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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
New Year's Day | January 1 (Friday) | January 1 (Saturday)* | January 1 (Sunday)** |
Martin Luther King Day | January 18 (Monday) | January 17 (Monday) | January 16 (Monday) |
President's Day | February 15 (Monday) | February 21 (Monday) | February 20 (Monday) |
Patriots' Day | April 19 (Monday) | April 18 (Monday) | April 17 (Monday) |
Memorial Day | May 31 (Monday) | May 30 (Monday) | May 29 (Monday) |
Juneteenth | June 19 (Saturday)* | June 19 (Sunday)** | June 19 (Monday) |
Independence Day | July 4 (Sunday)** | July 4 (Monday) | July 4 (Tuesday) |
Labor Day | September 6 (Monday) | September 5 (Monday) | September 4 (Monday) |
Columbus Day | October 11 (Monday) | October 10 (Monday) | October 9 (Monday) |
Veterans' Day | November 11 (Thursday) | November 11 (Friday) | November 11 (Saturday)* |
Thanksgiving Day | November 25 (Thursday) | November 24 (Thursday) | November 23 (Thursday) |
Christmas Day | December 25 (Saturday)* | December 25 (Sunday)** | December 25 (Monday) |
All court offices will remain open for business on March 17 and June 17.
* 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.