Public holidays in North Carolina 2027
North Carolina has 14 public holidays in 2027. 10 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 5 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 246 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
15weekday days off, substitutes included
246working days in 2027
104weekend days
North Carolina is one of the states of the United States: see also public holidays in the United States 2027.
The dates listed are the holidays observed by the state government of North Carolina: 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 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| Monday | Washington's Birthday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| 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 | |
| Thursday | Veterans Day | |
| Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Friday | Day After Thanksgiving | |
| Thursday | Christmas Eve observed | |
| Friday | Christmas Day observed | |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Day After Christmas | |
| Monday | Day After Christmas observed | |
| 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 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| 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 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 15 | 246 |
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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 26 to Sun 28 March 2027Good Friday
- 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
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 November 2027Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving
- 5 daysThu 23 to Mon 27 December 2027Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Day After Christmas
- 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
Questions about 2027 in North Carolina
- How many working days are there in North Carolina in 2027?
- 246 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 15 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does North Carolina have in 2027?
- 14 public holidays, plus 5 substitute days off. 4 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), Day After Christmas (26 December 2027).
- What counts as the weekend in North Carolina?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2028?
- See public holidays in North Carolina 2028 or go back to 2026.
Cite or reuse this data
North Carolina has 14 public holidays and 246 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-states/north-carolina/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.104, CC BY 4.0).
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