A list of United States federal holidays in 2021 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
2021 Friday,
January 1 -
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2021 Monday,
January 18 -
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
2021 Monday,
February 15 -
Memorial Day
2021 Monday,
May 31 -
Juneteenth
2021 Saturday,
June 19
(June 18**) -
Independence Day
2021 Sunday,
July 4
(July 5**) -
Labor Day
2021 Monday,
September 6 -
Columbus Day
2021 Monday,
October 11 -
Veterans Day
2021 Thursday,
November 11 2 weeks & 1 day (15 days) left -
Thanksgiving Day
2021 Thursday,
November 25 4 weeks & 1 day (29 days) left -
Christmas
2021 Saturday,
December 25
(December 24**) 8 weeks & 3 days (59 days) left
**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.