The United States public holidays 2028 calendar includes all officially recognized national holidays, government holidays, and major public observances celebrated across the country. These holidays reflect the cultural traditions, national events, and religious celebrations observed in United States.
This guide provides the complete list of public holidays in United States for 2028, including the official holiday dates, weekdays, and holiday names. The holiday calendar helps residents, travelers, and businesses plan their schedules around important national holidays in United States.
United States Public Holidays 2028
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Saturday | Last Day of Chanukah | Jewish holiday |
| 1 Jan | Saturday | New Year’s Day | State Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Saturday | New Year’s Day | Federal Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Saturday | New Year’s Day | State Holiday |
| 3 Jan | Monday | New Year’s Day (substitute) | State Holiday |
| 4 Jan | Tuesday | World Braille Day | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Jan | Thursday | Epiphany | Christian |
| 7 Jan | Friday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox |
| 7 Jan | Friday | International Programmers’ Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 7 Jan | Friday | Estelle Reel Day | State Observance |
| 8 Jan | Saturday | Battle of New Orleans | State Legal Holiday |
| 9 Jan | Sunday | Asarah B’Tevet | Jewish holiday |
| 13 Jan | Thursday | Stephen Foster Memorial Day | Observance |
| 14 Jan | Friday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox |
| 16 Jan | Sunday | World Religion Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 17 Jan | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | State Holiday |
| 17 Jan | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Federal Holiday |
| 17 Jan | Monday | Robert E. Lee’s Birthday | State Holiday |
| 17 Jan | Monday | Idaho Human Rights Day | State Holiday |
| 17 Jan | Monday | Civil Rights Day | State Holiday |
| 19 Jan | Wednesday | Robert E. Lee’s Birthday | State Legal Holiday |
| 19 Jan | Wednesday | Confederate Heroes’ Day | State Holiday |
| 24 Jan | Monday | International Day of Education | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Jan | Wednesday | International Customs Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 26 Jan | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 27 Jan | Thursday | International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Jan | Friday | Ramadan Starts (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 29 Jan | Saturday | Kansas Day | State Observance |
| 30 Jan | Sunday | World Leprosy Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 1 Feb | Tuesday | National Freedom Day | Observance |
| 1 Feb | Tuesday | First Day of Black History Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 2 Feb | Wednesday | World Wetlands Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 2 Feb | Wednesday | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| 2 Feb | Wednesday | National Girls and Women in Sports Day | Observance |
| 4 Feb | Friday | International Day of Human Fraternity | United Nations Observance |
| 4 Feb | Friday | World Cancer Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 4 Feb | Friday | Rosa Parks Day | State Observance |
| 4 Feb | Friday | National Wear Red Day | Observance |
| 6 Feb | Sunday | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Feb | Sunday | Ronald Reagan Day | State Observance |
| 10 Feb | Thursday | World Pulses Day | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Feb | Friday | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Feb | Friday | World Day of the Sick | Worldwide Observance |
| 11 Feb | Friday | Lincoln’s Birthday observed | State Holiday |
| 12 Feb | Saturday | Tu Bishvat | Jewish holiday |
| 12 Feb | Saturday | Lincoln’s Birthday | State Holiday |
| 12 Feb | Saturday | Lincoln’s Birthday | State Legal Holiday |
| 12 Feb | Saturday | Georgia Day | State Observance |
| 13 Feb | Sunday | World Radio Day | United Nations Observance |
| 13 Feb | Sunday | Super Bowl | Sporting Event |
| 14 Feb | Monday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| 14 Feb | Monday | Statehood Day | Local Observance |
| 15 Feb | Tuesday | Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday | State Observance |
| 16 Feb | Wednesday | Elizabeth Peratrovich Day | State Observance |
| 20 Feb | Sunday | World Day of Social Justice | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Feb | Monday | International Mother Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Feb | Monday | Presidents’ Day | Federal Holiday |
| 21 Feb | Monday | Presidents’ Day | State Holiday |
| 21 Feb | Monday | Presidents’ Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 21 Feb | Monday | Daisy Gatson Bates Day | State Holiday |
| 22 Feb | Tuesday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim |
| 23 Feb | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| 25 Feb | Friday | African-American Scientist and Inventor Day | State Observance |
| 25 Feb | Friday | George Rogers Clark Day | State Observance |
| 27 Feb | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 28 Feb | Monday | Linus Pauling Day | Local Observance |
| 29 Feb | Tuesday | Leap Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 29 Feb | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | State Holiday |
