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Public Holidays in the United States — 2028

The United States has 11 national public holidays in 2028, and 249 business days across the year. Each date below is fixed — use the calculator to count a range of your own.

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Weekend days
Holidays

National holidays only — state and regional ones are not included.

The 11 national holidays of 2028

DateWeekdayHoliday
3 JanuaryMondayNew Year’s Day
17 JanuaryMondayMartin Luther King Jr. Day
21 FebruaryMondayPresidents’ Day
29 MayMondayMemorial Day
19 JuneMondayJuneteenth
4 JulyTuesdayIndependence Day
4 SeptemberMondayLabor Day
9 OctoberMondayColumbus Day
13 NovemberMondayVeterans Day
23 NovemberThursdayThanksgiving
25 DecemberMondayChristmas Day

Business days in the United States in 2028

Out of 366 calendar days, 249 are business days once weekends and national holidays come out. That figure counts both ends of the year and ignores any leave your employer grants beyond the law.

The United States moves a holiday that lands on a weekend to the next weekday, so all 11 produce a day off in 2028. The dates in the table are the observed ones — the day people actually take — which is what a deadline calculation needs.

Independence Day falls on a Tuesday in 2028, which makes the neighbouring day the obvious one to take off for a long weekend. Whether that day counts as worked is between you and your employer — the calculator treats it as a normal business day.

Frequently asked questions

How many business days are there in the United States in 2028?

249, counting both 1 January and 31 December, with weekends and the 11 national holidays removed. State, provincial and local holidays are not included — they apply to part of the country, and counting some but not others would give a wrong answer that looks precise.

Are regional holidays included?

No. Only holidays that apply to the whole country are counted here. If your region has its own, subtract them yourself or use the calculator above with a range that skips them.

Will these dates change?

Public holidays change by law, not by formula — a parliament can create, move or abolish one. These dates reflect the law as it stands. Movable ones such as Easter are computed for the year, not copied from a table.

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