2020 Holidays

Holidays and Observances in 

United States in 2020.



Jan 1
Wednesday
New Year's Day
Federal Holiday
 

Jan 6
Monday
Epiphany
Christian
 
Jan 7
Tuesday
Orthodox Christmas Day
Orthodox
 

Jan 13
Monday
Stephen Foster Memorial Day
Observance
 
Jan 14
Tuesday
Orthodox New Year
Orthodox
 
Jan 17
Friday
Lee-Jackson Day
State holiday
Virginia

Jan 19
Sunday
Robert E. Lee's Birthday
State holiday
Florida

Jan 19
Sunday
Confederate Heroes' Day
State holiday
Texas
Jan 20

Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Federal Holiday
 
Jan 20
Monday
Robert E. Lee's Birthday
State holiday
Alabama

Jan 20
Monday
Robert E. Lee's Birthday
State holiday
Mississippi

Jan 20
Monday
Idaho Human Rights Day
State holiday
Idaho

Jan 20
Monday
Civil Rights Day
State holiday
Arizona, New Hampshire

Jan 25
Saturday
Chinese New Year
Observance
 
Jan 29
Wednesday
Kansas Day
Observance
 
Feb 1
Saturday
National Freedom Day
Observance
 
Feb 1
Saturday
First Day of Black History Month
Annual monthly observance
 

Feb 2
Sunday
Groundhog Day
Observance
 
Feb 2
Sunday
Super Bowl
Sporting event
 

Feb 4
Tuesday
Rosa Parks Day
Local observance
California, Missouri

Feb 7
Friday
National Wear Red Day
Observance
 
Feb 10
Monday
Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat
Jewish holiday
 
Feb 12
Wednesday
Lincoln's Birthday
State holiday
CT, IL, MO, NY
Feb 12
Wednesday
Lincoln's Birthday
Local observance
Florida

Feb 14
Friday
Valentine's Day
Observance
 
Feb 14
Friday
Statehood Day
Local observance
Arizona

Feb 15
Saturday
Susan B. Anthony's Birthday
Local observance
CA, FL, NY, WI

Feb 16
Sunday
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Local observance
Alaska

Feb 17
Monday
Presidents' Day
Federal Holiday
All except DE, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, NC, NM, RI, WI

Feb 17
Monday
Daisy Gatson Bates Day
State holiday
Arkansas

Feb 21
Friday
Maha Shivaratri
Hindu Holiday
 

Feb 25
Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
State holiday
AL*, FL**, LA, MS**

Feb 25
Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
Observance, Christian
 
Feb 26
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
Christian
 
Feb 28
Friday
Linus Pauling Day
Local observance
Oregon

Mar 1
Sunday
St. David's Day
Observance, Christian
 
Mar 2
Monday
Texas Independence Day
State holiday
Texas

Mar 2
Monday
Casimir Pulaski Day
Local observance
Illinois**

Mar 2
Monday
Read Across America Day
Observance
 
Mar 3
Tuesday
Super Tuesday
Observance
14 states

Mar 3
Tuesday
Town Meeting Day
State holiday
Vermont
Mar 6
Friday
Employee Appreciation Day
Observance
 
Mar 8
Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
 
Mar 9
Monday
Holi
Hindu Holiday
 
Mar 10
Tuesday
Purim
Jewish holiday
 
Mar 17
Tuesday
St. Patrick's Day
Observance, Christian
 
Mar 17
Tuesday
Evacuation Day
State holiday
Massachusetts*

Mar 19
Thursday
March Equinox
Season
 
Mar 22
Sunday
Isra and Mi'raj
Muslim
 
Mar 25
Wednesday
Maryland Day
Local observance
Maryland

Mar 26
Thursday
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day
State holiday
Hawaii

Mar 29
Sunday
National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Observance
 
Mar 30
Monday
Seward's Day
State holiday
Alaska

Mar 31
Tuesday
César Chávez Day
State holiday
AZ*, CA*, CO***, MI*, NM*, NV*, TX***, UT*, WA*, WI*

Apr 2
Thursday
Pascua Florida Day
Local observance
Florida

Apr 5
Sunday
Palm Sunday
Christian
 
Apr 6
Monday
National Tartan Day
Observance
 
Apr 9
Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Christian
 
Apr 9
Thursday
Passover (first day)
Jewish holiday
 
Apr 10
Friday
Good Friday
State holiday
CT, DE, HI, IN, KY, LA, NC, ND, NJ, TN, TX***

