The 2027 US federal holidays, three of them moved to a Friday or Monday
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 1 Oct 2026.Three of the 11 US federal holidays move in 2027. Juneteenth falls on a Saturday and is observed Friday 18 June, Independence Day falls on a Sunday and is observed Monday 5 July, and Christmas falls on a Saturday and is observed Friday 24 December. New Year’s Day 2028 is also a Saturday, so Friday 31 December 2027 is a day off too.
| Holiday | Date | Day off |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 |
| Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | Mon, Jan 18, 2027 |
| Washington's Birthday | Mon, Feb 15, 2027 | Mon, Feb 15, 2027 |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 31, 2027 | Mon, May 31, 2027 |
| Juneteenth National Independence Day | Sat, Jun 19, 2027 | Fri, Jun 18, 2027 |
| Independence Day | Sun, Jul 4, 2027 | Mon, Jul 5, 2027 |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 6, 2027 | Mon, Sep 6, 2027 |
| Columbus Day | Mon, Oct 11, 2027 | Mon, Oct 11, 2027 |
| Veterans Day | Thu, Nov 11, 2027 | Thu, Nov 11, 2027 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 25, 2027 | Thu, Nov 25, 2027 |
| Christmas Day | Sat, Dec 25, 2027 | Fri, Dec 24, 2027 |
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The Federal Holiday Calendar lists the US legal public holidays for any year from 1986 to 2200, with the date of each holiday, its weekday, and the day federal employees actually have off.
Observed days. The Monday and Thursday holidays never move. A fixed-date holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before (section 6103(b)), and one on a Sunday on the Monday after (Executive Order 11582). When 1 January is a Saturday, as in 2028, the day off is Friday 31 December of the year before. These are the rules for a Monday to Friday schedule; OPM publishes the same dates each year, and this page was checked against OPM's tables for 2021, 2022 and 2025 to 2028.
History. Juneteenth became a federal holiday on 17 June 2021, so years before 2021 show ten holidays. Inauguration Day (20 January every fourth year, next in 2029) is a holiday only for federal employees in the Washington, DC area; switch it on to see it. On a Sunday it moves to Monday 21 January, and on a Saturday there is no day in lieu.
The rest of the article, and all 6 questions about Federal Holiday Calendar, are on the Federal Holiday Calendar page.
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. All eleven are listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103, the federal law on legal public holidays. Juneteenth, added in June 2021, is the newest.
A holiday on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, and a holiday on a Sunday on the Monday after, for federal employees on a Monday to Friday schedule. In 2026 Independence Day is a Saturday, so Friday 3 July is the day off. Only the six fixed-date holidays can move.
When 1 January falls on a Saturday, the Friday before is the day off, and that Friday is 31 December of the previous year. The next time is New Year's Day 2028, observed on Friday 31 December 2027. OPM lists that day under 2028, and this calendar shows it the same way.
Only for federal employees in the Washington, DC area, on 20 January every fourth year: 2025, then 2029. If 20 January is a Sunday the holiday moves to Monday 21 January; if it is a Saturday there is no substitute day. Switch on Inauguration Day to add it to the calendar for those years.
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