{"id":2524,"date":"2015-09-01T13:17:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T17:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/?page_id=2524"},"modified":"2026-09-01T17:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:00:28","slug":"hours-of-operation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/hours-of-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hours of Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fall 2026: Friday, September 4 through Tuesday, December 22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Regular Building Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Monday\u2013Friday:<\/strong> 7:30 a.m.\u201310:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday\u2013Sunday:<\/strong> 10:00 a.m.\u201310:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exceptions and Special Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Friday, September 4: 7:30 a.m.\u201312:00 a.m.<\/strong>
Opening Weekend for the 2026\u20132027 school year begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, September 5: 8:00 a.m.\u201312:00 a.m.<\/strong>
Opening Weekend continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, September 6: 8:00 a.m.\u20131:00 a.m.<\/strong>
Opening Weekend continues; O-Week event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, September 7: 8:00 a.m.\u201312:00 a.m.<\/strong>
Labor Day; Opening Weekend ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, October 12: 10:00 a.m.\u201310:00 p.m.<\/strong>
Columbus Day\/Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day; classes meet; offices closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, November 11: Closed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterans Day; classes do not meet, and offices are closed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, November 24\u2013Wednesday, November 25: 7:30 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m.<\/strong>
Thanksgiving Recess begins and continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, November 26: Closed<\/strong>
Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving Recess continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, November 27: Closed to the public<\/strong>
Thanksgiving Recess continues. Approved URI employees may work in the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, November 28\u2013Sunday, November 29: Closed<\/strong>
Thanksgiving Recess continues and ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, December 22: 7:30 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m.<\/strong>
Final Exam Period ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter 2026\u20132027: Wednesday, December 23 through Friday, January 22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Regular Building Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Monday\u2013Friday:<\/strong> 7:30 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday\u2013Sunday:<\/strong> Closed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exceptions and Special Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, December 24: 7:30 a.m.\u20132:30 p.m.<\/strong>
Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, December 25: Closed<\/strong>
Christmas Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, January 1: Closed<\/strong>
New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have questions about events or programs scheduled in the Memorial Union, please call 401.874.2056.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directions \/ Parking<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Memorial Union<\/strong>
50 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI 02881<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FREE 45 MINUTE PARKING BEHIND THE UNION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hours of Operation<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fall & Spring Semester<\/strong>
Monday\u2013Friday: 8 a.m.\u20135 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter, Spring & Summer Break<\/strong>
Monday\u2013Friday: 9 a.m.\u20134 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\"Memorial<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Memorial Union parking lot serves students, faculty, staff, and the general public. The parking lot is regulated during normal business hours (8 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m.). Guests are given a 45-minute allowance<\/strong> to park in the lot. During nights and weekends, the parking lot is unrestricted. For any other questions regarding the Memorial Union parking lot, please call 401.874.5290.  All other parking inquiries can be directed to URI Parking Services <\/a>at 401.874.9281.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Note:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Fogarty and Morrill staff parking lots, located off of Campus Avenue are open for unrestricted use during nights (5:00 p.m. \u2013 7:30 a.m.) and weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google map directions<\/a><\/strong> to the Memorial Union’s parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directions<\/a> to URI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The URI Welcome Center<\/a> <\/strong>is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and at other times by special arrangement. If you have special needs, please alert the Welcome Center by calling 401.874.2133.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2026: Friday, September 4 through Tuesday, December 22 Regular Building Hours Monday\u2013Friday: 7:30 a.m.\u201310:00 p.m. Saturday\u2013Sunday: 10:00 a.m.\u201310:00 p.m. Exceptions and Special Hours Friday, September 4: 7:30 a.m.\u201312:00 a.m.Opening Weekend for the 2026\u20132027 school year begins. Saturday, September 5: 8:00 a.m.\u201312:00 a.m.Opening Weekend continues. Sunday, September 6: 8:00 a.m.\u20131:00 a.m.Opening Weekend continues; O-Week event. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2524","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2524"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7888,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2524\/revisions\/7888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/memorialunion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}