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Next Federal Holiday

Find the next observed U.S. federal holiday and distinguish it from employer, school and state calendars. Inputs stay in your browser.

Reference toolNext Federal Holiday CalculatorFind the next observed U.S. federal holiday and distinguish it from employer, school and state calendars. Inputs stay in your browser.
Reference calculation

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Sun, Aug 23, 2026

Plain-date semantics · start date is not counted unless the result explicitly says inclusive.

Your result
Labor Day · Sep 7, 2026

15 days after Aug 23, 2026.

Next observed federal holidayLabor Day
Observed dateSep 7, 2026
Days away15 days
Following holidayColumbus Day · Oct 12, 2026
Sep 7, 2026Labor Day
Calendar options

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Choose a calendar service, then confirm the event. Downloading an .ics file does not add it until you open or import it.

Read before relying

Context matters.

  • This is the U.S. federal employee holiday calendar. State, employer, school, court and exchange calendars can differ.
Rule set 1.1.0

Sources & scope

Source & calculation QA reviewed

The calculation guide and this source trail show what the result means, where the rule came from and when it was last reviewed. This is source-and-calculation QA, not a claim of medical, legal, tax or other professional review; time-sensitive decisions still belong with the linked authority.

JurisdictionUnited States federal employee holiday calendar — employer, state, school, court and exchange calendars may differ
Last reviewed2026-08-22
Next review due2027-02-22
Review scopeCalcSpan source & calculation QA
PrivacyNo input upload
How this calculation works

A visible path from input to answer.

Find the next observed U.S. federal holiday and distinguish it from employer, school and state calendars. The page keeps the calculation scope and its limits beside the result so the output can be checked, copied or revisited.

Calculation flow
  1. Read the record. The calculator uses Find the next holiday after supplied in the form.
  2. Apply the scope. It applies the United States federal employee holiday calendar — employer, state, school, court and exchange calendars may differ reference and the explicit date, unit and counting conventions shown in the result.
  3. Expose the checkpoints. Intermediate rows, warnings and timeline events stay visible; the emphasized row identifies the primary checkpoint when one exists.
Illustrative default example Labor Day · Sep 7, 2026

15 days after Aug 23, 2026.

  • Next observed federal holidayLabor Day
Defaults are an illustration only. Replace them with the record that applies to your situation.
Assumptions and scope

Calculation purpose: Find the next observed U.S. federal holiday and distinguish it from employer, school and state calendars. This is a high-sensitivity reference output; the linked authority or qualified professional controls the final decision.

Boundary behavior

Calendar inputs use plain year-month-day semantics. Leap days, month ends, date-pair order and unsupported dates are checked before the result is shown.

Rule trail

Rule set 1.1.0 · Last reviewed 2026-08-22 · Next review due 2027-02-22. The source panel below contains the linked evidence.

Questions answered

What to know before using the result.

Which holiday calendar is used?

The tool follows the U.S. Office of Personnel Management federal employee holiday calendar.

Does an observed holiday replace the actual holiday date?

The result focuses on the federal observed closure date, including the usual Friday or Monday observance when a holiday falls on a weekend.

Will my employer, school or bank be closed?

Not necessarily. State, employer, school, court, bank and exchange calendars can differ from the federal employee schedule.