Public holidays
Public holidays in United States
United States has 12 public holidays in 2026, of which 1 falls on a weekend. A further 136 dates are observed in individual states rather than nationwide — they are listed below.
Next public holiday12 OctoberColumbus Day
202612 dayspublic holidays in total
202715 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Monday 19 JanuaryMartin Luther King Jr. Daylong weekend likely
Monday 16 FebruaryWashington's Birthdaylong weekend likely
Monday 25 MayMemorial Daylong weekend likely
Friday 19 JuneJuneteenth National Independence Daylong weekend likely
Friday 3 JulyIndependence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 4 JulyIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 7 SeptemberLabor Daylong weekend likely
Monday 12 OctoberColumbus Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 11 NovemberVeterans Day
Thursday 26 NovemberThanksgiving Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 18 JanuaryMartin Luther King Jr. Daylong weekend likely
Monday 15 FebruaryWashington's Birthdaylong weekend likely
Monday 31 MayMemorial Daylong weekend likely
Friday 18 JuneJuneteenth National Independence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 19 JuneJuneteenth National Independence Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 4 JulyIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 5 JulyIndependence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 6 SeptemberLabor Daylong weekend likely
Monday 11 OctoberColumbus Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 11 NovemberVeterans Day
Thursday 25 NovemberThanksgiving Day
Friday 24 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 31 DecemberNew Year's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Regional holidays136 more dates observed in individual states
2026
Tuesday 6 JanuaryEpiphanyPuerto Rico
Tuesday 6 JanuaryThree Kings DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Thursday 12 FebruaryLincoln's Birthday5 of 57 states
Sunday 15 FebruarySusan B. Anthony DayCalifornia, Florida, New York, Wisconsin
Tuesday 17 FebruaryMardi GrasLouisiana
Monday 2 MarchCasimir Pulaski DayIllinois
Monday 2 MarchGuam Discovery DayGuam
Monday 2 MarchTexas Independence DayTexas
Tuesday 3 MarchTown Meeting DayVermont
Sunday 22 MarchEmancipation DayPuerto Rico
Monday 23 MarchEmancipation Day (observed)Puerto Rico
Tuesday 24 MarchCommonwealth Covenant DayNorthern Mariana Islands
Thursday 26 MarchPrince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole DayHawaii
Monday 30 MarchSeward's DayAlaska
Tuesday 31 MarchCesar Chavez DayCalifornia, Colorado, Texas
Tuesday 31 MarchTransfer DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Thursday 2 AprilHoly ThursdayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Friday 3 AprilGood Friday13 of 57 states
Friday 3 AprilState HolidayGeorgia
Monday 6 AprilEaster MondayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Thursday 16 AprilEmancipation DayDistrict of Columbia
Friday 17 AprilAmerican Samoa Flag DayAmerican Samoa
Monday 20 AprilPatriots' DayMaine, Massachusetts
Tuesday 21 AprilSan Jacinto DayTexas
Friday 24 AprilArbor DayNebraska
Monday 27 AprilConfederate Memorial DayAlabama, Mississippi, South Carolina
Tuesday 5 MayPrimary Election DayIndiana
Friday 8 MayTruman DayMissouri
Monday 1 JuneJefferson Davis BirthdayAlabama
Thursday 11 JuneKamehameha DayHawaii
Saturday 20 JuneWest Virginia DayWest Virginia
Thursday 16 JulyManu'a Islands Cession DayAmerican Samoa
Tuesday 21 JulyLiberation Day (Guam)Guam
Friday 24 JulyPioneer DayUtah
Saturday 25 JulyPuerto Rico Constitution DayPuerto Rico
Monday 10 AugustVictory DayRhode Island
Sunday 16 AugustBennington Battle DayVermont
Monday 17 AugustBennington Battle Day (observed)Vermont
Friday 21 AugustStatehood DayHawaii
Thursday 27 AugustLyndon Baines Johnson DayTexas
Monday 5 OctoberFrances Xavier Cabrini DayColorado
Sunday 11 OctoberWhite SundayAmerican Samoa
Sunday 18 OctoberAlaska DayAlaska
Monday 19 OctoberAlaska Day (observed)Alaska
Friday 30 OctoberNevada DayNevada
Sunday 1 NovemberLiberty DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Monday 2 NovemberAll Souls' DayGuam
Tuesday 3 NovemberElection Day12 of 57 states
Wednesday 4 NovemberCitizenship DayNorthern Mariana Islands
Sunday 8 NovemberDiwaliCalifornia
Thursday 19 NovemberPuerto Rican Identity DayPuerto Rico
Friday 27 NovemberAmerican Indian Heritage DayMaryland
Friday 27 NovemberDay After Thanksgiving8 of 57 states
Friday 27 NovemberFamily DayNevada
Friday 27 NovemberFriday After ThanksgivingFlorida, Texas
Friday 27 NovemberLincoln's BirthdayIndiana