| 29 Feb | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | Observance, Christian |
| 1 Mar | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 1 Mar | Wednesday | Zero Discrimination Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Mar | Wednesday | Self-Injury Awareness Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 1 Mar | Wednesday | St. David’s Day | Observance, Christian |
| 1 Mar | Wednesday | First Day of Women’s History Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 Mar | Wednesday | First Day of Irish American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 2 Mar | Thursday | Texas Independence Day | State Holiday |
| 2 Mar | Thursday | Read Across America Day | Observance |
| 3 Mar | Friday | World Wildlife Day | United Nations Observance |
| 3 Mar | Friday | Employee Appreciation Day | Observance |
| 4 Mar | Saturday | Casimir Pulaski Day | State Observance |
| 6 Mar | Monday | Casimir Pulaski Day | State Observance |
| 7 Mar | Tuesday | Town Meeting Day | State Holiday |
| 8 Mar | Wednesday | International Women’s Day | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Mar | Thursday | World Kidney Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 10 Mar | Friday | International Day of Women Judges | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Mar | Saturday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| 12 Mar | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday |
| 12 Mar | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 15 Mar | Wednesday | Long Covid Awareness Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 17 Mar | Friday | St. Patrick’s Day | Observance, Christian |
| 17 Mar | Friday | Evacuation Day | State Holiday |
| 19 Mar | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| 20 Mar | Monday | French Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Mar | Monday | International Day of Happiness | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Tuesday | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Tuesday | World Poetry Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Tuesday | International Day of Nowruz | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Tuesday | World Down Syndrome Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Tuesday | International Day of Forests | United Nations Observance |
| 22 Mar | Wednesday | World Water Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Mar | Thursday | World Meteorological Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Mar | Friday | World Tuberculosis Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Mar | Friday | International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Mar | Saturday | International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Mar | Saturday | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Mar | Saturday | Earth Hour | Worldwide Observance |
| 25 Mar | Saturday | Maryland Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 26 Mar | Sunday | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day | State Holiday |
| 27 Mar | Monday | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day observed | State Holiday |
| 27 Mar | Monday | Seward’s Day | State Holiday |
| 29 Mar | Wednesday | National Vietnam War Veterans Day | Observance |
| 30 Mar | Thursday | Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day | State Observance |
| 30 Mar | Thursday | Doctors’ Day | Observance |
| 30 Mar | Thursday | Vietnam Veterans Day | State Observance |
| 31 Mar | Friday | International Transgender Day of Visibility | Worldwide Observance |
| 31 Mar | Friday | César Chávez Day | State Holiday |
| 31 Mar | Friday | César Chávez Day | State Observance |
| 1 Apr | Saturday | April Fool’s Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 2 Apr | Sunday | World Autism Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 2 Apr | Sunday | Pascua Florida Day | Local Observance |
| 3 Apr | Monday | Pascua Florida Day observed | Local Observance |
| 4 Apr | Tuesday | United Nations’ Mine Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Apr | Wednesday | International Day of Conscience | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Apr | Thursday | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Apr | Thursday | National Tartan Day | Observance |
| 7 Apr | Friday | United Nations’ World Health Day | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Apr | Friday | Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Apr | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| 9 Apr | Sunday | National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day | Observance |
| 10 Apr | Monday | Passover Eve | Jewish holiday |
| 11 Apr | Tuesday | Passover (first day) | Jewish holiday |
| 11 Apr | Tuesday | National Library Workers’ Day | Observance |
| 12 Apr | Wednesday | International Day of Human Space Flight | United Nations Observance |
| 13 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian |
| 13 Apr | Thursday | Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday | Observance |
| 14 Apr | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox |
| 14 Apr | Friday | World Chagas Disease Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | State Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Friday | State Holiday | State Holiday |
| 15 Apr | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian |
| 15 Apr | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox |
