Holidays in the USA 2024 (federal, local, unofficial)
The topic of this publication: holidays in the USA 2024. in the article All-Holidays.Info will tell you what holidays are like in America and what they are are different. We will provide a complete list of holidays 2024 in the USA and tell you in which states they are celebrated. For some US holidays in 2024, you will find a short explanation.
There are a large number of national and local holidays in the United States. According to their meaning and legal status, they can be divided into several groups:
Federal holidays in the USA 2024.
State holidays.
State unofficial holidays.
Unofficial holidays in the USA 2024.
Religious holidays.
U.S. Federal holidays are set forth in Title V, U.S. Code § 6103. On these dates, non-essential government offices are closed, but their employees are paid. Other government agencies may also be closed, but this is not a mandatory requirement.
State holidays are set by local authorities. Most state government offices and banks are closed these days. Their employees have an official day off with no pay.
State unofficial holidays are set by individual state authorities. These dates are not established by law as holidays or non-working days. Various events, celebrations, religious and memorial services may be held on state holidays.
Unofficial holidays can be classified as traditional holidays. They are not established by law, their dates are not officially recorded. Despite this, local authorities may organize events dedicated to unofficial holidays. For government offices, banks and most private companies, this is a normal working day.
Religious holidays in the United States (except Christmas) are not regulated at the federal level. State governments may designate a religious holiday as a state holiday. Most religious holidays are unofficial and not legally established. Although some private companies comply with them. For example, many banks, shopping centers and malls are closed on Easter.
Holidays in the USA 2024
Listed below are the holidays in the USA 2024. For each holiday in America, we have indicated what type it is. For most of them, the states that celebrate this holiday are listed.
IMPORTANT! Some American holidays are listed twice. This is done when a holiday has more than one status. For example, New Year’s is both a federal holiday and a state holiday for each state.
January 2024
January 1 (Monday) 2024 – New Year, public holiday, All states.
January 1 (Monday) 2024 – New Year, federal holiday.
January 6 (Saturday) 2024 – Epiphany, Christian holiday.
January 7 (Sunday) 2024 – Estelle Reel Day, an unofficial state holiday in Wyoming.
January 7 (Sunday) 2024 – Orthodox Christmas, a holiday of Orthodox Christians.
January 8 (Monday) 2024 – Battle of New Orleans Day, a state holiday in Louisiana.
Who was Estelle Reel?
Estelle Reel (1862 – August 2, 1959) was an educator and the first woman elected as state superintendent of public instruction in Wyoming in 1895. She played a significant role in the history of American Indian education.
January 13 (Saturday) 2024 – Stephen Foster Memorial Day, an unofficial holiday.
January 14 (Sunday) 2024 – Orthodox New Year, a holiday of Orthodox Christians.
January 15 (Monday) 2024 – Civil Rights Day, state holiday, Arizona, New Hampshire.
January 15 (Monday) 2024 – Robert E. Lee’s birthday, public holiday, Alabama, Mississippi.
January 15 (Monday) 2024 – Idaho Human Rights Day, a state holiday in Idaho.
January 15 (Monday) 2024 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday.
January 19 (Friday) 2024 – Robert E. Lee’s Birthday, a state holiday in Florida.
January 19 (Friday) 2024 – Confederate Heroes Day, state holiday, Texas.
January 19 (Friday) 2024 – State holiday, unofficial state holiday, Georgia.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Robert E. Lee was a military leader known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Lee was born in 1807 in Virginia, graduated from West Point and served in the US Army for more than 30 years. He then resigned to command the Confederate forces in 1861. After the war, Lee became president of Washington College. He was involved in educational reform until his death in 1870.
January 25 (Thursday) 2024 – Tu Bishvat, Jewish holiday.
January 29 (Monday) 2024 – Kansas Day, an unofficial state holiday in Kansas.
February 2024
February 1 (Thursday) 2024 – The first day of Black History Month, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
February 1 (Thursday) 2024 – National Freedom Day, an unofficial holiday.
February 2 (Friday) 2024 – Lunar New Year, an unofficial state holiday in Colorado.
February 2 (Friday) 2024 – Groundhog Day, an unofficial holiday.
February 2 (Friday) 2024 – National Wear Red Day, an unofficial holiday.
February 4 (Sunday) 2024 – Rosa Parks Day, an unofficial state holiday in New York.
February 4 (Sunday) 2024 – Rosa Parks Day, local unofficial memorial day, California, Missouri.
February 6 (Tuesday) 2024 – Ronald Reagan Day, an unofficial state holiday in California.
February 7 (Wednesday) 2024 – Isra and Miraj, Muslim holiday.
