Holidays & events

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.

Events calendar

Sept. 30

Charles M. Schulz Forever® Stamps Dedication Ceremony

Friday, Sept. 30, 2022
12 p.m. noon PDT

Venue
Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center
2301 Hardies Lane
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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Oct. 13

Kwanzaa Forever® Stamp Dedication Ceremony

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
11 a.m. CDT

Venue
America's Center Ferrara Theater
701 Convention Plaza
St Louis, MO 63101

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Oct. 18

Women Cryptologists of World War II Forever® Stamp Dedication Ceremony

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022
11 a.m. EDT

Venue
National Cryptologic Museum
8290 Colony Seven Road
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701

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Oct. 20

Hanukkah Forever® Stamp Dedication Ceremony

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022
11 a.m. EDT

Venue
Temple Emanu El
4545 Brainard Road
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

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