UCLA campus holidays

UCLA observes several UCLA campus holidays aligned with standard state and federal holidays, as outlined in the annual academic calendar. To view the 2025-2026 calendar, click the link below, or keep reading for an overview of UCLA campus holidays this year.

The following information about UCLA holidays is from the 2025-2026 UCLA academic calendar and is accurate at the time of publishing.

Fall 2025

Veterans Day: Nov. 11

Thanksgiving: Nov. 27-28

Christmas Eve/Day: Dec. 24-25

New Year’s Eve/Day: Dec. 31-Jan. 1, 2026

Winter 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Jan. 19, 2026

Presidents’ Day: Feb. 16, 2026

Spring 2026

César Chávez Day: Mar. 27, 2026

Memorial Day: May 25, 2026

Summer 2026

Juneteenth: June 19, 2026

Independence Day (observed): July 3, 2026

Labor Day: Sept. 7, 2026

In addition to UCLA campus holidays, the UCLA campus may be closed or operating with altered hours for other reasons, such as the annual winter campus closure from the end of December to the beginning of January, and hours may also be modified during the summer. During the 2025-2026 academic year, the UCLA campus was closed from Dec. 24, 2025-Jan. 2. For a more detailed calendar of UCLA campus holidays and other important dates and deadlines, view the UCLA term calendar at the link below.