U.S. Federal Holidays 2027: Dates, Observed Dates and Employer Guide

Verification status: Confirmed against Alabama Code §1-3-8, as amended by Act 2025-303.

Important note: Alabama recognises Jefferson Davis’ Birthday and Juneteenth as separate state holidays. State employees do not have to choose between them. State offices generally close for both, subject to the rules for essential services and approved office openings. Mardi Gras applies only in Mobile and Baldwin Counties.

Verification status: Confirmed against Alaska’s published 2027 holiday calendar.

Verification status: Confirmed against Arizona’s published 2027 State Holiday Calendar.

Important note: Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but it is not listed on Arizona’s standard 2027 state employee holiday calendar.

Verification status: Recurring dates checked against current Arkansas policy; the final 2027 State Government Holiday Calendar was not yet published.

Important note: Arkansas publishes an annual schedule. Do not treat the Christmas or weekend substitute dates as final until the 2027 calendar is issued.

Verification status: Checked against current California legal-holiday law and CalHR employee-holiday rules.

Important note: California’s legal-holiday list and its paid state employee calendar are not the same. This table labels the main differences.

Verification status: Confirmed against Colorado’s published 2027 state holiday schedule.

Verification status: Recurring legal dates checked; the final 2027 state employee calendar was not yet published.

Important note: Observed weekday dates should be checked against the final 2027 state employee calendar once published.

Verification status: Confirmed against Delaware’s published 2027 holiday schedule.

Important note: Election Day and Return Day are not included because 2027 is not Delaware’s biennial general-election year. Eligible employees also receive two floating holidays.

Verification status: Checked against Florida’s statutory state employee holiday list and current personnel rules.

Important note: Juneteenth is recognised in Florida law, but it is not one of the standard paid holidays listed for most state employees.

Verification status: Recurring legal dates checked; Georgia’s final 2027 state-office schedule was not yet published.

Important note: Georgia frequently moves legal holiday observances to dates around Good Friday, Thanksgiving or Christmas. The annual Governor’s schedule is the source of truth for state-office closures.

Verification status: Checked against Hawaii’s statutory holiday calendar and official state holiday guidance.

Important note: General Election Day is not included because 2027 is not a general-election year.

Verification status: Recurring dates checked against Idaho’s official state holiday policy; the final 2027 calendar was not yet published.

Verification status: Confirmed against Illinois’s published 2027 state holiday schedule.

Important note: General Election Day is not included in 2027.

Verification status: Confirmed against Indiana’s official 2027 holiday schedule.

Important note: Indiana does not list Juneteenth as a state employee holiday. Its 2027 calendar does include both Primary and General Election Day.

Verification status: Checked against Iowa’s official state employee holiday policy.

Important note: Iowa’s standard state employee calendar has nine fixed holidays and does not include Juneteenth. Eligible employees may also receive unscheduled holiday time.

Verification status: Recurring dates checked; Kansas’s Governor-designated 2027 schedule was not yet published.

Important note: Kansas can add or alter state-office dates through annual Governor designation.

Verification status: Checked against current Kentucky law; the complete 2027 Personnel Cabinet schedule was not yet published.

Important note: Juneteenth appeared on Kentucky’s 2026 employee calendar but is not one of the fixed holidays listed in KRS §18A.190. Do not carry it into 2027 until the final schedule confirms it.

Verification status: Recurring legal dates checked; Louisiana’s final 2027 proclamation and agency schedule were not yet published.

Important note: Louisiana can add holidays or location-specific closures by proclamation. Lundi Gras should not be presented as a fixed statewide holiday unless the 2027 schedule includes it.

Verification status: Confirmed against Maine’s published 2027 state employee holiday schedule.

Verification status: Recurring dates checked; Maryland’s final 2027 state employee calendar was not yet published.

Important note: Statewide General Election Day is not included because 2027 is not a statewide general-election year.

Verification status: Checked against Massachusetts’s published 2027 Trial Court legal-holiday calendar.

Important note: Executive-branch employee agreements can provide different paid-holiday treatment from the court closure calendar.

Verification status: Checked against Michigan’s official holiday policy and its special Friday rule.

Important note: Michigan’s year-end substitution rules are unusual. Do not use the federal weekend rule for Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve.

Verification status: Checked against Minnesota’s statewide payroll and employee holiday calendars for 2027.

Important note: Employee entitlement can vary by bargaining agreement. The date table reflects the statewide planning calendar.

Verification status: Checked against Mississippi’s statutory state holidays; Thanksgiving and Christmas treatment remains subject to annual proclamation.

Important note: Juneteenth is not listed as a standard Mississippi state employee holiday.

Verification status: Checked against Missouri’s legal holiday and state employee rules.

Verification status: Checked against the current Montana Code legal-holiday list.

Important note: Montana’s current legal-holiday statute does not include Juneteenth. General Election Day applies only in election years covered by the statute, not 2027.