| 15 Apr | Saturday | World Art Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 15 Apr | Saturday | Father Damien Day | Local Observance |
| 16 Apr | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox |
| 16 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 16 Apr | Sunday | Emancipation Day | State Holiday |
| 17 Apr | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox |
| 17 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance, Christian |
| 17 Apr | Monday | Emancipation Day observed | State Holiday |
| 17 Apr | Monday | Patriots’ Day | State Holiday |
| 17 Apr | Monday | Boston Marathon | Sporting Event |
| 18 Apr | Tuesday | Last Day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| 18 Apr | Tuesday | International Day for Monuments and Sites | Worldwide Observance |
| 18 Apr | Tuesday | Tax Day | Observance |
| 20 Apr | Thursday | Chinese Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Apr | Friday | World Creativity and Innovation Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Apr | Friday | San Jacinto Day | State Holiday |
| 21 Apr | Friday | Arbor Day | State Observance |
| 22 Apr | Saturday | Earth Day | United Nations Observance |
| 22 Apr | Saturday | Oklahoma Day | Local Observance |
| 23 Apr | Sunday | World Book and Copyright Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Apr | Sunday | World Spanish Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Apr | Sunday | English Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Apr | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration |
| 24 Apr | Monday | International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Apr | Monday | Arbor Day | State Observance |
| 24 Apr | Monday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Holiday |
| 24 Apr | Monday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Holiday |
| 25 Apr | Tuesday | International Delegates’ Day | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Apr | Tuesday | World Malaria Day | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Apr | Wednesday | World Intellectual Property Day | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Apr | Wednesday | International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Apr | Wednesday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 26 Apr | Wednesday | Administrative Professionals Day | Observance |
| 27 Apr | Thursday | International Girls in ICT Day | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Apr | Thursday | Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day | Observance |
| 28 Apr | Friday | World Day for Safety and Health at Work | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Apr | Friday | Arbor Day | State Holiday |
| 28 Apr | Friday | Arbor Day | State Observance |
| 30 Apr | Sunday | International Jazz Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 May | Monday | Law Day | Observance |
| 1 May | Monday | Loyalty Day | Observance |
| 1 May | Monday | Lei Day | Local Observance |
| 1 May | Monday | First Day of Military Appreciation Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 May | Monday | First Day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 May | Monday | First Day of Jewish American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 2 May | Tuesday | Yom Ha’atzmaut | Jewish holiday |
| 2 May | Tuesday | World Tuna Day | United Nations Observance |
| 3 May | Wednesday | World Press Freedom Day | United Nations Observance |
| 4 May | Thursday | Kent State Shootings Remembrance | Local Observance |
| 4 May | Thursday | National Day of Prayer | Observance |
| 4 May | Thursday | Rhode Island Independence Day | State Observance |
| 4 May | Thursday | West Virginia Day of Prayer | State Observance |
| 5 May | Friday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 5 May | Friday | World Portuguese Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 5 May | Friday | Cinco de Mayo | Observance |
| 5 May | Friday | Kentucky Oaks | Sporting Event |
| 6 May | Saturday | Kentucky Derby | Sporting Event |
| 6 May | Saturday | National Nurses Day | Observance |
| 6 May | Saturday | National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day | Observance |
| 7 May | Sunday | International Family Equality Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 8 May | Monday | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War | United Nations Observance |
| 8 May | Monday | World Ovarian Cancer Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 8 May | Monday | World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 8 May | Monday | Truman Day | State Holiday |
| 8 May | Monday | Victory in Europe Day | Observance |
| 9 May | Tuesday | Primary Election Day | State Holiday |
| 9 May | Tuesday | National Teacher Appreciation Day | Observance |
| 10 May | Wednesday | International Day of Argania | United Nations Observance |
| 10 May | Wednesday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Holiday |
| 10 May | Wednesday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 12 May | Friday | International Nurses Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 12 May | Friday | Native American Day | State Observance |
| 12 May | Friday | Military Spouse Appreciation Day | State Observance |
| 12 May | Friday | Military Spouse Appreciation Day | Observance |
| 13 May | Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 May | Sunday | Lag BaOmer | Jewish holiday |
| 14 May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | State Holiday |
