Federal Holidays

Holidays & Observances

Juneteenth is observed annually on June 19 . It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved peopl...

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Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act signed into law, but its recognition grew from state and local observance...

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Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May . That places it between May 25 and May 31, moving each year relative to the calendar. It is a federal holiday, so federal off...

Holidays & Observances

Memorial Day 2025 is observed on Monday, May 26 . It marks the unofficial start of summer and is a day of remembrance for U.S. military personnel who died while serving. The hol...