February 7 (Wednesday) 2024 – National Girls and Women in Sports Day, an unofficial holiday.
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist. Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 helped spark the modern civil rights movement. Her daring act was not the first of its kind. But Parks served as a symbol of the oppression that African Americans continued to face despite the abolition of slavery nearly a century ago. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a massive, months-long, coordinated protest in which black residents refused to ride city buses.
February 10 (Saturday) 2024 – Lunar New Year, an unofficial holiday.
February 11 (Sunday) 2024 – Super Cup, sporting event.
February 12 (Monday) 2024 – Lincoln’s Birthday, a state holiday in Florida.
February 12 (Monday) 2024 – Lincoln’s Birthday, public holiday, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, New York.
February 12 (Monday) 2024 – Georgia Day, an unofficial state holiday in Georgia.
February 13 (Tuesday) 2024 – Mardi Gras / Shrove Tuesday, public holiday, Alabama (part of the state only), Florida (some locations only), Louisiana, Mississippi (some locations only).
February 13 (Tuesday) 2024 – Mardi Gras / Shrove Tuesday, an unofficial Christian holiday.
February 14 (Wednesday) 2024 – Statehood Day, a local unofficial memorial day, Arizona.
February 14 (Wednesday) 2024 – Valentine’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
February 14 (Wednesday) 2024 – Ash Wednesday, Christian holiday.
February 15 (Thursday) 2024 – Susan B. Anthony’s birthday, an unofficial state holiday in Colorado, Florida, New York, Wisconsin.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent figure in the late 19th century women’s suffrage movement in the United States. She dedicated her life to securing women’s suffrage. In 1869, she co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA), which raised awareness and actively lobbied for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women’s suffrage.
February 16 (Friday) 2024 – Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, an unofficial state holiday in Alaska.
February 19 (Monday) 2024 – President’s Day, a state official holiday in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Wisconsin.
February 19 (Monday) 2024 – President’s Day, a public holiday, All states except Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Wisconsin.
February 19 (Monday) 2024 – Daisy Gatson-Bates Day, a state holiday in Arkansas.
February 19 (Monday) 2024 – President’s Day, a federal holiday.
What did Daisy Gatson Bates do?
Daisy Gatson Bates played a leading role in the integration of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. As president of the Arkansas NAACP, Bates helped plan the integration of nine African American students into Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Despite harassment and threats, Bates led the students known as the “Little Rock Nine,” ensuring their right to an equal education.
February 25 (Sunday) 2024 – George Rogers Clark Day, an unofficial state holiday in Indiana.
February 25 (Sunday) 2024 – African American Scientists and Inventors Day, an unofficial state holiday in Virginia.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 – Linus Pauling Day, a local unofficial memorial day in Oregon.
Who was Linus Pauling?
Linus Pauling is an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, writer and teacher, one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. He was one of the pioneers of quantum chemistry and made revolutionary discoveries in the fields of chemical bonding and molecular structure. For his work, he was awarded two Nobel Prizes – the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962.
March 2024
March 1 (Friday) 2024 – The first day of Women’s History Month, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
March 1 (Friday) 2024 – First day of Irish-American Heritage Month, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
March 1 (Friday) 2024 – Employee Appreciation Day, an unofficial holiday.
March 1 (Friday) 2024 is Reading Day in America, an unofficial holiday.
March 1 (Friday) 2024 – St. David’s Day, an unofficial Christian holiday.
March 2 (Saturday) 2024 – Texas Independence Day, a state holiday in Texas.
March 4 (Monday) 2024 – Casimir Pulaski Day, an unofficial state holiday in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana.
March 5 (Tuesday) 2024 – Town Meeting Day, a state holiday in Vermont.
March 8 (Friday) 2024 – Maha Shivaratri, Hindu holiday.
Casimir Pulaski
Casimir Pulaski was a Polish military officer and revolutionary who fought for the American colonists against Britain during the American Revolutionary War. As an accomplished horseman and successful cavalry leader, he helped reform training methods and battle tactics. Mortally wounded at the Battle of Savannah in 1779, Pulaski became a heroic martyr in the eyes of American revolutionaries.
March 10 (Sunday) 2024 – Beginning of Ramadan, a Muslim holiday.
March 17 (Sunday) 2024 – Evacuation Day, public holiday, Massachusetts (part of the state only).
March 17 (Sunday) 2024 – St. Patrick’s Day, an unofficial Christian holiday.
March 18 (Monday) 2024 – Evacuation Day (moved from Sunday), public holiday, Massachusetts (part of the state only).
March 24 (Sunday) 2024 – Purim, Jewish holiday.