Apr 11
Saturday
Holy Saturday
Christian
 
Apr 12
Sunday
Easter Sunday
Observance, Christian
 
Apr 13
Monday
Easter Monday
Observance, Christian
 
Apr 13
Monday
Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
Observance
 
Apr 15
Wednesday
Tax Day
Observance
 
Apr 15
Wednesday
Father Damien Day
Local observance
Hawaii

Apr 16
Thursday
Last Day of Passover
Jewish holiday
 
Apr 16
Thursday
Emancipation Day
State holiday
District of Columbia

Apr 17
Friday
Orthodox Good Friday
Orthodox
 
Apr 18
Saturday
Orthodox Holy Saturday
Orthodox
 
Apr 19
Sunday
Orthodox Easter
Orthodox
 
Apr 20
Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox
 
Apr 20
Monday
Patriot's Day
State holiday
Maine, Massachusetts

Apr 20
Monday
Boston Marathon
Sporting event
 
Apr 21
Tuesday
Yom HaShoah
Jewish commemoration
 
Apr 21
Tuesday
San Jacinto Day
State holiday
Texas

Apr 21
Tuesday
National Library Workers' Day
Observance
 
Apr 22
Wednesday
Oklahoma Day
Local observance
Oklahoma

Apr 22
Wednesday
Administrative Professionals Day
Observance
 


Apr 23
Thursday
Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Observance
 
Apr 24
Friday
Ramadan Starts
Muslim
 
Apr 24
Friday
Arbor Day
State holiday
Nebraska

Apr 26
Sunday
Confederate Heroes' Day
Local observance
Florida

Apr 27
Monday
Confederate Memorial Day
State holiday
Alabama

Apr 27
Monday
Confederate Memorial Day
State holiday
Mississippi

Apr 27
Monday
Confederate Heroes' Day observed
Local observance
Florida

Apr 27
Monday
State Holiday
State holiday
Georgia

Apr 29
Wednesday
Yom Ha'atzmaut
Jewish holiday

May 1
Friday
Kentucky Oaks
Sporting event
 
May 1
Friday
Law Day
Observance
 
May 1
Friday
Loyalty Day
Observance
 
May 1
Friday
Lei Day
Local observance
Hawaii

May 2
Saturday
Kentucky Derby
Sporting event
 
May 2
Saturday
National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day
Observance
 
May 4
Monday
Kent State Shootings Remembrance
Local observance
Ohio

May 4
Monday
Rhode Island Independence Day
Local observance
Rhode Island
May 5
Tuesday
Cinco de Mayo
Observance
 
