Holidays · New York
New York Holidays 2026
Every holiday observed in New York (Empire State) — federal and state-specific — for 2026 and 2027. Includes dates, weekdays, and notes on what each holiday commemorates.
All federal and New York state holidays 2026–2028 in the calendar app you already use: always up to date, no sign-up, free.
Added as a new calendar "New York 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/new-york-holidays-reminders.ics
One-off files: 2026, 2027 (.ics) · JSON
Printable New York 2027 calendar (PDF)
All federal and New York state holidays for 2027 on one US Letter page: twelve Sunday-start month grids plus a dated legend. 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 |
| May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day Last Monday in May |
Monday | Federal |
| June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | Friday | Federal |
| July 4, 2026 | Independence Day Falls on a Saturday: no alternate day; employees receive holiday leave credit. |
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 |
Monday | Federal |
| November 11, 2026 | Veterans Day | Wednesday | Federal |
| November 26, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November |
Thursday | Federal |
| 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 |
| May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day Last Monday in May |
Monday | Federal |
| June 19, 2027 | Juneteenth National Independence Day Falls on a Saturday: no alternate day; employees receive holiday leave credit. |
Saturday | Federal |
| July 4, 2027 | Independence Day New York 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 |
Monday | Federal |
| November 11, 2027 | Veterans Day | Thursday | Federal |
| November 25, 2027 | Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November |
Thursday | Federal |
| December 25, 2027 | Christmas Day Falls on a Saturday: no alternate day; employees receive holiday leave credit. |
Saturday | Federal |
New York-only holidays
New York observes only the 11 federal holidays — no additional state-only paid holidays.
New York state employees also get 2 floating holidays a year to take on a day of their choice.
Observances, partial and local days
- Lincoln's Birthday — February 12, 2027 · Legal holiday that most executive-branch units (Administrative, Institutional, Operational, PS&T, Rent Regulation, M/C) receive as a floating holiday credit…
- Election Day — November 2, 2027 · Same treatment: converted to a floating holiday credit for most units (2026: offices open Nov 3, 2026, credit usable until Nov 2, 2027).
- Flag Day — June 14, 2027 · Legal holiday under the General Construction Law but the only one NOT observed by state employees.
New York ranks #26 of 50 with 11 paid holidays for state employees in 2027. Source: 2027 Calendar of Legal Holidays for State Employees in the Classified Service of the Executive Branch (NYS Department of Civil Service); with Attendance and Leave Manual Advisory Memorandum 2026-04.