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Public holidays in North Carolina, United States in 2026
North Carolina, 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 |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 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 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Wednesday | Veterans Day |
| 26 Nov 2026 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| 27 Nov 2026 | Friday | Day after Thanksgiving |
| 24 Dec 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in North Carolina, 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)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday)
- 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)
- 10 Nov 2026 – 11 Nov 2026: book Tuesday 10 Nov 2026 (Veterans Day)
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