Holidays
2025 Holiday Schedule
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 20 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday (a)
February 17 Washington’s Birthday (Observed)
May 26 Memorial Day
June 19 Juneteenth
July 4 Independence Day
September 1 Labor Day
October 13 Columbus Day
November 4 Election Day
November 11 Veterans’ Day
November 27 Thanksgiving Day
December 25 Christmas Day
(a) The State has designated Lincoln’s Birthday as a floating holiday in 2025 for State employees in certain bargaining units.*
*See Advisory Memoranda 2024-03 for further information regarding floating holidays for calendar year 2024-2025.
2024 Holiday Schedule
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 15 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday (a)
February 19 Washington’s Birthday (Observed)
May 27 Memorial Day
June 19 Juneteenth
July 4 Independence Day
September 2 Labor Day
October 14 Columbus Day
November 5 Election Day (b)
November 11 Veterans’ Day
November 28 Thanksgiving Day
December 25 Christmas Day
(a) The State has designated Lincoln’s Birthday as a floating holiday in 2024 for State employees in certain bargaining units.*
(b) The State has designated Election Day as a floating holiday in 2025 for State employees in certain bargaining units.**
*See Advisory Memoranda 2023-03 for further information regarding floating holidays for calendar year 2023-2024.
**See Advisory Memoranda 2024-03 for further information regarding floating holidays for calendar year 2024-2025.
Note: Accrued holidays not used one (1) year after the date it is earned will expire.