MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HOLIDAYS

STATE EMPLOYEE HOLIDAYS

[photo, State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland]
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    In Maryland, State employee holidays include each statewide general election day, and each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor designates for general cessation of business (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996; Code State Personnel and Pensions Article, sec. 9-201). Several holidays formerly observed for State employees were abolished as such in 1996. These included Lincoln's Birthday (Feb. 12), Maryland Day (March 25), Good Friday, and Defender's Day (Sept. 12) (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996).


    State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    2025
    January 1 (Wednesday) New Year's Day
    January 20 (third Monday) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (observed)
    February 17 (third Monday) Presidents' Day
    May 26 (last Monday) Memorial Day
    June 19 (Thursday) Juneteenth National Independence Day*
    July 4 (Friday) Independence Day
    September 1 (first Monday) Labor Day
    October 13 (second Monday) Columbus Day (observed)
    November 11 (Tuesday) Veterans' Day
    November 27 (fourth Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
    November 28 (fourth Friday) American Indian Heritage Day
    December 25 (Thursday) Christmas Day

    2024
    January 1 (Monday) New Year's Day
    January 15 (third Monday) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (observed)
    February 19 (third Monday) Presidents' Day
    May 27 (last Monday) Memorial Day
    June 19 (Wednesday) Juneteenth National Independence Day*
    July 4 (Thursday) Independence Day
    September 2 (first Monday) Labor Day
    October 14 (second Monday) Columbus Day (observed)
    November 5 (Tuesday) Election Day
    November 11 (Monday) Veterans' Day
    November 28 (fourth Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
    November 29 (fourth Friday) American Indian Heritage Day
    December 25 (Wednesday) Christmas Day

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