Federal
Legal Holidays 2009
• January 1, 2009 (thursday): New
Year's Day [Jan. 1 every year]
• January 19, 2009 (monday): Martin
Luther King Day [3rd monday in Jan]
• January 20, 2009 (tuesday):
Inauguration Day [every 4th year]
• February 16, 2009 (monday):
Presidents Day (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
note: Presidents Day is also Washington's Birthday
(observed)
• May 25, 2009 (monday): Memorial Day
(observed) [last monday in May]
July 3, 2009 (friday): federal employees extra day
off for July 4th
• July 4, 2009
(saturday): Independence Day [July 4th every year]
• September 7, 2009
(monday): Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
• October 12, 2009
(monday): Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
• November 11, 2009
(wednesday): Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
• November 26, 2009
(thursday): Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
• December 25, 2009
(friday): Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]
Federal Legal Holidays 2010
• January 1, 2010
(friday): New Year's Day [Jan. 1 every year]
• January 18, 2010
(monday): Martin Luther King Day [3rd monday in
Jan]
• February 15, 2010
(monday): Presidents Day (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
note: Presidents Day is also Washington's Birthday
(observed)
• May 31, 2010
(monday): Memorial Day (observed) [last monday in
May]
• July 4, 2010
(sunday): Independence Day [July 4th every year]
July 5, 2010 (monday): federal employees extra day
off for July 4th
• September 6, 2010
(monday): Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
• October 11, 2010 (monday): Columbus
Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
• November 11, 2010 (thursday):
Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
• November 25, 2010 (thursday):
Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
December 24, 2010 (friday): federal employees extra
day off for Christmas
• December 25, 2010 (saturday):
Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]
Federal Holiday: Inauguration Day - It comes after
each U.S. presidential election, held every 4 years.
next in Jan 2013.
Quick note regarding federal holidays listed above:
the term (observed) means the day the
holiday is celebrated with federal employees plus a lot
of other people getting a day off of work. Usually your
bank is closed, no mail delivery, many government
offices are closed, schools and the stock market might
be closed, etc. ... observed might not be the
traditional or "real" date.
Be Aware if a federal public holiday falls on
a Saturday or Sunday.
Sometimes ... many Federal, State, City, Postal, Bank
employees, other workers take an extra day off work.
When a holiday falls on saturday, they might not work on
the preceding friday. When a holiday falls on sunday,
they might not work on the following monday. See July
4th above.
Good source for dates of Federal Employees Holidays
days off →
Office of Personnel Management
For new and used books for U.S. Holidays and
Traditions, click →
U.S. Holidays and Observances
Additional US Holidays, Celebrated
Dates, Popular Days
• January 24 [every year]:
Belly Laugh Day [info]
• February 2 [every year]: Groundhog
Day
• February 12 [every year]: Lincoln's
Birthday
• February 14 [every year]: St.
Valentines Day
• February 24, 2009 [Feb 16, 2010]: Fat
Tuesday (a.k.a. Paczki Day) - day before Lent starts
• March 17 [every year]: St.
Patrick's Day
• April 10, 2009 [April 2, 2010]: Good
Friday (U.S. stock market is closed on this day)
• April 12, 2009: [April 4, 2010]
Easter Sunday
• April 1 [every year]: April Fool's
Day. Get great practical jokes and gags at →
Pranks Place
• April 15, 2009 [April 15, 2010
(Thursday)]: Tax Day - last day to file federal taxes
without penalty.
• April 22 [every year]: Earth
Day [info]
• April 22, 2009 [April 21, 2010]:
Administrative Professionals Day (National Secretary's
Day) [info]
• May 5 [every year]: Cinco de Mayo
• May 10, 2009 [May 9, 2010]:
Mother's Day [2nd Sunday
in May]
• May 16, 2009 [May 15, 2010]: Armed
Forces Day [3rd Saturday in May]
• June 14 [every year]: Flag Day
• June 21, 2009: Father's Day
[3rd Sunday in June]
• July 26, 2009: Parents' Day [4th
Sunday in July]
• Sept. 13, 2009: Grandparents' Day
[first Sunday after Labor Day]
• September 11 (9/11)[every year]:
anniversary of terrorist attack on World Trade Center in
2001.
• September 16 [every year]: Stepfamily
Day [info
1] [info
2]
• September 17 [every year]:
Citizenship Day
• Native American Day: 4th Friday
in September, celebrated (observed) many different days
• October 16 [every year]: Boss's Day
(National Bosses Day)
• October 17, 2009: Sweetest
Day [3rd Saturday in Oct]
• October 31 [every year]:
Halloween - for costumes props decorations →
click
here
• November 3, 2009: Election
Day [first Tuesday after first Monday in Nov]
• December 7 [every year]:
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day [details]
- attacked in 1941, WWII.
• December 12-19, 2009:
Chanukah/Hanukkah [info]
• December 26 - Jan 1 [every year]:
Kwanzaa
• December 31 [every year]: New
Year's Eve
2009 U.S. Daylight Savings Time
• STARTS: March 8, 2009 at 2am (set
clocks ahead one hour)
• ENDS: November 1, 2009 at 2am (set
clocks back one hour)
2010 U.S. Daylight Savings Time
• STARTS: March 14, 2010 at 2am (set
clocks ahead one hour)
• ENDS: November 7, 2010 at 2am (set
clocks back one hour)
For future reference »» U.S. daylight savings time
start/end dates
start: move clocks AHEAD one hour at 2am on the second
Sunday in March.
end: move clocks BACK one hour at 2am on the first
Sunday of November.
