A list of United States federal holidays in 2016 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
2016 Friday,
January 1 -
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2016 Monday,
January 18 -
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
2016 Monday,
February 15 -
Memorial Day
2016 Monday,
May 30 -
Independence Day
2016 Monday,
July 4 -
Labor Day
2016 Monday,
September 5 -
Columbus Day
2016 Monday,
October 10 -
Veterans Day
2016 Friday,
November 11 -
Thanksgiving Day
2016 Thursday,
November 24 -
Christmas
2016 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.