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Holidays and Observances in the United States in 2000

Holidays and Observances in the United States in 2000

Date NameTypeDetails
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayFederal Holiday 
Jan 3MondayLailat al-QadrMuslim 
Jan 6ThursdayEpiphanyChristian 
Jan 7FridayOrthodox Christmas DayOrthodox 
Jan 8SaturdayBattle of New OrleansState Legal HolidayLouisiana
Jan 13ThursdayStephen Foster Memorial DayObservance 
Jan 14FridayOrthodox New YearOrthodox 
Jan 14FridayLee-Jackson DayState HolidayVirginia
Jan 17MondayMartin Luther King Jr. DayFederal Holiday 
Jan 17MondayRobert E. Lee's BirthdayState HolidayAL, AR, GA, MS
Jan 17MondayIdaho Human Rights DayState HolidayIdaho
Jan 17MondayCivil Rights DayState HolidayArizona, New Hampshire
Jan 19WednesdayRobert E. Lee's BirthdayState Legal HolidayFlorida
Jan 19WednesdayConfederate Heroes' DayState HolidayTexas
Jan 22SaturdayTu Bishvat/Tu B'ShevatJewish holiday 
Jan 27ThursdayInternational Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the HolocaustUnited Nations Observance 
Jan 29SaturdayKansas DayState ObservanceKansas
Jan 30SundayWorld Leprosy DayWorldwide Observance 
Jan 30SundaySuper BowlSporting Event 
Feb 1TuesdayNational Freedom DayObservance 
Feb 1TuesdayFirst Day of Black History MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Feb 2WednesdayWorld Wetlands DayWorldwide Observance 
Feb 2WednesdayGroundhog DayObservance 
Feb 4FridayRosa Parks DayLocal ObservanceCalifornia
Feb 5SaturdayLunar New YearObservance 
Feb 11FridayLincoln's Birthday observedState HolidayCA, CT, IL, MO, NJ, NY
Feb 12SaturdayLincoln's BirthdayState HolidayCA, CT, IL, MO, NJ, NY
Feb 12SaturdayGeorgia DayState ObservanceGeorgia
Feb 14MondayValentine's DayObservance 
Feb 14MondayStatehood DayLocal ObservanceArizona
Feb 15TuesdaySusan B. Anthony's BirthdayState ObservanceWisconsin
Feb 16WednesdayElizabeth Peratrovich DayState ObservanceAlaska
Feb 21MondayInternational Mother Language DayUnited Nations Observance 
Feb 21MondayPresidents' DayFederal Holiday 
Feb 21MondayPresidents' DayState HolidayAll except DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, NC, NM, RI, WI
Feb 21MondayPresidents' DayState Legal HolidayKY, LA, WI
Feb 25FridayGeorge Rogers Clark DayState ObservanceIndiana
Feb 28MondayLinus Pauling DayLocal ObservanceOregon
Mar 1WednesdaySt. David's DayObservance, Christian 
Mar 1WednesdayFirst Day of Women's History MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Mar 1WednesdayFirst Day of Irish American Heritage MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Mar 2ThursdayTexas Independence DayState HolidayTexas
Mar 2ThursdayRead Across America DayObservance 
Mar 3FridayEmployee Appreciation DayObservance 
Mar 4SaturdayCasimir Pulaski DayState ObservanceWisconsin
Mar 6MondayCasimir Pulaski DayState ObservanceIllinois, Indiana
Mar 7TuesdayShrove Tuesday/Mardi GrasObservance, Christian 
Mar 7TuesdayShrove Tuesday/Mardi GrasState HolidayAlabama*, Louisiana
Mar 7TuesdayTown Meeting DayState HolidayVermont
Mar 8WednesdayAsh WednesdayChristian 
Mar 8WednesdayInternational Women's DayUnited Nations Observance 
Mar 16ThursdayEid al-AdhaMuslim 
Mar 17FridaySt. Patrick's DayObservance, Christian 
Mar 17FridayEvacuation DayState HolidayMassachusetts*
Mar 20MondayMarch EquinoxSeason 
Mar 21TuesdayPurimJewish holiday 
Mar 21TuesdayInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationUnited Nations Observance 
Mar 21TuesdayWorld Poetry DayUnited Nations Observance 
Mar 22WednesdayWorld Water DayUnited Nations Observance 
Mar 23ThursdayWorld Meteorological DayUnited Nations Observance 
