Even parking tickets get a day off now and then. On City of Durham-designated holidays, parking enforcement ambassadors do not issue parking tickets, excluding Police Department-issued parking citations. Further, parking will generally be free in on-street metered parking spaces and in the parking garages and surface lots. From time to time, special event parking rates may be enforced on holidays.
2023 Holiday Schedule
| Holiday | Day of the Week | Date |
|---|
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday and Friday | November 23 and 24 |
| Christmas Eve | Monday | December 25 |
2024 Holiday Schedule
| Holiday | Day of the Week | Date |
|---|
| New Year's Day | Monday | January 1 |
| Monday | January 15 |
| Good Friday | Friday | March 29 |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 27 |
| Juneteenth | Wednesday | June 19 |
| Independence Day | Thursday | July 4 |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 2 |
| Veterans Day | Monday | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday & Friday | November 28 and 29 |
| Christmas Holiday | Mon, Tues, & Wed | December 23, 24, 25 |