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New Year's Eve
Thursday, December 31, 2026, in 46 days
Not a federal holiday
Rule: December 31
New Year's Eve dates, 2024–2032
What it is
New Year's Eve ends the year with parties, fireworks and the ball drop in Times Square at midnight.
Is it a day off?
It is not a federal holiday in most years. When the next January 1 is a Saturday, December 31 is the observed federal New Year's Day, so federal offices close. That happens in 2027, 2032 and 2038.
Banks and the stock market stay open even in those years, because the Federal Reserve and NYSE do not move a Saturday New Year's Day back into the old year.
History
The Times Square ball drop started on December 31, 1907.
Questions
Is December 31, 2027 a holiday?
Yes for federal workers. It is the observed day off for New Year's Day 2028, which falls on a Saturday.
Other observances
- Valentine's Sat, Feb 14
- St. Patrick's Tue, Mar 17
- Good Friday Fri, Apr 3
- Easter Sun, Apr 5
- Mother's Day Sun, May 10
- Father's Day Sun, Jun 21
- Halloween Sat, Oct 31
- Election Day Tue, Nov 3
- Black Friday Fri, Nov 27
- Christmas Eve Thu, Dec 24
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