| 14 May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 15 May | Monday | International Day of Families | United Nations Observance |
| 15 May | Monday | Peace Officers Memorial Day | Observance |
| 16 May | Tuesday | International Day of Living Together in Peace | United Nations Observance |
| 16 May | Tuesday | International Day of Light | United Nations Observance |
| 17 May | Wednesday | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | United Nations Observance |
| 19 May | Friday | National Defense Transportation Day | Observance |
| 20 May | Saturday | World Bee Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 May | Saturday | World Autoimmune / Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 20 May | Saturday | Public Lands Day | State Observance |
| 20 May | Saturday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| 20 May | Saturday | Preakness Stakes | Sporting Event |
| 21 May | Sunday | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | United Nations Observance |
| 21 May | Sunday | International Tea Day | United Nations Observance |
| 22 May | Monday | International Day for Biological Diversity | United Nations Observance |
| 22 May | Monday | National Maritime Day | Observance |
| 22 May | Monday | Harvey Milk Day | Local Observance |
| 23 May | Tuesday | International Day to End Obstetric Fistula | United Nations Observance |
| 24 May | Wednesday | Emergency Medical Services for Children Day | Observance |
| 25 May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian |
| 25 May | Thursday | Muharram (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 25 May | Thursday | African Liberation Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 25 May | Thursday | National Missing Children’s Day | Observance |
| 29 May | Monday | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers | United Nations Observance |
| 29 May | Monday | Memorial Day | State Holiday |
| 29 May | Monday | Memorial Day | Federal Holiday |
| 29 May | Monday | Jefferson Davis’ Birthday | Local Observance |
| 31 May | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday |
| 31 May | Wednesday | World No Tobacco Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Jun | Thursday | Global Day of Parents | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Jun | Thursday | First Day of Pride Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 Jun | Thursday | First Day of Caribbean-American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 Jun | Thursday | Statehood Day | Local Observance |
| 3 Jun | Saturday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 3 Jun | Saturday | World Bicycle Day | United Nations Observance |
| 3 Jun | Saturday | Jefferson Davis’ Birthday | Local Observance |
| 4 Jun | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian |
| 4 Jun | Sunday | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | United Nations Observance |
| 4 Jun | Sunday | Native American Day | State Holiday |
| 5 Jun | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian |
| 5 Jun | Monday | World Environment Day | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Jun | Monday | International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Jun | Monday | Jefferson Davis’ Birthday | State Holiday |
| 6 Jun | Tuesday | Day of the Russian Language | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Jun | Tuesday | D-Day | Observance |
| 7 Jun | Wednesday | World Food Safety Day | United Nations Observance |
| 8 Jun | Thursday | World Oceans Day | United Nations Observance |
| 10 Jun | Saturday | Belmont Stakes | Sporting Event |
| 11 Jun | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian |
| 11 Jun | Sunday | Kamehameha Day | State Holiday |
| 12 Jun | Monday | World Day Against Child Labour | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Jun | Monday | Kamehameha Day observed | State Holiday |
| 12 Jun | Monday | Loving Day | Observance |
| 13 Jun | Tuesday | International Albinism Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 Jun | Wednesday | World Blood Donor Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 Jun | Wednesday | Army Birthday | Observance |
| 14 Jun | Wednesday | Flag Day | Observance |
| 15 Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian |
| 15 Jun | Thursday | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Jun | Friday | International Day of Family Remittances | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Jun | Friday | Juneteenth Day | State Holiday |
| 17 Jun | Saturday | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Jun | Saturday | Bunker Hill Day | Local Holiday |
| 17 Jun | Saturday | Juneteenth National Freedom Day | State Observance |
| 18 Jun | Sunday | Sustainable Gastronomy Day | United Nations Observance |
| 18 Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 18 Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 19 Jun | Monday | International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict | United Nations Observance |
| 19 Jun | Monday | Juneteenth | Federal Holiday |
| 19 Jun | Monday | Juneteenth Day | State Holiday |
| 19 Jun | Monday | Juneteenth Day | State Observance |
| 19 Jun | Monday | Emancipation Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Jun | Tuesday | World Refugee Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Jun | Tuesday | West Virginia Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Jun | Tuesday | American Eagle Day | Observance |