March 24 (Sunday) 2024 – Palm Sunday, Christian holiday.
March 25 (Monday) 2024 – Maryland Day, a local unofficial memorial day in Maryland.
March 25 (Monday) 2024 – Seward Day, a public holiday in Alaska.
March 25 (Monday) 2024 – Holi, a Hindu holiday.
March 26 (Tuesday) 2024 – Prince Kuhio Kalanianaole Day, a public holiday in Hawaii.
March 28 (Thursday) 2024 – Maundy Thursday, Christian holiday.
Who was Kuhio Kalanianaole?
Kuhio Kalanianaole was a Hawaiian leader who helped lead Hawaii’s transition to U.S. territory after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. He served 13 consecutive terms, introducing more than 200 bills supporting Hawaii’s rights to land, marine resources, education programs and more. Kuhio Kalanianaole was nicknamed “The People’s Prince” for his advocacy of local culture and welfare.
March 29 (Friday) 2024 – Good Friday, state holiday, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas (additional holiday in this state).
March 29 (Friday) 2024 – State holiday, state holiday, Georgia.
March 29 (Friday) 2024 is National Vietnam Veterans Day, an unofficial holiday.
March 30 (Saturday) 2024 – Vietnam Veterans Day, a non-official state holiday in Delaware, West Virginia.
March 30 (Saturday) 2024 – Wyoming Veterans Homecoming Day, an unofficial state holiday in Wyoming.
March 30 (Saturday) 2024 – Doctors’ Day, an unofficial holiday.
March 30 (Saturday) 2024 – Holy Saturday, Christian holiday.
March 31 (Sunday) 2024 – Cesar Chavez Day, a public holiday in California.
March 31 (Sunday) 2024 – Cesar Chavez Day, public holiday, Arizona (part of the state only), Colorado (additional holiday in this state), Michigan (part of the state only), New Mexico (part of the state only), Nevada (part of the state only), Texas (extra state holiday), Utah (part of the state only), Washington (part of the state only), Wisconsin (part of the state only).
March 31 (Sunday) 2024 – Easter Sunday, an unofficial Christian holiday.
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez, an advocate for migrant farmworkers, dedicated his life to improving living conditions and ensuring basic rights for farmworkers in the United States. Along with Dolores Huerta, he founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) union in 1962. His organizing tactics forced large grape and lettuce growers to provide significant wage increases and benefits.
April 2024
April 1 (Monday) 2024 – Cesar Chavez Day (moved from Sunday), public holiday, California.
April 1 (Monday) 2024 – Easter Monday, an unofficial Christian holiday.
April 2 (Tuesday) 2024 – Pascua Day Florida, a local unofficial memorial day in Florida.
April 5 (Friday) 2024 – Laylat al-Qadr, Muslim holiday.
April 6 (Saturday) 2024 – National Tartan Day, an unofficial holiday.
April 9 (Tuesday) 2024 – National Library Workers Day, an unofficial holiday.
April 10 (Wednesday) 2024 – Eid al-Fitr (tentative date), Muslim holiday.
April 13 (Saturday) 2024 – Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, an unofficial holiday.
April 15 (Monday) 2024 – Patriots Day, public holiday, Maine, Massachusetts.
April 15 (Monday) 2024 – Father Damien’s Day, a local unofficial memorial day in Hawaii.
April 15 (Monday) 2024 – Tax Day, an unofficial holiday.
April 15 (Monday) 2024 – Boston Marathon, sporting event.
April 16 (Tuesday) 2024 – Emancipation Day, public holiday, District of Columbia.
April 19 (Friday) 2024 – Arbor Day, an unofficial state holiday in Colorado.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and third President of the United States from 1801-1809. He embodied the grievances of the colonists and the Enlightenment ideals of freedom and equality under British rule. During his presidency, the Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the country while reducing the national debt by cutting programs and taxes.
April 21 (Sunday) 2024 – San Jacinto Day, a state holiday in Texas.
April 22 (Monday) 2024 – Oklahoma Day, a local unofficial memorial day in Oklahoma.
April 22 (Monday) 2024 – Confederate Memorial Day, state holiday, Alabama.
April 22 (Monday) 2024 – Passover Eve, Jewish holiday.
April 23 (Tuesday) 2024 – Passover (first day), Jewish holiday.
April 24 (Wednesday) 2024 – Day of Administrative Specialists, an unofficial holiday.
April 25 (Thursday) 2024 – Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, an unofficial holiday.
April 26 (Friday) 2024 – Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday in Florida.
April 26 (Friday) 2024 – Arbor Day, a state holiday in Nebraska.
April 26 (Friday) 2024 – State holiday, unofficial state holiday, Georgia.
