The United States public holidays 2031 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 2031, 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 2031
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year’s Day | State Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year’s Day | Federal Holiday |
| 4 Jan | Saturday | World Braille Day | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Jan | Sunday | Asarah B’Tevet | Jewish holiday |
| 6 Jan | Monday | Epiphany | Christian |
| 7 Jan | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox |
| 7 Jan | Tuesday | International Programmers’ Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 7 Jan | Tuesday | Estelle Reel Day | State Observance |
| 8 Jan | Wednesday | Battle of New Orleans | State Legal Holiday |
| 13 Jan | Monday | Stephen Foster Memorial Day | Observance |
| 14 Jan | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox |
| 19 Jan | Sunday | World Religion Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 19 Jan | Sunday | Robert E. Lee’s Birthday | State Legal Holiday |
| 19 Jan | Sunday | Confederate Heroes’ Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Jan | Monday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim |
| 20 Jan | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Federal Holiday |
| 20 Jan | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Jan | Monday | Robert E. Lee’s Birthday | State Holiday |
| 20 Jan | Monday | Idaho Human Rights Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Jan | Monday | Civil Rights Day | State Holiday |
| 23 Jan | Thursday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 24 Jan | Friday | International Day of Education | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Jan | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 26 Jan | Sunday | International Customs Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 26 Jan | Sunday | World Leprosy Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 27 Jan | Monday | International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust | United Nations Observance |
| 29 Jan | Wednesday | Kansas Day | State Observance |
| 1 Feb | Saturday | National Freedom Day | Observance |
| 1 Feb | Saturday | First Day of Black History Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 2 Feb | Sunday | World Wetlands Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 2 Feb | Sunday | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| 4 Feb | Tuesday | International Day of Human Fraternity | United Nations Observance |
| 4 Feb | Tuesday | World Cancer Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 4 Feb | Tuesday | Rosa Parks Day | State Observance |
| 5 Feb | Wednesday | National Girls and Women in Sports Day | Observance |
| 6 Feb | Thursday | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Feb | Thursday | Ronald Reagan Day | State Observance |
| 7 Feb | Friday | National Wear Red Day | Observance |
| 8 Feb | Saturday | Tu Bishvat | Jewish holiday |
| 9 Feb | Sunday | Super Bowl | Sporting Event |
| 10 Feb | Monday | World Pulses Day | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Feb | Tuesday | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Feb | Tuesday | World Day of the Sick | Worldwide Observance |
| 12 Feb | Wednesday | Lincoln’s Birthday | State Holiday |
| 12 Feb | Wednesday | Lincoln’s Birthday | State Legal Holiday |
| 12 Feb | Wednesday | Georgia Day | State Observance |
| 13 Feb | Thursday | World Radio Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 Feb | Friday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| 14 Feb | Friday | Statehood Day | Local Observance |
| 15 Feb | Saturday | Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday | State Observance |
| 16 Feb | Sunday | Elizabeth Peratrovich Day | State Observance |
| 17 Feb | Monday | Presidents’ Day | Federal Holiday |
| 17 Feb | Monday | Presidents’ Day | State Holiday |
| 17 Feb | Monday | Presidents’ Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 17 Feb | Monday | Daisy Gatson Bates Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Feb | Thursday | World Day of Social Justice | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Feb | Friday | International Mother Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Feb | Tuesday | African-American Scientist and Inventor Day | State Observance |
| 25 Feb | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | State Holiday |
| 25 Feb | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | Observance, Christian |
| 25 Feb | Tuesday | George Rogers Clark Day | State Observance |
| 26 Feb | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 28 Feb | Friday | Linus Pauling Day | Local Observance |
| 1 Mar | Saturday | Zero Discrimination Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Mar | Saturday | Self-Injury Awareness Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 1 Mar | Saturday | St. David’s Day | Observance, Christian |
