National Holidays

Details on each US Holiday

• January 1 New Year's Day
• January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January, traditionally Jan. 15)
• February 2 Groundhog Day
• February 3 Super Bowl Sunday (currently the first Sunday of February)
• February 6 Ash Wednesday (Christian; moveable based on Easter)
• February 14 Valentine's Day
• February 18 Presidents Day (officially George Washington's Birthday; 3rd Monday of February, traditionally Feb. 22)
• March 16 Palm Sunday (Christian; Sunday before Easter)
• March 17 St. Patrick's Day
• March 20 Vernal Equinox (based on sun), Lailatul-Qadr (Islamic; moveable, based on lunar calendar)
• March 21 Good Friday (Christian; Friday before Easter)
• March 23 Easter Sunday (Christian; moveable; Sunday after first full moon during spring)
• March 24 Easter Monday (Christian; Monday after Easter)
• April 1 April Fool's Day
• April 20 First day of Passover (Jewish; moveable based on Jewish calendar)
• April 21 Patriot's Day/Marathon Monday (New England and Wisconsin only) (3rd Monday of April)
• April 22 Earth Day
• April 25 Arbor Day
• April 27 Last Day of Passover (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
• May 5 Cinco De Mayo (Mexican holiday often observed in US)
• May 11 Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May), Pentecost Sunday (Christian; 49 days after Easter)
• May 26 Memorial Day (last Monday of May, traditionally May 30)
• June 14 Flag Day
• June 15 Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
• June 20 Summer Solstice (based on sun)
• July 4 Independence Day
• September 1 Labor Day (first Monday of September)
• September 2 First day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on Lunar calendar)
• September 30 - Oct. 1 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
• October 2 Eid-al-Fitr/Day after the end of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable, based on lunar calendar)
• October 9 Yom Kippur (Jewish, moveable, 9 days after first day of Rosh Hashanah), Leif Erikson Day
• October 13 Columbus Day (2nd Monday of October, traditionally Oct. 12)
• October 14 First day of Sukkot (Jewish; moveable, 14 days after Rosh Hashanaah)
• October 20 Last Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
• October 22 Simchat Torah (Jewish; moveable, 22 days after Rosh Hashanah)
• October 23 St. De Ryck's Day (Day dedicated to Rolf)
• October 30 Mischief Night
• October 31 Halloween
• November 1 All Saints Day, Day of the Dead (Mexico)
• November 4 Election Day (Tuesday after the first Monday of November)
• November 11 Veterans Day
• November 27 Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
• November 28 Black Friday (Friday after Thanksgiving Day)
• December 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
• December 21 Winter Solstice (based on sun)
• December 22 First day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
• December 24 Christmas Eve (Christian)
• December 25 Christmas Day (Christian)
• December 26 First day of Kwanzaa (Kwanzaa is celebrated until January 1, 2009)
• December 29 Last day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
• December 31 New Year's Eve