Public holidays in North Carolina in 2026

13 public holidays in North Carolina

All public holidays in the United States

Date Holiday Applies
New Year's Day Nationwide
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Nationwide
Good Friday This state or region
Memorial Day Nationwide
Juneteenth Nationwide
Independence Day (substitute day) Nationwide
Independence Day Nationwide
Labour Day Nationwide
Veterans Day Nationwide
Thanksgiving Day Nationwide
Day after Thanksgiving This state or region
Christmas Eve This state or region
Christmas Day Nationwide
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Nationwide public holidays plus the days that apply in this state or region. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in North Carolina in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 22
April 21
May 20
June 21
July 22
August 21
September 21
October 22
November 18
December 21
Total 249

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).