Federal holidays
Federal holidays 2028: dates and long weekends
The 2028 table as federal offices will observe it, published early by OPM. Change the calendar to see the bank, market and post office versions.
Next: New Year's Day
Friday, December 31, 2027
in 429 days
| New Year's Dayfalls on Sat, Jan 1, observed this day | Fri, Dec 31 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Mon, Jan 17 |
| Presidents' Day | Mon, Feb 21 |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 29 |
| Juneteenth | Mon, Jun 19 |
| Independence Day | Tue, Jul 4 |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 4 |
| Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day) | Mon, Oct 9 |
| Veterans Dayfalls on Sat, Nov 11, observed this day | Fri, Nov 10 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 23 |
| Christmas Day | Mon, Dec 25 |
The Office of Personnel Management has already published the federal holidays of 2028, and the program behind this page reproduces its table to the day. Two holidays fall on a Saturday. New Year's Day 2028 is observed on Friday, December 31, 2027, so it sits in the previous calendar year, and Veterans Day is observed on Friday, November 10, 2028. Everything else lands on a weekday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Mon, Jan 17, Washington's Birthday on Mon, Feb 21, Memorial Day on Mon, May 29, Juneteenth on Monday, June 19, 2028, Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4, 2028, Labor Day on Mon, Sep 4, Columbus Day on Mon, Oct 9, Thanksgiving on Thu, Nov 23 and Christmas on Monday, December 25, 2028. The year 2028 therefore contains ten observed federal holidays rather than eleven. It is also a leap year, with a February 29, and a presidential election year: Election Day, set by 2 U.S.C. 7, falls on Tuesday, November 7, 2028, which is not a federal holiday.
Three-day weekends in a year
Long weekends
9
| On a Monday | Mon, Jan 18, Mon, Feb 15, Mon, May 31, Mon, Jul 5, Mon, Sep 6, Mon, Oct 11 |
| On a Friday | Fri, Jan 1, Fri, Jun 18, Fri, Dec 24 |
| Midweek holidays | 2 |
Dates computed and checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method
The 2028 dates and their rule
| Holiday | Falls on | Observed by federal offices |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Sat, Jan 1 | Fri, Dec 31 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Mon, Jan 17 | same day |
| Presidents' Day | Mon, Feb 21 | same day |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 29 | same day |
| Juneteenth | Mon, Jun 19 | same day |
| Independence Day | Tue, Jul 4 | same day |
| Labor Day | Mon, Sep 4 | same day |
| Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day) | Mon, Oct 9 | same day |
| Veterans Day | Sat, Nov 11 | Fri, Nov 10 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, Nov 23 | same day |
| Christmas Day | Mon, Dec 25 | same day |
The weekday holidays sit on their usual Mondays and on the fourth Thursday of November. Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, can fall anywhere from May 25 to May 31; in 2028 it is May 29. Labor Day, the first Monday of September, can fall from September 1 to 7 and lands on September 4.
A calendar that favors Mondays
Because 2028 is a leap year, every fixed date after February moves forward two weekdays compared with 2027. Juneteenth and Christmas move from Saturday to Monday, Independence Day from Sunday to Tuesday. The result is a year with no shifted summer holiday and an unusual number of Monday closures: seven of the eleven holidays are observed on a Monday. The mini-tool under the summary lists every three-day weekend of a year, so you can compare 2028 with any year to 2030.
The Tuesday of July 4 is the awkward one. The New York Stock Exchange schedules an early close at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, July 3, 2028, and many employers either give the Monday as a floating day or expect people to take leave. Federal offices are open that Monday unless an executive order closes them.
Banks, markets and the post office in 2028
The two Saturday holidays split the calendars. On Friday, November 10, federal offices close for Veterans Day but the Federal Reserve Banks are open, so banks generally work and payments settle; the stock market is open as on every Veterans Day; post offices are open on Friday and closed on Saturday. On Friday, December 31, 2027, federal offices close for New Year's Day 2028, the Reserve Banks open, and the stock market also stays open, because its rule does not move a New Year's Day that falls on a Saturday. Good Friday, Friday, April 14, 2028, closes the stock market but nothing federal.
Banks (Federal Reserve calendar), Friday, November 10, 2028
Open
open: the holiday falls on Saturday
| Post offices (retail counters)normal day | Open |
| Mail deliveryRegular delivery | Yes |
| Blue collection boxesNormal collection times | Collected |
| Stock market (NYSE, Nasdaq)regular hours, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET | Open |
| Federal officesVeterans Day (observed) | Closed |
Election Day and Inauguration Day
The presidential election of 2028 takes place on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, fixed by 2 U.S.C. 7: Tuesday, November 7, 2028. The countdown and rule are on the Election Day page. Inauguration Day, January 20, 2029, is a holiday only for federal employees in the Washington area under subsection (c) of section 6103, and falls in 2029, so it is outside this table.
The earlier years are on the 2027 page and the 2026 page; to count the working days between two 2028 dates, use the business days counter.