| 1 Mar | Saturday | First Day of Women’s History Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 Mar | Saturday | First Day of Irish American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 2 Mar | Sunday | Texas Independence Day | State Holiday |
| 3 Mar | Monday | World Wildlife Day | United Nations Observance |
| 3 Mar | Monday | Casimir Pulaski Day | State Observance |
| 3 Mar | Monday | Read Across America Day | Observance |
| 4 Mar | Tuesday | Casimir Pulaski Day | State Observance |
| 4 Mar | Tuesday | Town Meeting Day | State Holiday |
| 7 Mar | Friday | Employee Appreciation Day | Observance |
| 8 Mar | Saturday | International Women’s Day | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Mar | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday |
| 9 Mar | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 10 Mar | Monday | International Day of Women Judges | United Nations Observance |
| 13 Mar | Thursday | World Kidney Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 15 Mar | Saturday | Long Covid Awareness Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 17 Mar | Monday | St. Patrick’s Day | Observance, Christian |
| 17 Mar | Monday | Evacuation Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Mar | Thursday | French Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Mar | Thursday | International Day of Happiness | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Mar | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 21 Mar | Friday | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Friday | World Poetry Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Friday | International Day of Nowruz | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Friday | World Down Syndrome Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Mar | Friday | International Day of Forests | United Nations Observance |
| 22 Mar | Saturday | World Water Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Mar | Sunday | World Meteorological Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Mar | Monday | World Tuberculosis Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Mar | Monday | International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Mar | Tuesday | International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Mar | Tuesday | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Mar | Tuesday | Maryland Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 26 Mar | Wednesday | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day | State Holiday |
| 29 Mar | Saturday | Earth Hour | Worldwide Observance |
| 29 Mar | Saturday | National Vietnam War Veterans Day | Observance |
| 30 Mar | Sunday | Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day | State Observance |
| 30 Mar | Sunday | Doctors’ Day | Observance |
| 30 Mar | Sunday | Vietnam Veterans Day | State Observance |
| 31 Mar | Monday | International Transgender Day of Visibility | Worldwide Observance |
| 31 Mar | Monday | Seward’s Day | State Holiday |
| 31 Mar | Monday | César Chávez Day | State Holiday |
| 31 Mar | Monday | César Chávez Day | State Observance |
| 1 Apr | Tuesday | April Fool’s Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 2 Apr | Wednesday | World Autism Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 2 Apr | Wednesday | Pascua Florida Day | Local Observance |
| 3 Apr | Thursday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 4 Apr | Friday | United Nations’ Mine Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Apr | Saturday | International Day of Conscience | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Apr | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| 6 Apr | Sunday | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Apr | Sunday | National Tartan Day | Observance |
| 7 Apr | Monday | Passover Eve | Jewish holiday |
| 7 Apr | Monday | United Nations’ World Health Day | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Apr | Monday | Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide | United Nations Observance |
| 8 Apr | Tuesday | Passover (first day) | Jewish holiday |
| 8 Apr | Tuesday | National Library Workers’ Day | Observance |
| 9 Apr | Wednesday | National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day | Observance |
| 10 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian |
| 11 Apr | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox |
| 11 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | State Holiday |
| 11 Apr | Friday | State Holiday | State Holiday |
| 12 Apr | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian |
| 12 Apr | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox |
| 12 Apr | Saturday | International Day of Human Space Flight | United Nations Observance |
| 13 Apr | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox |
| 13 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 13 Apr | Sunday | Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday | Observance |
| 14 Apr | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox |
| 14 Apr | Monday | World Chagas Disease Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance, Christian |