April 26 (Friday) 2024 – Arbor Day, an unofficial state holiday in Delaware.
April 29 (Monday) 2024 – Confederate Memorial Day, public holiday, Mississippi.
April 29 (Monday) 2024 – Arbor Day, an unofficial state holiday in Wyoming.
April 30 (Tuesday) 2024 – Last day of Passover, a Jewish holiday.
May 2024
May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – Lei Day, a local unofficial day of remembrance, Hawaii.
May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – First day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – The first day of the month of military honor, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – The first day of Jewish-American Heritage Month, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – Loyalty Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – Law Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 2 (Thursday) 2024 – West Virginia Day of Prayer, an unofficial state holiday in West Virginia.
May 2 (Thursday) 2024 – National Day of Prayer, an unofficial holiday.
May 3 (Friday) 2024 – Orthodox Good Friday, holiday of Orthodox Christians.
May 3 (Friday) 2024 – Kentucky Oaks, sporting event.
May 4 (Saturday) 2024 – Rhode Island Independence Day, a local unofficial day of remembrance, Rhode Island.
May 4 (Saturday) 2024 – Kent Shooting Memorial Day, local unofficial memorial day, Ohio.
May 4 (Saturday) 2024 – National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 4 (Saturday) 2024 – Orthodox Great Saturday, holiday of Orthodox Christians.
May 4 (Saturday) 2024 – Kentucky Derby, sporting event.
May 5 (Sunday) 2024 – May Fifth (the day of the Mexican victory over the French on May 5, 1862), an unofficial holiday.
May 5 (Sunday) 2024 – Orthodox Easter, a holiday of Orthodox Christians.
May 4th shooting in Kent
The Kent State shooting occurred in May 1970. The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War. They killed four and wounded nine people. On May 4, when tensions were high, guardsmen opened fire on the crowd for reasons that are not fully understood. Some claimed it was a provocation by protesters who threw stones at the guards. The killings sparked a nationwide student strike involving more than 4,000,000 people.
May 6 (Monday) 2024 – Yom Hashoah, Jewish day of remembrance.
May 6 (Monday) 2024 – National Nurses Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 6 (Monday) 2024 – Orthodox Easter Monday, a holiday of Orthodox Christians.
May 7 (Tuesday) 2024 – National Teacher Appreciation Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 8 (Wednesday) 2024 – Truman Day, a public holiday in Missouri.
May 8 (Wednesday) 2024 – Victory in Europe Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 9 (Thursday) 2024 – Ascension, Christian holiday.
May 10 (Friday) 2024 – Confederate Memorial Day, a public holiday in South Carolina.
May 10 (Friday) 2024 – Confederate Memorial Day, a local unofficial day of remembrance, North Carolina.
Friday, May 10, 2024 – Military Spouse Appreciation Day, a non-official state holiday in Delaware.
May 10 (Friday) 2024 – Native American Day, an unofficial state holiday in Wyoming.
May 10 (Friday) 2024 – Military Spouse Appreciation Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 12 (Sunday) 2024 – Mother’s Day, a state holiday in Arizona.
May 12 (Sunday) 2024 – Mother’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 14 (Tuesday) 2024 – Primary Election Day, a state holiday in West Virginia.
May 14 (Tuesday) 2024 – Yom Haatzmaut, Jewish holiday.
May 15 (Wednesday) 2024 – Peacekeepers Remembrance Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 17 (Friday) 2024 – National Defense Transport Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 18 (Saturday) 2024 – Public Lands Day, an unofficial state holiday in Colorado.
May 18 (Saturday) 2024 – Armed Forces Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 18 (Saturday) 2024 – Preakness Stakes, sporting event.
May 19 (Sunday) 2024 – Pentecost, Christian holiday.
May 20 (Monday) 2024 – Spiritual Monday, Christian holiday.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – Harvey Milk Day, a local unofficial memorial day in California.
May 22 (Wednesday) 2024 – National Maritime Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 22 (Wednesday) 2024 – Emergency Medical Day for Children, an unofficial holiday.
May 25 (Saturday) 2024 – National Missing Children’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
May 26 (Sunday) 2024 – Lag BaOmer, Jewish holiday.
May 26 (Sunday) 2024 – Trinity Sunday, Christian holiday.
Monday, May 27, 2024 – Jefferson Davis Birthday, local unofficial memorial day, Mississippi.
May 27 (Monday) 2024 – Decoration Day, public holiday, Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California.
May 27 (Monday) 2024 – Memorial Day, federal holiday.
May 30 (Thursday) 2024 – Corpus Christi, Christian holiday.
Who was Harvey Milk?