Friday 27 NovemberNative American Heritage DayWashington
Friday 27 NovemberPresidents' DayNew Mexico
Friday 27 NovemberState HolidayGeorgia
Tuesday 8 DecemberConstitution DayNorthern Mariana Islands
Tuesday 8 DecemberLady of Camarin DayGuam
Thursday 24 DecemberChristmas Eve5 of 57 states
Thursday 24 DecemberWashington's BirthdayGeorgia, Indiana
Saturday 26 DecemberChristmas Second DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Saturday 26 DecemberDay After ChristmasNorth Carolina, Texas
Monday 28 DecemberDay After Christmas (observed)North Carolina
Thursday 31 DecemberNew Year's EveKentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin
2027
Wednesday 6 JanuaryEpiphanyPuerto Rico
Wednesday 6 JanuaryThree Kings DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Tuesday 19 JanuaryConfederate Memorial DayTexas
Tuesday 9 FebruaryMardi GrasLouisiana
Friday 12 FebruaryLincoln's Birthday5 of 57 states
Monday 1 MarchCasimir Pulaski DayIllinois
Monday 1 MarchGuam Discovery DayGuam
Tuesday 2 MarchTexas Independence DayTexas
Tuesday 2 MarchTown Meeting DayVermont
Monday 22 MarchEmancipation DayPuerto Rico
Wednesday 24 MarchCommonwealth Covenant DayNorthern Mariana Islands
Thursday 25 MarchHoly ThursdayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Friday 26 MarchGood Friday13 of 57 states
Friday 26 MarchPrince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole DayHawaii
Friday 26 MarchState HolidayGeorgia
Monday 29 MarchEaster MondayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Monday 29 MarchSeward's DayAlaska
Wednesday 31 MarchCesar Chavez DayCalifornia, Colorado, Texas
Wednesday 31 MarchTransfer DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Friday 16 AprilAmerican Samoa Flag Day (observed)American Samoa
Friday 16 AprilEmancipation DayDistrict of Columbia
Saturday 17 AprilAmerican Samoa Flag DayAmerican Samoa
Monday 19 AprilPatriots' DayMaine, Massachusetts
Wednesday 21 AprilSan Jacinto DayTexas
Monday 26 AprilConfederate Memorial DayAlabama, Mississippi, South Carolina
Friday 30 AprilArbor DayNebraska
Tuesday 4 MayPrimary Election DayIndiana
Friday 7 MayTruman Day (observed)Missouri
Saturday 8 MayTruman DayMissouri
Monday 7 JuneJefferson Davis BirthdayAlabama
Friday 11 JuneKamehameha DayHawaii
Sunday 20 JuneWest Virginia DayWest Virginia
Monday 21 JuneWest Virginia Day (observed)West Virginia
Saturday 3 JulyEmancipation DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Friday 16 JulyManu'a Islands Cession DayAmerican Samoa
Wednesday 21 JulyLiberation Day (Guam)Guam
Friday 23 JulyPioneer Day (observed)Utah
Saturday 24 JulyPioneer DayUtah
Sunday 25 JulyPuerto Rico Constitution DayPuerto Rico
Monday 26 JulyPuerto Rico Constitution Day (observed)Puerto Rico
Monday 9 AugustVictory DayRhode Island
Monday 16 AugustBennington Battle DayVermont
Friday 20 AugustStatehood DayHawaii
Friday 27 AugustLyndon Baines Johnson DayTexas
Monday 4 OctoberFrances Xavier Cabrini DayColorado
Sunday 10 OctoberWhite SundayAmerican Samoa
Monday 18 OctoberAlaska DayAlaska
Friday 29 OctoberDiwaliCalifornia
Friday 29 OctoberNevada DayNevada
Monday 1 NovemberLiberty DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Tuesday 2 NovemberAll Souls' DayGuam
Tuesday 2 NovemberElection DayIndiana, New York
Thursday 4 NovemberCitizenship DayNorthern Mariana Islands
Friday 19 NovemberPuerto Rican Identity DayPuerto Rico
Friday 26 NovemberAmerican Indian Heritage DayMaryland
Friday 26 NovemberDay After Thanksgiving8 of 57 states
Friday 26 NovemberFamily DayNevada
Friday 26 NovemberFriday After ThanksgivingFlorida, Texas
Friday 26 NovemberLincoln's BirthdayIndiana
Friday 26 NovemberNative American Heritage DayWashington
Friday 26 NovemberPresidents' DayNew Mexico
Friday 26 NovemberState HolidayGeorgia
Wednesday 8 DecemberConstitution DayNorthern Mariana Islands
Wednesday 8 DecemberLady of Camarin DayGuam
Thursday 23 DecemberChristmas Eve (observed)5 of 57 states
Thursday 23 DecemberWashington's BirthdayGeorgia, Indiana
Sunday 26 DecemberChristmas Second DayVirgin Islands, U.S.
Sunday 26 DecemberDay After ChristmasNorth Carolina, Texas
Monday 27 DecemberDay After Christmas (observed)North Carolina
These are not observed nationwide. Confirm the specific region before assuming someone is working.
Where else these dates apply
The same calendar is observed in United States Minor Outlying Islands. It keeps the United States public holiday schedule, so the dates below apply there too. Local observances can still be added on top, so confirm anything that falls close to a deadline.
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.