🇺🇸 United States public holidays 2026
United States has 11 public holidays in 2026. The longest continuous break is 3 days.
Who decides these days
US federal holidays are named directly in statute: 5 U.S.C. §6103(a) lists eleven of them, with no annual proclamation above it — the Office of Personnel Management only maps the statute onto a calendar. A Saturday holiday moves to the preceding Friday under §6103(b)(1), but the Sunday rule is not in the code at all: it comes from Executive Order 11582 of 1971. Hence 2028's New Year's Day is observed on 31 December 2027.
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | New Year's DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| January 19, 2026 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.See this topic | Public holiday |
| February 16, 2026 | Washington's BirthdaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 25, 2026 | Memorial DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth National Independence DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| July 3, 2026 | Independence Day | Public holiday |
| September 7, 2026 | Labor DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| October 12, 2026 | Columbus DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| November 11, 2026 | Veterans DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| November 26, 2026 | Thanksgiving DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Christmas DaySee this topic | Public holiday |