United States Holidays 2018 Public Holidays and Observances
List of United States Holidays 2018. All you need to know about Public Holidays and Observances in United States.
Date
Weekday
Holiday name
Holiday type
Where
Jan 1
Monday
New Year’s Day
Federal Holiday
Jan 1
Monday
New Year’s Eve observed
State holiday
LA, MI, WI
Jan 6
Saturday
Epiphany
Christian
Jan 7
Sunday
Orthodox Christmas Day
Orthodox
Jan 12
Friday
Lee Jackson Day
State holiday
Virginia
Jan 13
Saturday
Stephen Foster Memorial Day
Observance
Jan 14
Sunday
Orthodox New Year
Orthodox
Jan 15
Monday
Martin Luther King Day
Federal Holiday
Jan 15
Monday
Robert E Lee’s Birthday
State holiday
Alabama, Arkansas
Jan 15
Monday
State Holiday
State holiday
Mississippi
Jan 15
Monday
Idaho Human Rights Day
State holiday
Idaho
Jan 15
Monday
Civil Rights Day
State holiday
Arizona, New Hampshire
Jan 19
Friday
Robert E Lee’s Birthday
State holiday
Florida
Jan 19
Friday
State Holiday
State holiday
Texas
Jan 29
Monday
Kansas Day
Observance
Jan 31
Wednesday
Tu Bishvat/Tu B’Shevat
Jewish holiday
Feb 1
Thursday
National Freedom Day
Observance
Feb 2
Friday
Groundhog Day
Observance
Feb 2
Friday
National Wear Red Day
Observance
Feb 4
Sunday
Rosa Parks Day
Local observance
California, Ohio
Feb 12
Monday
Lincoln’s Birthday
State holiday
CT, IL, MO, NY
Feb 12
Monday
Lincoln’s Birthday
Local observance
Florida
Feb 13
Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
State holiday
Alabama, Louisiana
Feb 13
Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
Observance
Feb 13
Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
Local observance
Florida
Feb 14
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
Christian
Feb 14
Wednesday
Valentine’s Day
Observance
Feb 14
Wednesday
Statehood Day in Arizona
Local observance
Arizona
Feb 15
Thursday
Susan B Anthony’s Birthday
Local observance
CA, FL, NY, WI
Feb 16
Friday
Chinese New Year
Observance
Feb 19
Monday
Presidents’ Day
Federal Holiday
Feb 19
Monday
Daisy Gatson Bates Day
State holiday
Arkansas
Feb 28
Wednesday
Linus Pauling Day
Local observance
Oregon
Mar 1
Thursday
Purim
Jewish holiday
Mar 1
Thursday
St. David’s Day
Observance
Mar 2
Friday
Texas Independence Day
State holiday
Texas
Mar 2
Friday
Read Across America Day
Observance
Mar 2
Friday
Employee Appreciation Day
Observance
Mar 5
Monday
Casimir Pulaski Day
State holiday
Illinois
Mar 6
Tuesday
Town Meeting Day Vermont
State holiday
Mar 11
Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Mar 16
Friday
Evacuation Day observed
State holiday
Massachusetts
Mar 17
Saturday
St. Patrick’s Day
Observance
Mar 17
Saturday
Evacuation Day
State holiday
Massachusetts
Mar 20
Tuesday
March equinox
Season
Mar 25
Sunday
Palm Sunday
Christian
Mar 25
Sunday
Maryland Day
Local observance
Maryland
Mar 26
Monday
Maryland Day observed
Local observance
Maryland
Mar 26
Monday
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day
State holiday
Hawaii
Mar 26
Monday
Seward’s Day
State holiday
Alaska
Mar 29
Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Christian
Mar 30
Friday
Good Friday
State holiday
13 states
Mar 31
Saturday
Holy Saturday
Christian
Mar 31
Saturday
Passover (first day)
Jewish holiday
Mar 31
Saturday
César Chávez Day
State holiday
CA, CO*, TX*
Apr 1
Sunday
Easter Sunday
Observance, Christian
Apr 2
Monday
Easter Monday
Christian
Apr 2
Monday
Pascua Florida Day
Local observance
Florida
Apr 6
Friday
Orthodox Good Friday
Orthodox
