Legal State Holidays

State Holidays

• New Year's Day - January 1
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - First Monday on or after January 15
• Lincoln's Birthday - February 12
• Washington's Birthday - Third Monday in February
• Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
• Juneteenth - June 19
• Independence Day - July 4
• Labor Day - First Monday in September
• Columbus Day - Second Monday in October
• Veterans Day - November 11
• Christmas Day - December 25

Whenever any of such days occurs upon a Sunday, the Monday next following such day shall be a legal holiday and whenever any of such days occurs upon a Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding such day shall be a legal holiday. (Section 1-4 Connecticut General Statutes)

Holidays Designated by the Governor

• Good Friday - The Friday before Easter Sunday
• Thanksgiving Day - The Fourth Thursday in November