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. 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

  • Oct. 6

    Fentanyl Awareness Semipostal Stamp Dedication Ceremony

    Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026
    11 a.m. EDT

    Venue
    National Institutes of Health
    Masur Auditorium (Building 10 South)
    9000 Rockville Pike
    Bethesda, MD 20892

    Register

  • Oct. 21

    Diwali Forever® Stamp Dedication Ceremony

    Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026
    6 p.m. EDT

    Venue
    Embassy of India
    2107 Massachusetts Ave. NW
    Washington, DC 20008

    Register

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