Federal Public Holidays in United States 2017
If you are planning to visit the United States of America in 2017, consider the federal public holidays listed below:
| Date | Weekday | Holiday name | Holiday type | Where it is observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | Last Day of Chanukah | Jewish holiday | |
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year’s Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Monday | New Year’s Day observed | Federal Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Friday | Epiphany | Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Saturday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 13 | Friday | Lee Jackson Day | State holiday | Virginia |
| Jan 13 | Friday | Stephen Foster Memorial Day | Observance | |
| Jan 14 | Saturday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 16 | Monday | Martin Luther King Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Jan 16 | Monday | Robert E Lee’s Birthday | State holiday | Alabama, Arkansas |
| Jan 16 | Monday | State Holiday | State holiday | Mississippi |
| Jan 16 | Monday | Idaho Human Rights Day | State holiday | Idaho |
| Jan 16 | Monday | Civil Rights Day | State holiday | Arizona, New Hampshire |
| Jan 19 | Thursday | Robert E Lee’s Birthday | State holiday | Florida |
| Jan 19 | Thursday | State Holiday | State holiday | Texas |
| Jan 20 | Friday | Inauguration Day | State holiday | DC, LA, MD, VA |
| Jan 28 | Saturday | Chinese New Year | Observance | |
| Jan 29 | Sunday | Kansas Day | Observance | |
| Feb 1 | Wednesday | National Freedom Day | Observance | |
| Feb 2 | Thursday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| Feb 3 | Friday | National Wear Red Day | Observance | |
| Feb 4 | Saturday | Rosa Parks Day | Local observance | California, Ohio |
| Feb 11 | Saturday | Tu Bishvat/Tu B’Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 12 | Sunday | Lincoln’s Birthday | State holiday | CT, IL, MO, NY |
| Feb 12 | Sunday | Lincoln’s Birthday | Local observance | Florida |
| Feb 13 | Monday | Lincoln’s Birthday observed | State holiday | CT, IL, MO, NY |
| Feb 14 | Tuesday | Valentine’s Day | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Tuesday | Statehood Day in Arizona | Local observance | Arizona |
| Feb 15 | Wednesday | Susan B Anthony’s Birthday | Local observance | CA, FL, NY, WI |
| Feb 20 | Monday | Presidents’ Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Feb 20 | Monday | Daisy Gatson Bates Day | State holiday | Arkansas |
| Feb 24 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Feb 28 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | Observance | |
| Feb 28 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | State holiday | Alabama, Louisiana |
| Feb 28 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | Local observance | Florida |
| Feb 28 | Tuesday | Linus Pauling Day | Local observance | Oregon |
| Mar 1 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Mar 1 | Wednesday | St. David’s Day | Observance | |
| Mar 2 | Thursday | Texas Independence Day | State holiday | Texas |
| Mar 2 | Thursday | Read Across America Day | Observance | |
| Mar 3 | Friday | Employee Appreciation Day | Observance | |
| Mar 6 | Monday | Casimir Pulaski Day | State holiday | Illinois |
| Mar 7 | Tuesday | Town Meeting Day Vermont | State holiday | |
| Mar 12 | Sunday | Holi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Mar 12 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 12 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 17 | Friday | St. Patrick’s Day | Observance | |
| Mar 17 | Friday | Evacuation Day | State holiday | Massachusetts |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March equinox | Season | |
| Mar 25 | Saturday | Maryland Day | Local observance | Maryland |
| Mar 26 | Sunday | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day | State holiday | Hawaii |
| Mar 27 | Monday | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day observed | State holiday | Hawaii |
| Mar 27 | Monday | Seward’s Day | State holiday | Alaska |
| Mar 31 | Friday | César Chávez Day | State holiday | CA, CO*, TX* |
| Apr 2 | Sunday | Pascua Florida Day | Local observance | Florida |
| Apr 3 | Monday | Pascua Florida Day observed | Local observance | Florida |
| Apr 6 | Thursday | National Tartan Day | Observance | |
| Apr 9 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Apr 11 | Tuesday | Passover (first day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 11 | Tuesday | National Library Workers’ Day | Observance | |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday | Observance | |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | State holiday | 13 states |
| Apr 15 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| Apr 15 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 15 | Saturday | Father Damien Day | Local observance | Hawaii |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Emancipation Day | State holiday | District of Columbia |
| Apr 17 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Christian | |
| Apr 17 | Monday | Emancipation Day observed | State holiday | District of Columbia |
