Holidays & events

2021 holidays

Thursday

November 25

Thanksgiving Day

Saturday

December 25**

Christmas Day

** December 25, 2021 (the legal public holiday for Christmas Day), falls on a Saturday. For most Federal employees, Friday, December 24, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.

2022 holidays

Friday

December 31*

New Year’s Day

Monday

January 17

Martin Luther King Jr. birthday

Monday

February 21

Presidents’ Day

Monday

May 30

Memorial Day

Monday

June 20**

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Monday

July 4

Independence Day

Monday

September 5

Labor Day

Monday

October 10

Columbus Day

Friday

November 11

Veterans Day

Thursday

November 24

Thanksgiving Day

Monday

December 26*

Christmas Day

*If a holiday falls on a Saturday, for most USPS employees, the preceding Friday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, for most USPS employees, the following Monday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
**Juneteenth National Independence Day will be recognized as a holiday eligible to USPS full-time and part-time career employees. The observance will be included in the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 518, Holiday Leave and be subject to the corresponding provisions of the section.