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Public holidays

Planning a trip, a celebration or a call? Find the holidays where you’re going.

Examples & help

Federal holidays · 2026

12 holiday dates, including observed days.

  • New Year's Day

    Holiday date
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Holiday date
  • Washington's Birthday

    Holiday date
  • Memorial Day

    Holiday date
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

    Holiday date
  • Independence Day (observed)

    Observed day
  • Independence Day

    Holiday date
  • Labor Day

    Holiday date
  • Columbus Day

    Holiday date
  • Veterans Day

    Holiday date
  • Thanksgiving Day

    Holiday date
  • Christmas Day

    Holiday date

Check the official government calendar. For a state or province, also check its own local rules.

A holiday date isn’t always a day off

A holiday may fall on a weekend, with an observed day on a nearby weekday. Both dates are listed when the data includes them. A part-day holiday covers only the hours in its name; calendar downloads mark its date, not a full day off.

Recognition, paid leave and office closures vary by employer and region. Local, school and optional holidays may be missing. These calendars are a planning guide; they do not determine legal deadlines or leave entitlement.

Need to count working days? Use the business day calculator and enter the dates that apply to you.

Where these dates come from

82 calendars cover all 50 US states, Washington DC and five territories, the US federal calendar, all 13 Canadian provinces and territories, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and all eight Australian states and territories.

Dates are generated from python-holidays 0.107 (MIT license), snapshot generated 2026-10-24. Only public holidays and Australian part-day holidays are included. Future dates follow the rules in that snapshot; later proclamations and rule changes may change them. This tool works offline and makes no requests to a holiday service.

Data attribution and license · US federal · Canada · UK · Australia

EXAMPLES & HELP

Find public holidays by country and region

Use the holiday finder when planning a visit, a meeting or a working-day calculation. Choose a country and its state, province or UK region because holiday calendars can differ within the same country.

How to use this calculator

  1. Choose a country, region and year. The available snapshot covers 2024–2030.
  2. Filter by month or search a holiday name. Read the Holiday date, Observed day and Part-day holiday labels.
  3. Download the displayed dates as an ICS calendar, or use the official government link to confirm the rules relevant to your plans.

Worked examples

An observed holiday before its calendar date

Start with
United States → US federal calendar → 2026 → July. Search Independence Day.
Result
Friday, 3 July 2026 (observed); Saturday, 4 July 2026

July 4 falls on Saturday in 2026. The US federal calendar observes it on Friday July 3. Both dates appear in this finder; they do not represent two additional working days off for everyone.

Export only the dates you need

Start with
Choose your region and year, then filter the list to December.
Result
Download these dates (.ics) exports the displayed December entries.

Import the file into a calendar app. Entries mark calendar dates; a part-day label does not turn a partial closure into a whole day off. Imports are a snapshot, not a subscription to future rule updates.

Common questions

Why are two dates listed for the same holiday?

One can be the holiday’s calendar date and another its observed weekday. Read the label rather than treating every listed date as an extra paid day off.

Does every public holiday mean my workplace is closed?

No. The calendar describes listed public and observed holidays. Your region, employer or school can have different closure and leave rules. Check the official calendar and the rules that apply to you.

Will this automatically update the business-day calculator?

No. The working-day tool uses the exclusions you enter. Copy the dates that apply to your schedule, including an observed weekday when appropriate.

Further reading: US Office of Personnel Management: federal holiday dates