Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).
2013 Holiday Schedule
Date | Holiday |
Tuesday, January 1 |
New Year's Day |
Monday, January 21 |
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Monday, February 18 |
Washington's Birthday |
Monday, May 27 |
Memorial Day |
Thursday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
Monday, September 2 |
Labor Day |
Monday, October 14 |
Columbus Day |
Monday, November 11 |
Veterans Day |
Thursday, November 28 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Wednesday, December 25 |
Christmas Day |
Note:
This year, the Inauguration Day holiday falls on Monday, January 21, 2013, which is also the legal public holiday for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(c).) For Federal employees who work in the District of Columbia, Montgomery or Prince George's Counties in Maryland, Arlington or Fairfax Counties in Virginia, or the cities of Alexandria or Fairfax in Virginia, Inauguration Day is observed concurrently with the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. Federal employees in these areas are not entitled to an in-lieu-of holiday for Inauguration Day.