A list of United States federal holidays in 2019 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
2019 Tuesday,
January 1 -
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2019 Monday,
January 21 -
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
2019 Monday,
February 18 -
Memorial Day
2019 Monday,
May 27 -
Independence Day
2019 Thursday,
July 4 -
Labor Day
2019 Monday,
September 2 -
Columbus Day
2019 Monday,
October 14 -
Veterans Day
2019 Monday,
November 11 -
Thanksgiving Day
2019 Thursday,
November 28 -
Christmas
2019 Wednesday,
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.