Holidays · South Dakota
South Dakota Holidays 2026
Every holiday observed in South Dakota (Mount Rushmore State) — federal and state-specific — for 2026 and 2027. Includes dates, weekdays, and notes on what each holiday commemorates.
All federal and South Dakota 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 Dakota 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-dakota-holidays-reminders.ics
One-off files: 2026, 2027 (.ics) · JSON
Printable South Dakota 2027 calendar (PDF)
All federal and South Dakota 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 South Dakota 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 |
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 South Dakota state offices close Friday, June 18, 2027. |
Saturday | Federal |
| July 4, 2027 | Independence Day South Dakota 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 South Dakota 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 |
South Dakota-only holidays
South Dakota observes only the 11 federal holidays — no additional state-only paid holidays.
Observances, partial and local days
- Any day proclaimed a holiday by the Governor or the President · Handbook: permanent employees also get regular pay for any other day proclaimed as a holiday by the Governor of South Dakota or the President; none is scheduled.
South Dakota ranks #26 of 50 with 11 paid holidays for state employees in 2027. Source: South Dakota State Employee Handbook (6/24/2026), Holidays section; SDCL 1-5-1 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/1-5-1).