November 28

Thursday

Thanksgiving

November 29

Friday

Day after Thanksgiving


Winter Break - December 25 to January 1, 2025

Updated 5/5/2023

December 25

Wednesday

Holiday


December 26

Thursday

Holiday


December 27

Friday

Personal leave (vacation/comp)


December 30

Monday

Personal leave (vacation/comp)


December 31

Tuesday

Personal leave (vacation/comp)


January 1

Wednesday

Holiday


*Winter break includes three holidays and will be used on three weekdays between Dec. 25 and Jan.1 and will require three days of personal leave (vacation, administrative leave, or governor’s holiday).  CU Boulder will resume campus operations on Thursday, January 2, 2025