Calendar with holidays

How to use the calendar

1. Pick a month and year. Use the menus, the arrow buttons or your keyboard's left and right arrow keys.
2. Switch to Year view to see all 12 months on one screen, with a list of that year's holidays underneath.
3. Read the colors. Green days are federal holidays or the observed day off. Yellow days are popular dates like Easter and Halloween.
4. Print or share. Press Print for a paper copy, or copy the page address to share the exact month you're looking at.

Worked example: the end of 2027

Open December 2027. Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, so the calendar marks Friday, December 24 as "Christmas Day (observed)". Then New Year's Day 2028 is also a Saturday, and the federal rule moves it back into the old year: Friday, December 31, 2027 shows "New Year's Day (observed)". If you're planning family travel or a budget for that stretch, that's two long weekends back to back.

2026 federal holidays

2027 federal holidays

For long weekends, school breaks and the days that fall between them, see our 2027 holiday calendar.

How the dates are worked out

Fixed-date holidays (New Year's Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Veterans Day and Christmas) use the same date each year. The rest follow a weekday rule: Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Washington's Birthday are the third Monday of January and February, Memorial Day is the last Monday of May, Labor Day is the first Monday of September, Columbus Day is the second Monday of October and Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November. These come from 5 U.S.C. 6103.

When a fixed-date holiday lands on a weekend, the calendar shows the observed day using the rule on OPM's federal holidays page: Saturday moves to Friday, Sunday moves to Monday. Easter is calculated with the standard Gregorian method (the same "computus" churches use), Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May and Father's Day is the third Sunday in June.

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Screens are handy, but a calendar on the fridge is the one everyone actually reads. Grab a free printable 2027 calendar, a blank monthly calendar or a single month such as the November 2026 calendar. Our guide on how to organize a family calendar shows how to keep everyone's plans in one place.

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Questions, answered

Which holidays does this calendar show? It shows all 11 US federal holidays set by law in 5 U.S.C. 6103: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday (often called Presidents' Day), Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. With "Popular dates" switched on it also marks Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, which are not federal days off.

What happens when a federal holiday falls on a weekend? For most federal employees, a holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, and a holiday on a Sunday is observed on the Monday after. That is the rule the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) publishes each year, and the calendar marks the observed day as "(observed)". Private employers, schools and banks set their own schedules, so check yours.

When is Christmas observed in 2027? Christmas Day 2027 falls on a Saturday, so the federal observed holiday is Friday, December 24, 2027. New Year's Day 2028 is also a Saturday, so it is observed on Friday, December 31, 2027. That means federal workers get two Friday holidays in a row at the end of 2027.

Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? Yes. Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, became the 11th federal holiday when the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed on June 17, 2021. In 2027 June 19 is a Saturday, so the observed federal holiday is Friday, June 18, 2027.

Is Easter a federal holiday? No. Easter Sunday is not a federal holiday, and because it always falls on a Sunday most people already have the day off. The calendar shows it as a popular date. Its date moves each year: it is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, calculated with the same church method used for centuries, which puts it between March 22 and April 25.

Can I start the week on Monday? Yes. Use the "Week starts on" menu to switch between Sunday, the usual layout in the United States, and Monday, which matches the ISO 8601 standard and many planners. The choice is kept in the page link, so a bookmarked or shared link opens the same way.

How far back and forward does the calendar go? You can pick any year from 1900 to 2100. Dates follow the Gregorian calendar the United States uses today. Holidays are worked out with today's rules for every year, so years before a holiday existed (Juneteenth before 2021, for example) will still show it. Use those years for weekdays and dates, not holiday history.

How do I print a month or a whole year? Pick the month or switch to Year view, then press Print. The page prints just the calendar. For a cleaner sheet with room to write, use our free printable calendars, such as the 2027 calendar or a single month, which are designed for US Letter paper.

Do banks close on federal holidays? Most banks follow the Federal Reserve holiday schedule, which closes on the federal holidays. There is one difference: when a holiday falls on a Saturday, the Federal Reserve Banks stay open on the Friday before, even though federal offices close. Check your own bank's schedule before a payment is due.

Is anything I do on this calendar saved? Nothing is saved or sent. The calendar is built by a small script in your browser. The month, year and settings you pick are kept only in the page address, so you can bookmark or share the exact view.

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