2016 Holidays and Observances (USA) Jan 1 New Year's Day May 30 Memorial Day Jan 6 Epiphany Jun 6 Ramadan begins (Islamic) Jan 7 Orthodox Christmas (Orthodox) Jun 12 Shavuot (Jewish) Jan 14 Orthodox New Year (Orthodox) Jun 19 Fathers' Day Jan 18 Martin Luther King Day Jun 20 Summer Solstice Jan 25 Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) (Jewish) Jul 2 Lailat Ul Qadr (Islamic) Feb 9 Shrove Tuesday (Christian) Jul 4 Independence Day Feb 10 Ash Wednesday (Christian) Jul 5 Ramadan ends (Islamic) Feb 14 Valentine's Day Jul 6 Eid-al-Fitr (Islamic) Feb 15 Presidents’ Day Aug 14 Tisha B'Av (Jewish) Mar 13 Daylight Saving Time begins Sep 5 Labor Day Mar 17 St. Patrick's Day Sep 13 Eid-al-Adha (Islamic) Mar 20 Vernal Equinox Sep 22 Autumnal Equinox Mar 20 Palm Sunday (Christian) Oct 3 Rosh HaShanah (Jewish) Mar 24 Purim (Jewish) Oct 9 Leif Erikson Day Mar 24 Maundy Thursday (Christian) Oct 10 Columbus Day (Observed) Mar 25 Good Friday (Christian) Oct 12 Yom Kippur (Jewish) Mar 26 Holy Saturday (Christian) Oct 17 First day of Sukkot (Jewish) Mar 27 Easter Sunday (Christian) Oct 23 Last day of Sukkot (Jewish) Mar 28 Easter Monday (Christian) Oct 24 Shimini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Jewish) Apr 23 First day of Passover (Jewish) Oct 31 Halloween Apr 30 Last day of Passover (Jewish) Nov 1 All Saints Day May 1 Orthodox Easter (Orthodox) Nov 6 Daylight Saving Time ends May 4 Yom HaShoah (Jewish) Nov 11 Veterans Day May 5 Cinco de Mayo Nov 24 Thanksgiving Day May 5 Ascension Day (Christian) Nov 27 First Sunday Advent (Christian) May 8 Mothers' Day Dec 21 Winter Solstice May 12 Yom HaAtzmaut (Jewish) Dec 25 First day of Chanukah (Jewish) May 15 Pentecost (Christian) Dec 25 Christmas Day (Christian) May 22 Trinity Sunday (Christian) Dec 26 Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) (Islamic) May 26 Lag B'Omer (Jewish) Dec 31 New Year's Eve May 26 Corpus Christi (Christian) Jan 1 Last day of Chanukah (Jewish) U. S. Federal Holidays in Red