A list of United States federal holidays in 2011 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
2011 Saturday,
January 1
(December 31**) -
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2011 Monday,
January 17 -
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
2011 Monday,
February 21 -
Memorial Day
2011 Monday,
May 30 -
Independence Day
2011 Monday,
July 4 -
Labor Day
2011 Monday,
September 5 -
Columbus Day
2011 Monday,
October 10 -
Veterans Day
2011 Friday,
November 11 -
Thanksgiving Day
2011 Thursday,
November 24 -
Christmas
2011 Sunday,
December 25
(December 26**)
**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.