Below are listed the principal federal and state government holidays; Christian, Jewish and Islamic holidays and festivals; and special recognition days for 2020 and 2021. 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 2020, and Astronomical Phenomena 2021 published jointly by the U.S. Naval Observatory and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.
2020
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| New Year's Day | Wednesday, Jan. 1 |
| Epiphany | Monday, Jan. 6 |
| Sam Rayburn Day | Monday, Jan. 6 |
| Confederate Heroes Day | Sunday, Jan. 19 |
| Martin Luther Kinng Jr. Day | Friday, Jan. 20 |
| Valentines's Day | Friday, Feb. 14 |
| President's Day | Monday, Feb. 17 |
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Ash Wednesday
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Wednesday, Feb. 26 |
| Texas Independence Day | Monday, March 2 |
| Texas Flag Day | Monday, March 2 |
| Primary Election Day | Tuesday, March 3 |
| César Chávez Day | Tuesday, March 31 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 5 |
| Passover (Pesach), first day of | Thursday, April 9 |
| Former Prisoners of War Day | Thursday, April 9 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 10 |
| Easter Day | Sunday, April 12 |
| San Jacitno Day | Tuesday, April 21 |
| Ramadan, first day of | Friday, April 24 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 10 |
| Armed Forces Day | Saturday, May 16 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 21 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25 |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Friday, May 29 |
| Whit Sunday — Pentecost | Sunday, Mat 31 |
| Trinity Sunday | Sunday, June 7 |
| Flag Day (U.S.) | Sunday, June 14 |
| Emancipation Day in Texas (Juneteenth) | Friday, June 19 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 21 |
| Independence Day | Saturday, July 4 |
| Islamic New Year | Thursday, Aug. 20 |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | Thursday, Aug. 27 |
| Labor Day | Monday, Sept. 7 |
| Grandparent's Day | Sunday, Sept. 13 |
| Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) | Saturday, Sept. 19 |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Monday, Sept. 28 |
| Sukkot (Tabernacles), first day of | Saturday, Oct. 3 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, Oct. 12 |
| Halloween | Saturday, Oct. 31 |
| General Election Day | Tuesday, Nov. 3 |
| Father of Texas Day | Tuesday, Nov. 3 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, Nov. 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, Nov. 26 |
| First Sunday in Advent | Sunday, Nov. 29 |
| Hanukkah, first day of | Friday, Dec. 11 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, Dec. 25 |
2021
| New Year's Day | Friday, Jan. 1 |
| Epiphany | Wednesday, Jan. 6 |
| Sam Rayburn Day | Wednesday, Jan. 6 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, Jan. 18 |
| Confederate Heroes Day | Tuesday, Jan. 19 |
| Valentine's Day | Sunday, Feb. 14 |
| President's Day | Monday, Feb. 15 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, Feb. 17 |
| Texas Independence Day | Tuesday, March 2 |
| Texas Flag Day | Tuesday, March 2 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 28 |
| Passover (Pesach), first day of | Sunday, March 28 |
| César Chávez Day | Wednesday, March 31 |
| Good Friday Day | Friday, April 2 |
| Easter Day | Sunday, April 4 |
| Former Prisoners of War Day | Friday, April 9 |
| Ramadan, first day of | Tuesday, April 13 |
| San Jacinto Day | Wednesday, April 21 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 9 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 13 |
| Armed Forces Day | Saturday, May 15 |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Monday, May 17 |
| Whit Sunday — Pentecost | Sunday, May 23 |
| Trinity Sunday | Sunday, May 30 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31 |
| Flag Day (U.S.) | Monday, June 14 |
| Emancipation Day in Texas (Juneteenth) | Saturday, June 19 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 20 |
| Independence Day | Sunday, July 4 |
| Islamic New Year | Tuesday, August 10 |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | Friday, August 27 |
| Labor Day | Monday, Sept. 6 |
| Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) | Tuesday, Sept. 7 |
| Grandparents Day | Sunday, Sept. 12 |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Thursday, Sept. 16 |
| Sukkot (Tabernacles), first day of | Tuesday, Sept. 21 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, Oct. 11 |
| Halloween | Sunday, Oct. 31 |
| General Election Day | Tuesday, Nov. 2 |
| Father of Texas Day | Wednesday, Nov. 3 |
| Veterans Day | Monday, Nov. 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, Nov. 25 |
| First Sunday in Advent | Sunday, Nov. 28 |
| Hanukkah, first day of | Monday, Dec. 29 |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, Dec. 25 |
