Long Weekends · United States
Long Weekends in United States 2026
United States has 13 long weekends in 2026 of 3 days or more, built around its public holidays. Below is the full list with bridge-day opportunities.
About long weekends
A long weekend is any continuous run of three or more non-working days created when a public holiday lands next to the weekend. For a Mon-Fri working week, the recipe is simple: a public holiday on a Friday or Monday creates an automatic three-day break, while a holiday on a Tuesday or Thursday becomes a four-day weekend if employees take the intervening bridge day (Spanish puente, French pont) off. Every long weekend on the United States 2026 table below is calculated from the official public-holiday list, accounting for weekends, observed-day substitutions, and any consecutive-holiday clusters (Christmas + Boxing Day, Easter Friday + Monday, multi-day Eid breaks). For each row we show the calendar span, the total day count, the holiday(s) that anchor the break, and any bridge day that would extend it. Use this to plan annual leave for travel, family time, or extended remote-work blocks.
| Dates | Days | Triggering holiday | Bridge day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Jan 4, 2026 | 4 | New Year's Day | Yes — Friday, Jan 2 |
| Jan 17 – Jan 19, 2026 | 3 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | — |
| Feb 12 – Feb 16, 2026 | 5 | Lincoln's Birthday, Presidents Day | Yes — Friday, Feb 13 |
| Feb 14 – Feb 16, 2026 | 3 | Presidents Day | — |
| Apr 3 – Apr 5, 2026 | 3 | Good Friday | — |
| May 8 – May 10, 2026 | 3 | Truman Day | — |
| May 23 – May 25, 2026 | 3 | Memorial Day | — |
| Jun 19 – Jun 21, 2026 | 3 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | — |
| Jul 3 – Jul 5, 2026 | 3 | Independence Day (observed), Independence Day | — |
| Sep 5 – Sep 7, 2026 | 3 | Labor Day | — |
| Oct 10 – Oct 12, 2026 | 3 | Indigenous Peoples' Day | — |
| Nov 26 – Nov 29, 2026 | 4 | Thanksgiving Day | Yes — Friday, Nov 27 |
| Dec 25 – Dec 27, 2026 | 3 | Christmas Day | — |
How we count long weekends
A long weekend is a contiguous run of weekend days plus public holidays of 3 days or more. A bridge day is a single weekday between two off-blocks — taking it as leave creates an even longer break.