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United States Public Holidays 2026
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for United States in 2026. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
Plan with the Holiday OptimizerUnited States 2026 planning insight
The 2026 United States calendar lists 12 public-holiday dates across 9 months. Examples include New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday. Their placement against your own workweek determines whether a nearby leave day can create a longer break; use the planner to compare options for your schedule.
2026 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for United States. A public holiday in a national calendar may not be a day off for every employer or region.
| Date | Holiday | Status | Type and certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Groundhog Day | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Valentine's Day | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Washington's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Saint Patrick's Day | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Good Friday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Easter Sunday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Mother's Day | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Memorial Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Juneteenth National Independence Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Father's Day | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Independence Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Labor Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Columbus Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Halloween | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Veterans Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Thanksgiving Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas Eve | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| New Year's Eve | Non-public | Holiday Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around United States holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose United States and 2026. Add your workdays, leave budget, days-off target, and unavailable dates. The planner finds eligible breaks from public holidays and weekends; it cannot determine which dates your employer observes.
About this calendar data
Source attribution: Open-Source Python-Holidays Library. The calendar snapshot used to build this page is dated 2026-10-14. Holiday dates, names, categories, and regional rules can change; verify important dates with official local sources.
Bridge-Day marks estimated dates and separates public holidays from other listed observances. Non-public entries remain visible for context and do not count as days off in the optimizer by default.