Federal legal holidays under Rule 6(a)(6)
The days every calculator on this site treats as legal holidays, 2024 through 2030: the statutory dates, the Friday or Monday on which federal employees observe a weekend holiday, and the days the President closed the executive branch. State holidays are not applied.
2024
| Date | Holiday | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MONJan 1, 2024 | New Year's Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONJan 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONFeb 19, 2024 | Washington's Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONMay 27, 2024 | Memorial Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| WEDJun 19, 2024 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUJul 4, 2024 | Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONSep 2, 2024 | Labor Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONOct 14, 2024 | Columbus Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONNov 11, 2024 | Veterans' Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUNov 28, 2024 | Thanksgiving Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| TUEDec 24, 2024 | Executive branch closed by EO 14129 Executive branch closed by order. Treated as a day declared a holiday by the President. | EO 14129, 89 Fed. Reg. 104857 (Dec. 26, 2024) |
| WEDDec 25, 2024 | Christmas Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
2025
| Date | Holiday | Source |
|---|---|---|
| WEDJan 1, 2025 | New Year's Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUJan 9, 2025 | Executive branch closed by EO 14133 Executive branch closed by order. Treated as a day declared a holiday by the President. | EO 14133, 90 Fed. Reg. 187 (Jan. 3, 2025) |
| MONJan 20, 2025 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONFeb 17, 2025 | Washington's Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONMay 26, 2025 | Memorial Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUJun 19, 2025 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRIJul 4, 2025 | Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONSep 1, 2025 | Labor Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONOct 13, 2025 | Columbus Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| TUENov 11, 2025 | Veterans' Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUNov 27, 2025 | Thanksgiving Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| WEDDec 24, 2025 | Executive branch closed by EO 14371 Executive branch closed by order. Treated as a day declared a holiday by the President. | EO 14371, 90 Fed. Reg. 60545 (Dec. 23, 2025) |
| THUDec 25, 2025 | Christmas Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRIDec 26, 2025 | Executive branch closed by EO 14371 Executive branch closed by order. Treated as a day declared a holiday by the President. | EO 14371, 90 Fed. Reg. 60545 (Dec. 23, 2025) |
2026
| Date | Holiday | Source |
|---|---|---|
| THUJan 1, 2026 | New Year's Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONJan 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONFeb 16, 2026 | Washington's Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONMay 25, 2026 | Memorial Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRIJun 19, 2026 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRIJul 3, 2026 | Independence Day (observed) For Saturday, July 4, 2026. Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it. | 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1) |
| SATJul 4, 2026 | Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONSep 7, 2026 | Labor Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONOct 12, 2026 | Columbus Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| WEDNov 11, 2026 | Veterans' Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUNov 26, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRIDec 25, 2026 | Christmas Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
2027
| Date | Holiday | Source |
|---|---|---|
| FRIJan 1, 2027 | New Year's Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONJan 18, 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONFeb 15, 2027 | Washington's Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONMay 31, 2027 | Memorial Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRIJun 18, 2027 | Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed) For Saturday, June 19, 2027. Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it. | 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1) |
| SATJun 19, 2027 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| SUNJul 4, 2027 | Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONJul 5, 2027 | Independence Day (observed) For Sunday, July 4, 2027. Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it. | Executive Order 11582, sec. 3(a), through Rule 6(a)(6)(B) |
| MONSep 6, 2027 | Labor Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONOct 11, 2027 | Columbus Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUNov 11, 2027 | Veterans' Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUNov 25, 2027 | Thanksgiving Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRIDec 24, 2027 | Christmas Day (observed) For Saturday, December 25, 2027. Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it. | 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1) |
| SATDec 25, 2027 | Christmas Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRIDec 31, 2027 | New Year's Day (observed) For Saturday, January 1, 2028. Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it. | 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1) |
2028
| Date | Holiday | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SATJan 1, 2028 | New Year's Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONJan 17, 2028 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONFeb 21, 2028 | Washington's Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONMay 29, 2028 | Memorial Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONJun 19, 2028 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| TUEJul 4, 2028 | Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONSep 4, 2028 | Labor Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONOct 9, 2028 | Columbus Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| FRINov 10, 2028 | Veterans' Day (observed) For Saturday, November 11, 2028. Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it. | 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1) |
| SATNov 11, 2028 | Veterans' Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUNov 23, 2028 | Thanksgiving Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONDec 25, 2028 | Christmas Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
2029
| Date | Holiday | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MONJan 1, 2029 | New Year's Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONJan 15, 2029 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONFeb 19, 2029 | Washington's Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONMay 28, 2029 | Memorial Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| TUEJun 19, 2029 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| WEDJul 4, 2029 | Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONSep 3, 2029 | Labor Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONOct 8, 2029 | Columbus Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| SUNNov 11, 2029 | Veterans' Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONNov 12, 2029 | Veterans' Day (observed) For Sunday, November 11, 2029. Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it. | Executive Order 11582, sec. 3(a), through Rule 6(a)(6)(B) |
| THUNov 22, 2029 | Thanksgiving Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| TUEDec 25, 2029 | Christmas Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
Federal holidays for 2029 have not been compared with OPM's published schedule. Inauguration Day (January 20, 2029) is not applied.
