Holidays · South Carolina
South Carolina Holidays 2026
Every holiday observed in South Carolina (Palmetto State) — federal and state-specific — for 2026 and 2027. Includes dates, weekdays, and notes on what each holiday commemorates.
All federal and South Carolina state holidays 2026–2028 in the calendar app you already use: always up to date, no sign-up, free.
Added as a new calendar "South Carolina 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/south-carolina-holidays-reminders.ics
One-off files: 2026, 2027 (.ics) · JSON
Printable South Carolina 2027 calendar (PDF)
All federal and South Carolina state holidays for 2027 on one US Letter page: twelve Sunday-start month grids plus a dated legend (Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Day after Christmas 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 |
| May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day Last Monday in May |
Monday | Federal |
| June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth National Independence Day South Carolina state offices are open. |
Friday | Federal |
| July 4, 2026 | Independence Day South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 Fri Nov 26, 2027; 'Thanksgiving Day and the day after' in S.C. |
Friday | State |
| December 24, 2026 | Christmas Eve Dec 24 is a statutory legal holiday; Fri Dec 24, 2027. |
Thursday | State |
| December 25, 2026 | Christmas Day | Friday | Federal |
| December 28, 2026 | Day after Christmas Dec 26 is a statutory legal holiday; in 2027 it falls on a Sunday and the state observes it Tue Dec 28 (2026: Mon Dec 28). |
Monday | State |
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 South Carolina state offices are open. |
Saturday | Federal |
| July 4, 2027 | Independence Day South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 Fri Nov 26, 2027; 'Thanksgiving Day and the day after' in S.C. |
Friday | State |
| December 24, 2027 | Christmas Eve Dec 24 is a statutory legal holiday; Fri Dec 24, 2027. |
Friday | State |
| December 25, 2027 | Christmas Day South Carolina state offices close Monday, December 27, 2027. |
Saturday | Federal |
| December 28, 2027 | Day after Christmas Dec 26 is a statutory legal holiday; in 2027 it falls on a Sunday and the state observes it Tue Dec 28 (2026: Mon Dec 28). |
Tuesday | State |
| 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 |
South Carolina-only holidays
- Day after Thanksgiving — November 27, 2026 (Friday)
Fri Nov 26, 2027; 'Thanksgiving Day and the day after' in S.C. - Christmas Eve — December 24, 2026 (Thursday)
Dec 24 is a statutory legal holiday; Fri Dec 24, 2027. - Day after Christmas — December 28, 2026 (Monday)
Dec 26 is a statutory legal holiday; in 2027 it falls on a Sunday and the state observes it Tue Dec 28 (2026: Mon Dec 28).
Federal holidays when South Carolina state offices stay open: Juneteenth National Independence Day, Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Federal offices, post offices and banks still close.
Note: South Carolina state offices also close on Confederate Memorial Day. In line with this site's editorial policy these days are not listed in the calendars, feeds or PDFs here.
South Carolina ranks #13 of 50 with 12 paid holidays for state employees in 2027. Source: Holiday Leave - 2026 and 2027 Holiday Schedule (SC Department of Administration, State Human Resources; read via Wayback snapshot of 4 Sep 2026); S.C. Code 53-5-10 and 53-5-30.