Harvey Milk was one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States. He won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Before that, Milk championed gay rights, founding one of the first major gay rights organizations, the San Francisco Democratic Gay Club.
As city leader, Harvey Milk passed a gay rights ordinance that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in government jobs, schools, and residential and commercial establishments in the city. Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated at City Hall in November 1978 by disgruntled former supervisor Dan White.
June 2024
June 1 (Saturday) 2024 – Statehood Day, local unofficial memorial day, Kentucky, Tennessee.
June 1 (Saturday) 2024 – The first day of the month of pride, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
June 1 (Saturday) 2024 – First day of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
June 2 (Sunday) 2024 – Native American Day, a state holiday in Arizona.
June 3 (Monday) 2024 – Jefferson Davis Birthday, local unofficial memorial day, Florida.
June 3 (Monday) 2024 – Jefferson Davis Birthday, State Holiday, Alabama.
June 6 (Thursday) 2024 – D-Day, an unofficial holiday.
June 8 (Saturday) 2024 – Belmont Stakes, sporting event.
June 11 (Tuesday) 2024 – Kamehameha Day, a public holiday in Hawaii.
June 12 (Wednesday) 2024 – Shavuot, Jewish holiday.
June 12 (Wednesday) 2024 – Love Day, an unofficial holiday.
June 14 (Friday) 2024 – Juneteenth, state holiday, Louisiana.
June 14 (Friday) 2024 – Army Birthday, an unofficial holiday.
June 14 (Friday) 2024 – Flag Day, an unofficial holiday.
June 15 (Saturday) 2024 – Juneteenth Day, unofficial state holiday in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma, Vermont.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth, also known as Independence Day or Freedom Day, marks the coming into force of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, ending slavery in the United States. Although President Lincoln officially abolished slavery in the rebel states on January 1, 1863, news was slow to reach isolated parts of the country.
On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger and federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to secure the emancipation of slaves and overcome resistance to relinquishing control of enslaved African Americans. Black Texans began celebrating annually on June 19, 1865.
June 16 (Sunday) 2024 – Father’s Day, a state holiday in Arizona.
June 16 (Sunday) 2024 – Father’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
June 17 (Monday) 2024 – Juneteenth (holiday moved from Sunday), state holiday, Utah.
June 17 (Monday) 2024 – Bunker Hill Day, local holiday, Massachusetts (part of state only).
June 17 (Monday) 2024 – Eid al-Fitr (tentative date), Muslim holiday.
June 19 (Wednesday) 2024 – Juneteenth, public holiday, Utah.
June 19 (Wednesday) 2024 – Emancipation Day, a state holiday in Texas.
June 19 (Wednesday) 2024 – Juneteenth, state unofficial state holiday, North Carolina, West Virginia.
June 19 (Wednesday) 2024 – June, National Freedom Day, unofficial state holiday, 19 states.
June 19 (Wednesday) 2024 – Juneteenth Day, public holiday, 18 states.
June 19 (Wednesday) 2024 – Juneteenth, federal holiday.
June 20 (Thursday) 2024 – West Virginia Day, a public holiday in West Virginia.
June 20 (Thursday) 2024 – American Eagle Day, an unofficial holiday.
June 21 (Friday) 2024 – Juneteenth, public holiday, New Jersey.
June 28 (Friday) 2024 – Carolina Day, an unofficial state holiday in South Carolina.
July 2024
July 4 (Thursday) 2024 – Independence Day, public holiday, Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Oklahoma.
July 4 (Thursday) 2024 – Independence Day, a federal holiday.
July 8 (Monday) 2024 – Muharram (tentative date), Muslim holiday.
July 13 (Saturday) 2024 – Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, a local unofficial memorial day in Tennessee.
July 14 (Sunday) 2024 – Bastille Day, an unofficial holiday.
July 16 (Tuesday) 2024 – Rural Transport Day, an unofficial holiday.
July 17 (Wednesday) 2024 – Ashura (tentative date), Muslim holiday.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Forrest was a successful tactician, known for his cunning maneuvers that secured key Confederate victories and impeded Union supply lines. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a deeply controversial figure. He was charged with war crimes for leading the 1864 raid on Fort Pillow in which more than 300 surrendering Union soldiers, many of them black, were killed by the Confederacy.
July 24 (Wednesday) 2024 – Pioneer Day, a state holiday in Utah.
July 27 (Saturday) 2024 – Korean War Veterans Recognition Day, an unofficial state holiday in West Virginia.
July 27 (Saturday) 2024 – National Armistice Day for Korean War Veterans, an unofficial holiday.
July 28 (Sunday) 2024 – Parents’ Day, an unofficial holiday.
