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New York State Holidays 2026

Official Holidays for 2026
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MONTH	DATE	DAY OF WEEK	LEGAL HOLIDAY
JANUARY	1	Thursday	New Year's Day
JANUARY	19	Monday	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
FEBRUARY	12	Thursday	Lincoln's Birthday (a)
FEBRUARY	16	Monday	Washington's Birthday (Observed)
MAY	25	Monday	Memorial Day
JUNE	19	Friday	Juneteenth
JULY	4	Saturday	Independence Day (b)
SEPTEMBER	7	Monday	Labor Day
OCTOBER	12	Monday	Columbus Day
NOVEMBER	3	Tuesday	Election Day
	11	Wednesday	Veterans' Day
	26	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER	25	Friday	Christmas Day

Boldface signifies dates that classes are suspended, and it is a non-working day for employees not performing essential functions.
(a) The State has designated Lincoln’s Birthday as a floating holiday for M/C employees and employees represented by CSEA, PEF and UUP.*

*See Advisory Memorandum 2026-03 for further information regarding Floating Holidays for Contract Year 2024-2025.

This calendar will be updated to reflect floating holidays for the fiscal year once they have been designated. This calendar does not modify provisions of negotiated agreements or the Civil Service Commission’s Attendance Rules on the subject of holidays.

New York State Holidays 2026

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