| 15 Apr | Tuesday | Last Day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| 15 Apr | Tuesday | World Art Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 15 Apr | Tuesday | Tax Day | Observance |
| 15 Apr | Tuesday | Father Damien Day | Local Observance |
| 16 Apr | Wednesday | Emancipation Day | State Holiday |
| 18 Apr | Friday | International Day for Monuments and Sites | Worldwide Observance |
| 18 Apr | Friday | Arbor Day | State Observance |
| 20 Apr | Sunday | Chinese Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Apr | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration |
| 21 Apr | Monday | World Creativity and Innovation Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Apr | Monday | Patriots’ Day | State Holiday |
| 21 Apr | Monday | San Jacinto Day | State Holiday |
| 21 Apr | Monday | Boston Marathon | Sporting Event |
| 22 Apr | Tuesday | Earth Day | United Nations Observance |
| 22 Apr | Tuesday | Oklahoma Day | Local Observance |
| 23 Apr | Wednesday | Muharram (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 23 Apr | Wednesday | World Book and Copyright Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Apr | Wednesday | World Spanish Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Apr | Wednesday | English Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Apr | Wednesday | Administrative Professionals Day | Observance |
| 24 Apr | Thursday | International Girls in ICT Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Apr | Thursday | International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Apr | Thursday | Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day | Observance |
| 25 Apr | Friday | International Delegates’ Day | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Apr | Friday | World Malaria Day | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Apr | Friday | Arbor Day | State Holiday |
| 25 Apr | Friday | Arbor Day | State Observance |
| 26 Apr | Saturday | World Intellectual Property Day | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Apr | Saturday | International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Apr | Saturday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 28 Apr | Monday | World Day for Safety and Health at Work | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Apr | Monday | Arbor Day | State Observance |
| 28 Apr | Monday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Holiday |
| 28 Apr | Monday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Holiday |
| 29 Apr | Tuesday | Yom Ha’atzmaut | Jewish holiday |
| 30 Apr | Wednesday | International Jazz Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 May | Thursday | Law Day | Observance |
| 1 May | Thursday | Loyalty Day | Observance |
| 1 May | Thursday | National Day of Prayer | Observance |
| 1 May | Thursday | Lei Day | Local Observance |
| 1 May | Thursday | West Virginia Day of Prayer | State Observance |
| 1 May | Thursday | First Day of Military Appreciation Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 May | Thursday | First Day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 May | Thursday | First Day of Jewish American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 2 May | Friday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 2 May | Friday | World Tuna Day | United Nations Observance |
| 2 May | Friday | Kentucky Oaks | Sporting Event |
| 3 May | Saturday | World Press Freedom Day | United Nations Observance |
| 3 May | Saturday | Kentucky Derby | Sporting Event |
| 3 May | Saturday | National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day | Observance |
| 4 May | Sunday | International Family Equality Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 4 May | Sunday | Kent State Shootings Remembrance | Local Observance |
| 4 May | Sunday | Rhode Island Independence Day | State Observance |
| 5 May | Monday | World Portuguese Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 5 May | Monday | Cinco de Mayo | Observance |
| 6 May | Tuesday | National Nurses Day | Observance |
| 6 May | Tuesday | National Teacher Appreciation Day | Observance |
| 8 May | Thursday | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War | United Nations Observance |
| 8 May | Thursday | World Ovarian Cancer Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 8 May | Thursday | World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 8 May | Thursday | Truman Day | State Holiday |
| 8 May | Thursday | Victory in Europe Day | Observance |
| 9 May | Friday | Confederate Memorial Day observed | State Holiday |
| 9 May | Friday | Native American Day | State Observance |
| 9 May | Friday | Military Spouse Appreciation Day | State Observance |
| 9 May | Friday | Military Spouse Appreciation Day | Observance |
| 10 May | Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day | United Nations Observance |
| 10 May | Saturday | International Day of Argania | United Nations Observance |
| 10 May | Saturday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 10 May | Saturday | Confederate Memorial Day | State Holiday |