2030
| Date | Holiday | Source |
|---|---|---|
| TUEJan 1, 2030 | New Year's Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONJan 21, 2030 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONFeb 18, 2030 | Washington's Birthday | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONMay 27, 2030 | Memorial Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| WEDJun 19, 2030 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUJul 4, 2030 | Independence Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONSep 2, 2030 | Labor Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONOct 14, 2030 | Columbus Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| MONNov 11, 2030 | Veterans' Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| THUNov 28, 2030 | Thanksgiving Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
| WEDDec 25, 2030 | Christmas Day | 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) |
Federal holidays for 2030 have not been compared with OPM's published schedule. Inauguration Day (January 20, 2029) is not applied.
Observed days
Observed day. Treated as a legal holiday; no court of appeals has decided it.
A Saturday holiday is observed on the Friday before under 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1), which reaches Rule 6 through 6(a)(6)(A). A Sunday holiday is observed on the Monday after under Executive Order 11582, sec. 3(a), which reaches Rule 6 through 6(a)(6)(B). The decisions this site has read, all under the identically worded bankruptcy rule, treat the observed day as a legal holiday. When a deadline moves only because of an observed day, the calculators show the observed day as the safe date. The four federal district courts in California close on the observed days.
Days the President closed the executive branch
A day the President closes the executive branch for a holiday or commemoration is treated as a day "declared a holiday by the President". The Ninth Circuit has not decided this. Half-day closures are not applied.
| Date | Order |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | EO 14129, 89 Fed. Reg. 104857 (Dec. 26, 2024) |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 | EO 14133, 90 Fed. Reg. 187 (Jan. 3, 2025) |
| Wednesday, December 24, 2025 | EO 14371, 90 Fed. Reg. 60545 (Dec. 23, 2025) |
| Friday, December 26, 2025 | EO 14371, 90 Fed. Reg. 60545 (Dec. 23, 2025) |
Closure orders usually issue in December. This site checked the Federal Register through September 30, 2026. Check for a presidential or court closure order issued since. A closure order issued later for a day in a backward count could move that deadline earlier.
State holidays are not applied
This calculator does not yet apply state holidays. Rule 6(a)(6)(C) also treats as a legal holiday, for periods that are measured after an event, "any other day declared a holiday by the state where the district court is located" (for an appeal, FRAP 26(a)(6)(C) adds the state of the circuit clerk's principal office). Leaving a state holiday out can only move a forward deadline earlier, never later. That is the safe error if you are computing your own deadline. It is the wrong tool for arguing that the other side filed late: check that state's holidays first.
California declares March 31 (Farmworkers Day) a state holiday. The Southern District of California stays open that day under its own General Order 628-B (June 11, 2026); that is S.D. Cal.'s policy, not a rule this site applies to any court. Rule 6(a)(6)(C) may still extend a forward deadline that lands on March 31 in a California district; no court has decided it. The calculators show the next day as the latest reading only, and filing on March 31 is safe.
Years not compared with OPM's schedule
Federal holidays for 2029 and 2030 have not been compared with OPM's published schedule. Inauguration Day (January 20, 2029) is not applied.