August 2024
August 1 (Thursday) 2024 – Colorado Day, an unofficial state holiday in Colorado.
August 4 (Sunday) 2024 – American Family Day, a state holiday in Arizona.
August 4 (Sunday) 2024 – Coast Guard birthday, unofficial holiday.
August 7 (Wednesday) 2024 – Purple Heart Day, an unofficial state holiday in West Virginia, Wyoming.
August 7 (Wednesday) 2024 – Purple Heart Day, an unofficial holiday.
August 12 (Monday) 2024 – Victory Day, public holiday, Rhode Island.
August 13 (Tuesday) 2024 – Tisha B’Av, Jewish holiday.
August 15 (Thursday) 2024 – Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Christian holiday.
August 16 (Friday) 2024 – Hawaii Statehood Day, public holiday, Hawaii.
August 16 (Friday) 2024 – Battle of Bennington Day, a state holiday in Vermont.
Sunday, August 18, 2024 – National Navajo Code Talkers Day, a state holiday in Arizona.
August 18 (Sunday) 2024 – National Senior Citizens Day, an unofficial holiday.
August 19 (Monday) 2024 – Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu holiday.
August 19 (Monday) 2024 – National Aviation Day, an unofficial holiday.
Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington in August 1777 was the decisive battle in the American Revolution. She stopped the British invasion from Canada and allowed the Americans to win a decisive victory at Saratoga that same year. General John Burgoyne’s advancing British army, unable to resupply from Canada, attempted to seize colonial weapons stored at Bennington, Vermont.
About 800 American militia and 200 Continental soldiers, led by General John Stark, ambushed Burgoyne’s 900-man force of Hessian, Canadian, and Indian fighters. As a result of the attack, 200 British soldiers were killed or captured. American losses totaled about 70 people.
Monday, August 26, 2024 is Susan B. Anthony Day, a non-official state holiday in Massachusetts.
August 26 (Monday) 2024 – Janmashtami, Hindu holiday.
August 26 (Monday) 2024 – Women’s Equality Day, an unofficial holiday.
August 27 (Tuesday) 2024 – Lyndon Baines Johnson Day, public holiday, Texas.
What is Lyndon Baines Johnson famous for?
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, taking office following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. As president, he capitalized on sympathy for the assassinated Kennedy, using the momentum of JFK’s legacy to achieve his goals. Goals they both shared: civil rights reform and poverty reduction.
Johnson used his experience in Congress to push through the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Medicare, Medicaid and other cornerstones of his ambitious domestic “Great Society” agenda to improve society.
September 2024
September 2 (Monday) 2024 – Labor Day, public holiday, All states.
September 2 (Monday) 2024 – Labor Day, a federal holiday.
September 6 (Friday) 2024 – Ganesh Chaturthi, a Hindu holiday.
September 7 (Saturday) 2024 – Native American Day, an unofficial state holiday in Delaware.
September 7 (Saturday) 2024 – Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day, an unofficial holiday.
September 8 (Sunday) 2024 – National Grandparents Day, an unofficial holiday.
September 9 (Monday) 2024 – California Admission Day, a public holiday in California (part of the state only).
Who is Carl Garner?
Carl Garner devoted his career to environmental issues, most notably serving as president of the renowned nonprofit organization Keep America Beautiful from 1980-1985. He led a major expansion of community improvement and beautification programs in all 50 states. His name lives on in Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day, when Americans join forces to clean up trash on U.S. public lands.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – First Responder Day, a non-official state holiday in North Carolina.
September 11 (Wednesday) 2024 – Patriot Day, an unofficial state holiday in Alaska.
September 11 (Wednesday) 2024 – Patriot’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
September 15 (Sunday) 2024 – Constitutional Memorial Day, a state holiday in Arizona.
September 15 (Sunday) 2024 – First day of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
September 16 (Monday) 2024 – Birthday of the Prophet (preliminary date), Muslim holiday.
September 17 (Tuesday) 2024 – Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, an unofficial holiday.
September 18 (Wednesday) 2024 – Air Force Birthday, an unofficial holiday.
September 20 (Friday) 2024 – National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Day, an unofficial holiday.
Sunday, September 22, 2024 – Emancipation Day, a local unofficial memorial day in Ohio.
September 23 (Monday) 2024 – American Indian Day, an unofficial state holiday in Tennessee.
September 27 (Friday) 2024 – American Indian Heritage Day, an unofficial state holiday in Montana, Texas.
September 27 (Friday) 2024 – India Day in Michigan, an unofficial state holiday in Michigan.
September 27 (Friday) 2024 – Native American Day, an unofficial state holiday in California, Nevada.
