Federal holidays 2026

“Date” is the day the law sets. “Observed” is the day federal employees on a Monday–Friday schedule get off: a Saturday holiday moves to the Friday before and a Sunday holiday to the Monday after.

2026 and 2027 at a glance

How the dates are set

New Year’s Day

January 1

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Third Monday in January

Washington’s Birthday

Third Monday in February

Memorial Day

Last Monday in May

Juneteenth National Independence Day

June 19 (since 2021)

Independence Day

July 4

Labor Day

First Monday in September

Columbus Day

Second Monday in October

Veterans Day

November 11

Thanksgiving Day

Fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day

December 25

Observed day = the date the law sets, unless it falls on a Saturday (then the Friday before) or a Sunday (then the Monday after). The six holidays set by weekday never land on a weekend.

Where other schedules differ

• Federal Reserve Banks. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the Federal Reserve Banks are open the Friday before (the Board of Governors is closed); when it falls on a Sunday, all Federal Reserve offices are closed the Monday after. So the Banks are open on Friday, July 3, 2026, although it is a federal holiday. Source: Federal Reserve Banks holiday schedule. Your own bank sets its own hours.
• New York Stock Exchange. It closes on Good Friday, which is not a federal holiday, and it stays open on Columbus Day and Veterans Day, which are. It observes Independence Day on Friday, July 3, 2026, and Juneteenth on Friday, June 18, 2027. When January 1 falls on a Saturday (2028), it observes no New Year’s Day holiday. Source: NYSE holidays and trading hours.

Verified on October 8, 2026. Schedules are published by each institution and can change.

Source and verification

Verified on October 8, 2026. Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Holidays. The dates are computed by rule and checked against its table for 2026, 2027, and 2028. Rules: 5 U.S.C. 6103, Holidays (U.S. Code) and Executive Order 11582. Inauguration Day (January 20 every fourth year) is a holiday only for some federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area, so it is not in the list.