The rule text
FRCP 6(a)(6)(A): Legal holidays under (A): the day set aside by statute for observing the eleven named holidays. The Friday before a Saturday holiday (5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1)) is treated as a legal holiday as the prevailing reading, and the calculator shows the other date too. The Monday after a Sunday holiday comes in, if at all, through (B), under Executive Order 11582 (the observed-Sunday row).
(a) COMPUTING TIME. The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) Period Stated in Days or a Longer Unit. When the period is stated in days or a longer unit of time: (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (2) Period Stated in Hours. When the period is stated in hours: (A) begin counting immediately on the occurrence of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every hour, including hours during intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) if the period would end on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the same time on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (3) Inaccessibility of the Clerk's Office. Unless the court orders otherwise, if the clerk's office is inaccessible: (A) on the last day for filing under Rule 6(a)(1), then the time for filing is extended to the first accessible day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; or (B) during the last hour for filing under Rule 6(a)(2), then the time for filing is extended to the same time on the first accessible day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (4) "Last Day" Defined. Unless a different time is set by a statute, local rule, or court order, the last day ends: (A) for electronic filing, at midnight in the court's time zone; and (B) for filing by other means, when the clerk's office is scheduled to close. (5) "Next Day" Defined. The "next day" is determined by continuing to count forward when the period is measured after an event and backward when measured before an event. (6) "Legal Holiday" Defined. "Legal holiday" means: (A) the day set aside by statute for observing New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day; (B) any day declared a holiday by the President or Congress; and (C) for periods that are measured after an event, any other day declared a holiday by the state where the district court is located.
Official source: FRCP 6(a)(6)(A)
FRCP 6(a)(6)(B): Legal holidays under (B): any day declared a holiday by the President or Congress. Four presidential closure days fall in the calculator's range: December 24, 2024; January 9, 2025; December 24, 2025; and December 26, 2025. The Federal Register was read for closure orders through September 30, 2026.
(a) COMPUTING TIME. The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) Period Stated in Days or a Longer Unit. When the period is stated in days or a longer unit of time: (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (2) Period Stated in Hours. When the period is stated in hours: (A) begin counting immediately on the occurrence of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every hour, including hours during intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) if the period would end on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the same time on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (3) Inaccessibility of the Clerk's Office. Unless the court orders otherwise, if the clerk's office is inaccessible: (A) on the last day for filing under Rule 6(a)(1), then the time for filing is extended to the first accessible day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; or (B) during the last hour for filing under Rule 6(a)(2), then the time for filing is extended to the same time on the first accessible day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (4) "Last Day" Defined. Unless a different time is set by a statute, local rule, or court order, the last day ends: (A) for electronic filing, at midnight in the court's time zone; and (B) for filing by other means, when the clerk's office is scheduled to close. (5) "Next Day" Defined. The "next day" is determined by continuing to count forward when the period is measured after an event and backward when measured before an event. (6) "Legal Holiday" Defined. "Legal holiday" means: (A) the day set aside by statute for observing New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day; (B) any day declared a holiday by the President or Congress; and (C) for periods that are measured after an event, any other day declared a holiday by the state where the district court is located.
Official source: FRCP 6(a)(6)(B)
FRAP 26(a)(6): FRAP legal holidays: (A) and (B) match FRCP 6(a)(6). Under (C) a forward period also takes the holidays of the state where the circuit clerk's principal office is located. Not applied in phase 1; Ninth Circuit forward results landing on the day after Thanksgiving carry a note.
(6) "Legal Holiday" Defined. "Legal holiday" means: (A) the day set aside by statute for observing New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day; (B) any day declared a holiday by the President or Congress; and (C) for periods that are measured after an event, any other day declared a holiday by the state where either of the following is located: the district court that rendered the challenged judgment or order, or the circuit clerk's principal office.
Official source: FRAP 26(a)(6)
5 U.S.C. 6103(a): The statutory dates of the eleven legal public holidays: five fixed dates (January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, December 25) and six set weekdays. The holiday generator's source.
(a) The following are legal public holidays: New Year's Day, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January. Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19. Independence Day, July 4. Labor Day, the first Monday in September. Columbus Day, the second Monday in October. Veterans Day, November 11. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November. Christmas Day, December 25.