May 6
Wednesday
National Nurses Day
Observance
 
May 7
Thursday
National Day of Prayer
Observance

May 8
Friday
Truman Day
State holiday
Missouri

May 8
Friday
Victory in Europe Day
Observance
 
May 8
Friday
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Observance

May 10
Sunday
Mother's Day
Observance
 
May 10
Sunday
Confederate Memorial Day
Local observance
North Carolina

May 10
Sunday
Confederate Memorial Day
State holiday
South Carolina

May 11
Monday
Confederate Memorial Day observed
State holiday
South Carolina

May 12
Tuesday
Lag BaOmer
Jewish holiday

May 12
Tuesday
Primary Election Day
State holiday
West Virginia

May 15
Friday
Peace Officers Memorial Day
Observance
 
May 15
Friday
National Defense Transportation Day
Observance
 
May 16
Saturday
Armed Forces Day
Observance
 
May 16
Saturday
Preakness Stakes
Sporting event
 
May 19
Tuesday
Lailat al-Qadr
Muslim

May 20
Wednesday
Emergency Medical Services for Children Day
Observance
 
May 21
Thursday
Ascension Day
Christian

May 22
Friday
National Maritime Day
Observance
 
May 22
Friday
Harvey Milk Day
Local observance
California

May 24
Sunday
Eid al-Fitr
Muslim

May 25
Monday
Memorial Day
Federal Holiday
 
May 25
Monday
Jefferson Davis' Birthday
Local observance
Mississippi

May 25
Monday
National Missing Children's Day
Observance
 
May 29
Friday
Shavuot
Jewish holiday
 
May 31
Sunday
Pentecost
Christian

Jun 1
Monday
Whit Monday
Christian
 
Jun 1
Monday
Statehood Day
Local observance
Kentucky, Tennessee

Jun 1
Monday
Jefferson Davis' Birthday
State holiday
Alabama

Jun 3
Wednesday
Jefferson Davis' Birthday
Local observance
Florida

Jun 6
Saturday
D-Day
Observance
 
Jun 6
Saturday
Belmont Stakes
Sporting event
 
Jun 7
Sunday
Trinity Sunday
Christian

Jun 11
Thursday
Corpus Christi
Christian
 
Jun 11
Thursday
Kamehameha Day
State holiday
Hawaii

Jun 14
Sunday
Army Birthday
Observance
 
Jun 14
Sunday
Flag Day
Observance
 
Jun 14
Sunday
Bunker Hill Day
Local observance
Massachusetts

Jun 19
Friday
Emancipation Day
State holiday
Texas

Jun 19
Friday
Juneteenth
Local observance
All except HI, MT, ND, SD, TX
Jun 20
Saturday
June Solstice
Season
 
Jun 20
Saturday
West Virginia Day
State holiday
West Virginia

Jun 20
Saturday
American Eagle Day
Observance
 
Jun 21
Sunday
Father's Day
Observance

Jul 3
Friday
Independence Day observed
Federal Holiday

Jul 4
Saturday
Independence Day
Federal Holiday

Jul 13
Monday
Nathan Bedford Forrest Day
Local observance
Tennessee

Jul 14
Tuesday
Bastille Day
Observance

Jul 24
Friday
Pioneer Day
State holiday
Utah

Jul 26
Sunday
Parents' Day
Observance
 
Jul 27
Monday
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Observance

Jul 30
Thursday
Tisha B'Av
Jewish holiday

Jul 31
Friday
Eid al-Adha
Muslim

Aug 1
Saturday
Colorado Day
Local observance
Colorado

Aug 3
Monday
Raksha Bandhan
Hindu Holiday
 
Aug 4
Tuesday
Coast Guard Birthday
Observance
 
Aug 7
Friday
Purple Heart Day
Observance

Aug 10
Monday
Janmashtami
Hindu Holiday
 
Aug 10
Monday
Victory Day
State holiday
Rhode Island

Aug 15
Saturday
Assumption of Mary
Christian
 
Aug 16
Sunday
Bennington Battle Day
State holiday
Vermont

Aug 17
Monday
Bennington Battle Day observed
State holiday
Vermont

Aug 19
Wednesday
National Aviation Day
Observance
 
Aug 20
Thursday
Muharram
Muslim
 
Aug 21
Friday
Ganesh Chaturthi
Hindu Holiday
 
Aug 21
Friday
Hawaii Statehood Day
State holiday
Hawaii

Aug 21
Friday
Senior Citizens Day
Observance
 

Aug 26
Wednesday
Women's Equality Day
Observance
 
Aug 27
Thursday
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
State holiday
Texas

