Martin Luther King Jr. Day is in 227 days. The next occurrence is January 18, 2027, a Monday. Use the form below to check days until any major US holiday.
Major US holidays
| Holiday | Date pattern | Type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 | Fixed |
| MLK Day | 3rd Monday of January | Movable |
| Presidents' Day | 3rd Monday of February | Movable |
| Memorial Day | Last Monday of May | Movable |
| Juneteenth | June 19 | Fixed |
| Independence Day | July 4 | Fixed |
| Labor Day | 1st Monday of September | Movable |
| Columbus Day | 2nd Monday of October | Movable |
| Veterans Day | November 11 | Fixed |
| Thanksgiving | 4th Thursday of November | Movable |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | Fixed |
| Easter | 1st Sunday after 1st full moon on/after March 21 | Movable (Computus) |
💡 Did you know? Thanksgiving was originally a harvest festival celebrated on different dates by individual colonies. President Lincoln fixed it for November 26, 1863 (a Thursday). Congress moved it to the 4th Thursday of November in 1941. In 1939-1941, FDR tried to move it to the 3rd Thursday to extend the shopping season — this was very unpopular and repealed in 1941.
Frequently Asked Questions
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is in 227 days. The next occurrence is January 18, 2027, a Monday.
The next occurrence of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 18, 2027. The holiday repeats every year on roughly the same date.
Federal holidays in the US are designated by OPM (Office of Personnel Management). Some holidays on this list (Halloween, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day) are widely celebrated but not federal holidays.
Easter is a moveable feast determined by the Computus algorithm. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the March equinox. Dates range from March 22 to April 25.
Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday of November. Since the 1st can fall on any day of the week, the date ranges from November 22 to November 28. This was set by President Lincoln in 1863 and formalized by Congress in 1941.
Use the link in the popular queries below. Christmas Day is December 25 every year. If December 25 has passed, the calculator shows next year's date.
The 11 US federal holidays are: New Year's Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
Memorial Day is the last Monday of May. Our calculator finds the last day of May, then walks backward to the previous Monday. This is the same algorithm the US government uses for federal holiday scheduling.