September 28 (Saturday) 2024 – Public Lands Day, an unofficial state holiday in Wyoming.
September 28 (Saturday) 2024 – National Public Lands Day, an unofficial holiday.
September 29 (Sunday) 2024 – Gold Star Mothers Day, an unofficial holiday.
Gold Star Mothers
Gold Star Mothers is a private, non-profit organization of American mothers who have lost sons or daughters in service in the United States Armed Forces. It was originally created in 1928 for the mothers of those killed in World War I and is chartered by Congress under Title 36 § 211 of the United States Code. The name comes from the custom of military families to display a banner called the service flag in the windows of their homes. The service flag featured a star for each member of the service member’s family. Living military personnel were designated with a blue star, and those killed in battle were designated with a gold star.
October 2024
October 3 (Thursday) 2024 – Rosh Hashanah, a public holiday in Texas (an additional holiday in this state).
October 3 (Thursday) 2024 – Rosh Hashanah, Jewish holiday.
October 3 (Thursday) 2024 – Navratri, Hindu holiday.
October 4 (Friday) 2024 – Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, a Christian holiday.
October 6 (Sunday) 2024 – German-American Day, unofficial holiday.
October 7 (Monday) 2024 – Francis Xavier Cabrini Day, a public holiday in Colorado.
October 7 (Monday) 2024 – Children’s Health Day, an unofficial holiday.
October 9 (Wednesday) 2024 – Leif Erickson Day, a local unofficial memorial day in Colorado.
October 9 (Wednesday) 2024 – Leif Erikson Day, an unofficial holiday.
Francis Xavier Cabrini
Francisca Xavier Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American Catholic religious sister. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious institution that provided significant support to her fellow Italian immigrants in the United States. She was the first US citizen to be canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint on July 7, 1946.
October 11 (Friday) 2024 – Casimir Pulaski Day, an unofficial state holiday in Massachusetts, Michigan, Rhode Island.
October 12 (Saturday) 2024 – Yom Kippur, a public holiday in Texas (an additional holiday in this state).
October 12 (Saturday) 2024 – Robert E. Lee’s Birthday, an unofficial state holiday in Arkansas.
October 12 (Saturday) 2024 – Yom Kippur, Jewish holiday.
October 12 (Saturday) 2024 – Dussehra, a Hindu holiday.
October 13 (Sunday) 2024 – Birthday of the Navy, an unofficial holiday.
October 13 (Sunday) 2024 – Chicago Marathon (tentative date), sporting event.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Columbus Day, a state holiday in Tennessee.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Native American Day, a public holiday in North Dakota.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Indigenous Peoples Day, public holiday, District of Columbia, Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Native American Day, an unofficial state holiday in Oklahoma.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day (tentative date), unofficial state holiday in Michigan, Minnesota.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Pioneer Day, an unofficial state holiday in Hawaii.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Victory Day in Yorktown, public holiday, Virginia.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Brotherhood Day, state holiday, Alabama.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – American Indian Heritage Day, a state holiday in Alabama.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day, an unofficial state holiday in 28 states.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Columbus Day, public holiday in 22 states.
October 14 (Monday) 2024 – Columbus Day, a federal holiday.
October 15 (Tuesday) 2024 – White Cane Day, an unofficial holiday.
October 16 (Wednesday) 2024 – Boss Day, an unofficial holiday.
October 17 (Thursday) 2024 – First day of Sukkot, a Jewish holiday.
October 18 (Friday) 2024 – Alaska Day, public holiday, Alaska.
October 19 (Saturday) 2024 – Candy Day, unofficial holiday, 13 states.
October 23 (Wednesday) 2024 – Last day of Sukkot, a Jewish holiday.
October 24 (Thursday) 2024 – Shemini Atzeret, Jewish holiday.
October 25 (Friday) 2024 – Nevada Day, state holiday, Nevada.
October 25 (Friday) 2024 – Simchat Torah, Jewish holiday.
October 31 (Thursday) 2024 – Diwali / Deepavali, Hindu holiday.
October 31 (Thursday) 2024 – Halloween, an unofficial holiday.
November 2024
November 1 (Friday) 2024 – First day of Native American Heritage Month, the beginning of the month of remembrance.
November 1 (Friday) 2024 – All Saints’ Day, a Christian holiday.
November 2 (Saturday) 2024 – All Souls Day, a Christian holiday.
November 3 (Sunday) 2024 – New York Marathon, sports event.
November 5 (Tuesday) 2024 – Susan B. Anthony Day, an unofficial state holiday in West Virginia.
November 5 (Tuesday) 2024 – Election Day, public holiday, 12 states.