Official source: 5 U.S.C. 6103(a)
5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1): Instead of a holiday on a Saturday, the Friday before is a legal public holiday, for pay and leave of employees whose workweek is Monday to Friday. The source of the observed Friday.
(b) For the purpose of statutes relating to pay and leave of employees, with respect to a legal public holiday and any other day declared to be a holiday by Federal statute or Executive order, the following rules apply: (1) Instead of a holiday that occurs on a Saturday, the Friday immediately before is a legal public holiday for- (A) employees whose basic workweek is Monday through Friday; and (B) the purpose of section 6309 [1] of this title. (2) Instead of a holiday that occurs on a regular weekly non-workday of an employee whose basic workweek is other than Monday through Friday, except the regular weekly non-workday administratively scheduled for the employee instead of Sunday, the workday immediately before that regular weekly nonworkday is a legal public holiday for the employee. (3) Instead of a holiday that is designated under subsection (a) to occur on a Monday, for an employee at a duty post outside the United States whose basic workweek is other than Monday through Friday, and for whom Monday is a regularly scheduled workday, the legal public holiday is the first workday of the workweek in which the Monday designated for the observance of such holiday under subsection (a) occurs. This subsection, except subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), does not apply to an employee whose basic workweek is Monday through Saturday.
Official source: 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1)
Executive Order 11582, sec. 3(a): Employees whose workweek does not include Sunday are excused on the next workday when a holiday falls on Sunday. The source of the observed Monday. An executive order, not a statute; it reaches the rules, if at all, through (B).
Sec. 2. As used in this order: (a) Holiday means the first day of January, the third Monday of February, the last Monday of May, the fourth day of July, the first Monday of September, the second Monday of October, the fourth Monday of October, the fourth Thursday of November, the twenty-fifth day of December, or any other calendar day designated as a holiday by Federal statute or Executive order. ... Sec. 3. (a) Any employee whose basic workweek does not include Sunday and who would ordinarily be excused from work on a holiday falling within his basic workweek shall be excused from work on the next workday of his basic workweek whenever a holiday falls on Sunday. (b) Any employee whose basic workweek includes Sunday and who would ordinarily be excused from work on a holiday falling within his basic workweek shall be excused from work on the next workday of his basic workweek whenever a holiday falls on a day that has been administratively scheduled as his regular weekly nonworkday in lieu of Sunday. ... Sec. 6. In administering the provisions of law relating to pay and leave of absence, the workdays referred to in sections 3, 4, and 5 shall be treated as holidays in lieu of the corresponding calendar holidays. ... Sec. 9. This order is effective as of January 1, 1971.
Official source: Executive Order 11582, sec. 3(a)
Common questions
What is a legal holiday under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(a)(6)?
Rule 6(a)(6) lists the days set aside by statute (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day), any day declared a holiday by the President or Congress, and, for periods measured after an event, any day declared a holiday by the state where the district court is located. FRAP 26(a)(6) is the appellate counterpart.
When a holiday falls on a weekend, is the observed Friday or Monday a legal holiday?
Federal employees observe a Saturday holiday on the Friday before (5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1)) and a Sunday holiday on the Monday after (Executive Order 11582, sec. 3(a)). The decisions this site has read, all under the identically worded bankruptcy rule, treat the observed day as a legal holiday. No court of appeals has decided the point, so when a deadline moves only because of an observed day, the calculators show the observed day as the safe date.
Does this page include state holidays?
No. State holidays reach forward-counted periods under Rule 6(a)(6)(C), and this site does not apply them yet. Leaving one out can only move a forward deadline earlier, never later.
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This calculator does not yet apply state holidays. Rule 6(a)(6)(C) also treats as a legal holiday, for periods that are measured after an event, "any other day declared a holiday by the state where the district court is located" (for an appeal, FRAP 26(a)(6)(C) adds the state of the circuit clerk's principal office). Leaving a state holiday out can only move a forward deadline earlier, never later. That is the safe error if you are computing your own deadline. It is the wrong tool for arguing that the other side filed late: check that state's holidays first.
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