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The calendar highlights key local, state, and federal holidays that you can use in

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holiday to find out the history and description for each day. You can use these days

to draw attention to your social media posts!

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January 2018

1 Monday New Year’s Day Federal Holiday

1 Monday New Year’s Eve State holiday LA, MI, WI

6 Saturday Epiphany Christian

7 Sunday Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox

12 Friday Lee Jackson Day State holiday Virginia

13 Saturday Stephen Foster Memorial Day Observance

14 Sunday Orthodox New Year Orthodox

15 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal Holiday

15 Monday Robert E Lee’s Birthday State holiday Alabama, Arkansas

15 Monday State Holiday State holiday Mississippi

15 Monday Idaho Human Rights Day State holiday Idaho

15 Monday Civil Rights Day State holiday Arizona, New Hampshire

19 Friday Robert E Lee’s Birthday State holiday Florida

19 Friday State Holiday State holiday Texas

29 Monday Kansas Day Observance

31 Wednesday Tu Bishvat/Tu B’Shevat Jewish holiday

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February 2018

1 Thursday National Freedom Day Observance

2 Friday Groundhog Day Observance

2 Friday National Wear Red Day Observance

4 Sunday Rosa Parks Day Local observance California, Ohio

12 Monday Lincoln’s Birthday State holiday CT, IL, MO, NY

12 Monday Lincoln’s Birthday Local observance Florida

13 Tuesday Maha Shivaratri Hindu Holiday

13 Tuesday Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Observance

14 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Christian

14 Wednesday Valentine’s Day Observance

14 Wednesday Statehood Day in Arizona Local observance Arizona

15 Thursday Susan B Anthony’s Birthday Local observance CA, FL, NY, WI

16 Friday Chinese New Year Observance

16 Friday Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Local observance Alaska

19 Monday Presidents’ Day Federal Holiday

19 Monday Daisy Gatson Bates Day State holiday Arkansas

28 Wednesday Linus Pauling Day Local observance Oregon

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March 2018

1 Thursday Purim Jewish holiday

1 Thursday St. David’s Day Observance

2 Friday Holi Hindu Holiday

2 Friday Texas Independence Day State holiday Texas

2 Friday Read Across America Day Observance

2 Friday Employee Appreciation Day Observance

5 Monday Casimir Pulaski Day State holiday Illinois

6 Tuesday Town Meeting Day Vermont State holiday

16 Friday Evacuation Day State holiday Massachusetts

17 Saturday St. Patrick’s Day Observance

17 Saturday Evacuation Day State holiday Massachusetts

20 Tuesday March equinox Season

25 Sunday Palm Sunday Christian

25 Sunday Maryland Day Local observance Maryland

26 Monday Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day State holiday Hawaii

26 Monday Seward’s Day State holiday Alaska

29 Thursday Maundy Thursday Christian

30 Friday Good Friday State holiday 13 states

31 Saturday Holy Saturday Christian

31 Saturday Passover(firstday) Jewish holiday

31 Saturday César Chávez Day State holiday CA, CO*, TX*

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April 2018

1 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance, Christian

2 Monday Easter Monday Christian

2 Monday Pascua Florida Day Local observance Florida

6 Friday Orthodox Good Friday Orthodox

6 Friday National Tartan Day Observance

7 Saturday Last Day of Passover Jewish holiday

7 Saturday Orthodox Holy Saturday Orthodox

8 Sunday Orthodox Easter Orthodox

9 Monday Orthodox Easter Monday Orthodox

10 Tuesday National Library Workers’ Day Observance

11 Wednesday Yom HaShoah Jewish holiday

13 Friday Isra and Mi’raj Muslim

13 Friday Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday Observance

15 Sunday Father Damien Day Local observance Hawaii

16 Monday Emancipation Day State holiday District of Columbia

16 Monday Patriot’s Day State holiday Maine, Massachusetts

17 Tuesday Tax Day Observance

19 Thursday Yom Ha’atzmaut Jewish holiday

21 Saturday San Jacinto Day State holiday Texas

22 Sunday Oklahoma Day Local observance Oklahoma

23 Monday Confederate Memorial Day State holiday Alabama, Florida

23 Monday State Holiday State holiday Georgia

25 Wednesday Administrative Professionals Day Observance

26 Thursday State Holiday Local observance Florida

26 Thursday Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Observance

27 Friday Arbor Day State holiday Nebraska

30 Monday State Holiday State holiday Mississippi

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May 2018

1 Tuesday Loyalty Day Observance

3 Thursday Lag BaOmer Jewish holiday

3 Thursday National Day of Prayer Observance

4 Friday Rhode Island Independence Day Local observance Rhode Island

5 Saturday Cinco de Mayo Observance

5 Saturday NationalExplosiveOrdnanceDisposal(EOD)Day Observance

6 Sunday National Nurses Day Observance

8 Tuesday Truman Day State holiday Missouri

8 Tuesday Primary Election Day West Virginia State holiday West Virginia

10 Thursday Ascension Day Christian

10 Thursday Confederate Memorial Day Local observance North Carolina

10 Thursday State Holiday State holiday South Carolina

11 Friday Military Spouse Appreciation Day Observance

13 Sunday Mother’s Day Observance

15 Tuesday PeaceOfficersMemorialDay Observance

16 Wednesday Ramadan starts Muslim

18 Friday National Defense Transportation Day Observance

19 Saturday Armed Forces Day Observance

20 Sunday Pentecost Christian

20 Sunday Shavuot Jewish holiday

22 Tuesday National Maritime Day Observance

