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Holidays

Employees receive 14 paid holidays and one personal holiday per year.

General Information About Holidays

The 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 below are in addition to the Personal Holiday every employee receives on January 1 (Personal Holiday must be used by December 31).

Holiday Schedule

The table below is the Holiday Schedule observed by California State University, Fresno from July 2023 through June 2024. 

 
Holiday Date Observed
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day September 4
Veteran's Day November 10
Thanksgiving Day November 23
Christmas Day December 25
Lincoln's Birthday December 26
Admission Day December 27
Columbus Day December 28
New Year's Day January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 15
President's Day/Washington's Birthday February 19
Cesar Chavez Day April 1
Memorial Day May 27
Juneteenth June 19

In addition, the campus is closed on November 24 and December 29, 2023. Employees must use their personal holiday, vacation, or CTO time on these days.