Bridge days in United States 2026
Public holidays, bridge days and long weekends for United States in 2026. Set your leave days and see where to book them.
Weekends and public holidays are free. Every other day off costs one leave day.
Best plan for 5 leave days
14 days off in 2 breaks. Leave days used: 5 of 5.
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- Public holiday
- Weekend
- Leave day to book
- Selected break
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Public holiday: New Year's Day | 2, Leave day to book | 3, Weekend | 4, Weekend | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10, Weekend | 11, Weekend |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17, Weekend | 18, Weekend |
| 19, Public holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24, Weekend | 25, Weekend |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16, Public holiday: Presidents Day | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28, Weekend | 29, Weekend |
| 30 | 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4, Weekend | 5, Weekend | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11, Weekend | 12, Weekend |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18, Weekend | 19, Weekend |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Weekend | 26, Weekend |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2, Weekend | 3, Weekend | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9, Weekend | 10, Weekend |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16, Weekend | 17, Weekend |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23, Weekend | 24, Weekend |
| 25, Public holiday: Memorial Day | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30, Weekend | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6, Weekend | 7, Weekend |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13, Weekend | 14, Weekend |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Public holiday: Juneteenth National Independence Day | 20, Weekend | 21, Weekend |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27, Weekend | 28, Weekend |
| 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3, Public holiday: Independence Day | 4, Weekend | 5, Weekend | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11, Weekend | 12, Weekend |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18, Weekend | 19, Weekend |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Weekend | 26, Weekend |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | 2, Weekend | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8, Weekend | 9, Weekend |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15, Weekend | 16, Weekend |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22, Weekend | 23, Weekend |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29, Weekend | 30, Weekend |
| 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, Weekend | 6, Weekend | |
| 7, Public holiday: Labour Day | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12, Weekend | 13, Weekend |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Weekend | 20, Weekend |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26, Weekend | 27, Weekend |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3, Weekend | 4, Weekend | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10, Weekend | 11, Weekend |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17, Weekend | 18, Weekend |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24, Weekend | 25, Weekend |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31, Weekend |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Weekend | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7, Weekend | 8, Weekend |
| 9 | 10 | 11, Public holiday: Veterans Day | 12 | 13 | 14, Weekend | 15, Weekend |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Weekend | 22, Weekend |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26, Public holiday: Thanksgiving Day | 27 | 28, Weekend | 29, Weekend |
| 30 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, Weekend | 6, Weekend | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12, Weekend | 13, Weekend |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Weekend | 20, Weekend |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Public holiday: Christmas Day | 26, Weekend | 27, Weekend |
| 28, Leave day to book | 29, Leave day to book | 30, Leave day to book | 31, Leave day to book |
Long weekends that need no leave
- 17 – 19 Jan3 days off
- 14 – 16 Feb3 days off
- 23 – 25 May3 days off
- 19 – 21 Jun3 days off
- 3 – 5 Jul3 days off
- 5 – 7 Sept3 days off
- 25 – 27 Dec3 days off
Holiday data from Nager.Date, fetched 15 October 2026.
Public holidays in United States 2026
Nager.Date lists 10 nationwide public holidays for United States in 2026. Holidays on a weekday: 10. Holidays on a weekend: 0. 3 more public holidays apply in some regions only.
Best one-day bridge: 1 – 4 Jan, 4 days off for one leave day.
With 5 leave days the best plan gives 14 days off in total.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 19 January | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Nationwide |
| 16 February | Monday | Washington's Birthday · Presidents Day | Nationwide |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday | 10 regions |
| 25 May | Monday | Memorial Day | Nationwide |
| 19 June | Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day | Nationwide |
| 3 July | Friday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| 7 September | Monday | Labor Day · Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 12 October | Monday | Columbus Day | 33 regions |
| 12 October | Monday | Indigenous Peoples' Day | 19 regions |
| 11 November | Wednesday | Veterans Day | Nationwide |
| 26 November | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | Nationwide |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Only days that Nager.Date marks as public holidays count. Bank, school and optional days are left out.
Source: Nager.Date, fetched 15 October 2026.