| 20 Jun | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 21 Jun | Wednesday | International Day of Yoga | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Jun | Wednesday | International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Jun | Friday | Public Service Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Jun | Friday | International Widows’ Day | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Jun | Sunday | Day of the Seafarer | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Jun | Monday | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Jun | Monday | International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Jun | Tuesday | Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Jun | Wednesday | Carolina Day | State Observance |
| 29 Jun | Thursday | International Day of the Tropics | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Jun | Friday | International Asteroid Day | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Jun | Friday | International Day of Parliamentarism | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Jul | Saturday | International Day of Cooperatives | United Nations Observance |
| 4 Jul | Tuesday | Independence Day | State Holiday |
| 4 Jul | Tuesday | Independence Day | Federal Holiday |
| 11 Jul | Tuesday | World Population Day | United Nations Observance |
| 13 Jul | Thursday | Nathan Bedford Forrest Day | Local Observance |
| 14 Jul | Friday | Bastille Day | Observance |
| 15 Jul | Saturday | World Youth Skills Day | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Jul | Sunday | Rural Transit Day | Observance |
| 18 Jul | Tuesday | Nelson Mandela Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Jul | Thursday | International Chess Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Jul | Sunday | Parents’ Day | Observance |
| 24 Jul | Monday | Pioneer Day | State Holiday |
| 25 Jul | Tuesday | World Drowning Prevention Day | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Jul | Thursday | Korean War Veteran Recognition Day | State Observance |
| 27 Jul | Thursday | National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | Observance |
| 28 Jul | Friday | World Hepatitis Day | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Jul | Sunday | International Day of Friendship | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Jul | Sunday | World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Aug | Tuesday | Tisha B’Av | Jewish holiday |
| 1 Aug | Tuesday | Colorado Day | State Observance |
| 3 Aug | Thursday | The Prophet’s Birthday (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 4 Aug | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| 4 Aug | Friday | Coast Guard Birthday | Observance |
| 4 Aug | Friday | Barack Obama Day | Observance |
| 6 Aug | Sunday | American Family Day | State Holiday |
| 7 Aug | Monday | Purple Heart Day | State Observance |
| 7 Aug | Monday | Purple Heart Day | Observance |
| 9 Aug | Wednesday | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Aug | Saturday | International Youth Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 Aug | Monday | Victory Day | State Holiday |
| 15 Aug | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | Christian |
| 16 Aug | Wednesday | Bennington Battle Day | State Holiday |
| 18 Aug | Friday | Hawaii Statehood Day | State Holiday |
| 19 Aug | Saturday | World Humanitarian Day | United Nations Observance |
| 19 Aug | Saturday | National Aviation Day | Observance |
| 20 Aug | Sunday | National Navajo Code Talkers Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Aug | Sunday | National Senior Citizens Day | Observance |
| 21 Aug | Monday | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | United Nations Observance |
| 22 Aug | Tuesday | International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Aug | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 23 Aug | Wednesday | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Aug | Saturday | Susan B. Anthony Day | State Observance |
| 26 Aug | Saturday | Women’s Equality Day | Observance |
| 27 Aug | Sunday | Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | State Holiday |
| 29 Aug | Tuesday | International Day against Nuclear Tests | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Aug | Wednesday | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances | United Nations Observance |
| 31 Aug | Thursday | International Day for People of African Descent | United Nations Observance |
| 31 Aug | Thursday | International Overdose Awareness Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 4 Sep | Monday | World Sexual Health Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 4 Sep | Monday | Labor Day | State Holiday |
| 4 Sep | Monday | Labor Day | Federal Holiday |
| 5 Sep | Tuesday | International Day of Charity | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Sep | Thursday | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Sep | Thursday | Still’s Disease Awareness Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 8 Sep | Friday | International Literacy Day | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Sep | Saturday | International Day to Protect Education from Attack | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Sep | Saturday | Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day | Observance |
| 9 Sep | Saturday | Native American Day | State Observance |
