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California Holidays 2024, 2025, and 2026. This page contains a calendar of all state holidays for California. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.
César Chávez Day 2025, 2026 and 2027. César Chávez Day celebrates the life of a civil rights activist who worked hard for the rights of farm workers. It occurs every 31 March, on the birth anniversary of César Chávez.
Federal holidays in the United States are public holidays that have been recognized by the federal government, and are applicable to federal employees. State holidays are public holidays recognized by states – and often (though not always) include the same holidays recognized at the federal level.
This page contains a national calendar of all 2024 federal and state holidays for the United States. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.
Lincoln’s Birthday is a holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the former president’s birth on 12 February 1809.
Columbus Day is a federal holiday observed on the second Monday in October, though only about half of US states follow suit with a state-level holiday. Some states and localities even “replace” Columbus Day with another holiday such as Indigenous People’s Day or Native Americans’ Day.
Emancipation Day celebrates the freedom of slaves, and particularly President Lincoln’s efforts, and eventual success, to end slavery. The holiday celebration was recognized from 1866 to 1901 then was somehow forgotten.
Oregon recognizes nine legal holidays, all of which are also federally recognized holidays. If the holiday falls on a weekend, it is celebrated on either Friday or Monday depending on which day of the weekend the holiday falls.
Celebrations centre around the lighting of traditional lanterns but also include colourful parades, traditional Indian dancing and singing, food stalls, and other cultural elements. The holiday is celebrated throughout the Autumn, but the main events fall on a single date.
Rosa Parks Day celebrates the life of the activist who toiled on behalf of African-American civil rights. It is a state-level holiday in California and Ohio.