University-Designated Holidays and Free Parking

Last updated October 22, 2009 3:36:30 PM PDT

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Find information about free parking on university-designated holidays and see a calendar of dates when parking is free.

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Campus parking is free on university-designated holidays in the following spaces:

A — Look for painted red squares with a white A on the ground.
B — Look for painted green squares with a white B on the ground.
S — Look for painted yellow squares with a black S on the ground.
Metered — No payment needed.

Avoid reserved parking and observe limits in time-controlled zones. Officers enforce these spaces 24 hours daily, including weekends and university-designated holidays.

Holiday calendar

See university-designated holidays by quarter:

Summer 2009
Monday, June 15 – Sunday, Sept. 20	Summer break for students Permits required, except as noted below
Friday, July 3	Independence Day (observed) Holiday — free campus parking
Monday, Sept. 7	Labor Day Holiday — free campus parking
Fall 2009
Monday, Sept. 21	Fall Quarter begins
Wednesday, Nov. 11	Veterans Day Holiday — free campus parking
Thursday, Nov. 26 – Friday, Nov. 27	Thanksgiving Holiday — free campus parking
Sunday, Dec. 13 – Sunday, Jan. 3	Winter break for students Permits required, except during shutdown as noted below
Saturday, Dec. 19 – Sunday, Jan. 3	Campus shutdown Free campus parking
Thursday, Dec. 24 – Friday, Dec. 25	Christmas Holiday — free campus parking
Thursday, Dec. 31 – Friday, Jan. 1	New Year’s Holiday — free campus parking
Winter 2010
Monday, Jan. 4	Winter Quarter instruction begins
Monday, Jan. 18	Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday — free campus parking
Monday, Feb. 15	President’s Day Holiday — free campus parking
Saturday, March 20	Winter Quarter ends
Sunday, March 21 – Sunday, March 28	Spring break for students. Permits required except March 26.
Spring 2010
Friday, March 26	Cesar Chavez Day Holiday – free campus parking
Monday, March 29	Spring Quarter instruction begins
Monday, May 31	Memorial Day Holiday — free campus parking
Friday, June 11	Spring Quarter ends
Monday, June 14 – Sunday, Sept. 19	Summer break for students. Permits required.

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University-Designated Holidays and Free Parking

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