Holiday Overlap
🇺🇸 United States Public Holidays 2026
Use this United States public holiday calendar to understand when federal offices, banks, schools, and many businesses are likely to close or operate on reduced schedules. It is especially useful when comparing the US with countries that have more frequent religious or bank holidays.
United States Holiday Calendar 2026
The table below lists national public holidays for United States in 2026, including the observed date, weekday, and whether the date falls on a weekend. Use it as a first planning layer before checking regional, employer-specific, or legal requirements.
| Date | Holiday | Weekend? | Planning note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's Day | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| Jan 19Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| Feb 16Monday | Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday) | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| May 25Monday | Memorial Day | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| Jun 19Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| Jul 3Friday | Independence Day | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| Sep 7Monday | Labour Day (Labor Day) | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| Nov 11Wednesday | Veterans Day | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| Nov 26Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas Day | No | National public holiday listed for United States |
How to Use This United States Holiday Calendar
This page is designed for global teams, federal holiday planning, sales coverage, and cross-border travel. Start by marking the national public holidays above in your planning calendar, then compare United States with the countries where your colleagues, customers, vendors, or travel partners are located.
For travelers, public holidays can affect government offices, banks, museums, restaurants, transportation, and hotel demand. A holiday that creates a long weekend can be a great time to experience local celebrations, but it can also mean higher prices and reduced service availability.
For global teams, the most important distinction is between a holiday that only affects United States and an overlapping holiday that affects another country at the same time. Country-specific holidays create coverage gaps; overlapping holidays create organization-wide quiet periods that can be useful for maintenance windows or no-deadline weeks.
Regional and Observed-Date Notes
The United States federal calendar applies to federal employees and many national institutions. States and private employers may add extra observances such as state holidays, school holidays, or local civic days, so teams should confirm local rules when payroll, school calendars, or government services are involved.
Observed dates can also shift when a holiday falls on a weekend or when a government announces a substitute day. For payroll, legal, banking, school, or travel decisions, verify the final date with an official local source or a qualified provider before acting.
Compare United States With Other Countries
Use these comparisons to see which United States public holidays overlap with another country and which dates are unique to one side of the calendar.
Holiday data is primarily sourced from the Nager.Date open-source holiday database and supplemented with official government calendar references where available. Always verify critical dates with official sources before making business, legal, payroll, or travel decisions.