Holidays · Iowa
Iowa Holidays 2026
Every holiday observed in Iowa (Hawkeye State) — federal and state-specific — for 2026 and 2027. Includes dates, weekdays, and notes on what each holiday commemorates.
All federal and Iowa state holidays 2026–2028 in the calendar app you already use: always up to date, no sign-up, free.
Added as a new calendar "Iowa 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/iowa-holidays-reminders.ics
One-off files: 2026, 2027 (.ics) · JSON
Printable Iowa 2027 calendar (PDF)
All federal and Iowa state holidays for 2027 on one US Letter page: twelve Sunday-start month grids plus a dated legend (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 Iowa state offices are open. |
Monday | Federal |
| May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day Last Monday in May |
Monday | Federal |
| June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth National Independence Day Iowa state offices are open. |
Friday | Federal |
| July 4, 2026 | Independence Day Iowa state offices close Friday, July 3, 2026. |
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 Iowa 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 Statutory (Iowa Code 1C.2(1)(h)). |
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 Iowa state offices are open. |
Monday | Federal |
| May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day Last Monday in May |
Monday | Federal |
| June 19, 2027 | Juneteenth National Independence Day Iowa state offices are open. |
Saturday | Federal |
| July 4, 2027 | Independence Day Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Statutory (Iowa Code 1C.2(1)(h)). |
Friday | State |
| December 25, 2027 | Christmas Day Iowa state offices close Friday, December 24, 2027. |
Saturday | Federal |
| December 31, 2027 | New Year's Day 2028 (observed) January 1, 2028 is a Saturday; state offices close on Friday. Counted for 2028. |
Friday | Federal |
Iowa-only holidays
- Day after Thanksgiving — November 27, 2026 (Friday)
Statutory (Iowa Code 1C.2(1)(h)).
Federal holidays when Iowa state offices stay open: Presidents’ Day (Washington's Birthday), Juneteenth National Independence Day, Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Federal offices, post offices and banks still close.
Observances, partial and local days
- Two paid leave days added to vacation allowance · Iowa Code 1C.2(2)(a); up to four more days may be granted to implement union contracts.
- Governor-granted additional paid holidays · Discretionary under Iowa Code 1C.2(2)(b).
- Lincoln's Birthday — February 12, 2027 · Legal public holiday under Iowa Code 1C.1 but not among the paid state-employee holidays in 1C.2; not on the DAS list.
Iowa ranks #46 of 50 with 9 paid holidays for state employees in 2027. Source: Iowa DAS Centralized Payroll - State Holidays 2026 (posted 12/29/25) and Iowa Code 2026 section 1C.2 'Paid holidays'.