Holidays

Employees receive 13 paid holidays and one personal holiday per year.

• Campus is closed during a holiday.
• The observance of Lincoln's Birthday, Admission Day, and Columbus Day is deferred until the end of the year so that California State University - Fresno can be closed the last week of December.
• An employee is entitled to the paid holiday on the day it is observed unless the employee is on non-pay status on the holiday or is required to work to perform necessary services.
• The holidays listed above are in addition to the Personal Holiday every employee receives on January 1 (Personal Holiday must be used by December 31).

The table below is the Holiday Schedule observed by California State University, Fresno from July 2021 through June 2022. 

Holiday Schedule

Holiday	Date Observed
Independence Day	July 5
Labor Day	September 6
Veteran's Day	November 11
Thanksgiving Day	November 25
Christmas Day	December 24
Lincoln's Birthday	December 27
Admission Day	December 28
Columbus Day	December 29
New Year's Day	December 31
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 17
President's Day/Washington's Birthday	February 21
Cesar Chavez Day	March 31
Memorial Day	May 30

In addition, the campus is closed on November 26 and December 30, 2021. Employees must use their personal holiday, vacation, or CTO time on these days.