$(document).ready(function() { var SelectedDates = {}; SelectedDates[new Date('04/05/2012')] = new Date('04/05/2012'); SelectedDates[new Date('05/04/2012')] = new Date('05/04/2012'); SelectedDates[new Date('06/06/2012')] = new Date('06/06/2012'); var SeletedText = {}; SeletedText[new Date('04/05/2012')] = 'Holiday1'; SeletedText[new Date('05/04/2012')] = 'Holiday2'; SeletedText[new Date('06/06/2012')] = 'Holiday3'; $('#txtDate').datepicker({ beforeShowDay: function(date) { var Highlight = SelectedDates[date]; var HighlighText = SeletedText[date]; if (Highlight) { return [true, "Highlighted", HighlighText]; } else { return [true, '', '']; } } }); });
<input type='text' id='txtDate' />