Holidays

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government offices are closed on the following holidays, although some programs may be offered by the Leisure Services Department and other key services may be provided.

  • New Year’s Day* (Monday, January 2, 2023)
  • Martin Luther King Holiday (third Monday of January - January 16, 2023) 
  • Earth Day* (April 22 - observed Friday, April 21)
  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May - Monday, May 29, 2023))
  • Juneteenth* (Monday, June 19, 2023)
  • Independence Day* (Tuesday, July 4)
  • Labor Day (first Monday in September - Monday, September 4, 2023)
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day (second Monday in October - Monday, October 9, 2023)
  • Veterans' Day* (November 11 - observed Friday, November 10, 2023)
  • Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November - November 23, 2023)
  • Friday after Thanksgiving (November 24, 2023)
  • Christmas Eve* (December 24)
  • Christmas* (December 25)

* - If holiday occurs on a weekend, the observed holiday will be on the Friday before (if holiday falls on a Saturday) or the Monday after (if holiday falls on a Sunday) the actual holiday.