Apr 6
Friday
National Tartan Day
Observance
Apr 7
Saturday
Last Day of Passover
Jewish holiday
Apr 7
Saturday
Orthodox Holy Saturday
Orthodox
Apr 8
Sunday
Orthodox Easter
Orthodox
Apr 9
Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox
Apr 10
Tuesday
National Library Workers’ Day
Observance
Apr 11
Wednesday
Yom HaShoah
Jewish holiday
Apr 13
Friday
Isra and Mi’raj
Muslim
Apr 13
Friday
Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
Observance
Apr 15
Sunday
Father Damien Day
Local observance
Hawaii
Apr 16
Monday
Emancipation Day
State holiday
District of Columbia
Apr 16
Monday
Patriot’s Day
State holiday
Maine, Massachusetts
Apr 17
Tuesday
Tax Day
Observance
Apr 19
Thursday
Yom Ha’atzmaut
Jewish holiday
Apr 21
Saturday
San Jacinto Day
State holiday
Texas
Apr 22
Sunday
Oklahoma Day
Local observance
Oklahoma
Apr 23
Monday
Confederate Memorial Day
State holiday
Alabama, Florida
Apr 23
Monday
State Holiday
State holiday
Georgia
Apr 25
Wednesday
Administrative Professionals Day
Observance
Apr 26
Thursday
State Holiday
Local observance
Florida
Apr 26
Thursday
Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Observance
Apr 27
Friday
Arbor Day
State holiday
Nebraska
Apr 30
Monday
State Holiday
State holiday
Mississippi
May 1
Tuesday
Law Day
Observance
May 1
Tuesday
Loyalty Day
Observance
May 3
Thursday
Lag BaOmer
Jewish holiday
May 3
Thursday
National Day of Prayer
Observance
May 4
Friday
Kent State Shootings Remembrance
Local observance
Ohio
May 4
Friday
Rhode Island Independence Day
Local observance
Rhode Island
May 5
Saturday
Cinco de Mayo
Observance
May 5
Saturday
National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day
Observance
May 6
Sunday
National Nurses Day
Observance
May 8
Tuesday
Truman Day
State holiday
Missouri
May 8
Tuesday
Primary Election Day West Virginia
State holiday
West Virginia
May 10
Thursday
Ascension Day
Christian
May 10
Thursday
State Holiday
State holiday
South Carolina
May 10
Thursday
State Holiday
Local observance
North Carolina
May 13
Sunday
Mother’s Day
Observance
May 15
Tuesday
Peace Officers Memorial Day
Observance
May 16
Wednesday
Ramadan starts
Muslim
May 18
Friday
National Defense Transportation Day
Observance
May 19
Saturday
Armed Forces Day
Observance
May 20
Sunday
Pentecost
Christian
May 20
Sunday
Shavuot
Jewish holiday
May 21
Monday
Whit Monday
Christian
May 22
Tuesday
National Maritime Day
Observance
May 22
Tuesday
Harvey Milk Day
Local observance
California
May 23
Wednesday
Emergency Medical Services for Children Day
Observance
May 25
Friday
National Missing Children’s Day
Observance
May 27
Sunday
Trinity Sunday
Christian
May 28
Monday
Memorial Day
Federal Holiday
May 28
Monday
Jefferson Davis Birthday
Local observance
Mississippi
May 31
Thursday
Corpus Christi
Christian
Jun 1
Friday
Statehood Day
Local observance
Kentucky, Tennessee
Jun 3
Sunday
Jefferson Davis Birthday
Local observance
Florida
Jun 4
Monday
Jefferson Davis Birthday
State holiday
Alabama
Jun 6
Wednesday
D-Day
Observance
Jun 10
Sunday
Lailat al-Qadr
Muslim
Jun 11
Monday
Kamehameha Day
State holiday
Hawaii
Jun 14
Thursday
U.S. Army Birthday
Observance
Jun 14
Thursday
Flag Day
Observance
Jun 17
Sunday
Father’s Day
Observance
Jun 17
Sunday
Bunker Hill Day
State holiday
Massachusetts
Jun 18
Monday
Bunker Hill Day observed
State holiday
Massachusetts
Jun 19
Tuesday
Juneteenth
Local observance
All except Am. Samoa, AZ, HI, MD, MP, MT, ND, NH, SD, TX, UT, Virg. Is.
