Civic and Religious Holidays

Below are listed the principal federal and state government holidays; Christian, Jewish and Islamic holidays and festivals; and special recognition days for 2022 and 2023. Technically, the United States does not observe national holidays. Each state has jurisdiction over its holidays, which are usually designated by its legislature. The list was compiled partially from the Texas Government Code, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Astronomical Phenomena 2022, and Astronomical Phenomena 2023, published jointly by the U.S. Naval Observatory and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.

Federal legal public holidays are shown in bold. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday may be treated as a
holiday. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday may be treated as a holiday.

Days marked with an asterisk (*) are state holidays in Texas. For state employees, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 24, and Dec. 26 are also holidays. Optional holidays are César Chávez Day, Good Friday, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur. Partial-staffing holidays are Confederate Heroes Day, Texas Independence Day, San Jacinto Day, Emancipation Day, and Lyndon Baines Johnson Day. State offices will be open on optional holidays and partial-staffing holidays.

Days marked with a plus (+) are state recognition days.

2022

2023