Below are listed the principal federal and state government holidays; Christian, Jewish and Islamic holidays and festivals; and special recognition days for 2024 and 2025. Technically, the United States does not observe national holidays. Each state has jurisdiction over its holidays, which are usually designated by its legislature. The list was compiled partially from the Texas Government Code, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Astronomical Phenomena 2024, published jointly by the U.S. Naval Observatory and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, and other sources.
Federal legal public holidays are shown in bold. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday may be treated as a
holiday. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday may be treated as a holiday.
Days marked with this symbol § are state holidays in Texas. For state employees, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 24, and Dec. 26 are also holidays. Optional holidays are César Chávez Day, Good Friday, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur. Partial-staffing holidays are Confederate Heroes Day, Texas Independence Day, San Jacinto Day, Emancipation Day, and Lyndon Baines Johnson Day. State offices will be open on optional holidays and partial-staffing holidays.
Days marked with a ‡ are state recognition days.
2024
New Year’s Day § | Mon., Jan. 1 |
Epiphany | Sat., Jan. 6 |
Sam Rayburn Day ‡ | Sat., Jan. 6 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day § | Mon., Jan. 15 |
Confederate Heroes’ Day § | Fri., Jan. 19 |
Valentine’s Day | Wed., Feb. 14 |
Ash Wednesday | Wed., Feb. 14 |
Presidents’ Day § | Mon., Feb. 19 |
Texas Independence Day § | Sat., Mar. 2 |
Ramadan, first day of | Sun., Mar. 10 |
Palm Sunday | Sun., Mar. 24 |
Good Friday § | Fri., Mar. 29 |
César Chávez Day § | Sun., Mar. 31 |
Easter Day | Sun., Mar. 31 |
Former Prisoners of War Day ‡ | Tue., Apr. 9 |
San Jacinto Day § | Sun., Apr. 21 |
Passover (Pesach), first day of | Mon., Apr. 22 |
Ascension Day | Thu., May 9 |
Mother’s Day | Sun., May 12 |
Armed Forces Day | Sat., May 18 |
Whit Sunday — Pentecost | Sun., May 19 |
Trinity Sunday | Sun., May 26 |
Memorial Day § | Mon., May 27 |
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Tue., June 11 |
Flag Day (U.S.) | Fri., June 14 |
Father’s Day | Sun., June 16 |
Emancipation Day in Texas (Juneteenth) § | Wed., June 19 |
Independence Day § | Thu., July 4 |
Islamic New Year | Sun., July 7 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day § | Tue., Aug. 27 |
Labor Day § | Mon., Sept. 2 |
Grandparents Day | Sun., Sept. 8 |
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) | Wed., Oct. 2 |
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Sat., Oct. 12 |
Columbus Day ‡ | Mon., Oct. 14 |
Sukkot (Tabernacles), first day of | Wed., Oct. 16 |
Halloween | Thu., Oct. 31 |
Father of Texas Day | Sun., Nov. 3 |
General Election Day § | Tue., Nov. 5 |
Veterans Day § | Mon., Nov. 11 |
Thanksgiving Day § | Thu., Nov. 28 |
First Sunday in Advent | Sun., Dec. 1 |
Christmas Day § | Wed., Dec. 25 |
Hanukkah, first day of | Thur., Dec. 26 |
2025
New Year’s Day § | Wed., Jan. 1 |
Epiphany | Mon., Jan. 6 |
Sam Rayburn Day ‡ | Mon., Jan. 6 |
Confederate Heroes’ Day § | Sun., Jan. 19 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day § | Mon., Jan. 20 |
Valentine’s Day | Fri., Feb. 14 |
Presidents’ Day § | Mon., Feb. 17 |
Ramadan, first day of | Fri., Feb. 28 |
Texas Independence Day § | Sun., Mar. 2 |
Ash Wednesday | Wed., Mar. 5 |
César Chávez Day § | Mon., Mar. 31 |
Former Prisoners of War Day ‡ | Wed., Apr. 9 |
Passover (Pesach), first day of | Sat., Apr. 12 |
Palm Sunday | Sun., Apr. 13 |
Good Friday § | Fri., Apr. 18 |
Easter Day | Sun., Apr. 20 |
San Jacinto Day § | Mon., Apr. 21 |
Mother’s Day | Sun., May 11 |
Armed Forces Day | Sat., May 17 |
Memorial Day § | Mon., May 26 |
Ascension Day | Thu., May 29 |
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Sun., June 1 |
Whit Sunday — Pentecost | Sun., June 8 |
Flag Day (U.S.) | Sat., June 14 |
Trinity Sunday | Sun., June 15 |
Father’s Day | Sun., June 15 |
Emancipation Day in Texas (Juneteenth) § | Thu., June 19 |
Islamic New Year | Thu., June 26 |
Independence Day § | Fri., July 4 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day § | Wed., Aug. 27 |
Labor Day § | Mon., Sep. 1 |
Grandparents Day | Sun., Sep. 7 |
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) | Mon., Sep. 22 |
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Thurs., Oct. 2 |
Sukkot (Tabernacles), first day of | Mon., Oct. 6 |
Columbus Day ‡ | Mon., Oct. 13 |
Halloween | Fri., Oct. 31 |
Father of Texas Day ‡ | Mon., Nov. 3 |
General Election Day § | Tue., Nov. 4 |
Veterans Day § | Tue., Nov. 11 |
Thanksgiving Day § | Thu., Nov. 27 |
First Sunday in Advent | Sun., Nov. 30 |
Hanukkah, first day of | Sun., Dec. 14 |
Christmas Day § | Thu., Dec. 25 |