Holidays and Popular Dates

Federal Legal Holidays

New Year's Day	Jan. 1 every year
Martin Luther King Day	3rd monday in Jan
Presidents Day	3rd monday in Feb
Memorial Day	Last monday in May
Independence Day	July 4 every year
Labor Day	1st monday in Sept
Columbus Day	2nd monday in Oct
Veterans' Day	Nov. 11 every year
Thanksgiving Day	4th thursday in Nov
Christmas Day	Dec. 25 every year

When a holiday falls on a nonworkday - Saturday or Sunday - the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).

Additional Celebrated Dates, Holidays, Important Days

Groundhog Day	February 2 every year
Lincoln's Birthday	February 12 every year
St. Valentines Day	February 14 every year
Washington's Birthday (traditional)	February 22 every year
St. Patrick's Day	March 17 every year
April Fool's Day	April 1 every year
Good Friday	Friday before Easter
Easter Sunday	Sunday from March 22 to April 25
Earth Day	April 22  every year
Cinco de Mayo	May 5   every year
Mother's Day	2nd sunday in May
Armed Forces Day	3rd saturday in May
Flag Day	June 14 every year
Father's D	3rd sunday in   June
Parents' Day	4th Sunday in July
Grandparents' Day	First sunday after Labor Day
Stepfamily Da	September 16 every year
Citizenship Day	September 17 every year
Native American Day	4th friday in September
Boss's Day	October 16 every year
Sweetest Day	3rd saturday in Oct
Halloween	October 31 every year
Election Day	First tuesday after first monday in Nov
Kwanzaa	December 26 - Jan 1 every year
New Year's Eve	December 31 every year