Long weekends in United States 2025
The United States has six long weekends of three days or more in 2025 without anyone taking a day of leave, out of 11 national public holidays. On top of that, four well placed days of leave buy 16 days away from work, because four holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Dates | Days | Starts | Created by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Saturday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| 3 | Saturday | Washington's Birthday | |
| 3 | Saturday | Memorial Day | |
| 3 | Friday | Independence Day | |
| 3 | Saturday | Labor Day | |
| 3 | Saturday | Columbus Day |
Bridge days: one day of leave, four days off
A bridge day is a single working day sitting between a public holiday and a weekend. Take it off and the two join up. These are the four in the United States in 2025:
| Take off | Because of | You get | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Juneteenth | 4 | |
| Monday | Veterans Day | 4 | |
| Friday | Thanksgiving Day | 4 | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | 4 |
Taking all four costs four days of annual leave and produces 16 days away from work, a return of 4.0 days off per day of leave.
How this is counted
A non-working day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a national public holiday taken on the day it is actually observed. A long weekend is three or more of those in a row. A bridge day is one working day between two such runs where taking it off produces four days or more. A Monday to Friday working week is assumed throughout.
Regional holidays are excluded, in line with the rest of the site, so a state or province with its own extra day can do better than this page shows. The United States holiday hub lists the regional days separately. Breaks that straddle New Year are measured at their full length rather than being cut at the year boundary.
Frequently asked questions
How many long weekends does United States get in 2025?
Six. A long weekend here means three or more consecutive days off without taking leave, counting Saturdays, Sundays and national public holidays. The longest runs 3 days, from January 18, 2025 to January 20, 2025.
Which 2025 holidays in United States are worth taking a day off around?
Four days: Friday June 20, 2025, which turns Juneteenth into 4 days off; Monday November 10, 2025, which turns Veterans Day into 4 days off; Friday November 28, 2025, which turns Thanksgiving Day into 4 days off; Friday December 26, 2025, which turns Christmas Day into 4 days off. Each of those is one day of leave for a break of four days or more.
What counts as a long weekend on this page?
A run of three or more consecutive non-working days, where a non-working day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a national public holiday taken on the day it is actually observed. A Monday to Friday working week is assumed. Regional holidays are not counted, so a state or province with its own extra day may get more breaks than shown here.
Related pages for United States
The underlying dates are on the United States 2025 holiday page, and the same figures are available as JSON.