Pursuant to G.L. c. 4, s. 7, below is a list of the Commonwealth’s legal holidays and the days they will be observed:
Holiday | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|---|
New Year's Day | January 1 (Sunday)** | January 1 (Monday) | January 1 (Wednesday) |
Martin Luther King Day | January 16 (Monday) | January 15 (Monday) | January 20 (Monday) |
President's Day | February 20 (Monday) | February 19 (Monday) | February 17 (Monday) |
Patriots' Day | April 17 (Monday) | April 15 (Monday) | April 21 (Monday) |
Memorial Day | May 29 (Monday) | May 27 (Monday) | May 26 (Monday) |
Juneteenth | June 19 (Monday) | June 19 (Wednesday) | June 19 (Thursday) |
Independence Day | July 4 (Tuesday) | July 4 (Thursday) | July 4 (Friday) |
Labor Day | September 4 (Monday) | September 2 (Monday) | September. 1 (Monday) |
Columbus Day | October 9 (Monday) | October 14 (Monday) | October 13 (Monday) |
Veterans' Day | November 11 (Saturday)* | November 11 (Monday) | November 11 (Tuesday) |
Thanksgiving Day | November 23 (Thursday) | November 28 (Thursday) | November 27 (Thursday) |
Christmas Day | December 25 (Monday) | December 25 (Wednesday) | December 25 (Thursday) |
* If a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, all offices under the jurisdiction of any department of state government will be open to the public for business on the Friday immediately before any Saturday holiday. Employees are entitled to a day off with pay, within 12 months following the holiday, to be taken at a time approved by their immediate manager.
** If a legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be observed on the following Monday.