Federal Holidays in 2021
12 federal days off in 2021, 10 of them on a Monday or Friday for a three-day weekend.
- Federal days off
- 12
- Three-day weekends
- 10
- Moved for a weekend
- 4
- Easter Sunday
- 04/04/2021
2021 federal holidays
Date, weekday and the day off when a holiday falls on a weekend
- New Year's Day01/01/2021FridayPassed
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day01/18/2021MondayPassed
- Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)02/15/2021MondayPassed
- Memorial Day05/31/2021MondayPassed
- Juneteenth National Independence DayDay off Friday, 06/18/202106/19/2021SaturdayPassed
- Independence DayDay off Monday, 07/05/202107/04/2021SundayPassed
- Labor Day09/06/2021MondayPassed
- Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day)10/11/2021MondayPassed
- Veterans Day11/11/2021ThursdayPassed
- Thanksgiving Day11/25/2021ThursdayPassed
- Christmas DayDay off Friday, 12/24/202112/25/2021SaturdayPassed
- New Year's DayDay off Friday, 12/31/202101/01/2022SaturdayPassed
2021 observances
Not federal days off
- Groundhog Day02/02/2021TuesdayPassed
- Valentine's Day02/14/2021SundayPassed
- Daylight Saving Time Begins03/14/2021SundayPassed
- St. Patrick's Day03/17/2021WednesdayPassed
- Good Friday04/02/2021FridayPassed
- Easter Sunday04/04/2021SundayPassed
- Tax Day04/15/2021ThursdayPassed
- Earth Day04/22/2021ThursdayPassed
- Mother's Day05/09/2021SundayPassed
- Flag Day06/14/2021MondayPassed
- Father's Day06/20/2021SundayPassed
- Patriot Day09/11/2021SaturdayPassed
- Halloween10/31/2021SundayPassed
- Election Day11/02/2021TuesdayPassed
- Daylight Saving Time Ends11/07/2021SundayPassed
- Black Friday11/26/2021FridayPassed
- Christmas Eve12/24/2021FridayPassed
- New Year's Eve12/31/2021FridayPassed
Frequently asked questions
- How many federal holidays are in 2021?
- There are 12 federal days off in 2021 because of how weekend holidays shift between years.
- Which 2021 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Juneteenth National Independence Day (06/19/2021) is observed Friday, 06/18/2021. Independence Day (07/04/2021) is observed Monday, 07/05/2021. Christmas Day (12/25/2021) is observed Friday, 12/24/2021. New Year's Day (01/01/2022) is observed Friday, 12/31/2021.
- When is Thanksgiving 2021?
- Thanksgiving 2021 is Thursday, November 25, 2021.