Holidays & events

2021 holidays

Friday
January 1
New Year’s Day
Monday
January 18
Martin Luther King Jr. birthday
Monday
February 15
Presidents’ Day
Monday
May 31
Memorial Day
Monday
July 5*
Independence Day
Monday
September 6
Labor Day
Monday
October 11
Columbus Day
Thursday
November 11
Veterans Day
Thursday
November 25
Thanksgiving Day
Saturday
December 25**
Christmas Day

* July 4, 2021 (the legal public holiday for Independence Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, July 5, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
** 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.

Events calendar

  • Message Monsters Forever® Stamps Dedication Ceremony

    Friday, September 24, 2021
    11 a.m. CDT

    Venue
    Redbud Park
    924 N. Kansas Avenue
    Topeka, KS 66608

    Register

    Sept. 24

  • Day of the Dead Forever® Stamps Dedication Ceremony

    Thursday, September 30, 2021
    11 a.m. MDT

    Venue
    El Paso Museum of Art
    One Arts Festival Plaza
    El Paso, TX 79901

    Register

    Sept. 30

  • Visit from St. Nick Forever® Stamps Dedication Ceremony

    Thursday, October 7, 2021
    11 a.m. CDT

    Venue
    United States Post Office
    45 N. Kringle Place
    Santa Claus, IN 47579

    Register

    Oct. 7

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