| 11 May | Sunday | Lag BaOmer | Jewish holiday |
| 11 May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | State Holiday |
| 11 May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 12 May | Monday | International Nurses Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 15 May | Thursday | International Day of Families | United Nations Observance |
| 15 May | Thursday | Peace Officers Memorial Day | Observance |
| 16 May | Friday | International Day of Living Together in Peace | United Nations Observance |
| 16 May | Friday | International Day of Light | United Nations Observance |
| 16 May | Friday | National Defense Transportation Day | Observance |
| 17 May | Saturday | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | United Nations Observance |
| 17 May | Saturday | Public Lands Day | State Observance |
| 17 May | Saturday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| 17 May | Saturday | Preakness Stakes | Sporting Event |
| 20 May | Tuesday | World Bee Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 May | Tuesday | World Autoimmune / Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 21 May | Wednesday | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | United Nations Observance |
| 21 May | Wednesday | International Tea Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 May | Wednesday | Emergency Medical Services for Children Day | Observance |
| 22 May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian |
| 22 May | Thursday | International Day for Biological Diversity | United Nations Observance |
| 22 May | Thursday | National Maritime Day | Observance |
| 22 May | Thursday | Harvey Milk Day | Local Observance |
| 23 May | Friday | International Day to End Obstetric Fistula | United Nations Observance |
| 25 May | Sunday | African Liberation Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 25 May | Sunday | National Missing Children’s Day | Observance |
| 26 May | Monday | Memorial Day | State Holiday |
| 26 May | Monday | Memorial Day | Federal Holiday |
| 26 May | Monday | Jefferson Davis’ Birthday | Local Observance |
| 28 May | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday |
| 29 May | Thursday | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers | United Nations Observance |
| 31 May | Saturday | World No Tobacco Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Jun | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian |
| 1 Jun | Sunday | Global Day of Parents | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Jun | Sunday | First Day of Pride Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 Jun | Sunday | First Day of Caribbean-American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 1 Jun | Sunday | Statehood Day | Local Observance |
| 2 Jun | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian |
| 2 Jun | Monday | Jefferson Davis’ Birthday | State Holiday |
| 3 Jun | Tuesday | World Bicycle Day | United Nations Observance |
| 3 Jun | Tuesday | Jefferson Davis’ Birthday | Local Observance |
| 4 Jun | Wednesday | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Jun | Thursday | World Environment Day | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Jun | Thursday | International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Jun | Friday | Day of the Russian Language | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Jun | Friday | D-Day | Observance |
| 7 Jun | Saturday | World Food Safety Day | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Jun | Saturday | Belmont Stakes | Sporting Event |
| 8 Jun | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian |
| 8 Jun | Sunday | World Oceans Day | United Nations Observance |
| 8 Jun | Sunday | Native American Day | State Holiday |
| 11 Jun | Wednesday | Kamehameha Day | State Holiday |
| 12 Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian |
| 12 Jun | Thursday | World Day Against Child Labour | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Jun | Thursday | Loving Day | Observance |
| 13 Jun | Friday | International Albinism Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 13 Jun | Friday | Friday the 13th | Worldwide Observance |
| 14 Jun | Saturday | World Blood Donor Day | United Nations Observance |
| 14 Jun | Saturday | Army Birthday | Observance |
| 14 Jun | Saturday | Flag Day | Observance |
| 15 Jun | Sunday | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 15 Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 15 Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| 16 Jun | Monday | International Day of Family Remittances | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Jun | Monday | Juneteenth Freedom Day (substitute) | State Holiday |
| 17 Jun | Tuesday | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Jun | Tuesday | Bunker Hill Day | Local Holiday |
| 18 Jun | Wednesday | Sustainable Gastronomy Day | United Nations Observance |
| 19 Jun | Thursday | International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict | United Nations Observance |
| 19 Jun | Thursday | Juneteenth | Federal Holiday |
