2027 leave planning · Federal observed calendar, Monday–Friday schedule
Exact workdays to book, the public holidays behind each result, and non-overlapping 10-day and 20-day annual schedule plans.
In 2027, OPM observed federal holidays include Friday 18 June (Juneteenth observed), Monday 5 July (Independence Day observed), Thursday 11 November (Veterans Day), Thursday 25 November (Thanksgiving) and Friday 24 December (Christmas Day observed).
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Calculations verified 2026-11-06. Default examples below assume a Monday–Friday workweek (Saturday–Sunday rest days) and that listed public holidays are non-working days; use the interactive planner to switch to a 4-day Mon–Thu, Sun–Thu or Tue–Sat workweek.
Compare a standalone long weekend (3–5 days), a one-week break (6–9 days) and an extended break (10–16 days). Each card is an independent single-break option ranked by total days off per leave day booked.
11 Nov 2027 – 14 Nov 2027
Request leave on: 12 Nov 2027. Return to work: 15 Nov 2027.
Holidays used: Veterans Day (11 Nov 2027).
16 Jan 2027 – 24 Jan 2027
Request leave on: 19 Jan 2027; 20 Jan 2027; 21 Jan 2027; 22 Jan 2027. Return to work: 25 Jan 2027.
Holidays used: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (18 Jan 2027).
9 Jan 2027 – 18 Jan 2027
Request leave on: 11 Jan 2027; 12 Jan 2027; 13 Jan 2027; 14 Jan 2027; 15 Jan 2027. Return to work: 19 Jan 2027.
Holidays used: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (18 Jan 2027).
24 Dec 2027 – 2 Jan 2028
Request leave on: 27 Dec 2027; 28 Dec 2027; 29 Dec 2027; 30 Dec 2027. Return to work: 3 Jan 2028.
Holidays used: Christmas Day (observed) (24 Dec 2027); New Year's Day (observed) (31 Dec 2027).
Leave-year boundary rule: When a December/January break crosses calendar years, check whether your employer deducts January workdays from your 2027 carry-over or your 2028 leave allowance.
Unlike the standalone single-break alternatives above, the schedules below optimize a combined, non-overlapping full-year plan across 2027 for a 10-day versus a 20-day bookable leave allowance.
10 of 10 leave days used across 4 non-overlapping breaks · 0 leave days unused · 5 workday public holidays leveraged.
Unused allowance: All 10 leave days in your allowance are allocated across non-overlapping holiday bridges.
Leave-year boundary: all 10 booked leave days fall within calendar year 2027 (check whether your employer leave year runs Jan–Dec, Apr–Mar or May–Apr).
Open this 10-day schedule in the planner (export .ics or copy HR summary) →18 of 20 leave days used across 6 non-overlapping breaks · 2 leave days unused · 7 workday public holidays leveraged.
Unused allowance: Why 2 leave days remain unused: the next non-overlapping holiday bridge requires 4 leave days (Sat 12 Jun – Sun 20 Jun). Keep these 2 days for standalone personal days or a long weekend.
Leave-year boundary: all 18 booked leave days fall within calendar year 2027 (check whether your employer leave year runs Jan–Dec, Apr–Mar or May–Apr).
Open this 20-day schedule in the planner (export .ics or copy HR summary) →This table lists the 11 public holidays in the model’s 2027 calendar for federal observed calendar, monday–friday schedule. Bank closures, employer-specific days and unannounced replacement days are not silently added.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Saves a Mon–Fri workday? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 18 Jan 2027 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 15 Feb 2027 | Monday | Washington's Birthday | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 31 May 2027 | Monday | Memorial Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 18 Jun 2027 | Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed) | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 5 Jul 2027 | Monday | Independence Day (observed) | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 6 Sept 2027 | Monday | Labor Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 11 Oct 2027 | Monday | Columbus Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 11 Nov 2027 | Thursday | Veterans Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 25 Nov 2027 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
| 24 Dec 2027 | Friday | Christmas Day (observed) | Yes — weekday (if a non-working day under your contract) |
Official calendar source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management ↗.
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Statutory paid annual leave baseline: No general federal statutory paid vacation minimum. Statutory annual leave is distinct from public holidays: public holidays are calendar dates designated by law or collective agreement, whereas annual leave is your personal bookable allowance.
The United States has no federal statutory paid vacation minimum for private-sector workers, and federal holidays apply by law only to federal employees. Private employers decide which holidays are paid days off (for example, many private employers grant the Friday after Thanksgiving off while not observing Columbus Day or Veterans Day). Check your employer handbook.
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