MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HOLIDAYS

STATE EMPLOYEE HOLIDAYS

[photo, State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland]
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    In Maryland, State employee holidays include each statewide general election day, and each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor designates for general cessation of business (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996; Code State Personnel and Pensions Article, sec. 9-201). Several holidays formerly observed for State employees were abolished as such in 1996. These included Lincoln's Birthday (Feb. 12), Maryland Day (March 25), Good Friday, and Defender's Day (Sept. 12) (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996).


    State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    2021
    January 1 (Friday) New Year's Day
    January 18 (Monday) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (observed)
    February 15 (third Monday) Presidents' Day
    May 31 (Monday) Memorial Day
    June 18 (Friday) Juneteenth National Independence Day* (observed)
    July 5 (Monday) Independence Day* (observed)
    September 6 (first Monday) Labor Day
    October 11 (Monday) Columbus Day (observed)
    November 11 (Thursday) Veterans' Day
    November 25 (fourth Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
    November 26 (fourth Friday) American Indian Heritage Day
    December 24 (Friday) Christmas Day (holiday)

    2020
    January 1 (Wednesday) New Year's Day
    January 20 (Monday) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (observed)
    February 17 (third Monday) Presidents' Day
    May 25 (Monday) Memorial Day
    July 3 (Friday) Independence Day* (observed)
    September 7 (first Monday) Labor Day
    October 12 (Monday) Columbus Day
    November 3 (Tuesday) Election Day
    November 11 (Wednesday) Veterans' Day
    November 26 (fourth Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
    November 27 (fourth Friday) American Indian Heritage Day
    December 24 (Thursday) Christmas Eve
    December 25 (Friday) Christmas Day

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