| 19 Jun | Thursday | Juneteenth Day | State Holiday |
| 19 Jun | Thursday | Juneteenth Day | State Observance |
| 19 Jun | Thursday | Juneteenth Freedom Day | State Holiday |
| 19 Jun | Thursday | Emancipation Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Jun | Friday | World Refugee Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Jun | Friday | Juneteenth Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Jun | Friday | West Virginia Day | State Holiday |
| 20 Jun | Friday | American Eagle Day | Observance |
| 21 Jun | Saturday | International Day of Yoga | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Jun | Saturday | International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Jun | Saturday | Juneteenth National Freedom Day | State Observance |
| 21 Jun | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 23 Jun | Monday | Public Service Day | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Jun | Monday | International Widows’ Day | United Nations Observance |
| 25 Jun | Wednesday | Day of the Seafarer | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Jun | Thursday | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Jun | Thursday | International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Jun | Friday | Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Jun | Saturday | Carolina Day | State Observance |
| 29 Jun | Sunday | International Day of the Tropics | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Jun | Monday | International Asteroid Day | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Jun | Monday | International Day of Parliamentarism | United Nations Observance |
| 2 Jul | Wednesday | The Prophet’s Birthday (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 4 Jul | Friday | Independence Day | Federal Holiday |
| 4 Jul | Friday | Independence Day | State Holiday |
| 5 Jul | Saturday | International Day of Cooperatives | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Jul | Friday | World Population Day | United Nations Observance |
| 13 Jul | Sunday | Nathan Bedford Forrest Day | Local Observance |
| 14 Jul | Monday | Bastille Day | Observance |
| 15 Jul | Tuesday | World Youth Skills Day | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Jul | Wednesday | Rural Transit Day | Observance |
| 18 Jul | Friday | Nelson Mandela Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Jul | Sunday | International Chess Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Jul | Thursday | Pioneer Day | State Holiday |
| 25 Jul | Friday | World Drowning Prevention Day | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Jul | Sunday | Parents’ Day | Observance |
| 27 Jul | Sunday | Korean War Veteran Recognition Day | State Observance |
| 27 Jul | Sunday | National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | Observance |
| 28 Jul | Monday | World Hepatitis Day | United Nations Observance |
| 29 Jul | Tuesday | Tisha B’Av | Jewish holiday |
| 30 Jul | Wednesday | International Day of Friendship | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Jul | Wednesday | World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Aug | Friday | Colorado Day | State Observance |
| 3 Aug | Sunday | American Family Day | State Holiday |
| 4 Aug | Monday | Coast Guard Birthday | Observance |
| 4 Aug | Monday | Barack Obama Day | Observance |
| 7 Aug | Thursday | Purple Heart Day | State Observance |
| 7 Aug | Thursday | Purple Heart Day | Observance |
| 9 Aug | Saturday | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Aug | Monday | Victory Day | State Holiday |
| 12 Aug | Tuesday | International Youth Day | United Nations Observance |
| 15 Aug | Friday | Assumption of Mary | Christian |
| 15 Aug | Friday | Hawaii Statehood Day | State Holiday |
| 15 Aug | Friday | Bennington Battle Day observed | State Holiday |
| 16 Aug | Saturday | Bennington Battle Day | State Holiday |
| 17 Aug | Sunday | National Navajo Code Talkers Day | State Holiday |
| 17 Aug | Sunday | National Senior Citizens Day | Observance |
| 19 Aug | Tuesday | World Humanitarian Day | United Nations Observance |
| 19 Aug | Tuesday | National Aviation Day | Observance |
| 21 Aug | Thursday | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | United Nations Observance |
| 22 Aug | Friday | International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Aug | Saturday | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Aug | Tuesday | Susan B. Anthony Day | State Observance |
| 26 Aug | Tuesday | Women’s Equality Day | Observance |
| 27 Aug | Wednesday | Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | State Holiday |
| 29 Aug | Friday | International Day against Nuclear Tests | United Nations Observance |
| 30 Aug | Saturday | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances | United Nations Observance |
| 31 Aug | Sunday | International Day for People of African Descent | United Nations Observance |
| 31 Aug | Sunday | International Overdose Awareness Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 1 Sep | Monday | Labor Day | Federal Holiday |
| 1 Sep | Monday | Labor Day | State Holiday |
