Federal holidays
Federal holidays 2027, with the observed days
The table lists the eleven holidays of 2027 as federal offices observe them. Switch the calendar to compare with banks, the stock market and post offices, which shift differently.
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Friday, January 1, 2027
in 65 days
| New Year's Day | Fri, Jan 1 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Mon, Jan 18 |
| Presidents' Day | Mon, Feb 15 |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 31 |
| Juneteenthfalls on Sat, Jun 19, observed this day | Fri, Jun 18 |
| Independence Dayfalls on Sun, Jul 4, observed this day | Mon, Jul 5 |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 6 |
| Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day) | Mon, Oct 11 |
| Veterans Day | Thu, Nov 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 25 |
| Christmas Dayfalls on Sat, Dec 25, observed this day | Fri, Dec 24 |
The eleven federal holidays of 2027 do not all fall on weekdays, and that is what makes this year's calendar worth checking twice. Juneteenth falls on a Saturday, so federal offices observe it on Friday, June 18, 2027. Independence Day falls on a Sunday and is observed on Monday, July 5, 2027. Christmas falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, December 24, 2027. And New Year's Day 2028 is also a Saturday, so its observed day, Friday, December 31, 2027, lands in 2027: federal workers end up with twelve days off inside the 2027 calendar year. The other dates do not move: New Year's Day on Fri, Jan 1, Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Mon, Jan 18, Washington's Birthday on Mon, Feb 15, Memorial Day on Mon, May 31, Labor Day on Mon, Sep 6, Columbus Day on Mon, Oct 11, Veterans Day on Thu, Nov 11 and Thanksgiving on Thu, Nov 25. Banks, the stock market and post offices apply their own versions of the weekend rule, set out below.
Observed day of a federal holiday
Day off
Monday, July 5, 2027
| Legal date | Sunday, July 4, 2027 |
| Shift | Sunday, so the Monday after |
| Banks (Federal Reserve) | closed |
Dates computed and checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method
Four calendars, one year
The same eleven holidays produce four different calendars in 2027, because each organization treats weekends its own way. Federal offices follow OPM: Saturday to Friday, Sunday to Monday. The Federal Reserve Banks move a Sunday holiday to Monday but stay open on the Friday before a Saturday holiday. The New York Stock Exchange closes on the Friday before a Saturday holiday, except New Year's Day, and ignores Columbus Day and Veterans Day. Post offices close on the Saturday itself.
| Holiday | Federal offices | Banks | Stock market | Post offices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Fri, Jan 1 | Fri, Jan 1 | Fri, Jan 1 | Fri, Jan 1 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Mon, Jan 18 | Mon, Jan 18 | Mon, Jan 18 | Mon, Jan 18 |
| Presidents' Day | Mon, Feb 15 | Mon, Feb 15 | Mon, Feb 15 | Mon, Feb 15 |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 31 | Mon, May 31 | Mon, May 31 | Mon, May 31 |
| Juneteenth | Fri, Jun 18 | open (Sat holiday) | Fri, Jun 18 | Sat, Jun 19 |
| Independence Day | Mon, Jul 5 | Mon, Jul 5 | Mon, Jul 5 | Mon, Jul 5 |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 6 | Mon, Sep 6 | Mon, Sep 6 | Mon, Sep 6 |
| Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day) | Mon, Oct 11 | Mon, Oct 11 | open | Mon, Oct 11 |
| Veterans Day | Thu, Nov 11 | Thu, Nov 11 | open | Thu, Nov 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 25 | Thu, Nov 25 | Thu, Nov 25 | Thu, Nov 25 |
| Christmas Day | Fri, Dec 24 | open (Sat holiday) | Fri, Dec 24 | Sat, Dec 25 |
The NYSE also closes on Good Friday, Friday, March 26, 2027, which is not a federal holiday, and closes early at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the day after Thanksgiving. New Year's Day 2028 is the exception to the market's Friday rule: the exchange stays open on December 31, 2027, because its rule does not move a Saturday holiday onto a Friday that ends a monthly or yearly accounting period.
The weekend rule, step by step
Subsection (b) of 5 U.S.C. 6103 says that a holiday falling on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before for employees on a Monday-to-Friday schedule. The Sunday case comes from Executive Order 11582, which places the observance on the following Monday. The mini-tool under the summary applies both rules to any holiday and any year from 2026 to 2030. For employees who work other schedules, the "in lieu of" fact sheet moves the holiday to the workday before their day off.
Long weekends of 2027
The shifts are good news for anyone planning time off. The five Monday holidays produce long weekends as every year. The observed Juneteenth, Christmas and New Year 2028 add three Friday holidays, and the observed Independence Day adds a Monday. New Year's Day 2027 itself is a Friday. Thanksgiving, on Thursday, November 25, 2027, is a four-day weekend for the many employers who give the Friday after. Veterans Day is the only federal holiday of 2027 that sits in the middle of the week, on a Thursday.
That gives ten three-day weekends or longer anchored on federal holidays, two more than in 2026. Counted in business days, 2027 has fewer working days for federal staff than an ordinary year: the business days counter gives the exact figure between any two dates.
Paydays and deadlines around the shifted days
Payroll and payment dates often slide when they hit a holiday. When the Federal Reserve is closed, direct deposits and ACH payments do not settle that day, so many employers bring a payday that falls on Monday, July 5, 2027 forward to the Friday before. On Friday, December 24, 2027, by contrast, the Reserve Banks are open and payments move, even though federal offices are closed. Filing deadlines set by federal agencies generally roll to the next business day when they fall on a weekend or a federal holiday; the rules of each agency say which days count.
The 2026 calendar and the 2028 calendar have their own pages, and the bank and post office calendars for 2027 are on bank holidays 2027 and post office holidays 2027.