Mar 24FridayWorld Tuberculosis DayUnited Nations Observance 
Mar 25SaturdayMaryland DayState ObservanceMaryland
Mar 26SundayPrince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole DayState HolidayHawaii
Mar 27MondayPrince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day observedState HolidayHawaii
Mar 27MondaySeward's DayState HolidayAlaska
Mar 30ThursdayDoctors' DayObservance 
Mar 31FridayCésar Chávez DayState HolidayCalifornia, Texas**
Apr 1SaturdayApril Fool's DayWorldwide Observance 
Apr 2SundayPascua Florida DayLocal ObservanceFlorida
Apr 2SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time 
Apr 3MondayPascua Florida Day observedLocal ObservanceFlorida
Apr 6ThursdayMuharramMuslim 
Apr 6ThursdayNational Tartan DayObservance 
Apr 7FridayUnited Nations' World Health DayUnited Nations Observance 
Apr 15SaturdayAshuraMuslim 
Apr 15SaturdayFather Damien DayLocal ObservanceHawaii
Apr 16SundayPalm SundayChristian 
Apr 16SundayEmancipation DayLocal Observance 
Apr 17MondayTax DayObservance 
Apr 17MondayPatriots' DayState HolidayMaine, Massachusetts
Apr 17MondayBoston MarathonSporting Event 
Apr 19WednesdayPassover EveJewish holiday 
Apr 20ThursdayMaundy ThursdayChristian 
Apr 20ThursdayPassover (first day)Jewish holiday 
Apr 21FridayGood FridayState HolidayCT, DE, HI, IN, KY, LA, NC, ND, NJ, TN, TX**
Apr 21FridaySan Jacinto DayState HolidayTexas
Apr 22SaturdayHoly SaturdayChristian 
Apr 22SaturdayEarth DayUnited Nations Observance 
Apr 22SaturdayOklahoma DayLocal ObservanceOklahoma
Apr 23SundayWorld Book and Copyright DayUnited Nations Observance 
Apr 23SundayEaster SundayObservance, Christian 
Apr 24MondayEaster MondayObservance, Christian 
Apr 24MondayArbor DayState ObservanceWyoming
Apr 24MondayConfederate Memorial DayState HolidayMississippi
Apr 24MondayConfederate Memorial DayState HolidayAlabama, Georgia
Apr 26WednesdayConfederate Memorial DayState Legal HolidayFlorida
Apr 26WednesdayAdministrative Professionals DayObservance 
Apr 27ThursdayLast Day of PassoverJewish holiday 
Apr 28FridayOrthodox Good FridayOrthodox 
Apr 28FridayArbor DayState HolidayNebraska
Apr 29SaturdayOrthodox Holy SaturdayOrthodox 
Apr 30SundayOrthodox EasterOrthodox 
May 1MondayOrthodox Easter MondayOrthodox 
May 1MondayLaw DayObservance 
May 1MondayLoyalty DayObservance 
May 1MondayLei DayLocal ObservanceHawaii
May 1MondayFirst Day of Military Appreciation MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
May 1MondayFirst Day of Asian/Pacific American Heritage MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
May 2TuesdayYom HaShoahJewish commemoration 
May 2TuesdayNational Teacher Appreciation DayObservance 
May 3WednesdayWorld Press Freedom DayUnited Nations Observance 
May 4ThursdayKent State Shootings RemembranceLocal ObservanceOhio
May 4ThursdayNational Day of PrayerObservance 
May 4ThursdayRhode Island Independence DayState ObservanceRhode Island
May 5FridayCinco de MayoObservance 
May 5FridayKentucky OaksSporting Event 
May 6SaturdayKentucky DerbySporting Event 
May 6SaturdayNational Nurses DayObservance 
May 8MondayWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent DayWorldwide Observance 
May 8MondayTruman DayState HolidayMissouri
May 8MondayVictory in Europe DayObservance 
May 9TuesdayPrimary Election DayState HolidayWest Virginia
May 10WednesdayYom Ha'atzmautJewish holiday 
May 10WednesdayConfederate Memorial DayState HolidayNorth Carolina, South Carolina
May 12FridayInternational Nurses DayWorldwide Observance 
May 14SundayMother's DayState HolidayArizona
May 14SundayMother's DayObservance 
May 15MondayInternational Day of FamiliesUnited Nations Observance 
