A list of United States federal holidays in 2018 is shown below. For convenience, the number of days left to a holiday date is also provided. Federal holidays are public holidays established for federal employees in the Federal law (5 United States Code 6103) by the United States Congress. Employees are paid for the holidays.
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New Year's Day
2018 Monday,
January 1 -
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2018 Monday,
January 15 -
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
2018 Monday,
February 19 -
Memorial Day
2018 Monday,
May 28 -
Independence Day
2018 Wednesday,
July 4 -
Labor Day
2018 Monday,
September 3 -
Columbus Day
2018 Monday,
October 8 -
Veterans Day
2018 Sunday,
November 11
(November 12**) -
Thanksgiving Day
2018 Thursday,
November 22 -
Christmas
2018 Tuesday,
December 25
**If a federal holiday falls on Saturday it is usually observed on Friday (the day before), and when it falls on Sunday it is observed the following Monday. The dates the federal holidays are observed are shown in parentheses.