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.
2018 Holiday Schedule
| Holiday | Day of the Week | Date |
|---|
| New Year's Day | Monday | January 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday | Monday | January 15 |
| Good Friday | Friday | March 30 |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 28 |
| Independence Day | Wednesday | July 4 |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 3 |
| Veterans Day | Friday | November 12 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday and Friday | November 22 and 23 |
| Christmas | Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday | December 24, 25 and 26 |