| 4 Sep | Thursday | World Sexual Health Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 5 Sep | Friday | International Day of Charity | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Sep | Saturday | Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day | Observance |
| 6 Sep | Saturday | Native American Day | State Observance |
| 7 Sep | Sunday | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Sep | Sunday | Still’s Disease Awareness Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 7 Sep | Sunday | National Grandparents Day | Observance |
| 8 Sep | Monday | International Literacy Day | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Sep | Tuesday | International Day to Protect Education from Attack | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Sep | Tuesday | California Admission Day | State Holiday |
| 10 Sep | Wednesday | World Suicide Prevention Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 11 Sep | Thursday | First Responders Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 11 Sep | Thursday | Patriot Day | Observance |
| 11 Sep | Thursday | Patriot Day | State Observance |
| 12 Sep | Friday | International Day for South-South Cooperation | United Nations Observance |
| 13 Sep | Saturday | International Programmers’ Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 14 Sep | Sunday | Constitution Commemoration Day | State Holiday |
| 15 Sep | Monday | International Day of Democracy | United Nations Observance |
| 15 Sep | Monday | First Day of National Hispanic Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 16 Sep | Tuesday | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Sep | Wednesday | World Patient Safety Day | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Sep | Wednesday | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day | Observance |
| 18 Sep | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday |
| 18 Sep | Thursday | International Equal Pay Day | United Nations Observance |
| 18 Sep | Thursday | Air Force Birthday | Observance |
| 18 Sep | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | State Holiday |
| 19 Sep | Friday | National POW/MIA Recognition Day | Observance |
| 21 Sep | Sunday | International Day of Peace | United Nations Observance |
| 22 Sep | Monday | American Indian Day | State Observance |
| 22 Sep | Monday | Emancipation Day | Local Observance |
| 23 Sep | Tuesday | International Day of Sign Languages | United Nations Observance |
| 23 Sep | Tuesday | International Celebrate Bisexuality Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 23 Sep | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 25 Sep | Thursday | World Maritime Day | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Sep | Friday | International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | United Nations Observance |
| 26 Sep | Friday | Native American Day | State Observance |
| 26 Sep | Friday | American Indian Heritage Day | State Observance |
| 26 Sep | Friday | Michigan Indian Day | State Observance |
| 27 Sep | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday |
| 27 Sep | Saturday | World Tourism Day | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Sep | Saturday | Public Lands Day | State Observance |
| 27 Sep | Saturday | National Public Lands Day | Observance |
| 27 Sep | Saturday | Yom Kippur | State Holiday |
| 28 Sep | Sunday | International Day for Universal Access to Information | United Nations Observance |
| 28 Sep | Sunday | World Rabies Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 28 Sep | Sunday | Gold Star Mother’s Day | Observance |
| 29 Sep | Monday | International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste | United Nations Observance |
| 29 Sep | Monday | World Heart Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 30 Sep | Tuesday | International Translation Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Oct | Wednesday | International Day of Older Persons | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Oct | Wednesday | World Vegetarian Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 2 Oct | Thursday | First Day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| 2 Oct | Thursday | International Day of Non-Violence | United Nations Observance |
| 4 Oct | Saturday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian |
| 5 Oct | Sunday | World Teachers’ Day | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Oct | Monday | World Habitat Day | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Oct | Monday | World Cerebral Palsy Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 6 Oct | Monday | Frances Xavier Cabrini Day | State Holiday |
| 6 Oct | Monday | German American Day | Observance |
| 6 Oct | Monday | Child Health Day | Observance |
| 8 Oct | Wednesday | Last Day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| 8 Oct | Wednesday | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Oct | Thursday | Shmini Atzeret | Jewish holiday |