November 5 (Tuesday) 2024 – Election Day (general election), unofficial holiday.
November 7 (Thursday) 2024 – Return Day, a public holiday in Delaware (part of the state only).
November 10 (Sunday) 2024 – Birthday of the Marine Corps, an unofficial holiday.
November 11 (Monday) 2024 – Veterans Day, public holiday, All states except Massachusetts, Wyoming.
November 11 (Monday) 2024 – Barack Obama Day, local unofficial observance day, Alabama (select localities only).
November 11 (Monday) 2024 – Veterans Day, a federal holiday.
November 19 (Tuesday) 2024 – George Rogers Clark Day, an unofficial state holiday in Ohio.
Who is George Rogers Clark?
George Rogers Clark was an American military officer and surveyor who became the highest-ranking Patriot military officer on the northwest frontier during the Revolutionary War. Clark was with the Virginia militia in Kentucky (then part of Virginia) for most of the war. He is best known for his captures of Kaskaskia in 1778 and Vincennes in 1779. This greatly weakened British influence in the Northwest Territory and earned Clark the nickname “Conqueror of the Old Northwest.”
November 28 (Thursday) 2024 – Thanksgiving Day, public holiday, All states.
November 28 (Thursday) 2024 – Thanksgiving Day, a federal holiday.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – President’s Day, public holiday, New Mexico.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – American Indian Heritage Day, a public holiday in Maryland.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – Lincoln’s Birthday / Lincoln Day, public holiday, Indiana.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – State holiday, state holiday, Georgia.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – Native American Heritage Day, public holiday, Washington.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – Nellie Tailo Ross’s birthday, an unofficial state holiday in Wyoming.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – Day after Thanksgiving, public holiday, 22 states.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – Native American Heritage Day, an unofficial holiday.
November 29 (Friday) 2024 – Black Friday, an unofficial holiday.
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Nellie Davis Ross (née Tayloe) was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925-1927. She was also the first female director of the United States Mint from 1933-1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state and remains the only woman to serve as governor of Wyoming.
December 2024
December 1 (Sunday) 2024 – Rosa Parks Day, a local unofficial memorial day in Ohio.
December 1 (Sunday) 2024 – Rosa Parks Day, an unofficial state holiday in Alabama.
December 1 (Sunday) 2024 – First Sunday of Advent, Christian holiday.
December 2 (Monday) 2024 – Cyber Monday, an unofficial holiday.
December 3 (Tuesday) 2024 – Giving Tuesday, an unofficial holiday.
December 6 (Friday) 2024 – St. Nicholas Day, an unofficial holiday.
December 7 (Saturday) 2024 – Delaware Day, an unofficial state holiday in Delaware.
December 7 (Saturday) 2024 – Pearl Harbor Memorial Day, an unofficial state holiday in Alaska, Wyoming.
December 7 (Saturday) 2024 – Pearl Harbor Memorial Day, an unofficial holiday.
December 9 (Monday) 2024 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Christian holiday.
December 10 (Tuesday) 2024 – Wyoming Day, an unofficial state holiday in Wyoming.
December 12 (Thursday) 2024 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Christian holiday.
December 13 (Friday) 2024 – Birthday of the National Guard, an unofficial holiday.
December 15 (Sunday) 2024 – Bill of Rights Day, an unofficial holiday.
December 17 (Tuesday) 2024 – Wright Brothers Day, an unofficial holiday.
December 17 (Tuesday) 2024 – Pan American Aviation Day, an unofficial holiday.
December 24 (Tuesday) 2024 – Christmas Eve, state holiday, Arkansas, Kansas (part of the state only), Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (part of the state only), Wisconsin.
December 24 (Tuesday) 2024 – Christmas Eve, an unofficial Christian holiday.
December 25 (Wednesday) 2024 – Christmas Day, public holiday, All states.
December 25 (Wednesday) 2024 – Christmas Day, a federal holiday.
December 26 (Thursday) 2024 – Day after Christmas, public holiday, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas.
December 26 (Thursday) 2024 – Hanukkah/Hanukkah (first day), Jewish holiday.
December 26 (Thursday) 2024 – Kwanzaa (first day), unofficial holiday.
December 31 (Tuesday) 2024 – New Year’s Eve, state holiday, Louisiana, Michigan, Wisconsin.
December 31 (Tuesday) 2024 – New Year’s Eve, an unofficial holiday.
In this publication we have listed all holidays in the USA 2024. We have provided the exact dates of federal holidays, state and unofficial holidays. You will find more information about holidays and school holidays in different countries at All-Holidays.Info. Don’t forget to share this post with your friends!
