CELEBRATIONS
When is the next holiday in the USA? Holiday calendar 2024
The next holiday the United States will celebrate is Columbus Day in October. Here are all the details.
In total, there are eleven holidays recognized by the federal government that most workers benefit from each year, from New Year’s Day to Christmas. Juneteenth Day is the most recent addition, established as a holiday in 2021.
So far in 2024, five holidays have been celebrated, but what’s next?
Independence Day, the next federal holiday in the USA
The next holiday to be celebrated in the US is Columbus Day, which takes place on the second Monday of October each year.
Public Holidays in the US
- New Year's Day - January 1
- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (Third Monday in January) - January 15, 2024
- Washington's Birthday or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February) - February 19
- Memorial Day (last Monday in May) - May 27
- Juneteenth Day - June 19
- Independence Day - July 4
- Labor Day (first Monday in September) - September 2
- Columbus Day (Second Monday in October) - October 14
- Veterans Day or Veterans Day - November 11
- Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November): November 28
- Christmas Day - December 25
How is Independence Day celebrated?
Columbus Day was first celebrated in the US in 1792 according to records, when the Tammany Society in New York and the Massachusetts Historical Society marked the 300th anniversary of Columbus’ landing in the Americas.
New York-based Italian-Americans held celebrations on 12 October, 1866, but it was not until 1937 that it became a federal holiday.
Do you work during this holiday?
By law, federal offices are closed during certain holidays. This means that government employees have the day off and receive their pay. However, each individual establishment decides whether other establishments, such as companies, banks, and supermarkets, are close or not.
Typically, on Columbus Day, banks, post offices, stock exchanges, and schools are closed, while pharmacies and restaurants remain open. Some supermarkets, like Costco, are open.