| 9 Sep | Saturday | California Admission Day | State Holiday |
| 10 Sep | Sunday | World Suicide Prevention Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 10 Sep | Sunday | National Grandparents Day | Observance |
| 11 Sep | Monday | First Responders Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 11 Sep | Monday | Patriot Day | Observance |
| 11 Sep | Monday | Patriot Day | State Observance |
| 12 Sep | Tuesday | International Day for South-South Cooperation | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Sep | Tuesday | International Programmers’ Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 15 Sep | Friday | International Day of Democracy | United Nations Observance |
| 15 Sep | Friday | First Day of National Hispanic Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 15 Sep | Friday | National POW/MIA Recognition Day | Observance |
| 16 Sep | Saturday | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Sep | Sunday | World Patient Safety Day | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Sep | Sunday | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day | Observance |
| 17 Sep | Sunday | Constitution Commemoration Day | State Holiday |
| 18 Sep | Monday | International Equal Pay Day | United Nations Observance |
| 18 Sep | Monday | Air Force Birthday | Observance |
| 18 Sep | Monday | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day observed | Observance |
| 19 Sep | Tuesday | Navratri | Hindu Holiday |
| 21 Sep | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday |
| 21 Sep | Thursday | International Day of Peace | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Sep | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | State Holiday |
| 22 Sep | Friday | Emancipation Day | Local Observance |
| 22 Sep | Friday | Native American Day | State Observance |
| 22 Sep | Friday | Michigan Indian Day | State Observance |
| 22 Sep | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
| 23 Sep | Saturday | International Day of Sign Languages | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Sep | Saturday | International Celebrate Bisexuality Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 23 Sep | Saturday | Public Lands Day | State Observance |
| 23 Sep | Saturday | National Public Lands Day | Observance |
| 24 Sep | Sunday | Gold Star Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 25 Sep | Monday | American Indian Day | State Observance |
| 26 Sep | Tuesday | International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Sep | Wednesday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday |
| 27 Sep | Wednesday | World Tourism Day | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Sep | Thursday | World Maritime Day | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Sep | Thursday | International Day for Universal Access to Information | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Sep | Thursday | World Rabies Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 29 Sep | Friday | International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste | United Nations Observance |
| 29 Sep | Friday | World Heart Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 29 Sep | Friday | American Indian Heritage Day | State Observance |
| 30 Sep | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday |
| 30 Sep | Saturday | International Translation Day | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Sep | Saturday | Yom Kippur | State Holiday |
| 1 Oct | Sunday | International Day of Older Persons | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Oct | Sunday | World Vegetarian Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 2 Oct | Monday | World Habitat Day | United Nations Observance |
| 2 Oct | Monday | International Day of Non-Violence | United Nations Observance |
| 2 Oct | Monday | Frances Xavier Cabrini Day | State Holiday |
| 2 Oct | Monday | Child Health Day | Observance |
| 4 Oct | Wednesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian |
| 5 Oct | Thursday | First Day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| 5 Oct | Thursday | World Teachers’ Day | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Oct | Friday | World Cerebral Palsy Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 6 Oct | Friday | German American Day | Observance |
| 9 Oct | Monday | World Post Day | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Leif Erikson Day | Local Observance |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Leif Erikson Day | Observance |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Columbus Day | State Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Columbus Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Columbus Day | Federal Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Fraternal Day | State Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Yorktown Victory Day | State Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Discoverers’ Day | State Observance |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Native American Day | State Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Native American Day | State Observance |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Indigenous People’s Day | State Observance |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Indigenous People’s Day (Tentative Date) | State Observance |
| 9 Oct | Monday | Indigenous People’s Day | State Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Monday | American Indian Heritage Day | State Holiday |
