United States Public Holidays 2026
The United States has 11 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on January 1, 2026 and ending with Christmas Day on December 25, 2026. One holiday moves this year: Independence Day falls on July 4, 2026 but the day off is taken on Friday July 3, 2026. It is counted once, on the day observed.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Washington's Birthday | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Memorial Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Juneteenth | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day | in lieu of | Friday | Public holidayMoved |
| Labor Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Columbus Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Friday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a United States entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with 1 correction applied to United States. See what we changed.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around January (2 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. None of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so every holiday adds a genuine weekday off. The table below lists every United States public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. Regional and local observances are excluded, so what you see are the holidays recognised across the United States.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does the United States have in 2026?
The United States has 11 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on January 1, 2026 and the last is Christmas Day on December 25, 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in the United States?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on January 1, 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in the United States in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in the United States is on January 1, 2026.
Which 2026 holidays in the United States are moved to another day?
One is: Independence Day, which falls on July 4, 2026 but is taken on Friday July 3, 2026. A moved holiday is one holiday with a shifted day off, not two holidays, so it is counted once here. Sites that list both the weekend date and its replacement report a higher total than the official calendar does.
Are regional holidays included for the United States?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of the United States are listed separately on the United States holiday hub, together with the states that observe them.
Do the United States holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Six of the 11 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (set weekday of the month), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 19, 2026, Washington's Birthday on February 16, 2026 and Memorial Day on May 25, 2026, plus 3 more.
How far ahead is the United States calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. This table also applies 1 correction to the underlying open dataset, each checked against the legislation. The full list with sources is on the United States holiday hub.
Which United States holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The United States holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare United States with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for United States
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the United States public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the United States 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend on their own, and where a single day of leave turns a holiday into a four day break. That is on the United States long weekends page for 2026, alongside how many working days 2026 actually has once weekends and holidays come out. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.