Sep 7
Monday
Labor Day
Federal Holiday
 
Sep 9
Wednesday
California Admission Day
Local observance
California

Sep 11
Friday
Patriot Day
Observance
 


Sep 12
Saturday
Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
Observance
 
Sep 13
Sunday
National Grandparents Day
Observance

Sep 17
Thursday
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Observance
 
Sep 18
Friday
Air Force Birthday
Observance
 
Sep 18
Friday
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Observance
 
Sep 19
Saturday
Rosh Hashana
Jewish holiday
 
Sep 19
Saturday
Rosh Hashana
State holiday
Texas***

Sep 19
Saturday
National CleanUp Day
Observance
 

Sep 22
Tuesday
September Equinox
Season
 
Sep 22
Tuesday
Emancipation Day
Local observance
Ohio

Sep 25
Friday
Native American Day
Local observance
California

Sep 27
Sunday
Gold Star Mother's Day
Observance
 
Sep 28
Monday
Yom Kippur
State holiday
Texas***

Sep 28
Monday
Yom Kippur
Jewish holiday

Oct 3
Saturday
First Day of Sukkot
Jewish holiday
 
Oct 4
Sunday
Feast of St Francis of Assisi
Christian

Oct 5
Monday
Child Health Day
Observance

Oct 9
Friday
Last Day of Sukkot
Jewish holiday
 
Oct 9
Friday
Leif Erikson Day
Observance
 
Oct 10
Saturday
Shmini Atzeret
Jewish holiday
 
Oct 11
Sunday
Simchat Torah
Jewish holiday
 
Oct 12
Monday
Columbus Day
Local observance
Florida

Oct 12
Monday
Columbus Day
Federal Holiday
All except AK, AR, CA, DE, FL, HI, MI, MN, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, VT, WA, WY
Oct 12

Monday
Native Americans' Day
Local observance
South Dakota
Oct 12

Monday
Indigenous People's Day
Local observance
AK, CA*, ME, MN*, NM, VT, WA*, WI

Oct 13
Tuesday
Navy Birthday
Observance

Oct 15
Thursday
White Cane Safety Day
Observance

Oct 16
Friday
Boss's Day
Observance
 
Oct 17
Saturday
Navratri
Hindu Holiday

Oct 17
Saturday
Sweetest Day
Observance
13 states

Oct 18
Sunday
Alaska Day
State holiday
Alaska

Oct 19
Monday
Alaska Day observed
State holiday
Alaska

Oct 25
Sunday
Dussehra
Hindu Holiday

Oct 29
Thursday
The Prophet's Birthday
Muslim

Oct 30
Friday
Nevada Day
State holiday
Nevada

Oct 31
Saturday
Halloween
Observance

Nov 1
Sunday
All Saints' Day
Christian
 
Nov 1
Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time

Nov 1
Sunday
New York City Marathon
Sporting event
 
Nov 2
Monday
All Souls' Day
Christian

Nov 3
Tuesday
Election Day
State holiday
12 states

Nov 3
Tuesday
Election Day
Observance
 
Nov 5
Thursday
Return Day
State holiday
Delaware*

Nov 10
Tuesday
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
 
Nov 11
Wednesday
Veterans Day
Federal Holiday

Nov 14
Saturday
Diwali/Deepavali
Observance, Hinduism

Nov 26
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
Federal Holiday
 
Nov 27
Friday
State Holiday
State holiday
Georgia

Nov 27
Friday
Presidents' Day
State holiday
New Mexico

Nov 27
Friday
Lincoln's Birthday/Lincoln's Day
State holiday
Indiana

Nov 27
Friday
Day After Thanksgiving
State holiday
20 states

Nov 27
Friday
Family Day
State holiday
Nevada

Nov 27
Friday
Acadian Day
State holiday
Louisiana

Nov 27
Friday
Black Friday
Observance
 
Nov 27
Friday
American Indian Heritage Day
State holiday
Maryland

Nov 29
Sunday
First Sunday of Advent
Christian

Nov 30
Monday
Cyber Monday
Observance

Dec 1
Tuesday
Rosa Parks Day
Local observance
Ohio, Oregon

Dec 6
Sunday
St Nicholas Day
Observance
 
Dec 7
Monday
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Observance
 
Dec 8
Tuesday
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Christian

Dec 11
Friday
Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day)
Jewish holiday

Dec 12
Saturday
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Christian
 
Dec 13
Sunday
National Guard Birthday
Observance
 
Dec 15
Tuesday
Bill of Rights Day
Observance
 
Dec 17
Thursday
Pan American Aviation Day
Observance
 
Dec 17
Thursday
Wright Brothers Day
Observance
 
Dec 18
Friday
Last Day of Chanukah
Jewish holiday

Dec 21
Monday
December Solstice
Season
 
Dec 24
Thursday
Christmas Eve
Observance, Christian
 
Dec 24
Thursday
Christmas Eve
State holiday
KS*, KY, MI, NC, ND, OK, SC, TX, VA*, WI

Dec 25
Friday
Christmas Day
Federal Holiday
 
Dec 26
Saturday
Kwanzaa (first day)
Observance
 
Dec 26
Saturday
Day After Christmas Day
State holiday
KS, NC, SC, TX

Dec 31
Thursday
New Year's Eve
State holiday
LA, MI, WI

Dec 31
Thursday
New Year's Eve
Observance