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Holiday List


Holiday List


Use this list of Civilian and Military Holidays to plan your seasonal writing, if you are an author.
Or, if you operate a retail store, use this list of Civilian and Military Holidays to plan purchases of our products for your retail store.

    Holidays in January:
  • New Year's Day: January 1
  • Stephen Foster Memorial Day: January 13
  • Martin Luther King Day: third Monday in January

  • Holidays in February:
  • Freedom Day: February 1
  • Valentine's Day: February 14
  • President's Day: third Monday in February

  • Holidays in March:
  • Canine (K9) Veterans Day: March 13
  • St. Patrick's Day: March 17
  • Medal of Honor Day: March 25

  • Holidays in April:
    April is the Month of the Military Child!
  • April Fool's Day: April 1
  • Thomas Jefferson's Birthday: April 13
  • Army Reserves Birthday: April 23

  • Holidays in May:
    May is National Military Appreciation Month!
  • Silver Star Day: May 1 (in some states)
  • Loyalty Day: May 1
  • Law Day: May 1
  • National Day of Prayer: first Thursday in May
  • V-E Day: May 9
  • Military Spouse Day: second Friday in May
  • Mother's Day: second Sunday in May
  • Peace Officers Memorial Day: May 15
  • Police Week: the week including May 15
  • Defense Transportation Day: third Friday in May
  • Transportation Week: the week including the third Friday in May
  • Armed Forces Day: third Saturday in May
  • Maritime Day: May 22
  • Memorial Day: last Monday in May
  • The Month of May is also Steelmark Month.

    Holidays in June:
  • Flag Day: June 14
  • National Flag Week: the week including June 14
  • U.S. Army Birthday: June 14
  • Honor America Days: June 14 through July 4
  • Father's Day: third Sunday in June

  • Holidays in July:
  • Independence Day: July 4
  • (National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day was declared for July 27, but only through the year 2003)
  • Parents' Day: fourth Sunday in July

  • Holidays in August:
  • U.S. Coast Guard Birthday: August 4
  • V-J Day: August 14
  • National Aviation Day: August 19

  • Holidays in September:
  • Labor Day: first Monday in September
  • Grandparent's Day: first Sunday after Labor Day
  • Patriot Day: September 11
  • Constitution Week: September 17-23
  • Constitution Day: September 17
  • Citizenship Day: September 17
  • U.S. Air Force Birthday: September 18
  • POW/MIA Recognition Day: 3rd Friday in September
  • Gold Star Mother's Day: last Sunday in September

  • Holidays in October:
  • U.S. Navy Birthday: October 13
  • Columbus Day: second Monday in October
  • Sweetest Day: third Saturday in October
  • Halloween: October 31

  • Holidays in November:
    November is National Military Family Month!
  • USMC Birthday: November 10
  • Veteran's Day: November 11
  • Thanksgiving: fourth Thursday in November

  • Holidays in December:
  • Pearl Harbor Day: December 7
  • U.S. National Guard Birthday: December 13
  • Wright Brothers Day: December 17
  • Christmas: December 25
  • Season's Greetings: the month of December


Don't forget to think of your servicemember's special personal days such as birthdays and anniversaries - and their Alive Day, if they have one!