EARTH HOUR
• MARCH 27, 2010 (Saturday) from 8pm to 9pm (your local
time).
info at
www.earthhour.org and
www.earthhour2010.com - concept is for as many
people as possible around the world to turn off lights
for an hour. Security and emergency lighting will remain
on. Millions of people, businesses, governments and
civic organizations around the globe turn off their
lights for Earth Hour. More than 100 cities across North
America participate. It's done annually on the last
saturday in March.
More American Patriotic and National
Observances•
ARMY birthday - June 14th
•
COAST GUARD birthday - August 4th
[US Coast Guard established 4 August 1790]
•
AIR FORCE birthday - September 18th
bonus info →
U.S. Air Force Highlights
•
NAVY birthday - October 13th
•
MARINE CORPS birthday - November 10th
• National Freedom Day: February 1st
• Washington's Birthday: February 22nd
(the traditional date, not observed date)
• National Poison Prevention Week: third week in March
• Thomas Jefferson's birthday: April 13th
• Loyalty Day: May 1st
• Law Day, U.S.A.: May 1st
• National Day of Prayer: first Thursday in May
• Police Week: week which has May 15th
in it
• Peace Officers Memorial Day: May 15th.
(Federal, State, local officers killed or disabled in
the line of duty)
• National Maritime Day: May 22nd
• National Flag Week: the week in which June 14th
falls
• Honor America Days: June 14th
through July 4th
• National Aviation Day: August 19th
• Constitution Week: September 17th
through September 23rd
• Gold Star Mother's Day: last Sunday in September
• Child Health Day: first Monday in October
• Leif Erikson Day: October 9th
• Wright Brothers Day: December 17th
Some Months Are Known As ...
• February: African American Heritage Month / American
Heart Month
• March: National Women's History Month,
National
Kidney Month
• April: Cancer Control Month
• May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month / Older
Americans Month
• September: National Hispanic Heritage Month (September
15 through October 15)
• October: National Disability Employment Awareness
Month
• November: National American Indian Heritage Month
Quality websites for information about holidays
and important dates
• When
Is - dates of religious and civil holidays around
the world.
• Good site for holidays and their dates →
Holiday Smart
• Good site for resources about significant dates →
LibrarySupportStaff.com
• Good site for calendar dates & holiday dates →
time and date.com
• Sites with additional info for holidays & dates → [Site
1] [Site
2] [Site
3] [Site
4].
• Very Cool Site →
Brownielocks - "bizarre, crazy, silly, unknown
holidays and observances"
U.S. Big Events
•
College Bowls Mens Football - too many to list here,
use link.
• January 8, 2010:
College Football BCS Championship Game [locations/future
dates].
• National
Football League NFL Playoffs usually start during
the 1st week in January.
•
Super Bowl XLIV (44): February 7, 2010 in Miami,
Florida (Dolphin Stadium).
• Mardi Gras Carnival: February 16, 2010 in New Orleans.
[info
site] [web
cams] [Future
Dates]. annual event. "Carnival celebration starts
on January 6, the Twelfth Night (feast of Epiphany); and
picks up speed until Midnight on Mardi Gras, the day
before Ash Wednesday."
•
Daytona 500: February 15, 2009. 51st Running of the
Daytona 500, Nascar car racing.
•
Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida: February 27 -
March 8, 2009. motorcycles and partying.
• Spring Break: overall - 2nd week of March to early
April. Each school has it's own specific week(s).
• "March
Madness" - Mens College Basketball Title Tournament
in March, every year.
• National
Hockey League NHL 2008/2009
Stanley Cup Playoffs (starts in April, finals in
June).
• National
Basketball Association NBA Playoffs 2009 (starts in
April, finals in June).
•
Kentucky Derby: May 2, 2009 (May 1, 2010). Horse
racing (first Saturday in May).
•
Preakness Stakes: May 16, 2009 (May 15, 2010). Horse
racing (two weeks after Kentucky Derby).
•
Indianapolis 500: May 24, 2009 (May 30, 2010).
(Sunday of Memorial Weekend, every year)
•
Belmont Stakes: June 6, 2009 (June 5, 2010). Horse
racing (three weeks after the Preakness).
• U.S.
Open Golf: June 15-21, 2009 at Bethpage State Park
(Black Course) in Farmingdale, New York.
•
Woodward Dream Cruise: August 15, 2009. Annual World
Famous Car Cruise held in Metro Detroit, Michigan. The
WDC, the most popular car cruise on earth, is on the
third Saturday in August every year and celebrated all
week leading up to the official day.
• World
Series - Major League Baseball (MLB) - around the
middle to end of October, every year.
Mike recommends ...
• For Most Major Sporting Events general info:
johnnyroadtrip.com
• For Most Major Sporting Events future dates:
johnnyroadtrip.com future dates, sites, links
• For Super Bowl future dates and locations:
SuperBowl.com
• For Professional Golf:
PGA
official site
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