Observed Holidays
The City of Surprise is pleased to offer its employees pay or paid time off for eleven paid holidays per year.
* Please refer to Employee Policy Manual regarding when the floating holiday can be scheduled.
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as the holiday.
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday.
2021 City of Surprise Observed Holidays
| Holiday | Observed |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2021 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s | Monday, January 18, 2021 |
| Presidents' Day | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| Independence Day | Monday, July 5, 2021 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 6, 2021 |
| Veterans' Day | Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 25, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Friday, November 26, 2021 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| FLOATING Holiday | Any one scheduled workday off* |
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as the holiday.
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday.