Holiday calendar
Public holidays in United States 2026
Published nationwide and regional public holidays.
This calendar may be incomplete; confirm dates before booking.
16holidays shown
11nationwide
5regional
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 02 Jan | Friday | Day after New Year's Day | Louisiana |
| 19 Jan | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Nationwide |
| 16 Feb | Monday | Lundi Gras | Louisiana |
| 16 Feb | Monday | President's Day | Nationwide |
| 25 May | Monday | Memorial Day | Nationwide |
| 15 Jun | Monday | Juneteenth | Utah |
| 19 Jun | Friday | Juneteenth | Nationwide |
| 04 Jul | Saturday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| 07 Sep | Monday | Labor Day | Nationwide |
| 12 Oct | Monday | Columbus Day | Nationwide |
| 12 Oct | Monday | US Indigenous People's Day | 7 regionsDistrict of Columbia, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia |
| 11 Nov | Wednesday | Veterans' Day | Nationwide |
| 26 Nov | Thursday | Thanksgiving | Nationwide |
| 27 Nov | Friday | Day after Thanksgiving | 25 regionsCalifornia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Long weekends
Assumes Monday–Friday work and weekends off. A listed public holiday may still be a working day under your contract or sector rules. Dates shown are planning suggestions, not leave entitlements.
Based on currently published dates only; this is not a complete list of the best dates.
| Time off | Days off | Leave needed | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 3 | 0 | Christmas Day |
| 26 Nov – 29 Nov 2026 | 4 | 1 | Thanksgiving |
| 24 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 1 | Christmas Day |
| 25 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 4 | 1 | Christmas Day |
| 7 Nov – 11 Nov 2026 | 5 | 2 | Veterans' Day |
| 11 Nov – 15 Nov 2026 | 5 | 2 | Veterans' Day |
Suggested leave dates
- 26 Nov – 29 Nov 2026: take 27 Nov (1 leave day)
- 24 Dec – 27 Dec 2026: take 24 Dec (1 leave day)
- 25 Dec – 28 Dec 2026: take 28 Dec (1 leave day)
- 7 Nov – 11 Nov 2026: take 9 Nov, 10 Nov (2 leave days)
- 11 Nov – 15 Nov 2026: take 12 Nov, 13 Nov (2 leave days)