| 10 Oct | Tuesday | World Mental Health Day | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Oct | Wednesday | Last Day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| 11 Oct | Wednesday | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Oct | Wednesday | International Day of the Girl Child | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Oct | Wednesday | Casimir Pulaski Day | State Observance |
| 12 Oct | Thursday | Shmini Atzeret | Jewish holiday |
| 12 Oct | Thursday | World Sight Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 13 Oct | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday |
| 13 Oct | Friday | Friday the 13th | Worldwide Observance |
| 13 Oct | Friday | Navy Birthday | Observance |
| 14 Oct | Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 Oct | Saturday | Robert E. Lee’s Birthday | State Observance |
| 15 Oct | Sunday | International Day of Rural Women | United Nations Observance |
| 15 Oct | Sunday | White Cane Safety Day | Observance |
| 16 Oct | Monday | World Food Day | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Oct | Monday | Boss’s Day | Observance |
| 17 Oct | Tuesday | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Oct | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | State Legal Holiday |
| 17 Oct | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday |
| 17 Oct | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | State Observance |
| 18 Oct | Wednesday | Alaska Day | State Holiday |
| 21 Oct | Saturday | Sweetest Day | Observance |
| 24 Oct | Tuesday | United Nations Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Oct | Tuesday | World Development Information Day | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Oct | Friday | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Oct | Friday | Nevada Day | State Holiday |
| 29 Oct | Sunday | World Stroke Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 31 Oct | Tuesday | World Cities Day | United Nations Observance |
| 31 Oct | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1 Nov | Wednesday | All Saints’ Day | Christian |
| 1 Nov | Wednesday | World Vegan Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 1 Nov | Wednesday | First Day of Native American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 2 Nov | Thursday | All Souls’ Day | Christian |
| 2 Nov | Thursday | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Nov | Sunday | World Tsunami Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Nov | Sunday | New York City Marathon | Sporting Event |
| 5 Nov | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 6 Nov | Monday | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Nov | Tuesday | Election Day (General Election) | Observance |
| 7 Nov | Tuesday | Election Day | State Holiday |
| 7 Nov | Tuesday | Susan B. Anthony Day | State Observance |
| 9 Nov | Thursday | Return Day | State Holiday |
| 10 Nov | Friday | World Science Day for Peace and Development | United Nations Observance |
| 10 Nov | Friday | Marine Corps Birthday | Observance |
| 10 Nov | Friday | Veterans Day (substitute) | Federal Holiday |
| 10 Nov | Friday | Veterans Day (substitute) | State Holiday |
| 11 Nov | Saturday | Singles’ Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 11 Nov | Saturday | Veterans Day | Federal Holiday |
| 11 Nov | Saturday | Veterans Day | State Holiday |
| 11 Nov | Saturday | Veterans Day | State Holiday |
| 12 Nov | Sunday | World Pneumonia Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 13 Nov | Monday | Barack Obama Day | Local Observance |
| 13 Nov | Monday | Veterans’ Day/Armistice Day (substitute) | State Holiday |
| 14 Nov | Tuesday | World Diabetes Day | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Nov | Thursday | International Day for Tolerance | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Nov | Thursday | World Philosophy Day | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Nov | Friday | World Prematurity Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 17 Nov | Friday | Fake Friday | Worldwide Observance |
| 19 Nov | Sunday | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | United Nations Observance |
| 19 Nov | Sunday | World Toilet Day | United Nations Observance |
| 19 Nov | Sunday | International Men’s Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 19 Nov | Sunday | George Rogers Clark Day | State Observance |
| 20 Nov | Monday | Universal Children’s Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Nov | Monday | Africa Industrialization Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Nov | Monday | Transgender Day of Remembrance | Worldwide Observance |
| 21 Nov | Tuesday | World Television Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Nov | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | Federal Holiday |
| 23 Nov | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | State Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Friday | State Holiday | State Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Friday | Presidents’ Day (Observed) | State Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Friday | Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day | State Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Friday | Day After Thanksgiving | State Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Friday | Black Friday | Observance |
