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Public holidays in District of Columbia, United States in 2026
District of Columbia, United States has 13 public holidays in 2026, 12 of them on working days, leaving 249 working days. 8 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Monday | Washington's Birthday |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Emancipation Day |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Memorial Day |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Friday | Juneteenth |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Friday | Independence Day (substitute day) |
| 4 Jul 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Monday | Labor Day |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | Indigenous Peoples' Day |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday | Veterans Day |
| 26 Nov 2026 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in District of Columbia, United States, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 16 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2026: book Friday 16 Jan 2026 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 13 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2026: book Friday 13 Feb 2026 (Washington's Birthday)
- 16 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2026: book Friday 17 Apr 2026 (Emancipation Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Memorial Day)
- 18 Jun 2026 – 21 Jun 2026: book Thursday 18 Jun 2026 (Juneteenth)
- 2 Jul 2026 – 5 Jul 2026: book Thursday 2 Jul 2026 (Independence Day (substitute day), Independence Day)
- 4 Sept 2026 – 7 Sept 2026: book Friday 4 Sept 2026 (Labor Day)
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