Verification status: Checked against Nebraska’s legal holiday rules and current state employee policy.

Verification status: Confirmed against Nevada’s published 2027 state holiday calendar.

Verification status: Checked against New Hampshire’s current legal and state employee holiday policy; a final 2027 calendar was not yet posted.

Important note: Juneteenth and Columbus Day are not listed as standard New Hampshire state employee holidays.

Verification status: Checked against New Jersey’s legal holiday rules and published 2027 calendar information.

Verification status: Recurring dates checked; the 2027 paid holiday schedule requires annual State Personnel Board approval and was not yet published.

Important note: New Mexico approves the paid holiday calendar annually. The Friday-after-Thanksgiving Presidents’ Day substitution should remain marked provisional until the 2027 schedule is issued.

Verification status: Checked against New York’s published 2027 Unified Court System holiday schedule; executive-branch arrangements can differ.

Important note: New York’s court calendar, executive agency calendar and collective agreements are separate. The table uses the published 2027 court calendar for fixed closure dates.

Verification status: Confirmed against North Carolina’s published 2027 state employee holiday schedule.

Important note: North Carolina’s published 2027 schedule does not include Juneteenth as a state employee holiday.

Verification status: Checked against North Dakota’s statutory and state employee holiday rules.

Important note: North Dakota’s standard list does not include Juneteenth. Its usual Christmas Eve noon-closing rule applies when December 24 falls Monday through Thursday, so it does not operate in the normal way in 2027.

Verification status: Checked against Ohio’s legal holiday provisions and state employee scheduling rules.

Important note: The final state employee schedule should be checked for any substitution of Presidents’ Day or Columbus Day.

Verification status: Recurring dates checked; Oklahoma’s final 2027 state employee calendar was not yet published.

Important note: Oklahoma designates some additional holiday dates through its annual calendar. Do not publish two separate Christmas closures until the 2027 schedule confirms them.

Verification status: Checked against Oregon’s legal holiday rules and published 2027 court calendar.

Important note: The day after Thanksgiving is not a statewide Oregon legal holiday and should not be presented as one, even though some employee schedules may provide it.

Verification status: Recurring Commonwealth dates checked; the full 2027 payroll holiday calendar was not yet published.

Important note: Good Friday, Flag Day and Election Day should not be presented as universal Commonwealth office closures. Agency and bargaining-unit calendars can differ.

Verification status: Confirmed against Rhode Island’s published 2027 state calendar.

Important note: Rhode Island’s Saturday-holiday treatment does not follow the federal Friday-before rule in 2027.

Verification status: Confirmed against South Carolina’s published 2027 state holiday schedule.

Important note: Juneteenth is not included in South Carolina’s published 2027 state employee holiday schedule.

Verification status: Checked against South Dakota’s statutory holiday calendar and current state employee rules.

Verification status: Checked against Tennessee’s legal holiday statute; additional 2027 office-closure dates remain subject to the Governor’s annual designation.

Important note: The Governor may designate additional days around New Year, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Those dates should be added only after the 2027 schedule is published.

Verification status: January–August dates confirmed against Texas’s published Fiscal Year 2027 schedule. September–December 2027 falls in Fiscal Year 2028 and was not yet published.

Important note: Texas does not automatically move a weekend holiday to Friday or Monday for state-office closure. Its official schedule also distinguishes full closures, skeleton-crew dates and optional holidays.

Verification status: Confirmed against Utah’s holiday law effective January 1, 2027.

Important note: Utah changed its Juneteenth rule from January 1, 2027. The state now follows the federal weekend rule, so the 2027 observance is Friday, June 18.

Verification status: Confirmed against Vermont’s current legal-holiday statute, with the state employee agreement distinction noted.

Important note: Bennington Battle Day remains a legal Vermont holiday. Under the 2026–2028 state employee agreements, however, it is no longer included in the paid state employee holiday schedule.

Verification status: Recurring legal dates checked; Virginia’s final 2027 employee holiday calendar was not yet published.

Important note: Virginia designates Election Day as a legal holiday each year. The day after Thanksgiving is an employee-calendar date rather than a separate statutory holiday.

Verification status: Checked against Washington’s statutory state holiday rules.

Important note: Eligible Washington state employees can also receive a personal holiday.

Verification status: Checked against West Virginia’s official 12-holiday state employee policy.

Important note: West Virginia’s official state employee list does not include Juneteenth.

Verification status: Checked against Wisconsin’s legal-holiday and state employee payroll rules.

Important note: Wisconsin has its own nine-holiday state employee system. Juneteenth, Presidents’ Day and Veterans Day are not part of that standard paid holiday list.

Verification status: Checked against Wyoming’s official state-office holiday list and current law.

Important note: Wyoming’s official state-office holiday list does not include Juneteenth. A 2023 bill to add it did not pass.