| 9 Oct | Thursday | World Post Day | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Oct | Thursday | World Sight Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 9 Oct | Thursday | Leif Erikson Day | Observance |
| 9 Oct | Thursday | Leif Erikson Day | Local Observance |
| 10 Oct | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday |
| 10 Oct | Friday | World Mental Health Day | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Oct | Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Oct | Saturday | International Day of the Girl Child | United Nations Observance |
| 11 Oct | Saturday | Robert E. Lee’s Birthday | State Observance |
| 11 Oct | Saturday | Casimir Pulaski Day | State Observance |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Navy Birthday | Observance |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Columbus Day | State Holiday |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Columbus Day | Federal Holiday |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Columbus Day | State Legal Holiday |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Fraternal Day | State Holiday |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Yorktown Victory Day | State Holiday |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Discoverers’ Day | State Observance |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Native American Day | State Holiday |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Native American Day | State Observance |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Indigenous People’s Day (Tentative Date) | State Observance |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Indigenous People’s Day | State Observance |
| 13 Oct | Monday | Indigenous People’s Day | State Holiday |
| 13 Oct | Monday | American Indian Heritage Day | State Holiday |
| 15 Oct | Wednesday | International Day of Rural Women | United Nations Observance |
| 15 Oct | Wednesday | White Cane Safety Day | Observance |
| 16 Oct | Thursday | World Food Day | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Oct | Thursday | Boss’s Day | Observance |
| 17 Oct | Friday | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Oct | Friday | Alaska Day observed | State Holiday |
| 18 Oct | Saturday | Alaska Day | State Holiday |
| 18 Oct | Saturday | Sweetest Day | Observance |
| 24 Oct | Friday | United Nations Day | United Nations Observance |
| 24 Oct | Friday | World Development Information Day | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Oct | Monday | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations Observance |
| 29 Oct | Wednesday | World Stroke Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 31 Oct | Friday | World Cities Day | United Nations Observance |
| 31 Oct | Friday | Halloween | Observance |
| 31 Oct | Friday | Nevada Day | State Holiday |
| 1 Nov | Saturday | All Saints’ Day | Christian |
| 1 Nov | Saturday | World Vegan Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 1 Nov | Saturday | First Day of Native American Heritage Month | Annual Monthly Observance |
| 2 Nov | Sunday | All Souls’ Day | Christian |
| 2 Nov | Sunday | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists | United Nations Observance |
| 2 Nov | Sunday | New York City Marathon | Sporting Event |
| 2 Nov | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 4 Nov | Tuesday | Election Day | Observance |
| 4 Nov | Tuesday | Election Day | State Holiday |
| 5 Nov | Wednesday | World Tsunami Awareness Day | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Nov | Thursday | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | United Nations Observance |
| 10 Nov | Monday | World Science Day for Peace and Development | United Nations Observance |
| 10 Nov | Monday | Marine Corps Birthday | Observance |
| 10 Nov | Monday | Barack Obama Day | Local Observance |
| 11 Nov | Tuesday | Singles’ Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 11 Nov | Tuesday | Veterans Day | Federal Holiday |
| 11 Nov | Tuesday | Veterans Day | State Holiday |
| 12 Nov | Wednesday | Isra and Mi’raj (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 12 Nov | Wednesday | World Pneumonia Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 14 Nov | Friday | World Diabetes Day | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Nov | Sunday | International Day for Tolerance | United Nations Observance |
| 16 Nov | Sunday | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | United Nations Observance |
| 17 Nov | Monday | World Prematurity Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 19 Nov | Wednesday | World Toilet Day | United Nations Observance |
| 19 Nov | Wednesday | International Men’s Day | Worldwide Observance |
| 19 Nov | Wednesday | George Rogers Clark Day | State Observance |
| 20 Nov | Thursday | Universal Children’s Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Nov | Thursday | Africa Industrialization Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Nov | Thursday | World Philosophy Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Nov | Thursday | Transgender Day of Remembrance | Worldwide Observance |
