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U.S. Holidays & Events

Dates, rules and countdowns for U.S. federal holidays and major events. Every page calculates the date for each year ahead, explains how the date is set and answers the common questions.

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Federal holidays

  • Christmas Day December 25 (fixed date) · next: Friday, December 25, 2026 (in 74 days)
  • Columbus Day Second Monday of October · next: Monday, October 12, 2026 (today)
  • Independence Day, July 4th July 4 (fixed date) · next: Sunday, July 4, 2027 (in 265 days)
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day June 19 (fixed date) · next: Saturday, June 19, 2027 (in 250 days)
  • Labor Day First Monday of September · next: Monday, September 6, 2027 (in 329 days)
  • Martin Luther King's Birthday Third Monday of January · next: Monday, January 18, 2027 (in 98 days)
  • Memorial Day Last Monday of May · next: Monday, May 31, 2027 (in 231 days)
  • New Year's Day January 1 (fixed date) · next: Friday, January 1, 2027 (in 81 days)
  • Presidents' Day Third Monday of February · next: Monday, February 15, 2027 (in 126 days)
  • Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday of November · next: Thursday, November 26, 2026 (in 45 days)
  • Veterans' Day November 11 (fixed date) · next: Wednesday, November 11, 2026 (in 30 days)

Civic events

  • Election Day Tuesday after the first Monday in November · next: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (in 22 days)
  • National Arbor Day Last Friday of April · next: Friday, April 30, 2027 (in 200 days)

Popular observances

  • Black Friday Shopping Day after Thanksgiving (the Friday after the fourth Thursday of November) · next: Friday, November 27, 2026 (in 46 days)
  • Father's Day Third Sunday of June · next: Sunday, June 20, 2027 (in 251 days)
  • Groundhog Day February 2 (fixed date) · next: Tuesday, February 2, 2027 (in 113 days)
  • Halloween October 31 (fixed date) · next: Saturday, October 31, 2026 (in 19 days)
  • Mother's Day Second Sunday of May · next: Sunday, May 9, 2027 (in 209 days)
  • Saint Patrick's Day March 17 (fixed date) · next: Wednesday, March 17, 2027 (in 156 days)
  • Valentine's Day February 14 (fixed date) · next: Sunday, February 14, 2027 (in 125 days)

Religious holidays

  • Ash Wednesday 46 days before Easter (the Wednesday after Shrove Tuesday) · next: Wednesday, February 10, 2027 (in 121 days)
  • Easter First Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after March 21 · next: Sunday, March 28, 2027 (in 167 days)
  • Good Friday Friday before Easter · next: Friday, March 26, 2027 (in 165 days)
  • Passover (Pesach) Begins at sundown before 15 Nisan (Hebrew calendar) · next: Wednesday, April 21, 2027 (in 191 days)
  • Yom Kippur Begins at sundown before 10 Tishrei (Hebrew calendar) · next: Sunday, October 10, 2027 (in 363 days)

International days

State holidays