Public Holidays in America in 2015

Federal holidays in the United States are public holidays. They have been recognized by the federal government, and are applicable to federal employees.

State holidays are public holidays recognized by states – and often include the same holidays recognized at the federal level.

With the exception of Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, all federal holidays are observed on a Monday.

This is in accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which is intended to move holidays to a Monday whenever possible in order to allow federal employees to have a three-day weekend.

Public Holidays 2015

Date	Day	Holiday	State
1 Jan	Thurs	New Year's Day	National
16 Jan	Fri	Lee-Jackson Day	VA
19 Jan	Mon	Confederate Heroes Day	TX
19 Jan	Mon	Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday	National except AL AZ AR MS NH
19 Jan	Mon	Robert E. Lee / Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday	AL AR MS
19 Jan	Mon	Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday / Civil Rights Day	AZ NH
4 Feb	Wed	Rosa Parks Day	CA
12 Feb	Thurs	Lincoln's Birthday	CT IL MO NY
16 Feb	Mon	George Washington/ Thomas Jefferson Birthday	AL
16 Feb	Mon	President's Day	AK CA CO HI ID IL MD ME MI MN ND NE NH NJ NV OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX VT WA WV WY
16 Feb	Mon	Lincoln / Washington / Presidents' Day	AZ MT UT
16 Feb	Mon	George Washington Birthday / Daisy Gatson Bates Day	AR
16 Feb	Mon	Washington's Birthday	CT MA MO MS NY VA DC
17 Feb	Tues	Mardi Gras Day	AL*(Baldwin & Mobile Counties Only) LA
2 Mar	Mon	Texas Independence Day	TX
3 Mar	Tues	Town Meeting Day	VT
17 Mar	Tues	Evacuation Day	MA* (Suffolk county only)
26 Mar	Thurs	Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day	HI
30 Mar	Mon	Seward's Day	AK
31 Mar	Tues	César Chávez Day	CA CO TX
16 Apr	Thurs	DC Emancipation Day	DC
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday	CT DE HI IN KY* (1/2 day) LA NC ND NJ PA TN TX
20 Apr	Mon	Patriots' Day	ME MA
21 Apr	Tues	San Jacinto Day	TX
24 Apr	Fri	Arbor Day	NE
27 Apr	Mon	Confederate Memorial Day	AL GA MS
TBC	TBC	Primary Election Day	IN
8 May	Fri	Truman Day	MO
11 May	Mon	Confederate Memorial Day	SC
TBC	TBC	Service Reduction Day	MD
25 May	Mon	Memorial Day	National
1 Jun	Mon	Jefferson Davis Day	AL
11 Jun	Thurs	King Kamehameha Day	HI
17 Jun	Wed	Bunker Hill Day	MA* (Suffolk county only)
19 Jun	Fri	Emancipation Day / Juneteenth	TX
20 Jun	Sat	West Virginia Day	WV
3 Jul	Fri	Independence Day (Observed)	National
4 Jul	Sat	Independence Day	National
24 Jul	Fri	Pioneer Day	UT
10 Aug	Mon	Victory Day	RI
21 Aug	Fri	Statehood Day	HI
17 Aug	Mon	Bennington Battle Day	VT
27 Aug	Thurs	Lyndon B. Johnson Day	TX
7 Sep	Mon	Labor Day	National
25 Sep	Fri	Native American Day	CA
12 Oct	Mon	Columbus Day	AL AZ CO CT GA ID IL IN MA MD ME MO MT NE NJ NM NY OH PA RI TN TX UT VA WV DC
12 Oct	Mon	Native American Day	SD
18 Oct	Sun	Alaska Day	AK
19 Oct	Mon	Alaska Day (Observed)	AK
30 Oct	Fri	Nevada Day	NV
3 Nov	Tues	General Election Day	DE HI IL IN LA MD MI MT NJ NY PA RI
11 Nov	Wed	Veterans' Day	National
25 Nov	Wed	(Additional)Thanksgiving Holiday	VA* (half day only)
26 Nov	Thurs	Thanksgiving Day	National
27 Nov	Fri	Thanksgiving Friday	CA DE FL IA IL KS KY ME MI MN MS NC NE NH OK PA SC VA WA WV
27 Nov	Fri	Observed Holiday (Robert E. Lee's Birthday)	GA
27 Nov	Fri	Observed Holiday (Lincoln's Birthday)	IN
27 Nov	Fri	American Indian Heritage Day	MD
TBC	TBC	Observed Holiday (President's Day)	NM
27 Nov	Fri	Family Day	NV
1 Dec	Tues	Rosa Parks Day	OH
24 Dec	Thurs	Christmas Eve	AR KS* (1/2 day) MI NC OK SC VA* (1/2 day) WI WV* (1/2 day)
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day	National
26 Dec	Sat	Day After Christmas	KS KY NC SC VA
24 Dec	Thurs	Observed Holiday	GA IN
31 Dec	Thurs	New Year's Eve	MI TN WI WV* (1/2 day)