A list of United States federal holidays in 2026 is shown below. For convenience, the number of days left to a holiday date is also provided. Federal holidays are public holidays established for federal employees in the Federal law (5 United States Code 6103) by the United States Congress. Employees are paid for the holidays.
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New Year's Day
2026 Thursday,
January 1 ~ 6 months (177 days) left -
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2026 Monday,
January 19 ~ 6 months & 2 weeks (195 days) left -
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
2026 Monday,
February 16 ~ 7 months & 1 week (223 days) left -
Memorial Day
2026 Monday,
May 25 ~ 10 months & 2 weeks (321 days) left -
Juneteenth
2026 Friday,
June 19 ~ 11 months & 2 weeks (346 days) left -
Independence Day
2026 Saturday,
July 4
(July 3**) ~ 12 months (361 days) left -
Labor Day
2026 Monday,
September 7 ~ 14 months (426 days) left -
Columbus Day
2026 Monday,
October 12 ~ 15 months & 1 week (461 days) left -
Veterans Day
2026 Wednesday,
November 11 ~ 16 months & 1 week (491 days) left -
Thanksgiving Day
2026 Thursday,
November 26 ~ 16 months & 3 weeks (506 days) left -
Christmas
2026 Friday,
December 25 ~ 17 months & 3 weeks (535 days) left
**If a federal holiday falls on Saturday it is usually observed on Friday (the day before), and when it falls on Sunday it is observed the following Monday. The dates the federal holidays are observed are shown in parentheses.