A calendar with the Official U.S. Federal Holidays and other interesting observed days or events in the United States.
Official U.S. Federal Holidays are marked in “BOLD“.
JANUARY | |
1 | New Year’s Day |
17 | Martin Luther King Day – (3rd Monday) |
FEBRUARY | |
2 | Groundhog Day (Event: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, always Feb 2nd) |
6 | Super Bowl LVI in 2022 SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, 20 min from LA. |
12 | Birthday Abraham Lincoln Read also: Abraham Lincoln Biography |
14 | Valentine’s Day (always Feb 14) |
21 | President’s Day* (3rd Monday) * This holiday is designated (by Federal law) as “Washington’s Birthday” in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, Commonly this holiday is named as President’s Day by private businesses. |
22 | Washington’s Birthday |
29th ? | 2024 is the next Leap Year — until then there’s no 29th day in February. |
MARCH | |
1 | Fat Tuesday (=”Mardi Gras”) |
2 | Ash Wednesday (=”the first day of Lent”) |
17 | St. Patrick’s Day (always on the 17th) |
27 | OSCAR Night 2022 — Starts at 4pm (PST) |
APRIL | |
1 | April’s Fools Day (always April 1st) |
18 | Patriots Day |
22 | International Earth Day (always 22nd of April) |
15 | Good Friday |
17 | Easter Sunday (Catholic) |
27 | Administrative Professionals Day (also Secretary’s Day) Observed on Wednesday of Administrative Professionals Week which is during the last full (Sunday-Saturday) week of April. |
MAY | |
4 | Star Wars Day (stems from the quote: “May the force (‘Fourth’) be with you”) |
5 | Cinco de Mayo (always May 05) |
8 | Mother’s Day -(2. Sunday) |
21 | Armed Forces Day – (3rd Saturday in May) |
30 | Memorial Day – (last Monday) |
JUNE | |
14 | Flag Day (always June 14th) |
19 | Father’s Day (3rd Sunday) |
20 | Summer Solstice |
20 | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
JULY | |
4 | Independence Day (Always on the 4th of July) |
AUGUST | |
SEPTEMBER | |
5 | Labor Day (1st Monday) |
17 | Citizenship Day (always Sep 17) |
17 | Oktober Fest in Munich Germany: Sep-17 until Oct 3, 2022 |
22 | First Day of Autumn/Fall |
23 | Native American Day (4th Fri in Sep) |
OCTOBER | |
6 | German-American Day (always Oct 6th) |
9 | Chicago Marathon |
10 | Columbus Day (2nd Monday) |
16 | Boss Day (always Oct 16th) |
31 | Halloween (always Oct 31st) |
NOVEMBER | |
6 | New York Marathon |
11 | Veteran’s Day (Always Nov 11th) |
24 | Thanksgiving (4th Thursday) |
DECEMBER | |
15 | Bill of Rights Day (always December 15) |
24 | Christmas Eve |
25 or 26 | Christmas Day (2022 it is 26th because 25th is a Sunday) |
26 | Boxing Day |
31 | New Years Eve |