Jun 19
Tuesday
Emancipation Day
State holiday
Texas
Jun 20
Wednesday
West Virginia Day
State holiday
West Virginia
Jun 20
Wednesday
American Eagle Day
Observance
Jun 21
Thursday
June Solstice
Season
Jul 4
Wednesday
Independence Day
Federal Holiday
Jul 22
Sunday
Tisha B’Av
Jewish holiday
Jul 22
Sunday
Parents’ Day
Observance
Jul 24
Tuesday
Pioneer Day
State holiday
Utah
Jul 27
Friday
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Observance
Aug 1
Wednesday
Colorado Day
Local observance
Colorado
Aug 4
Saturday
U.S. Coast Guard Birthday
Observance
Aug 7
Tuesday
Purple Heart Day
Observance
Aug 13
Monday
Victory Day
State holiday
Rhode Island
Aug 15
Wednesday
Assumption of Mary
Christian
Aug 16
Thursday
Bennington Battle Day
State holiday
Vermont
Aug 17
Friday
Statehood Day in Hawaii
State holiday
Hawaii
Aug 19
Sunday
National Aviation Day
Observance
Aug 21
Tuesday
Senior Citizens Day
Observance
Aug 22
Wednesday
Eid al-Adha
Muslim
Aug 26
Sunday
Women’s Equality Day
Observance
Aug 27
Monday
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
State holiday
Texas
Sep 3
Monday
Labor Day
Federal Holiday
Sep 8
Saturday
Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
Observance
Sep 9
Sunday
National Grandparents Day
Observance
Sep 9
Sunday
California Admission Day
Local observance
California
Sep 10
Monday
Rosh Hashana
State holiday
Texas
Sep 10
Monday
Rosh Hashana
Jewish holiday
Sep 11
Tuesday
Patriot Day
Observance
Sep 12
Wednesday
Muharram
Muslim
Sep 17
Monday
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Observance
Sep 18
Tuesday
Air Force Birthday
Observance
Sep 19
Wednesday
Yom Kippur
State holiday
Texas
Sep 19
Wednesday
Yom Kippur
Jewish holiday
Sep 21
Friday
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Observance
Sep 22
Saturday
Emancipation Day
Local observance
Ohio
Sep 23
Sunday
September equinox
Season
Sep 24
Monday
First Day of Sukkot
Jewish holiday
Sep 28
Friday
Native Americans’ Day
Local observance
California
Sep 30
Sunday
Last Day of Sukkot
Jewish holiday
Sep 30
Sunday
Gold Star Mother’s Day
Observance
Oct 1
Monday
Shmini Atzeret
Jewish holiday
Oct 1
Monday
Child Health Day
Observance
Oct 2
Tuesday
Simchat Torah
Jewish holiday
Oct 4
Thursday
Feast of St Francis of Assisi
Christian
Oct 8
Monday
Columbus Day
Local observance
Florida
Oct 8
Monday
Columbus Day
Federal Holiday
All except AK, AR, CA, DE, FL, HI, MI, MN, ND, NV, OR, SD, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
Oct 8
Monday
Native Americans’ Day
Local observance
South Dakota
Oct 8
Monday
Indigenous People’s Day
Local observance
CA*, MN*, WA*
Oct 9
Tuesday
Leif Erikson Day
Observance
Oct 13
Saturday
U.S. Navy Birthday
Observance
Oct 15
Monday
White Cane Safety Day
Observance
Oct 16
Tuesday
Boss’s Day
Observance
Oct 18
Thursday
Alaska Day
State holiday
Alaska
Oct 26
Friday
Nevada Day
State holiday
Nevada
Oct 31
Wednesday
Halloween
Observance
Nov 1
Thursday
All Saints’ Day
Christian
Nov 2
Friday
All Souls’ Day
Christian
Nov 4
Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Nov 6
Tuesday
Election Day
State holiday
14 states
Nov 8
Thursday
Return Day Delaware
State holiday
Delaware
Nov 10
Saturday
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
Nov 11
Sunday
Veterans Day
Federal Holiday
Nov 21
Wednesday
The Prophet’s Birthday
Muslim
Nov 22
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
Federal Holiday
Nov 23
Friday
State Holiday
State holiday
Georgia
Nov 23
Friday
Presidents’ Day
State holiday
New Mexico
Nov 23
Friday
Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day
State holiday
Indiana, West Virginia
Nov 23
Friday
Black Friday
State holiday
24 states
Nov 23
Friday
American Indian Heritage Day
State holiday
Maryland
Nov 26
Monday
Cyber Monday
Observance
Dec 2
Sunday
First Sunday of Advent
Christian
Dec 3
Monday
Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day)
Jewish holiday
Dec 6
Thursday
St Nicholas’ Day
Observance
Dec 7
Friday
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Observance
Dec 8
Saturday
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Christian
Dec 10
Monday
Last Day of Chanukah
Jewish holiday
Dec 12
Wednesday
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Observance
Dec 13
Thursday
U.S. National Guard Birthday
Observance
Dec 17
Monday
Pan American Aviation Day
Observance
Dec 17
Monday
Wright Brothers Day
Observance
Dec 21
Friday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 24
Monday
Christmas Eve
Observance, Christian
Dec 24
Monday
Christmas Eve
State holiday
KS*, LA, MI, NC, ND, OK, SC, TX, VA*, WI
Dec 25
Tuesday
Christmas Day
Federal Holiday
Dec 26
Wednesday
Kwanzaa (until Jan 1)
Observance
Dec 26
Wednesday
Day After Christmas Day
State holiday
KS, KY, NC, NC, NH, SC, TX
Dec 31
Monday
New Year’s Eve
Observance
Dec 31
Monday
New Year’s Eve
State holiday
LA, MI, WI
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