May 15MondayPeace Officers Memorial DayObservance 
May 19FridayNational Defense Transportation DayObservance 
May 20SaturdayArmed Forces DayObservance 
May 20SaturdayPreakness StakesSporting Event 
May 22MondayNational Maritime DayObservance 
May 23TuesdayLag BaOmerJewish holiday 
May 25ThursdayAfrican Liberation DayWorldwide Observance 
May 25ThursdayNational Missing Children's DayObservance 
May 29MondayMemorial DayFederal Holiday 
May 29MondayMemorial DayState HolidayAK, AL, AR, AZ, CA
May 29MondayJefferson Davis' BirthdayLocal ObservanceMississippi
May 31WednesdayWorld No Tobacco DayUnited Nations Observance 
Jun 1ThursdayAscension DayChristian 
Jun 1ThursdayFirst Day of Pride MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Jun 1ThursdayStatehood DayLocal ObservanceKentucky, Tennessee
Jun 3SaturdayJefferson Davis' BirthdayLocal ObservanceFlorida
Jun 4SundayInternational Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionUnited Nations Observance 
Jun 5MondayWorld Environment DayUnited Nations Observance 
Jun 5MondayJefferson Davis' BirthdayState HolidayAlabama
Jun 6TuesdayD-DayObservance 
Jun 9FridayShavuotJewish holiday 
Jun 10SaturdayBelmont StakesSporting Event 
Jun 11SundayPentecostChristian 
Jun 11SundayKamehameha DayState HolidayHawaii
Jun 12MondayWhit MondayChristian 
Jun 12MondayLoving DayObservance 
Jun 14WednesdayArmy BirthdayObservance 
Jun 14WednesdayFlag DayObservance 
Jun 15ThursdayThe Prophet's BirthdayMuslim 
Jun 17SaturdayWorld Day to Combat Desertification and DroughtUnited Nations Observance 
Jun 17SaturdayBunker Hill DayState HolidayMassachusetts
Jun 17SaturdayJuneteenth National Freedom DayState ObservanceDelaware, Oklahoma
Jun 18SundayTrinity SundayChristian 
Jun 18SundayFather’s DayObservance 
Jun 18SundayFather’s DayState Legal HolidayArizona
Jun 19MondayJuneteenthObservance 
Jun 19MondayJuneteenth DayState ObservanceFL, MN, NE*
Jun 19MondayEmancipation DayState HolidayTexas
Jun 20TuesdayWest Virginia DayState HolidayWest Virginia
Jun 20TuesdayJune SolsticeSeason 
Jun 22ThursdayCorpus ChristiChristian 
Jun 26MondayInternational Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit TraffickingUnited Nations Observance 
Jun 26MondayInternational Day in Support of Victims of TortureUnited Nations Observance 
Jun 28WednesdayCarolina DayState ObservanceSouth Carolina
Jul 1SaturdayInternational Day of CooperativesUnited Nations Observance 
Jul 4TuesdayIndependence DayFederal Holiday 
Jul 4TuesdayIndependence DayState HolidayAK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, OK
Jul 11TuesdayWorld Population DayUnited Nations Observance 
Jul 13ThursdayNathan Bedford Forrest DayLocal ObservanceTennessee
Jul 14FridayBastille DayObservance 
Jul 23SundayParents' DayObservance 
Jul 24MondayPioneer DayState HolidayUtah
Jul 27ThursdayNational Korean War Veterans Armistice DayObservance 
Aug 1TuesdayColorado DayState ObservanceColorado
Aug 4FridayCoast Guard BirthdayObservance 
Aug 6SundayAmerican Family DayState HolidayArizona
Aug 7MondayPurple Heart DayObservance 
Aug 9WednesdayInternational Day of the World's Indigenous PeopleUnited Nations Observance 
Aug 10ThursdayTisha B'AvJewish holiday 
Aug 12SaturdayInternational Youth DayUnited Nations Observance 
Aug 14MondayVictory DayState HolidayRhode Island
Aug 15TuesdayAssumption of MaryChristian 
Aug 16WednesdayBennington Battle DayState HolidayVermont
Aug 18FridayHawaii Statehood DayState HolidayHawaii
Aug 19SaturdayNational Aviation DayObservance 
Aug 20SundayNational Senior Citizens DayObservance 
Aug 23WednesdayInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its AbolitionUnited Nations Observance 
Aug 26SaturdayWomen's Equality DayObservance 
