Public holidays 2026 in Alabama

Alabama has 14 public holidays in 2026; 13 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
MondayMartin Luther King, Jr & Robert E. Lee's Birthday
MondayGeorge Washington & Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
MondayConfederate Memorial Day
MondayMemorial Day
MondayJefferson Davis Birthday
FridayJuneteenth National Independence Day
FridayIndependence Day (observed)
SaturdayIndependence Day
MondayLabor Day
MondayColumbus Day / American Indian Heritage Day / Fraternal Day
WednesdayVeterans Day
ThursdayThanksgiving Day
FridayChristmas Day

Falling on a weekend in 2026: Independence Day (Saturday, 4 Jul).

Not a public holiday in every state, but in Alabama: Martin Luther King, Jr & Robert E. Lee's Birthday, George Washington & Thomas Jefferson's Birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, Jefferson Davis Birthday and Columbus Day / American Indian Heritage Day / Fraternal Day.

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 11 (7 states) to 21 (Texas). Alabama lies in between with 14.

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Long weekends 2026

16 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Tue 20 Jan, Wed 21 Jan, Thu 22 Jan, Fri 23 Jan17 Jan – 25 Jan 2026492.3Martin Luther King, Jr & Robert E. Lee's Birthday
Tue 17 Feb, Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb14 Feb – 22 Feb 2026492.3George Washington & Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr, Fri 1 May25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Confederate Memorial Day
Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May23 May – 1 Jun 20264102.5Memorial Day, Jefferson Davis Birthday
Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Thu 4 Jun, Fri 5 Jun30 May – 7 Jun 2026492.3Jefferson Davis Birthday
Mon 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun13 Jun – 21 Jun 2026492.3Juneteenth National Independence Day
Mon 29 Jun, Tue 30 Jun, Wed 1 Jul, Thu 2 Jul27 Jun – 5 Jul 2026492.3Independence Day (observed), Independence Day
Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026492.3Labor Day
Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026492.3Columbus Day / American Indian Heritage Day / Fraternal Day
Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov7 Nov – 11 Nov 2026252.5Veterans Day
Thu 12 Nov, Fri 13 Nov11 Nov – 15 Nov 2026252.5Veterans Day
Mon 23 Nov, Tue 24 Nov, Wed 25 Nov21 Nov – 26 Nov 2026362Thanksgiving Day
Fri 27 Nov26 Nov – 29 Nov 2026144Thanksgiving Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

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