Full list of US 2025 Federal Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and Donald Trump’s inauguration are on Monday, January 20. Every year, King Jr., the leader of the American civil rights movement who died in 1968, is remembered for leading peaceful rallies, including the March on Washington, to eliminate segregation. The inaugural Martin Luther King Day was in 1986, three years after President Ronald Reagan signed a measure making his birthday a federal holiday.
Presidential, vice presidential, and congressional inaugurations began on March 4. The 20th Amendment moved Inauguration Day to January 20 in 1933. Each president-elect since then has taken the oath of office every four years, whether first or second.
Though Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Day are federal holidays, private sector workers are not compelled to take two days off.
Federal holidays only apply to federal government employees and institutions; therefore, workers may not get a day off. Individual employers decide whether to grant time off or extra compensation on government holidays.
Full list of US 2025 Federal Holidays
Find the list in full below:
- New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1
- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.:Â Monday, January 20
- Inauguration Day:Â Monday, January 20
- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 17
- Memorial Day:Â Monday, May 26
- Juneteenth National Independence Day:Â Thursday, June 19
- Independence Day:Â Friday, July 4
- Labor Day:Â Monday, September 1
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day (also observed as Columbus Day): Monday, October 13
- Veterans Day:Â Tuesday, November 11
- Thanksgiving Day:Â Thursday, November 27
- Christmas Day:Â Thursday, December 25
- Other important days to note:
- Valentine’s Day: Friday, February 14
- St. Patrick’s Day: Monday, March 17
- Good Friday: Friday, April 18
2024 federal holidays
In 2024, the federal holidays in the United States fall on the following dates:
2024 Federal Holidays
- New Year’s Day—Saturday, January 1, 2024
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—Monday, January 15, 2024
- President’s Day—Monday, February 19, 2024
- Memorial Day –Â Monday, May 27, 2024
- Juneteenth – Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Independence Day – Thursday, July 4, 2024
- Labor Day – Monday, September 2, 2024
- Native American or Indigenous Peoples’ Day—Monday, October 14, 2024
- Veterans Day –Â Monday, November 11, 2024
- Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25, 2024
USA state-specific holidays
Yearly Major State Holidays
- California’s Rosa Parks Day – February 4
- Alabama and Louisiana’s Mardi Gras Day – February 21
- Texas’s Independence Day – March 2
- Alaska’s Seward’s Day—March 27
- Several states’ Good Friday—April 7
- Nebraska’s Arbor Day – April 28
- Utah’s Pioneer Day, July 24
- Hawaii’s Statehood Day—August 18
- Nevada’s Family Day—November 24