| 24 Nov | Friday | American Indian Heritage Day | State Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Friday | Native American Heritage Day | Observance |
| 24 Nov | Friday | Native American Heritage Day | State Holiday |
| 25 Nov | Saturday | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Nov | Monday | Cyber Monday | Observance |
| 28 Nov | Tuesday | GivingTuesday | Worldwide Observance |
| 28 Nov | Tuesday | GivingTuesday | Observance |
| 29 Nov | Wednesday | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | United Nations Observance |
| 29 Nov | Wednesday | Nellie Tayloe Ross’ Birthday | State Observance |
| 30 Nov | Thursday | Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Dec | Friday | World AIDS Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Dec | Friday | Rosa Parks Day | State Observance |
| 2 Dec | Saturday | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | United Nations Observance |
| 3 Dec | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Christian |
| 3 Dec | Sunday | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United Nations Observance |
| 4 Dec | Monday | International Day of Banks | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Dec | Tuesday | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Dec | Tuesday | World Soil Day | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Dec | Wednesday | St Nicholas Day | Observance |
| 7 Dec | Thursday | International Civil Aviation Day | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Dec | Thursday | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | Observance |
| 7 Dec | Thursday | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | State Observance |
| 7 Dec | Thursday | Delaware Day | State Observance |
| 8 Dec | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian |
| 9 Dec | Saturday | International Anti-Corruption Day | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Dec | Saturday | World Genocide Commemoration Day | United Nations Observance |
| 10 Dec | Sunday | Human Rights Day | United Nations Observance |
| 10 Dec | Sunday | Wyoming Day | State Observance |
| 11 Dec | Monday | International Mountain Day | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Dec | Monday | Green Monday | Worldwide Observance |
| 12 Dec | Tuesday | International Day of Neutrality | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Dec | Tuesday | Universal Health Coverage Day | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Dec | Tuesday | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Christian |
| 13 Dec | Wednesday | Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day) | Jewish holiday |
| 13 Dec | Wednesday | National Guard Birthday | Observance |
| 14 Dec | Thursday | Isra and Mi’raj (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 15 Dec | Friday | Bill of Rights Day | Observance |
| 17 Dec | Sunday | Pan American Aviation Day | Observance |
| 17 Dec | Sunday | Wright Brothers Day | Observance |
| 18 Dec | Monday | International Migrants Day | United Nations Observance |
| 18 Dec | Monday | Arabic Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Dec | Wednesday | Last Day of Chanukah | Jewish holiday |
| 20 Dec | Wednesday | International Human Solidarity Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Dec | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
| 23 Dec | Saturday | Super Saturday | Worldwide Observance |
| 24 Dec | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 24 Dec | Sunday | Christmas Eve | State Holiday |
| 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day | State Holiday |
| 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day | Federal Holiday |
| 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Eve observed | State Holiday |
| 26 Dec | Tuesday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance |
| 26 Dec | Tuesday | Day After Christmas Day | State Holiday |
| 27 Dec | Wednesday | International Day of Epidemic Preparedness | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Dec | Thursday | Asarah B’Tevet | Jewish holiday |
| 31 Dec | Sunday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
| 31 Dec | Sunday | New Year’s Eve | State Holiday |
More United States Public Holiday Years
- United States Public Holidays 2026
- United States Public Holidays 2027
- United States Public Holidays 2028
- United States Public Holidays 2029
- United States Public Holidays 2030
About United States Public Holidays
The United States holiday calendar includes various national celebrations, religious festivals, and official government holidays observed throughout the year. On many public holidays in United States, banks, schools, and government offices remain closed.
Understanding the United States public holiday schedule is helpful for travel planning, business operations, and cultural awareness. These holidays highlight important historical events and cultural traditions celebrated by people across United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many public holidays are there in United States in 2028?
The number of public holidays in United States can vary every year depending on national events and religious observances.
Are businesses closed on public holidays in United States?
Yes, many government offices, banks, and some businesses remain closed during official public holidays.
Where can I find the official United States holiday calendar?
The full list of United States public holidays for 2028 is available on this page including dates and holiday names.