NIH Fellows Handbook

Federal Holidays

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day    3rd Monday in January
President's Day 3rd Monday in February
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day 1st Monday in September
Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October
Veteran's Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November
Christmas Day December 25

If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the holiday. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is the holiday.

When Inauguration Day falls within the regularly scheduled tour of duty of an employee in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area, it is observed as a holiday.

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