2026 federal holidays.
Actual & observed dates.
Actual dates and standard federal employee observances, side by side. Use each holiday guide to compare the services you need.
See what the date changes.
Select a highlighted day for the holiday guide, or any day to check service schedules.
Check service schedules →| Holiday | Actual date | Observed by most federal employees |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Jan 1, 2026 | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan 19, 2026 | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Presidents DayWashington’s Birthday | Feb 16, 2026 | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 | May 25, 2026 |
| Juneteenth | Jun 19, 2026 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Independence Day | Jul 4, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026Different from actual date |
| Labor Day | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Columbus DayIndigenous Peoples’ Day | Oct 12, 2026 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Veterans Day | Nov 11, 2026 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving | Nov 26, 2026 | Nov 26, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Dec 25, 2026 | Dec 25, 2026 |
Put the dates in your calendar.
Choose the year you need: 11 federal observances in 2026, or 12 in 2027 including the December 31 observance of New Year’s Day 2028.
One-time import; no automatic updates or reminders. Your calendar app’s own notification settings may apply. Service schedules can differ.
How to import into Apple, Google or Outlook
Download one file, then import it into a dedicated holiday calendar to keep the dates easy to manage. Importing overlapping files can create duplicate events.
Apple Calendar on Mac
Open Calendar, choose File → Import, select the .ics file, then choose the destination calendar.
Apple’s import guide ↗Google Calendar on a computer
Open Settings → Import & export. Select the .ics file, choose a calendar, then import.
Google’s import guide ↗Outlook on the web
Open Calendar → Add calendar → Upload from file. Choose the .ics file and destination calendar, then import.
Microsoft’s import guide ↗Why “observed” needs a second look
For most Monday–Friday federal employees, a Saturday holiday is observed on Friday and a Sunday holiday on Monday. This is an employee holiday rule; it is not a rule for every store, carrier or bank.
Federal Reserve Banks stay open on the Friday before a Saturday holiday. NYSE follows its own exchange calendar, and USPS follows its postal operating calendar. Use the date checker for the service-specific answer.
Before you go.
How many federal holidays are in 2026?
OPM lists 11 named federal holidays for 2026. Observed dates can differ from actual dates for employees on a Monday–Friday schedule. A next-year holiday can also be observed in the preceding December.
Does this calendar establish bank and postal hours?
No. Federal Reserve Banks use a different Saturday observance rule, and postal operations need their own calendar. Schools, stores and local offices publish their own schedules.