A list of United States federal holidays in 2015 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
2015 Thursday,
January 1 -
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2015 Monday,
January 19 -
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
2015 Monday,
February 16 -
Memorial Day
2015 Monday,
May 25 -
Independence Day
2015 Saturday,
July 4
(July 3**) -
Labor Day
2015 Monday,
September 7 -
Columbus Day
2015 Monday,
October 12 -
Veterans Day
2015 Wednesday,
November 11 -
Thanksgiving Day
2015 Thursday,
November 26 -
Christmas
2015 Friday,
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.