See the official U.S. federal holiday calendar, the next federal holiday, observed-date rules and the difference between federal, bank, postal, state and private-sector schedules.
The official 2026 schedule includes an observed Independence Day on Friday, July 3 because July 4 falls on Saturday.
These are the federal holiday dates for most federal employees. The displayed Independence Day date reflects the OPM observed schedule.
The remaining federal holidays after Labor Day are Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Federal status answers one part of the closure question. Use the operational owner for banks, mail, schools and stores.
Federal Reserve Bank and payment-service holiday schedules.
Retail bank branch and banking-calendar guidance.
Postal holidays and mail-service schedules.
State-government calendars can add or rename observances.
School calendars vary by district and do not automatically mirror federal holidays.
Private retailers choose their own holiday schedules.
Use the exact annual schedule when the year is part of the query.
Business-day and working-day calculations should use the holiday calendar relevant to your location and task.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management publishes the federal employee holiday schedule. Private employers, states, schools, banks and stores can follow different policies.
Federal holidays are established by federal law and govern federal employee holiday schedules. Eleven recurring annual holidays are listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103. Inauguration Day is a separate every-four-years holiday for eligible employees in the Washington, D.C. area.
When a fixed-date federal holiday falls on a weekend, the observed workday can move. That observed date matters for federal employee pay and leave, but it does not automatically require private businesses, state offices or schools to close.
Last checked: September 4, 2026. Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management and federal law; local and private schedules can differ.
There are 11 annual federal holidays established in 5 U.S.C. 6103. Inauguration Day is an additional federal holiday every four years for certain federal employees in the Washington, D.C. area.
As of September 4, 2026, the next federal holiday is Labor Day on Monday, September 7, 2026.
For most federal employees, a Saturday holiday is generally observed on the preceding Friday and a Sunday holiday on the following Monday, subject to work-schedule rules.
No. Federal holidays govern federal offices and federal employee schedules. Banks, stores, schools and state or local offices can follow different calendars.
Use the 2026 annual federal holiday page for the exact dates and weekdays, or consult the U.S. Office of Personnel Management schedule.