Public holidays in California 2024
California has 13 public holidays in 2024. 12 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
249working days in 2024
104weekend days
California is one of the states of the United States: see also public holidays in the United States 2024.
The dates listed are the holidays observed by the state government of California: the federal holidays the state observes plus its own state holidays. Private employers are not obliged to close, and some state holidays apply to state offices only.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| Thursday | Susan B. Anthony Day | |
| Monday | Presidents' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Cesar Chavez Day | |
| Monday | Cesar Chavez Day observed | |
| Monday | Memorial Day | |
| Wednesday | Juneteenth National Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Veterans Day | |
| Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Friday | Day After Thanksgiving | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 13 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 January 2024Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 February 2024Presidents' Day
- 3 daysSat 30 March to Mon 1 April 2024Cesar Chavez Day
- 3 daysSat 25 to Mon 27 May 2024Memorial Day
- 3 daysSat 31 August to Mon 2 September 2024Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 November 2024Veterans Day
- 4 daysThu 28 November to Sun 1 December 2024Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 16 February 2024 for Thu 15 to Mon 19 February 2024Susan B. Anthony Day, Presidents' Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 July 2024 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 July 2024Independence Day
Questions about 2024 in California
- How many working days are there in California in 2024?
- 249 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does California have in 2024?
- 13 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Cesar Chavez Day (31 March 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in California?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in California 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
California has 13 public holidays and 249 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-states/california/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.104, CC BY 4.0).
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