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Federal Holidays 2027
The eleven federal holidays of 2027 as published by the Office of Personnel Management, plus the December 31, 2027 observance of New Year's Day 2028. Three holidays fall on weekends in 2027, so their observance — and the pay dates built around them — shifts: Juneteenth to Friday June 18, Independence Day to Monday July 5, Christmas to Friday December 24, and the 2028 New Year to Friday December 31, 2027.
| Holiday | Falls on | Observed | A payday here pays (previous workday) | A payday here pays (next workday) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2027 | Friday, January 1, 2027 | Dec 31 | Jan 4 |
| Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Monday, January 18, 2027 | Monday, January 18, 2027 | Jan 15 | Jan 19 |
| Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) | Monday, February 15, 2027 | Monday, February 15, 2027 | Feb 12 | Feb 16 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31, 2027 | Monday, May 31, 2027 | May 28 | Jun 1 |
| Juneteenth National Independence Day | Saturday, June 19, 2027 | Friday, June 18, 2027 (moved) | Jun 17 | Jun 21 |
| Independence Day | Sunday, July 4, 2027 | Monday, July 5, 2027 (moved) | Jul 2 | Jul 6 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 6, 2027 | Monday, September 6, 2027 | Sep 3 | Sep 7 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 11, 2027 | Monday, October 11, 2027 | Oct 8 | Oct 12 |
| Veterans Day | Thursday, November 11, 2027 | Thursday, November 11, 2027 | Nov 10 | Nov 12 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 25, 2027 | Thursday, November 25, 2027 | Nov 24 | Nov 26 |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2027 | Friday, December 24, 2027 (moved) | Dec 23 | Dec 27 |
| New Year's Day 2028 (observed in 2027) | Saturday, January 1, 2028 | Friday, December 31, 2027 (moved) | Dec 30 | Jan 3 |
Holiday dates verified against the OPM federal holiday schedule (2027 tab). The two "payday pays" columns are what the generator's adjustment rules do to a payday that lands on the observance date itself.
How these move pay dates
For scheduling purposes the twelve observed dates above are non-workdays — they are
exactly the dates the generator skips when it moves a payday off a holiday. The three long
weekends worth watching in 2027: the Christmas/New Year stretch (Thursday December 23 and
Thursday December 30 become the last two banking days many schedules use), the July 4th Monday,
and the Juneteenth Friday — each sits on or next to a common payday, so payroll runs that pay on
those dates shift one workday earlier under the most common employer rule.
2027 holiday questions
Which 2027 holidays fall on weekends?
Juneteenth (Saturday, June 19 → observed Friday, June 18), Independence Day (Sunday, July 4 → observed Monday, July 5), Christmas (Saturday, December 25 → observed Friday, December 24), and New Year's Day 2028 (Saturday, January 1 → observed Friday, December 31, 2027).
Is December 31, 2027 a federal holiday?
Effectively yes for scheduling: it is the observed New Year's Day for 2028, since January 1, 2028 is a Saturday. Most federal offices close and many employers treat it as the holiday.
Does every employer observe the moved dates?
Federal offices do under 5 U.S.C. 6103; private employers set their own holiday calendars, though most follow the OPM pattern. The generator lets you pick whether holidays move your paydays at all.