Holiday Calendars

Employee Holiday Calendars - Academic, Clinic, UPG


You can view the full calendars below for the Academic Division, UVA Health Clinic, and UVA Physicians Group. Workday automatically lists your specific holiday dates on your personal calendar. The annual holiday calendar schedules are posted in the fall for the following year.

In addition, Academic Division and Health System employees can now download the entire years’ worth of holidays to your Outlook account using these step-by-step instructions. Instructions may vary depending on your mail or calendar software. If they do not work, we recommend trying an internet search for "adding an internet calendar to (your device/software here). UVA HR is unable to provide technical support.

Archives - Calendars from previous years are now on the Holiday Calendars Archive webpage, which you can find in the sidebar navigation.

2023 Academic Division Holiday Calendar

All benefits-eligible Academic Division employees are eligible to receive holiday pay. If a non-exempt employee works on a holiday, they can receive pay for hours worked or accrue leave time. If an exempt employee works on a holiday, they can enter time to be accrued as leave. To receive a leave accrual for either non-exempt or exempt employees, they may enter the code "Worked Holiday- Comp Special Earned (Hours)". Non-exempt employees may also use the code "Worked Holiday- Comp Special Earned (In/Out)".

Monday, January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday, March 10 Spring Break Day
Monday, May 29 Memorial Day
Monday, June 19 Juneteenth (observed)
Tuesday, July 4 Independence Day
Monday, September 4 Labor Day **
Tuesday, November 7 Election Day
Wednesday, November 22 Day Before Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 23 Thanksgiving
Friday, November 24 Day After Thanksgiving
Monday, December 25 Winter Break
Tuesday, December 26 Winter Break
Wednesday, December 27 Winter Break
Thursday, December 28 Winter Break
Friday, December 29 Winter Break

** Academic Division classes will be held.


2023 Clinic Holiday Calendar

Medical Center team members who work on an approved holiday are eligible to receive holiday premium pay. If you do not work a holiday and your clinic is closed, you can receive pay by using your PTO. For more information, refer to MC Comp Policy 401.

Monday, January 2 New Year's Day Closed
Monday, January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Closed
Monday, May 29 Memorial Day Closed
Monday, June 19 Juneteenth (Observed) ** Closed
Tuesday, July 4  Independence Day Closed
Monday, September 4 Labor Day Closed
Wednesday, November 22 Day before Thanksgiving Day Open*
Thursday, November 23 Thanksgiving Day Closed
Friday, November 24 Day after Thanksgiving Closed
Monday, December 25 Christmas Day Closed

Note that if you are a Medical Center employee and your office is closed, you are required to take PTO to cover that holiday. 


2023 UVA Physicians Group Holiday Calendar

UPG will observe the following Holidays for 2023.  Employees who work 20 or more hours a week will receive holiday pay, pro-rated to reflect their regular hours worked.

Monday, January 2 New Year's Day * Closed
Monday, January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Closed
Monday, May 29 Memorial Day Closed
Monday, June 19 Juneteenth (Observed) ** Closed
Tuesday, July 4  Independence Day Closed
Monday, September 4 Labor Day Closed
Thursday, November 23 Thanksgiving Day Closed
Friday, November 24 Day after Thanksgiving Closed
Monday, December 25 Christmas Day Closed

* In lieu of UPG’s typically paid New Year’s Day Holiday for 2023, the holiday will be observed on Monday, January 2, 2023.

** In lieu of UPG’s typically paid Christmas Eve Holiday for 2023, UPG added Juneteenth to the Paid Holiday Calendar schedule for 2023.

Note: If you are working in a patient care area, or other area critical to business operations, you may be required to work on a holiday. In this instance, your manager will discuss holiday staffing requirements with you.