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Calendar Of United States Holidays Year 2021

Americans celebrate a variety of federal holidays and other national observances throughout the year. American holidays can be secular,religious,international,or uniquely American. With the wide variety of federal holidays,and the many levels of American government,it can be confusing to determine what public and private facilities are open on or around a given federal holiday. You can usually find such information in the daily newspaper or by calling the office you wish to visit.

The following is a compilation of American federal holidays, federal observances, state holidays and other common patriotic and national observances and commemorations that apply to the United States during 2021:

The week starts on:
 
January 2021 US Holidays
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Week 53
28Monday
 
29Tuesday
 
30Wednesday
 
31Thursday
 
3Sunday
 
Week 1
Week 2
11Monday
 
12Tuesday
 
14Thursday
 
15Friday
 
17Sunday
 
Week 3
21Thursday
 
22Friday
 
23Saturday
 
24Sunday
 
Week 4
25Monday
 
26Tuesday
 
27Wednesday
 
28Thursday
 
29Friday
 
30Saturday
 
31Sunday
 
1Monday
 
2Tuesday
 
3Wednesday
 
4Thursday
 
5Friday
 
6Saturday
 
7Sunday
 
8Monday
 
9Tuesday
 
10Wednesday
 
11Thursday
 
12Friday
 
13Saturday
 
14Sunday
 
 
February 2021 US Holidays
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Week 5
2Tuesday
 
3Wednesday
 
4Thursday
 
6Saturday
 
Week 6
8Monday
 
9Tuesday
 
10Wednesday
 
11Thursday
 
13Saturday
 
Week 7
17Wednesday
 
18Thursday
 
19Friday
 
20Saturday
 
21Sunday
 
Week 8
22Monday
 
23Tuesday
 
24Wednesday
 
25Thursday
 
26Friday
 
27Saturday
 
28Sunday
 
1Monday
 
2Tuesday
 
3Wednesday
 
4Thursday
 
5Friday
 
6Saturday
 
7Sunday
 
8Monday
 
9Tuesday
 
10Wednesday
 
11Thursday
 
12Friday
 
13Saturday
 
14Sunday
 
15Monday
 
16Tuesday
 
17Wednesday
 
18Thursday
 
19Friday
 
20Saturday
 
21Sunday
 
 
March 2021 US Holidays
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Week 9
3Wednesday
 
4Thursday
 
5Friday
 
6Saturday
 
Week 10
Week 11
15Monday
 
16Tuesday
 
18Thursday
 
Week 12
Week 13
1Thursday
 
2Friday
 
3Saturday
 
4Sunday
 
5Monday
 
6Tuesday
 
7Wednesday
 
8Thursday
 
9Friday
 
10Saturday
 
11Sunday
 
12Monday
 
13Tuesday
 
14Wednesday
 
15Thursday
 
16Friday
 
17Saturday
 
18Sunday
 
 
April 2021 US Holidays
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Week 13
29Monday
 
30Tuesday
 
31Wednesday
 
3Saturday
 
Week 14
5Monday
 
7Wednesday
 
9Friday
 
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
27Tuesday
 
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
3Monday
 
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
9Sunday
 
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
14Friday
 
15Saturday
 
16Sunday
 
 
May 2021 US Holidays
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Week 17
26Monday
 
27Tuesday
 
28Wednesday
 
29Thursday
 
30Friday
 
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
30Sunday
 
Week 22
1Tuesday
 
2Wednesday
 
3Thursday
 
4Friday
 
5Saturday
 
6Sunday
 
7Monday
 
8Tuesday
 
9Wednesday
 
10Thursday
 
11Friday
 
12Saturday
 
13Sunday
 
 
June 2021 US Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 22
31Monday
 
1Tuesday
 
2Wednesday
 
4Friday
 
6Sunday
 
Week 23
9Wednesday
 
10Thursday
 
12Saturday
 
Week 24
Week 25
Week 26
1Thursday
 
2Friday
 
3Saturday
 
4Sunday
 
5Monday
 
6Tuesday
 
7Wednesday
 
8Thursday
 
9Friday
 
10Saturday
 
11Sunday
 
12Monday
 
13Tuesday
 
14Wednesday
 
15Thursday
 
16Friday
 
17Saturday
 
18Sunday
 
 
July 2021 US Holidays
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Week 26
28Monday
 
29Tuesday
 
30Wednesday
 
4Sunday
Independence Day moved to 2021-07-05.
Week 27
6Tuesday
 
7Wednesday
 
8Thursday
 
9Friday
 
10Saturday
 
11Sunday
 
Week 28
12Monday
 
13Tuesday
 
14Wednesday
 
15Thursday
 
16Friday
 
17Saturday
 
Week 29
Week 30
26Monday
 
29Thursday
 
30Friday
 
31Saturday
 
1Sunday
 
2Monday
 
3Tuesday
 
4Wednesday
 
5Thursday
 
6Friday
 
7Saturday
 
8Sunday
 
9Monday
 
10Tuesday
 
11Wednesday
 
12Thursday
 
13Friday
 
14Saturday
 
15Sunday
 
 
August 2021 US Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 30
26Monday
 
27Tuesday
 
28Wednesday
 
29Thursday
 
30Friday
 
31Saturday
 
Week 31
2Monday
 
3Tuesday
 
5Thursday
 
6Friday
 
7Saturday
 
Week 32
15Sunday
 
Week 33
16Monday
 
17Tuesday
 
18Wednesday
 
21Saturday
 
22Sunday
 
Week 34
23Monday
 
24Tuesday
 
25Wednesday
 
28Saturday
 
29Sunday
 
Week 35
30Monday
 
31Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
10Friday
 
11Saturday
 
12Sunday
 
 
September 2021 US Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 35
30Monday
 
31Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
Week 36
Week 37
14Tuesday
 
15Wednesday
 
Week 38
Week 39
1Friday
 
2Saturday
 
3Sunday
 
4Monday
 
5Tuesday
 
6Wednesday
 
7Thursday
 
8Friday
 
9Saturday
 
10Sunday
 
11Monday
 
12Tuesday
 
13Wednesday
 
14Thursday
 
15Friday
 
16Saturday
 
17Sunday
 
 
October 2021 US Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 39
27Monday
 
28Tuesday
 
29Wednesday
 
30Thursday
 
Week 40
Week 41
Week 42
Week 43
25Monday
 
26Tuesday
 
28Thursday
 
29Friday
 
30Saturday
 
1Monday
 
2Tuesday
 
3Wednesday
 
4Thursday
 
5Friday
 
6Saturday
 
7Sunday
 
8Monday
 
9Tuesday
 
10Wednesday
 
11Thursday
 
12Friday
 
13Saturday
 
14Sunday
 
 
November 2021 US Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 44
1Monday
 
2Tuesday
 
3Wednesday
 
4Thursday
 
5Friday
 
6Saturday
 
7Sunday
 
Week 45
8Monday
 
12Friday
 
13Saturday
 
Week 46
Week 47
28Sunday
 
Week 48
30Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
10Friday
 
11Saturday
 
12Sunday
 
13Monday
 
14Tuesday
 
15Wednesday
 
16Thursday
 
17Friday
 
18Saturday
 
19Sunday
 
 
December 2021 US Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 48
29Monday
 
30Tuesday
 
2Thursday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
Week 49
6Monday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
Week 50
19Sunday
 
Week 51
20Monday
 
22Wednesday
 
23Thursday
 
Week 52
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
3Monday
 
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
9Sunday
 
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
14Friday
 
15Saturday
 
16Sunday
 

Notes:

[fed] This is a federal holiday. Most Federal employees work schedule is Monday through Friday. For these Federal employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday, that is to say, Saturday or Sunday, then, the holiday usually is observed on Monday (in case the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (in case the holiday falls on Saturday).

[ca] This is a State Holiday in the State of California.

[ca-le] This is a Legal Holiday in the State of California.

[tx] This is a State Holiday in the State of Texas.State offices are scheduled to be open on partial staffing holidays and optional holidays. Please call ahead to confirm hours. Offices will not be closed on another day when designated holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday. An employee is entitled to observe optional holidays in lieu of any partial staffing holiday on which state offices are required to be open to conduct public business.

[ny] This is a State Holiday in the State of New York.

[fl] This is a State holiday in the State of Florida. If the actual holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a holiday. When a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is observed as a holiday.

[il-le] This is a Legal Holiday in the State of Illinois, upon which day a bank may, but is not required to, remain closed.

[pa] This is a State Holiday in the State of Pennsylvania.

[hi] This is a State Holiday in the State of Hawaii.

[ut] This is a State Holiday in the State of Utah. According to Title 63G, Section 301, Legal holidays: if any of the holidays fall on Sunday, then the following Monday shall be the holiday. Moreover, if any of the holidays fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the holiday.

[az] This is a State Holiday in the State of Arizona.

[al] This is an official holiday in the State of Alabama. In Alabama, Saturday holidays are observed on Fridays and Sunday holidays are observed on Mondays.

[ok] This is a State Holiday in the State of Oklahoma.

[ms-le] This is a Legal Holiday in the State of Mississippi. Pursuant to Mississippi code ANN. 3-3-7, in the event any holiday declared legal shall fall on Sunday, the next following day shall be a legal holiday.

[other] This is a religious, traditional, or informal observance celebrated in the United States.

[pro] This is a special day designated by presidential proclamation.

[oh-sp] This is a special day, week or month by Statutory Designation in the State of Ohio.

[fed-ob] United States federal observances are days, weeks, months, or other periods designated by the United States Congress for the commemoration or other observance of various events, activities, or topics. These observances differ from Federal holidays in that Federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances. Federal observances that are designated by Congress appear in Title 36 of the United States Code (36 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).

[ms] This is a State Holiday in Mississippi.

[par] Partial staffing holiday

[fl-le] This is a Legal Holiday in the State of Florida. If a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday and if a holidays falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday.

[non] This is a non-holiday notable day

[nhas] Part of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Awareness Days.

[il] This is a State Holiday in the State of Illinois.

[pa-le-op] This is an optional Legal Holiday in the State of Pennsylvania.

[va] This is a State Holiday in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

[suffolk] Legal Holiday in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

[md] This is a State Holiday in the State of Maryland.

[ak] This is a State Holiday in the State of Alaska.

[tx-op] This is an optional holiday in the State of Texas.

[festival]

[ky-sp] An special day of observance in the State of Kentucky.

[ok-sp] An special day of observance in the State of Oklahoma.

[unofficial] This is a unofficial holiday.

[ga] This is a State Holiday in the State of Georgia.

[fl-sp] An special day of observance in the State of Florida.

[md-ob] This is a special day of observance in the State of Maryland.

[pa-sp] An special day of observance in the State of Pennsylvania.

[substitute_71] This is a substitute day. Independence Day moved from 2021-07-04.

[Seattle] This is a holiday in the city of Seattle.

[Minneapolis] This is a holiday in the city of Minneapolis.

[sd] This is a State Holiday in the State of South Dakota.

[hi-ob] This is a special day of observance in the State of Hawaii.

[mi] This is a State Holiday in the State of Michigan.

[nc] This is a State Holiday in the State of North Carolina.

[wa] This is a State Holiday in the State of Washington.