Holidays in the United States 2017, 2018, 2019
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.
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Upcoming events:
| Date | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2017 | Women's Equality Day 2017 | USA |
| Sep 04, 2017 | Labor Day 2017 | USA |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Patriot Day 2017 | USA |
| Oct 09, 2017 | Columbus Day 2017 | USA |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Veterans Day 2017 | USA |
| Nov 23, 2017 | Thanksgiving 2017 | USA |
| Dec 07, 2017 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2017 | USA |
| Dec 25, 2017 | Christmas 2017 | World |
| U.S. holidays 2018 | ||
| Jan 01, 2018 | New Year's Day 2018 | USA |
| Jan 15, 2018 | Martin Luther King Day 2018 | USA |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Inauguration Day 2018 | USA |
| Feb 02, 2018 | Groundhog Day 2018 | USA |
| Feb 12, 2018 | Lincoln's Birthday 2018 | USA |
| Feb 19, 2018 | Washington's Birthday 2018 | USA |
| May 28, 2018 | Memorial Day 2018 | USA |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Flag Day 2018 | USA |
| Jul 04, 2018 | Independence Day (4th of July) 2018 | USA |
| Aug 26, 2018 | Women's Equality Day 2018 | USA |
| Sep 03, 2018 | Labor Day 2018 | USA |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Patriot Day 2018 | USA |
| Oct 08, 2018 | Columbus Day 2018 | USA |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Veterans Day 2018 | USA |
| Nov 22, 2018 | Thanksgiving 2018 | USA |
| Dec 07, 2018 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2018 | USA |
| Dec 25, 2018 | Christmas 2018 | World |
| U.S. holidays 2019 | ||
| Jan 01, 2019 | New Year's Day 2019 | USA |
| Jan 20, 2019 | Inauguration Day 2019 | USA |
| Jan 21, 2019 | Martin Luther King Day 2019 | USA |
| Feb 02, 2019 | Groundhog Day 2019 | USA |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Lincoln's Birthday 2019 | USA |
| Feb 18, 2019 | Washington's Birthday 2019 | USA |
| May 27, 2019 | Memorial Day 2019 | USA |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Flag Day 2019 | USA |