Select a year from the following table to find Federal Holiday dates for that year.
According to Wikipedia, which for this purpose references Cornell University Law School, Federal Holidays are established and regulated by the US Congress. There are 10 Federal Holiday Observances each year, and 11 if it is an Inauguration year (once every 4 years), but only Washington D.C. and nearby counties observe Inauguration Day. On a Federal Holiday, many Federal Offices are closed. Federal Offices cover a wide range of duties, from Multifamily Housing to Migratory Bird Conservation.
Occurences of Federal Holiday Observances can almost be classified into two groups. The first group are those that occur on the actual date of the holiday being observed. If the holiday falls on a weekend, the Federal Observance of that holiday will occur on the nearest weekday. Examples of these holidays include July 4, December 25 and January 1. These holidays will fall on different weekdays each year and cycle through the weekdays in 5 or 6 year periods, skipping a weekday during leap years. The second group consist of those holidays which always fall on the same weekday each year as established by Congress. Examples of these include Memorial Day, which always falls on the last Monday of May, and Labor Day, which always falls on the first Monday of September.
Below is a table containing the 10 annual Federal Holidays and the month and day it occurs on. For additional information on each Federal Holiday, a list is provided on the left hand side of each page.
| Holiday | Month and Day |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 or closest weekday |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Third Monday in January |
| Presidents Day | Third Monday in February |
| Memorial Day | Last Monday in May |
| Independence Day | July 4 or closest weekday |
| Labor Day | First Monday in September |
| Columbus Day | Second Monday in October |
| Veterans Day | November 11 or closest weekday |
| Thanksgiving Day | Third Thursday in November |
| Christmas Day | December 25 or closest weekday |
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Dates listed are the dates of Federal Observances of the holidays. The actual date of a holiday and the Federal Observance of that holiday may not match in some instances.
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