🇺🇸United States 2026 Public Holidays
Complete list of United States’s public holidays for 2026, including regional holidays, bank holidays, and key celebrations.
Holidays
Total 23 Holidays
| Holiday Name | Date | Countdown | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
New Year's Day | 2026-01-01 | 267 days ago | Public Holidays |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 2026-01-19 | 249 days ago | Public Holidays |
Valentine's Day | 2026-02-14 | 223 days ago | Memorial Days |
Washington's Birthday | 2026-02-16 | 221 days ago | Public Holidays |
St. Patrick's Day | 2026-03-17 | 192 days ago | Memorial Days |
Easter Sunday | 2026-04-05 | 173 days ago | Memorial Days |
Tax Day | 2026-04-15 | 163 days ago | Memorial Days |
Administrative Professionals Day | 2026-04-22 | 156 days ago | Memorial Days |
Mother's Day | 2026-05-10 | 138 days ago | Memorial Days |
Memorial Day | 2026-05-25 | 123 days ago | Public Holidays |
Juneteenth | 2026-06-19 | 98 days ago | Public Holidays |
Father's Day | 2026-06-21 | 96 days ago | Memorial Days |
Independence Day (substitute day) | 2026-07-03 | 84 days ago | Public Holidays |
Independence Day | 2026-07-04 | 83 days ago | Public Holidays |
Labor Day | 2026-09-07 | 18 days ago | Public Holidays |
Columbus Day | 2026-10-12 | 17 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Halloween | 2026-10-31 | 36 days remaining | Memorial Days |
Veterans Day | 2026-11-11 | 47 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Thanksgiving Day | 2026-11-26 | 62 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Day after Thanksgiving Day | 2026-11-27 | 63 days remaining | Memorial Days |
Christmas Eve | 2026-12-24 | 90 days remaining | Optional Holidays |
Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | 91 days remaining | Public Holidays |
New Year's Eve | 2026-12-31 | 97 days remaining | Memorial Days |
United States Public Holidays: An Overview
This page summarises the patterns behind United States's public holidays from year to year. If you just want the full list of dates for one year, choose that year from the navigation below.
2025–2027: A Three-Year Comparison
The number of public holidays, and the time off they actually translate into, varies from one year to the next. The table below is worked out directly from each year's holiday dates.
| Year | Holidays | Long weekends | Bridge days | At the weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2027 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
Holidays that shift each year
9 of United States's public holidays land on a different date each year, following a lunar calendar, a religious calendar or a rule such as “the third Monday in January”. These are the ones to watch when you plan ahead:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 2025-01-20, 2025 · 2026-01-19, 2026 · 2027-01-18, 2027
- Washington's Birthday: 2025-02-17, 2025 · 2026-02-16, 2026 · 2027-02-15, 2027
- Memorial Day: 2025-05-26, 2025 · 2026-05-25, 2026 · 2027-05-31, 2027
- Juneteenth: 2025-06-19, 2025 · 2026-06-19, 2026 · 2027-06-18, 2027
- Independence Day: 2025-07-04, 2025 · 2026-07-03, 2026 · 2027-07-04, 2027
- Labor Day: 2025-09-01, 2025 · 2026-09-07, 2026 · 2027-09-06, 2027
A further 2 holidays keep the same date every year and aren't affected by these rules.