23 Wednesday Emergency Medical Services for Children Day Observance

25 Friday National Missing Children’s Day Observance

27 Sunday Trinity Sunday Christian

28 Monday Memorial Day Federal Holiday

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June 2018

1 Friday Statehood Day Local observance Kentucky, Tennessee

3 Sunday Jefferson Davis Birthday Local observance Florida

4 Monday Jefferson Davis Birthday State holiday Alabama

6 Wednesday D-Day Observance

10 Sunday Lailat al-Qadr Muslim

11 Monday Kamehameha Day State holiday Hawaii

14 Thursday Army Birthday Observance

14 Thursday Flag Day Observance

15 Friday Eid al-Fitr Muslim

17 Sunday Father’s Day Observance

17 Sunday Bunker Hill Day State holiday Massachusetts

18 Monday Bunker Hill Day observed State holiday Massachusetts

19 Tuesday Juneteenth Local observance

19 Tuesday Emancipation Day State holiday Texas

20 Wednesday West Virginia Day State holiday West Virginia

20 Wednesday American Eagle Day Observance

21 Thursday June Solstice Season

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July 2018

4 Wednesday Independence Day Federal Holiday

22 Sunday Tisha B’Av Jewish holiday

22 Sunday Parents’ Day Observance

27 Friday National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Observance

August 2018

1 Wednesday Colorado Day Local observance Colorado

4 Saturday Coast Guard Birthday Observance

7 Tuesday Purple Heart Day Observance

13 Monday Victory Day State holiday Rhode Island

15 Wednesday Assumption of Mary Christian

16 Thursday Bennington Battle Day State holiday Vermont

17 Friday Statehood Day in Hawaii State holiday Hawaii

19 Sunday National Aviation Day Observance

21 Tuesday Senior Citizens Day Observance

22 Wednesday Eid al-Adha Muslim

25 Saturday Raksha Bandhan Hindu Holiday

26 Sunday Women’s Equality Day Observance

27 Monday Lyndon Baines Johnson Day State holiday Texas

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September 2018

2 Sunday Janmashtami Hindu Holiday

3 Monday Labor Day Federal Holiday

8 Saturday Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day Observance

9 Sunday National Grandparents Day Observance

9 Sunday California Admission Day Local observance California

10 Monday Rosh Hashana Jewish holiday

11 Tuesday Patriot Day Observance

12 Wednesday Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Holiday

12 Wednesday Muharram Muslim

17 Monday Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Observance

18 Tuesday Air Force Birthday Observance

19 Wednesday Yom Kippur Jewish holiday

21 Friday National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance

22 Saturday Emancipation Day Local observance Ohio

23 Sunday September equinox Season

24 Monday First Day of Sukkot Jewish holiday

28 Friday Native Americans’ Day Local observance California

30 Sunday Last Day of Sukkot Jewish holiday

30 Sunday Gold Star Mother’s Day Observance

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October 2018

2 Monday Child Health Day Observance

1 Monday Shmini Atzeret Jewish holiday

1 Monday Child Health Day Observance

2 Tuesday Simchat Torah Jewish holiday

4 Thursday Feast of St Francis of Assisi Christian

8 Monday Columbus Day Federal Holiday

8 Monday Native Americans’ Day Local observance South Dakota

8 Monday Indigenous People’s Day Local observance Alaska

8 Monday Indigenous People’s Day Local observance CA*, MN*, WA*

9 Tuesday Navaratri Hindu Holiday

9 Tuesday Leif Erikson Day Observance

13 Saturday Navy Birthday Observance

15 Monday White Cane Safety Day Observance

16 Tuesday Boss’s Day Observance

18 Thursday Dussehra Hindu Holiday

18 Thursday Alaska Day State holiday Alaska

26 Friday Nevada Day State holiday Nevada

31 Wednesday Halloween Observance

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November 2018

1 Thursday All Saints’ Day Christian

2 Friday All Souls’ Day Christian

4 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Clock change/Daylight Saving Time

6 Tuesday Election Day State holiday 14 states

6 Tuesday Diwali/Deepavali Observance

8 Thursday Return Day Delaware State holiday Delaware

10 Saturday Marine Corps Birthday Observance

11 Sunday Veterans Day Federal Holiday

21 Wednesday The Prophet’s Birthday Muslim

22 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal Holiday

23 Friday State Holiday State holiday Georgia

23 Friday Presidents’ Day State holiday New Mexico

23 Friday Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day State holiday Indiana, West Virginia

23 Friday Black Friday State holiday 24 states

23 Friday American Indian Heritage Day State holiday Maryland

26 Monday Cyber Monday Observance

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December 2018

2 Sunday First Sunday of Advent Christian

3 Monday Chanukah/Hanukkah(firstday) Jewish holiday

6 Thursday St Nicholas’ Day Observance

7 Friday Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Observance

8 Saturday Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian

10 Monday Last Day of Chanukah Jewish holiday

12 Wednesday Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Observance

13 Thursday National Guard Birthday Observance

17 Monday Pan American Aviation Day Observance

17 Monday Wright Brothers Day Observance

21 Friday December Solstice Season

24 Monday Christmas Eve Observance, Christian

24 Monday Christmas Eve State holiday KS*, LA, MI, NC, ND, OK, SC, TX, VA*, WI

25 Tuesday Christmas Day Federal Holiday

26 Wednesday Kwanzaa(untilJan1) Observance

26 Wednesday Day After Christmas Day State holiday KS, KY, NC, NH, SC, TX

31 Monday New Year’s Eve State holiday LA, MI, WI

31 Monday New Year’s Eve Observance

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