Aug 27SundayLyndon Baines Johnson DayState HolidayTexas
Sep 4MondayLabor DayFederal Holiday 
Sep 8FridayInternational Literacy DayUnited Nations Observance 
Sep 9SaturdayCarl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup DayObservance 
Sep 9SaturdayCalifornia Admission DayState HolidayCalifornia*
Sep 10SundayNational Grandparents DayObservance 
Sep 15FridayFirst Day of National Hispanic Heritage MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Sep 15FridayNational POW/MIA Recognition DayObservance 
Sep 16SaturdayInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerUnited Nations Observance 
Sep 17SundayCitizenship DayObservance 
Sep 17SundayConstitution Commemoration DayState HolidayArizona
Sep 18MondayAir Force BirthdayObservance 
Sep 19TuesdayInternational Day of PeaceUnited Nations Observance 
Sep 22FridayEmancipation DayLocal ObservanceOhio
Sep 22FridayNative American DayState ObservanceCalifornia, Nevada
Sep 22FridaySeptember EquinoxSeason 
Sep 23SaturdayInternational Celebrate Bisexuality DayWorldwide Observance 
Sep 23SaturdayNational Public Lands DayObservance 
Sep 24SundayWorld Heart DayWorldwide Observance 
Sep 24SundayGold Star Mother's DayObservance 
Sep 25MondayAmerican Indian DayState ObservanceTennessee
Sep 27WednesdayWorld Tourism DayUnited Nations Observance 
Sep 28ThursdayWorld Maritime DayUnited Nations Observance 
Sep 30SaturdayRosh HashanaJewish holiday 
Sep 30SaturdayRosh HashanaState HolidayTexas**
Oct 1SundayInternational Day of Older PersonsUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 1SundayWorld Vegetarian DayWorldwide Observance 
Oct 2MondayWorld Habitat DayUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 2MondayChild Health DayObservance 
Oct 4WednesdayFeast of St Francis of AssisiChristian 
Oct 5ThursdayWorld Teachers' DayUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 6FridayGerman American DayObservance 
Oct 9MondayYom KippurJewish holiday 
Oct 9MondayWorld Post DayUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 9MondayLeif Erikson DayObservance 
Oct 9MondayColumbus DayState HolidayAll except AK, HI, NV
Oct 9MondayColumbus DayFederal Holiday 
Oct 9MondayFraternal DayState HolidayAlabama
Oct 9MondayNative American DayState HolidaySouth Dakota
Oct 9MondayIndigenous People's DayState ObservanceCalifornia*
Oct 9MondayAmerican Indian Heritage DayState HolidayAlabama
Oct 9MondayYom KippurState HolidayTexas**
Oct 10TuesdayWorld Mental Health DayUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 11WednesdayInternational Day for Natural Disaster ReductionUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 11WednesdayCasimir Pulaski DayState ObservanceMichigan
Oct 12ThursdayWorld Sight DayWorldwide Observance 
Oct 13FridayFriday the 13thWorldwide Observance 
Oct 13FridayNavy BirthdayObservance 
Oct 14SaturdayFirst Day of SukkotJewish holiday 
Oct 15SundayWhite Cane Safety DayObservance 
Oct 16MondayWorld Food DayUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 16MondayBoss's DayObservance 
Oct 17TuesdayInternational Day for the Eradication of PovertyUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 18WednesdayAlaska DayState HolidayAlaska
Oct 20FridayLast Day of SukkotJewish holiday 
Oct 21SaturdayShmini AtzeretJewish holiday 
Oct 21SaturdaySweetest DayObservance13 states
Oct 22SundaySimchat TorahJewish holiday 
Oct 22SundayChicago MarathonSporting Event 
Oct 24TuesdayUnited Nations DayUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 24TuesdayWorld Development Information DayUnited Nations Observance 
Oct 26ThursdayIsra and Mi'rajMuslim 
Oct 27FridayNevada DayState HolidayNevada
