Public holidays 2026 in District of Columbia

District of Columbia has 13 public holidays in 2026; 12 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
MondayMartin Luther King Jr. Day
MondayWashington's Birthday
ThursdayEmancipation Day
MondayMemorial Day
FridayJuneteenth National Independence Day
FridayIndependence Day (observed)
SaturdayIndependence Day
MondayLabor Day
MondayIndigenous Peoples' 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 District of Columbia: Emancipation Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day.

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 11 (7 states) to 21 (Texas). District of Columbia lies in between with 13.

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. Day
Tue 17 Feb, Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb14 Feb – 22 Feb 2026492.3Washington's Birthday
Mon 13 Apr, Tue 14 Apr, Wed 15 Apr11 Apr – 16 Apr 2026362Emancipation Day
Fri 17 Apr16 Apr – 19 Apr 2026144Emancipation Day
Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May23 May – 31 May 2026492.3Memorial Day
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 2026492.3Indigenous Peoples' 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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