Public holidays in Texas 2026
Texas has 18 public holidays in 2026. 16 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 244 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
18public holidays
17weekday days off, substitutes included
244working days in 2026
104weekend days
Texas is one of the states of the United States: see also public holidays in the United States 2026.
The dates listed are the holidays observed by the state government of Texas: 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 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Confederate Memorial Day | |
| Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| Monday | Presidents' Day | |
| Monday | Texas Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Cesar Chavez Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Tuesday | San Jacinto Day | |
| Monday | Memorial Day | |
| Friday | Emancipation Day In Texas | |
| Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day | |
| Friday | Independence Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Wednesday | Veterans Day | |
| Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Friday | Friday After Thanksgiving | |
| Thursday | Christmas Eve | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Day After Christmas |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2026
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 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 17 | 244 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 January 2026Confederate Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 February 2026Presidents' Day
- 3 daysSat 28 February to Mon 2 March 2026Texas Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 May 2026Memorial Day
- 3 daysFri 19 to Sun 21 June 2026Emancipation Day In Texas, Juneteenth National Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 July 2026Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 5 to Mon 7 September 2026Labor Day
- 4 daysThu 26 to Sun 29 November 2026Thanksgiving Day, Friday After Thanksgiving
- 4 daysThu 24 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Day After Christmas
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 30 March 2026 for Sat 28 to Tue 31 March 2026Cesar Chavez Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 20 April 2026 for Sat 18 to Tue 21 April 2026San Jacinto Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 28 August 2026 for Thu 27 to Sun 30 August 2026Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
Questions about 2026 in Texas
- How many working days are there in Texas in 2026?
- 244 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 17 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Texas have in 2026?
- 18 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Day (4 July 2026), Day After Christmas (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Texas?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Texas 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Texas has 18 public holidays and 244 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-states/texas/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.104, CC BY 4.0).
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