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

2023 State Holidays

  • Monday, January 2 – New Year’s Day (state offices will also be closed for New Year’s Eve on Friday, December 30, 2022)
  • Monday, January 16 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Monday, February 20 – Presidents’ Day
  • Friday, April 7 – Good Friday
  • Monday, May 29 – Memorial Day
  • Monday, June 19 - Juneteenth
  • Tuesday, July 4 – Independence Day
  • Monday, September 4 – Labor Day
  • Friday, November 10 – Veterans Day
  • Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 – Thanksgiving*
  • Friday, December 22 and Monday, December 25 – Christmas**
  • Friday, December 29 – New Year’s Eve (state offices will also be closed for New Year’s Day on Monday, January 1, 2024)

*Pursuant to 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 has approved an additional day of closure, the day before Christmas Eve to observe the holiday.

2024 State Holidays

The following Tennessee State Government office closures have been approved for 2024:

  • Monday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
  • Monday, January 15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Monday, February 19 – President’s Day
  • Friday, March 29 – Good Friday
  • Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day
  • Wednesday, June 19 – Juneteenth
  • Thursday, July 4 – Independence Day
  • Monday, September 2 – Labor Day
  • Monday, November 11 – Veterans’ Day
  • Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29 – Thanksgiving*
  • Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas**
  • Tuesday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve (state offices will also be closed for New Year’s Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025)

*Pursuant to 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 has approved an additional day of state office closure in addition to the official state holiday.