State Holidays for the Year 2021

State Personnel Management System - State Holidays 2021

New Year's Day
FridayJanuary 1​
Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, JrMondayJanuary 18
Presidents' DayMondayFebruary 15
Memorial DayMondayMay 31
Independence DayMondayJuly 5
Labor DayMondaySeptember 6
Columbus DayMondayOctober 11
Veterans DayThursday
November 11
Thanksgiving DayThursdayNovember 25
American Indian Heritage Day FridayNovember 26
Christmas Day*FridayDecember 24
New Year's Day*FridayDecember 31​


*When a State holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is observed on the Friday before or the Monday after the actual holiday, respectively.​

Note:  Agencies that provide 24-hour, 7-days-a-week services may conform to the above schedule by providing employees 13 days of holiday leave at alternate times.  The appointing authorities of these agencies will provide more specific information concerning holiday scheduling.


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