Public holidays 2026 in Texas

Texas has 21 public holidays in 2026; 19 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
MondayConfederate Memorial Day
MondayMartin Luther King Jr. Day
MondayPresidents' Day
MondayTexas Independence Day
TuesdayCesar Chavez Day
FridayGood Friday
TuesdaySan Jacinto Day
MondayMemorial Day
FridayEmancipation Day In Texas
FridayJuneteenth National Independence Day
FridayIndependence Day (observed)
SaturdayIndependence Day
ThursdayLyndon Baines Johnson Day
MondayLabor Day
WednesdayVeterans Day
ThursdayThanksgiving Day
FridayFriday After Thanksgiving
ThursdayChristmas Eve
FridayChristmas Day
SaturdayDay After Christmas

Falling on a weekend in 2026: Independence Day (Saturday, 4 Jul) and Day After Christmas (Saturday, 26 Dec).

Not a public holiday in every state, but in Texas: Confederate Memorial Day, Presidents' Day, Texas Independence Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Good Friday, San Jacinto Day, Emancipation Day In Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson Day, Friday After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day After Christmas.

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 11 (7 states) to 21 (Texas). Texas is among the states with the most public holidays.

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

19 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 2026492.3Confederate Memorial Day
Tue 17 Feb, Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb14 Feb – 22 Feb 2026492.3Presidents' Day
Tue 3 Mar, Wed 4 Mar, Thu 5 Mar, Fri 6 Mar28 Feb – 8 Mar 2026492.3Texas Independence Day
Mon 30 Mar28 Mar – 31 Mar 2026144Cesar Chavez Day
Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr31 Mar – 5 Apr 2026263Cesar Chavez Day, Good Friday
Mon 20 Apr18 Apr – 21 Apr 2026144San Jacinto Day
Wed 22 Apr, Thu 23 Apr, Fri 24 Apr21 Apr – 26 Apr 2026362San Jacinto 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 2026492.3Emancipation Day In Texas
Mon 29 Jun, Tue 30 Jun, Wed 1 Jul, Thu 2 Jul27 Jun – 5 Jul 2026492.3Independence Day (observed), Independence Day
Mon 24 Aug, Tue 25 Aug, Wed 26 Aug22 Aug – 27 Aug 2026362Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
Fri 28 Aug27 Aug – 30 Aug 2026144Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026492.3Labor 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 – 29 Nov 2026393Thanksgiving Day, Friday After Thanksgiving
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026393Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Day After Christmas
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec24 Dec – 3 Jan 20274112.8Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Day After Christmas, 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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