Holidays & events

2026 holidays

Thursday
January 1
New Year's Day
Monday
January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday
February 16
Presidents Day
Monday
May 25
Memorial Day
Friday
June 19
Juneteenth
Saturday
July 4*
Independence Day
Monday
September 7
Labor Day
Monday
October 12
Columbus Day
Wednesday
November 11
Veterans Day
Thursday
November 26
Thanksgiving Day
Friday
December 25
Christmas Day

* Post Offices will be open on Friday, July 3, and deliveries will occur as normal. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, for some USPS employees, the preceding Friday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.

Events calendar

  • Sept. 12

    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Forever® Stamp Dedication Ceremony

    Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
    10 a.m. EDT

    Venue
    Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival
    New London Waterfront Park
    1 Waterfront Park St.
    New London, CT 06320

    Register

  • Sept. 19

    2026 Christmas Cookies Forever® Stamps First Day of Issue

    Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026
    11 a.m. EDT

    Venue
    Smithsonian National Postal Museum
    2 Massachusetts Ave. NE
    Washington, DC 20002

    Register

  • Sept. 23

    Kwanzaa Forever® Stamp Dedication Ceremony

    Saturday, Sept. 23, 2026
    12 p.m. EDT

    Venue
    Association for the Study of African American Life and History
    111th Annual Conference
    Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel
    235 E. Main St.
    Norfolk, VA 23510

    Register

  • Sept. 25

    Linda McCartney Forever® Stamps Dedication Ceremony

    Friday, Sept. 25, 2026
    11 a.m. EDT

    Venue
    Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    11 W 53rd St.
    New York, NY 10019

    Register

  • Sept. 29

    Hanukkah Forever® Stamp Dedication Ceremony

    Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026
    11 a.m. CDT

    Venue
    Touro Synagogue
    4238 St. Charles Ave.
    New Orleans, LA 70115

    Register

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