2019 Federal Holidays

This is a list of all paid federal holidays for federal employees in 2019.

What federal holidays are celebrated in the United States in 2019? Here is a complete list.

Federal employees receive these as paid holidays as a benefit. Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes these as paid holidays for the federal workforce.

DateHoliday
Tuesday, January 1New Year’s Day
Monday, January 21Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 18*Washington’s Birthday
Monday, May 27Memorial Day
Thursday, July 4Independence Day
Monday, September 2Labor Day
Monday, October 14Columbus Day
Monday, November 11Veterans Day
Thursday, November 28Thanksgiving Day
Wednesday, December 25Christmas Day

* This holiday is designated as “Washington’s Birthday” in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.

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