| Apr 17 | Monday | Patriot’s Day | State holiday | Maine, Massachusetts |
| Apr 18 | Tuesday | Last Day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 18 | Tuesday | Tax Day | Observance | |
| Apr 21 | Friday | San Jacinto Day | State holiday | Texas |
| Apr 22 | Saturday | Oklahoma Day | Local observance | Oklahoma |
| Apr 24 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 24 | Monday | Isra and Mi’raj | Muslim | |
| Apr 24 | Monday | Confederate Memorial Day | State holiday | Alabama, Florida |
| Apr 24 | Monday | State Holiday | State holiday | Georgia |
| Apr 24 | Monday | State Holiday | State holiday | Mississippi |
| Apr 26 | Wednesday | State Holiday | Local observance | Florida |
| Apr 26 | Wednesday | Administrative Professionals Day | Observance | |
| Apr 27 | Thursday | Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day | Observance | |
| Apr 28 | Friday | Arbor Day | State holiday | Nebraska |
| May 1 | Monday | Law Day | Observance | |
| May 1 | Monday | Loyalty Day | Observance | |
| May 2 | Tuesday | Yom Ha’atzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 4 | Thursday | Kent State Shootings Remembrance | Local observance | Ohio |
| May 4 | Thursday | National Day of Prayer | Observance | |
| May 4 | Thursday | Rhode Island Independence Day | Local observance | Rhode Island |
| May 5 | Friday | Cinco de Mayo | Observance | |
| May 6 | Saturday | National Nurses Day | Observance | |
| May 6 | Saturday | National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day | Observance | |
| May 8 | Monday | Truman Day | State holiday | Missouri |
| May 10 | Wednesday | State Holiday | State holiday | South Carolina |
| May 10 | Wednesday | State Holiday | Local observance | North Carolina |
| May 14 | Sunday | Lag BaOmer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 14 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| May 15 | Monday | Peace Officers Memorial Day | Observance | |
| May 19 | Friday | National Defense Transportation Day | Observance | |
| May 20 | Saturday | Armed Forces Day | Observance | |
| May 22 | Monday | National Maritime Day | Observance | |
| May 22 | Monday | Harvey Milk Day | Local observance | California |
| May 24 | Wednesday | Emergency Medical Services for Children Day | Observance | |
| May 25 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| May 25 | Thursday | National Missing Children’s Day | Observance | |
| May 27 | Saturday | Ramadan starts | Muslim | |
| May 29 | Monday | Memorial Day | Federal Holiday | |
| May 29 | Monday | Jefferson Davis Birthday | Local observance | Mississippi |
| May 31 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| Jun 1 | Thursday | Statehood Day | Local observance | Kentucky, Tennessee |
| Jun 3 | Saturday | Jefferson Davis Birthday | Local observance | Florida |
| Jun 4 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| Jun 5 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| Jun 5 | Monday | Jefferson Davis Birthday | State holiday | Alabama |
| Jun 6 | Tuesday | D-Day | Observance | |
| Jun 11 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| Jun 11 | Sunday | Kamehameha Day | State holiday | Hawaii |
| Jun 12 | Monday | Kamehameha Day observed | State holiday | Hawaii |
| Jun 14 | Wednesday | Army Birthday | Observance | |
| Jun 14 | Wednesday | Flag Day | Observance | |
| Jun 15 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| Jun 16 | Friday | Bunker Hill Day observed | State holiday | Massachusetts |
| Jun 17 | Saturday | Bunker Hill Day | State holiday | Massachusetts |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| Jun 19 | Monday | Juneteenth | Local observance | All except Am. Samoa, AZ, HI, MD, MP, MT, ND, NH, SD, TX, UT, Virg. Is. |
| Jun 19 | Monday | Emancipation Day | State holiday | Texas |
| Jun 20 | Tuesday | West Virginia Day | State holiday | West Virginia |
| Jun 20 | Tuesday | American Eagle Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 26 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr | Muslim | |
| Jul 4 | Tuesday | Independence Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Jul 23 | Sunday | Parents’ Day | Observance | |
| Jul 24 | Monday | Pioneer Day | State holiday | Utah |
| Jul 27 | Thursday | National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | Observance | |
| Aug 1 | Tuesday | Tisha B’Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 1 | Tuesday | Colorado Day | Local observance | Colorado |
| Aug 4 | Friday | Coast Guard Birthday | Observance | |
| Aug 7 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 7 | Monday | Purple Heart Day | Observance | |
| Aug 14 | Monday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 14 | Monday | Victory Day | State holiday | Rhode Island |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Aug 16 | Wednesday | Bennington Battle Day | State holiday | Vermont |
| Aug 18 | Friday | Statehood Day in Hawaii | State holiday | Hawaii |
| Aug 19 | Saturday | National Aviation Day | Observance | |
| Aug 21 | Monday | Senior Citizens Day | Observance | |
| Aug 24 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday | |
| Aug 26 | Saturday | Women’s Equality Day | Observance | |
| Aug 27 | Sunday | Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | State holiday | Texas |
| Sep 2 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Sep 4 | Monday | Labor Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Sep 9 | Saturday | Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day | Observance | |
| Sep 9 | Saturday | California Admission Day | Local observance | California |
| Sep 10 | Sunday | National Grandparents Day | Observance | |
| Sep 11 | Monday | Patriot Day | Observance | |
| Sep 15 | Friday | National POW/MIA Recognition Day | Observance | |
| Sep 17 | Sunday | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day | Observance | |
| Sep 18 | Monday | Air Force Birthday | Observance | |
| Sep 18 | Monday | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day observed | Observance | |
| Sep 20 | Wednesday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday | |
| Sep 21 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | State holiday | Texas |
| Sep 21 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Friday | Muharram | Muslim | |
| Sep 22 | Friday | September equinox | Season | |
| Sep 22 | Friday | Emancipation Day | Local observance | Ohio |
| Sep 22 | Friday | Native Americans’ Day | Local observance | California |
| Sep 24 | Sunday | Gold Star Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| Sep 30 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | State holiday | Texas |
| Sep 30 | Saturday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 2 | Monday | Child Health Day | Observance | |
| Oct 4 | Wednesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 5 | Thursday | First Day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Leif Erikson Day | Observance | |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Columbus Day | Federal Holiday | All except AK, AR, CA, DE, FL, HI, MI, MN, ND, NV, OR, SD, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Columbus Day | Local observance | Florida |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Native Americans’ Day | Local observance | South Dakota |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Indigenous People’s Day | Local observance | Alaska |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Indigenous People’s Day | Local observance | CA*, MN*, WA* |
| Oct 11 | Wednesday | Last Day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 12 | Thursday | Shmini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 13 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 13 | Friday | Navy Birthday | Observance | |
| Oct 15 | Sunday | White Cane Safety Day | Observance | |
| Oct 16 | Monday | Boss’s Day | Observance | |
| Oct 18 | Wednesday | Alaska Day | State holiday | Alaska |
| Oct 27 | Friday | Nevada Day | State holiday | Nevada |
| Oct 31 | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Wednesday | All Saints’ Day | Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Thursday | All Souls’ Day | Christian | |
| Nov 5 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 7 | Tuesday | Election Day | State holiday | New Jersey, Virginia |
| Nov 10 | Friday | Marine Corps Birthday | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Saturday | Veterans Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Nov 23 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Nov 24 | Friday | State Holiday | State holiday | Georgia |
| Nov 24 | Friday | Presidents’ Day | State holiday | New Mexico |
| Nov 24 | Friday | Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day | State holiday | Indiana, West Virginia |
| Nov 24 | Friday | Black Friday | State holiday | 24 states |
| Nov 24 | Friday | American Indian Heritage Day | State holiday | Maryland |
| Nov 27 | Monday | Cyber Monday | Observance | |
| Dec 1 | Friday | The Prophet’s Birthday | Muslim | |
| Dec 3 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Christian | |
| Dec 6 | Wednesday | St Nicholas’ Day | Observance | |
| Dec 7 | Thursday | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | Observance | |
| Dec 8 | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 12 | Tuesday | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Observance | |
| Dec 13 | Wednesday | Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 13 | Wednesday | National Guard Birthday | Observance | |
| Dec 17 | Sunday | Pan American Aviation Day | Observance | |
| Dec 17 | Sunday | Wright Brothers Day | Observance | |
| Dec 20 | Wednesday | Last Day of Chanukah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | State holiday | KS*, LA, MI, NC, ND, OK, SC, TX, VA*, WI |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Eve observed | State holiday | KS*, LA, MI, NC, ND, OK, SC, TX, VA*, WI |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) | Observance | |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | Day After Christmas Day | State holiday | KS, KY, NC, NC, NH, SC, TX |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year’s Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year’s Eve | State holiday | LA, MI, WI |
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