State Holidays
About State Office Holiday Hours
When a holiday falls on Saturday, the Friday before the holiday is substituted. When the holiday falls on Sunday, the Monday following the holiday is substituted.
Tennessee State Government Holiday Office Closures
2026 State Holidays
The following Tennessee State Government office closures have been approved for 2026:
- Thursday, January 1, 2026, and Friday, January 2, 2026 – New Year’s Day**
- Monday, January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Monday, February 16 – President’s Day
- Friday, April 3 – Good Friday
- Monday, May 25 – Memorial Day
- Friday, June 19 – Juneteenth
- Friday, July 3 – Independence Day
- Monday, September 7 – Labor Day
- Wednesday, November 11 – Veterans Day
- Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27 – Thanksgiving*
- Thursday, December 24, and Friday, December 25 – Christmas**
- Thursday, December 31, 2026, and Friday, January 1, 2027 – New Year’s Day
*Following Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-4-105(a)(3), the Governor has designated that the Columbus Day holiday shall be substituted for the Friday after Thanksgiving.
**The Governor approved an added day of State office closure in addition to the official State holiday.