| 21 Nov | Friday | World Television Day | United Nations Observance |
| 21 Nov | Friday | Fake Friday | Worldwide Observance |
| 25 Nov | Tuesday | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | United Nations Observance |
| 27 Nov | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | Federal Holiday |
| 27 Nov | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | State Holiday |
| 28 Nov | Friday | State Holiday | State Holiday |
| 28 Nov | Friday | Presidents’ Day (Observed) | State Holiday |
| 28 Nov | Friday | Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day | State Holiday |
| 28 Nov | Friday | Day After Thanksgiving | State Holiday |
| 28 Nov | Friday | Black Friday | Observance |
| 28 Nov | Friday | American Indian Heritage Day | State Holiday |
| 28 Nov | Friday | Native American Heritage Day | Observance |
| 28 Nov | Friday | Native American Heritage Day | State Holiday |
| 29 Nov | Saturday | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | United Nations Observance |
| 29 Nov | Saturday | Nellie Tayloe Ross’ Birthday | State Observance |
| 30 Nov | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Christian |
| 30 Nov | Sunday | Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Dec | Monday | World AIDS Day | United Nations Observance |
| 1 Dec | Monday | Cyber Monday | Observance |
| 1 Dec | Monday | Rosa Parks Day | State Observance |
| 2 Dec | Tuesday | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | United Nations Observance |
| 2 Dec | Tuesday | GivingTuesday | Worldwide Observance |
| 2 Dec | Tuesday | GivingTuesday | Observance |
| 3 Dec | Wednesday | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United Nations Observance |
| 4 Dec | Thursday | International Day of Banks | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Dec | Friday | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development | United Nations Observance |
| 5 Dec | Friday | World Soil Day | United Nations Observance |
| 6 Dec | Saturday | St Nicholas Day | Observance |
| 7 Dec | Sunday | International Civil Aviation Day | United Nations Observance |
| 7 Dec | Sunday | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | State Observance |
| 7 Dec | Sunday | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | Observance |
| 7 Dec | Sunday | Delaware Day | State Observance |
| 8 Dec | Monday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian |
| 8 Dec | Monday | Green Monday | Worldwide Observance |
| 9 Dec | Tuesday | International Anti-Corruption Day | United Nations Observance |
| 9 Dec | Tuesday | World Genocide Commemoration Day | United Nations Observance |
| 10 Dec | Wednesday | Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day) | Jewish holiday |
| 10 Dec | Wednesday | Human Rights Day | United Nations Observance |
| 10 Dec | Wednesday | Wyoming Day | State Observance |
| 11 Dec | Thursday | International Mountain Day | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Dec | Friday | International Day of Neutrality | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Dec | Friday | Universal Health Coverage Day | United Nations Observance |
| 12 Dec | Friday | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Christian |
| 13 Dec | Saturday | National Guard Birthday | Observance |
| 15 Dec | Monday | Ramadan Starts (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 15 Dec | Monday | Bill of Rights Day | Observance |
| 17 Dec | Wednesday | Last Day of Chanukah | Jewish holiday |
| 17 Dec | Wednesday | Pan American Aviation Day | Observance |
| 17 Dec | Wednesday | Wright Brothers Day | Observance |
| 18 Dec | Thursday | International Migrants Day | United Nations Observance |
| 18 Dec | Thursday | Arabic Language Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Dec | Saturday | International Human Solidarity Day | United Nations Observance |
| 20 Dec | Saturday | Super Saturday | Worldwide Observance |
| 21 Dec | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24 Dec | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | State Holiday |
| 24 Dec | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25 Dec | Thursday | Asarah B’Tevet | Jewish holiday |
| 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day | State Holiday |
| 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day | Federal Holiday |
| 26 Dec | Friday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance |
| 26 Dec | Friday | Day After Christmas Day | State Holiday |
| 27 Dec | Saturday | International Day of Epidemic Preparedness | United Nations Observance |
| 31 Dec | Wednesday | New Year’s Eve | State Holiday |
| 31 Dec | Wednesday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
More United States Public Holiday Years
- United States Public Holidays 2029
- United States Public Holidays 2030
- United States Public Holidays 2031
- United States Public Holidays 2032
- United States Public Holidays 2033
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 2031?
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 2031 is available on this page including dates and holiday names.