Holidays in the United States 2024, 2025, 2026
The United States does not have national holidays in the sense of days on which all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted. The U.S. Federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees. There are eleven such Federal holidays, ten annual and one quadrennial holiday.
The annual Federal holidays are widely observed by state and local governments; however, they may alter the dates of observance or add or subtract holidays according to local custom. Pursuant to the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968, official holidays are observed on a Monday, except for New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. There are also U.S. state holidays particular to individual U.S. states.
Most retail businesses close on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but remain open on all other holidays. Private businesses often observe only the "big six" holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). Some also add the Friday after Thanksgiving, or one or more of the other federal holidays.
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| Date | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2024 | Christmas 2024 | World |
| U.S. holidays 2025 | ||
| Jan 01, 2025 | New Year's Day 2025 | USA |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Inauguration Day 2025 | USA |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Martin Luther King Day 2025 | USA |
| Feb 02, 2025 | Groundhog Day 2025 | USA |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Lincoln's Birthday 2025 | USA |
| Feb 17, 2025 | Washington's Birthday 2025 | USA |
| May 26, 2025 | Memorial Day 2025 | USA |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Flag Day 2025 | USA |
| Jul 04, 2025 | Independence Day (4th of July) 2025 | USA |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Women's Equality Day 2025 | USA |
| Sep 01, 2025 | Labor Day 2025 | USA |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Patriot Day 2025 | USA |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Columbus Day 2025 | USA |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Veterans Day 2025 | USA |
| Nov 27, 2025 | Thanksgiving 2025 | USA |
| Dec 07, 2025 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2025 | USA |
| Dec 25, 2025 | Christmas 2025 | World |
| U.S. holidays 2026 | ||
| Jan 01, 2026 | New Year's Day 2026 | USA |
| Jan 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King Day 2026 | USA |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Inauguration Day 2026 | USA |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Groundhog Day 2026 | USA |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Lincoln's Birthday 2026 | USA |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Washington's Birthday 2026 | USA |
| May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day 2026 | USA |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Flag Day 2026 | USA |
| Jul 04, 2026 | Independence Day (4th of July) 2026 | USA |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Women's Equality Day 2026 | USA |
| Sep 07, 2026 | Labor Day 2026 | USA |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Patriot Day 2026 | USA |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Columbus Day 2026 | USA |
| Nov 11, 2026 | Veterans Day 2026 | USA |
| Nov 26, 2026 | Thanksgiving 2026 | USA |