Oct 29SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time 
Oct 31TuesdayHalloweenObservance 
Nov 1WednesdayAll Saints' DayChristian 
Nov 1WednesdayWorld Vegan DayWorldwide Observance 
Nov 1WednesdayFirst Day of Native American Heritage MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Nov 2ThursdayAll Souls' DayChristian 
Nov 5SundayNew York City MarathonSporting Event 
Nov 7TuesdayElection Day (General Election)Observance 
Nov 7TuesdayElection DayState HolidayNew Jersey
Nov 7TuesdaySusan B. Anthony DayState ObservanceWest Virginia
Nov 9ThursdayReturn DayState HolidayDelaware*
Nov 10FridayMarine Corps BirthdayObservance 
Nov 10FridayVeterans Day (substitute)Federal Holiday 
Nov 11SaturdayVeterans DayFederal Holiday 
Nov 16ThursdayInternational Day for ToleranceUnited Nations Observance 
Nov 19SundayWorld Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsUnited Nations Observance 
Nov 19SundayInternational Men's DayWorldwide Observance 
Nov 20MondayUniversal Children's DayUnited Nations Observance 
Nov 20MondayAfrica Industrialization DayUnited Nations Observance 
Nov 20MondayTransgender Day of RemembranceWorldwide Observance 
Nov 21TuesdayWorld Television DayUnited Nations Observance 
Nov 23ThursdayThanksgiving DayFederal Holiday 
Nov 24FridayDay After ThanksgivingState Holiday21 states
Nov 24FridayBlack FridayObservance 
Nov 25SaturdayInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenUnited Nations Observance 
Nov 28TuesdayRamadan StartsMuslim 
Nov 29WednesdayInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 1FridayWorld AIDS DayUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 2SaturdayInternational Day for the Abolition of SlaveryUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 3SundayFirst Sunday of AdventChristian 
Dec 3SundayInternational Day of Disabled PersonsUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 5TuesdayInternational Volunteer Day for Economic and Social DevelopmentUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 6WednesdaySt Nicholas DayObservance 
Dec 7ThursdayInternational Civil Aviation DayUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 7ThursdayPearl Harbor Remembrance DayState ObservanceAlaska
Dec 7ThursdayPearl Harbor Remembrance DayObservance 
Dec 7ThursdayDelaware DayState ObservanceDelaware
Dec 8FridayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionChristian 
Dec 10SundayHuman Rights DayUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 10SundayWyoming DayState ObservanceWyoming
Dec 12TuesdayFeast of Our Lady of GuadalupeChristian 
Dec 13WednesdayNational Guard BirthdayObservance 
Dec 15FridayBill of Rights DayObservance 
Dec 17SundayPan American Aviation DayObservance 
Dec 17SundayWright Brothers DayObservance 
Dec 18MondayInternational Migrants DayUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 21ThursdayDecember SolsticeSeason 
Dec 22FridayChanukah/Hanukkah (first day)Jewish holiday 
Dec 23SaturdayLailat al-QadrMuslim 
Dec 24SundayChristmas EveState HolidayTexas
Dec 24SundayChristmas EveObservance, Christian 
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayState HolidayAll
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayFederal Holiday 
Dec 25MondayChristmas Eve observedState HolidayTexas
Dec 26TuesdayKwanzaa (first day)Observance 
Dec 26TuesdayDay After Christmas DayState HolidayTexas
Dec 29FridayLast Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
Dec 29FridayInternational Day for Biological DiversityUnited Nations Observance 
Dec 31SundayNew Year's EveObservance 

* Observed only in part of this state.

** Optional holiday in this state.

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