List of USA 2011 Public Holidays Calendar

Americans celebrate a variety of federal holidays and other national observances throughout the year. American public holidays can be secular, religious, international, or uniquely American.

With the wide variety of federal holidays, and the many levels of American government, it can be confusing to determine what public and private facilities are open on or around a given federal holiday. You can usually find such information in the daily newspaper or by calling the office you wish to visit.

The following are American federal public holidays and other common national observances.

2011 Public Holidays in USA

New Years Day
International New Year’s Day
January 1
Friday, 31 December 2010*

Martin L King’s Day
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
3rd Monday in January
Monday, 17 January 2011

Presidents’ Day
Washington’s Birthday**
3rd Monday in February
Monday, 21 February 2011

Memorial Day
Last Monday in May – Memorial Day 2011
Monday, 30 May 2011

Independence Day 
July 4 – Independence Day 2011
Monday, 4 July 2011

Labor Day
1st Monday in September 
Monday, 5 September 2011

Columbus Day
2nd Monday in October
Monday, 10 October 2011

Veteran’s Day 
November 11 
Friday, 11 November 2011

Thanksgiving Day 
4th Thursday in November
Thanksgiving Day 2011
Thursday, 24 November 2011

Christmas Day
December 25 
Monday, 26 December 2011***

USA Federal law establishes the above public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a non-working day (Saturday or Sunday) the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).

* January 1, 2011 (the legal public holiday for New Year’s Day), falls on a Saturday. For most US Federal employees, Friday, December 31, 2010, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.

** This holiday is designated as “Washington’s Birthday” in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is US federal government policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.

*** December 25, 2011 (the legal public holiday for Christmas Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, December 26, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.

Happy USA Holidays ! Enjoy !

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