Public holidays in District of Columbia 2027
The District of Columbia has 12 public holidays in 2027. 9 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 4 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2027
104weekend days
The District of Columbia is the federal district of the United States: see also public holidays in the United States 2027.
The dates listed are the holidays observed by the government of the District of Columbia: the federal holidays it observes plus its own, such as Emancipation Day on 16 April. Private employers are not obliged to close.
Holiday dates 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| Monday | Washington's Birthday | |
| Friday | Emancipation Day | |
| Monday | Memorial Day | |
| Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Juneteenth National Independence Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day observed | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Indigenous Peoples' Day | |
| Thursday | Veterans Day | |
| Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | New Year's Day observed |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2027
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 2027 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| February 2027 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2027 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2027 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| August 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 January 2027New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 16 to Mon 18 January 2027Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 February 2027Washington's Birthday
- 3 daysFri 16 to Sun 18 April 2027Emancipation Day
- 3 daysSat 29 to Mon 31 May 2027Memorial Day
- 3 daysFri 18 to Sun 20 June 2027Juneteenth National Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 July 2027Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 September 2027Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 October 2027Indigenous Peoples' Day
- 3 daysFri 24 to Sun 26 December 2027Christmas Day
- 3 daysFri 31 December 2027 to Sun 2 January 2028New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 12 November 2027 for Thu 11 to Sun 14 November 2027Veterans Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 November 2027 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 November 2027Thanksgiving Day
Questions about 2027 in District of Columbia
- How many working days are there in District of Columbia in 2027?
- 248 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does District of Columbia have in 2027?
- 12 public holidays, plus 4 substitute days off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Juneteenth National Independence Day (19 June 2027), Independence Day (4 July 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027).
- What counts as the weekend in District of Columbia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2028?
- See public holidays in District of Columbia 2028 or go back to 2026.
Cite or reuse this data
The District of Columbia has 12 public holidays and 248 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-states/district-of-columbia/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.104, CC BY 4.0).
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