The United States does not have national holidays in the sense of days on which all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted. The U.S. Federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees. There are eleven such Federal holidays, ten annual and one quadrennial holiday.
The annual Federal holidays are widely observed by state and local governments; however, they may alter the dates of observance or add or subtract holidays according to local custom. Pursuant to the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968, official holidays are observed on a Monday, except for New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. There are also U.S. state holidays particular to individual U.S. states.
Most retail businesses close on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but remain open on all other holidays. Private businesses often observe only the "big six" holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). Some also add the Friday after Thanksgiving, or one or more of the other federal holidays.
Date | Event | Place |
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May 31, 2021 | Memorial Day 2021 | USA |
Jun 14, 2021 | Flag Day 2021 | USA |
Jul 04, 2021 | Independence Day (4th of July) 2021 | USA |
Aug 26, 2021 | Women's Equality Day 2021 | USA |
Sep 06, 2021 | Labor Day 2021 | USA |
Sep 11, 2021 | Patriot Day 2021 | USA |
Oct 11, 2021 | Columbus Day 2021 | USA |
Nov 11, 2021 | Veterans Day 2021 | USA |
Nov 25, 2021 | Thanksgiving 2021 | USA |
Dec 07, 2021 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2021 | USA |
Dec 25, 2021 | Christmas 2021 | World |
U.S. holidays 2022 | ||
Jan 01, 2022 | New Year's Day 2022 | USA |
Jan 17, 2022 | Martin Luther King Day 2022 | USA |
Jan 20, 2022 | Inauguration Day 2022 | USA |
Feb 02, 2022 | Groundhog Day 2022 | USA |
Feb 12, 2022 | Lincoln's Birthday 2022 | USA |
Feb 21, 2022 | Washington's Birthday 2022 | USA |
May 30, 2022 | Memorial Day 2022 | USA |
Jun 14, 2022 | Flag Day 2022 | USA |
Jul 04, 2022 | Independence Day (4th of July) 2022 | USA |
Aug 26, 2022 | Women's Equality Day 2022 | USA |
Sep 05, 2022 | Labor Day 2022 | USA |
Sep 11, 2022 | Patriot Day 2022 | USA |
Oct 10, 2022 | Columbus Day 2022 | USA |
Nov 11, 2022 | Veterans Day 2022 | USA |
Nov 24, 2022 | Thanksgiving 2022 | USA |
Dec 07, 2022 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2022 | USA |
Dec 25, 2022 | Christmas 2022 | World |
U.S. holidays 2023 | ||
Jan 01, 2023 | New Year's Day 2023 | USA |
Jan 16, 2023 | Martin Luther King Day 2023 | USA |
Jan 20, 2023 | Inauguration Day 2023 | USA |
Feb 02, 2023 | Groundhog Day 2023 | USA |
Feb 12, 2023 | Lincoln's Birthday 2023 | USA |
Feb 20, 2023 | Washington's Birthday 2023 | USA |