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As you plan out your activities for summer, you might want to take note of holidays and observances for 2024. Most Federal holiday dates pop-up on our electronic calendars, but there’s a number of state observances that don’t, so we’ve listed them all below.
Remember, government offices, including state offices, city offices and schools are closed on the Federal holidays. Public transportation services may have differing schedules. Click here for more information on public transportation.
2024 Holidays & Observances
Listed below are current year dates for federal holidays (in bold) along with Arizona State holidays and popular public observances. We usually consult timeanddate.com for current year dates. Different resources sometimes report slightly different dates.
- Monday, January 01, 2024: New Year’s Day
- Monday, January 15, 2024: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Friday, February 2, 2024: Groundhog Day
- Saturday, February 10, 2024: Lunar New Year – Year of the Dragon
- Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 3:30 PST: Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. Usher to perform halftime show.
- Tuesday February 13, 2024: Mardi Gras
- Wednesday, February 14, 2024: Arizona Statehood Day
- Wednesday, February 14, 2024: Valentine’s Day
- *Monday, February 19, 2024: Washington’s Birthday (aka Presidents’ Day)
- Sunday, March 10, 2024: Daylight Savings time begins (2nd Sunday)
- Sunday, March 10, 2024: Ramadan begins at sundown (ends Tuesday, April 9 with Eid al-Fitr)
- Sunday, March 17, 2024: St. Patrick’s Day
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 8:06 pm PDT: Spring equinox (Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 03:06 UTC)
- Monday, March 25, 2024: Holi (Festival of Colors)
- Sunday, March 31, 2024: Easter
- Monday, April 15, 2024: Federal Income Tax Day
- Monday, April 22, 2024: Passover begins before sundown (ends after nightfall April 30)
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024: May Day
- Sunday, May 5, 2024: Cinco de Mayo
- Sunday, May 12, 2024: Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday in May)
- Monday, May 27, 2024: Memorial Day
- Sunday, June 16, 2024: Father’s Day (3rd Sunday in June)
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024: Juneteenth National Independence Day
- Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 1:50 pm PDT: Summer solstice (Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 20:50 UTC)
- Thursday, July 04, 2024: Independence Day
- Sunday, August 4, 2024: American Family Day
- Monday, September 2, 2024: Labor Day
- Friday, September 22, 2023 at 11:50 pm PDT: Autumn equinox (September 23, 2023 at 06:50 UTC)
- **Monday, October 14, 2024: Columbus Day (some states recognize this day as Indigenous People’s Day, however, Arizona still recognizes Columbus Day)
- Thursday, October 31, 2024: Halloween
- Saturday, November 2, 2024: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead aka All Souls Day)
- Sunday, November 3, 2024: Daylight Savings ends (1st Sunday)
- Monday, November 11, 2024: Veterans Day
- Thursday, November 28, 2024: Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
- Friday, November 29, 2024 Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving)
- Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 7:27 pm PST: Winter solstice (Friday, December 22, 2023 at 03:27 UTC)
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024: Christmas Day
- Thursday, December 26, 2024: Chanukah (Hanukkah) begins before sundown (ends Thursday, January 2, 2025 at nightfall)
- Thursday, December 26, 2024: First day of Kwanzaa (ends January 1, 2025)
- Tuesday, December 31, 2024: New Year’s Eve
*Washington’s Birthday is the federally recognized holiday though many locations use Presidents Day (also spelled President’s or Presidents’ Day).
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