Holiday | 2025 | Other Years |
New Year’s Day | Wednesday, January 01 | January 1 |
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Monday, January 20 | 3rd Monday in January |
Inauguration Day | Monday, January 20 * | January 20 ** |
Washington’s Birthday | Monday, February 17 *** | 3rd Monday in February |
Memorial Day | Monday, May 26 | Last Monday in May |
Juneteenth National Independence Day | Thursday, June 19 | June 19 |
Independence Day | Friday, July 04 | July 4 |
Labor Day | Monday, September 01 | 1st Monday in September |
Columbus Day | Monday, October 13 | 2nd Monday in October |
Veterans Day | Tuesday, November 11 | November 11 |
Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 27 | 4th Thursday in November |
Christmas Day | Thursday, December 25 | December 25 |
*This holiday is designated as "Inauguration Day" in section 6103(c) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Federal employees in the Washington, DC, area are entitled to a holiday on the day a President is inaugurated on January 20th for each fourth year after 1965.
** every four years on January 20 or January 21 if January 20 falls on a Sunday.
*** This holiday is designated as "Washington’s Birthday" in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management: www.opm.gov
Holidays that fall on Saturday or Sunday
As U.S. Office of Personnel Management: www.opm.gov says:
Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).