Holidays · California
California Holidays 2026
Every holiday observed in California (Golden State) — federal and state-specific — for 2026 and 2027. Includes dates, weekdays, and notes on what each holiday commemorates.
All federal and California state holidays 2026–2028 in the calendar app you already use: always up to date, no sign-up, free.
Added as a new calendar "California Holidays · the-calendar.net" that updates itself; nothing is imported into your own calendar. On Android, open the Google link on a computer or with "Desktop site" in Chrome; it then syncs to your phone. Thunderbird, Samsung Calendar, Notion and Outlook desktop take the copied link under "Add calendar from the internet".
https://the-calendar.net/downloads/states/california-holidays-reminders.ics
One-off files: 2026, 2027 (.ics) · JSON
Printable California 2027 calendar (PDF)
All federal and California state holidays for 2027 on one US Letter page: twelve Sunday-start month grids plus a dated legend (Cesar Chavez Day, Day after Thanksgiving included). Portrait or landscape.
Print at 100 % scale. Holidays are marked white-on-black, so they stay visible on black-and-white printers.
2026 — full holiday list
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | New Year's Day | Thursday | Federal |
| January 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day Third Monday in January |
Monday | Federal |
| February 16, 2026 | Presidents’ Day (Washington's Birthday) Third Monday in February |
Monday | Federal |
| March 31, 2026 | Cesar Chavez Day On CalHR 2026 list (Tue Mar 31, 2026). |
Tuesday | State |
| May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day Last Monday in May |
Monday | Federal |
| June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth National Independence Day California state offices are open. |
Friday | Federal |
| July 4, 2026 | Independence Day Falls on a Saturday: no office closure; employees receive holiday credit instead (Gov. Code 19853). |
Saturday | Federal |
| September 7, 2026 | Labor Day First Monday in September |
Monday | Federal |
| October 12, 2026 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day Second Monday in October California state offices are open. |
Monday | Federal |
| November 11, 2026 | Veterans Day | Wednesday | Federal |
| November 26, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November |
Thursday | Federal |
| November 27, 2026 | Day after Thanksgiving On CalHR 2026 list (Fri Nov 27, 2026). |
Friday | State |
| December 25, 2026 | Christmas Day | Friday | Federal |
2027 — full holiday list
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | New Year's Day | Friday | Federal |
| January 18, 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day Third Monday in January |
Monday | Federal |
| February 15, 2027 | Presidents’ Day (Washington's Birthday) Third Monday in February |
Monday | Federal |
| March 31, 2027 | Cesar Chavez Day On CalHR 2026 list (Tue Mar 31, 2026). |
Wednesday | State |
| May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day Last Monday in May |
Monday | Federal |
| June 19, 2027 | Juneteenth National Independence Day California state offices are open. |
Saturday | Federal |
| July 4, 2027 | Independence Day California state offices close Monday, July 5, 2027. |
Sunday | Federal |
| September 6, 2027 | Labor Day First Monday in September |
Monday | Federal |
| October 11, 2027 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day Second Monday in October California state offices are open. |
Monday | Federal |
| November 11, 2027 | Veterans Day | Thursday | Federal |
| November 25, 2027 | Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November |
Thursday | Federal |
| November 26, 2027 | Day after Thanksgiving On CalHR 2026 list (Fri Nov 27, 2026). |
Friday | State |
| December 25, 2027 | Christmas Day Falls on a Saturday: no office closure; employees receive holiday credit instead (Gov. Code 19853). |
Saturday | Federal |
California-only holidays
- Cesar Chavez Day — March 31, 2026 (Tuesday)
On CalHR 2026 list (Tue Mar 31, 2026). - Day after Thanksgiving — November 27, 2026 (Friday)
On CalHR 2026 list (Fri Nov 27, 2026).
Federal holidays when California state offices stay open: Juneteenth National Independence Day, Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Federal offices, post offices and banks still close.
California state employees also get 1 floating holiday a year to take on a day of their choice.
Observances, partial and local days
- Personal holiday · CalHR page: 'excluded employees' (managers, supervisors, confidential, excluded) receive one personal holiday per fiscal year.
- Juneteenth (optional holiday credit) — June 19, 2027 · Gov.
- Lunar New Year (optional holiday credit) · Same personal-holiday swap; not an automatic day off.
- Genocide Remembrance Day (optional holiday credit) — April 24, 2027 · Same personal-holiday swap.
- Native American Day (optional holiday credit) — September 24, 2027 · Fourth Friday in September; same personal-holiday swap.
- Diwali (optional holiday credit) — October 29, 2027 · Gov.
California ranks #26 of 50 with 11 paid holidays for state employees in 2027. Source: CalHR 'State Holidays' (2026 Holiday Dates; references Gov. Code 19853, 19853.2, 19854).