Holiday Schedule

2013 Holiday Schedule

• Tuesday, January 1, 2013  New Year's Day 
• Monday, January 21, 2013  Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Inauguration Day (falls on Sunday, January 20, 2013)*
• Monday, February 18, 2013  Washington's Birthday**
• Tuesday, April 16, 2013  DC Emancipation Day
• Monday, May 27, 2013  Memorial Day
• Thursday, July 4, 2013  Independence Day
• Monday, September 2, 2013  Labor Day
• Monday, October 14, 2013  Columbus Day
• Monday, November 11, 2013  Veterans Day
• Thursday, November 28, 2013  Thanksgiving Day
• Wednesday, December 25, 2013  Christmas Day

*Note: Inauguration Day falls on Sunday, January 20, 2013, and is a legal public holiday for the purpose of pay and leave for employees schedule to work on that day. When January 20 of any such year falls on a Sunday, the next succeeding day selected for the public observance of the inauguration of the President shall be a legal public holiday for all employees scheduled to work on that day. The “in-lieu-of” provisions in section 1222 – Determining Holidays, of Chapter 12, Hours of Work, Legal Holidays and Leave, are not applicable to Inauguration Day.

**Note: The legal public holiday for Washington’s Birthday is Sunday, February 17, 2013. By law, when the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.
 

2012 Holiday Schedule

• Monday, January 2, 2012  New Year's Day*  
• Monday, January 16, 2012  Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Monday, February 20, 2012  Washington's Birthday
• Monday, April 16, 2012  DC Emancipation Day
• Monday, May 28, 2012  Memorial Day
• Wednesday, July 4, 2012  Independence Day
• Monday, September 3, 2012  Labor Day
• Monday, October 8, 2012  Columbus Day
• Monday, November 12, 2012  Veterans Day*
• Thursday, November 22, 2012  Thanksgiving Day
• Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Christmas Day

*Note: The legal public holidays for New Year’s Day and Veterans Day are Sunday, January 1, 2012 and Sunday, November 11, 2012, respectively. By law, when the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.

2011 Holiday Schedule

• Friday, December 31, 2010  New Year's Day*  
• Monday, January 17, 2011  Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Monday, February 21, 2011  Washington's Birthday
• Friday, April 15, 2011  DC Emancipation Day*
• Monday, May 30, 2011  Memorial Day
• Monday, July 4, 2011  Independence Day
• Monday, September 5, 2011  Labor Day
• Monday, October 10, 2011  Columbus Day
• Friday, November 11, 2011  Veterans Day
• Thursday, November 24, 2011  Thanksgiving Day
• Monday, December 26, 2011  Christmas Day**

*Note: The legal public holiday is Saturday, January 1, 2011 (New Year's), and Saturday, April 16, 2011 (Emancipation). By law, when the holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the Friday preceding the holiday.

**Note: The legal public holiday is Sunday, December 25, 2011. By law, when the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.

Holiday Schedule for Calendar Year 2010

• Friday, January 1, 2010  New Year's Day  
• Monday, January 18, 2010  Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Monday, February 15, 2010  Washington's Birthday
• Friday, April 16, 2010  DC Emancipation Day
• Monday, May 31, 2010  Memorial Day
• Monday, July 5, 2010  Independence Day*
• Monday, September 6, 2010  Labor Day
• Monday, October 11, 2010  Columbus Day
• Thursday, November 11, 2010  Veterans Day
• Thursday, November 25, 2010  Thanksgiving Day
• Friday, December 24, 2010  Christmas Day**

*Note: The legal public holiday is Sunday, July 4, 2010. By law, when the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.

**Note: The legal public holiday is Saturday, December 25, 2010. By law, when the holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the Friday preceding the holiday.