US Federal Holidays 1978 – Full List with Dates

In 1978 the United States has 10 federal holidays, and 6 of them create a long weekend.

List of federal holidays 1978

Date	Day of the week	Holiday	Type
January 1, 1978	Sunday	New Year's Day Countdown	Federal holiday
January 16, 1978	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Federal holiday
February 20, 1978	Monday	Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday)	Federal holiday
May 29, 1978	Monday	Memorial Day	Federal holiday
July 4, 1978	Tuesday	Independence Day	Federal holiday
September 4, 1978	Monday	Labor Day	Federal holiday
October 9, 1978	Monday	Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day	Federal holiday
November 11, 1978	Saturday	Veterans Day	Federal holiday
November 23, 1978	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	Federal holiday
December 25, 1978	Monday	Christmas Day Countdown	Federal holiday

Federal holidays only. State and local holidays are not included. When a holiday falls on a weekend, the observed day off is usually the nearest Friday or Monday.

Long weekends 1978

There are 6 long weekends in 1978, counting weekends that touch a federal holiday:

January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1978 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3 days)
February 18, 1978 – February 20, 1978 — Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday) (3 days)
May 27, 1978 – May 29, 1978 — Memorial Day (3 days)
September 2, 1978 – September 4, 1978 — Labor Day (3 days)
October 7, 1978 – October 9, 1978 — Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day (3 days)
December 23, 1978 – December 25, 1978 — Christmas Day (3 days)

Bridge days 1978

These working days sit between a holiday and a weekend. Take them off and you get a much longer break:

Monday, July 3, 1978
Friday, November 24, 1978

1978 calendar with the holidays highlighted

January

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

February

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28

March

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

April

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

May

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

June

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

July

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

August

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

September

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

October

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

November

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

December

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

See the full 1978 calendar

Holidays in other years

Holidays 1977 Holidays 1979 Holidays 1980

How long until the next big dates

Christmas 2026 — 85 days left
New Year 2027 — 92 days left
Chinese New Year 2027 — 128 days left
Carnival 2027 — 130 days left
Easter 2027 — 178 days left

Frequently asked questions about the 1978 holidays

When is Thanksgiving 1978?

Thanksgiving 1978 is on Thursday, November 23, 1978: the fourth Thursday of November, and a federal holiday in the United States.

How many working days are in 1978?

Counting Monday to Friday, 1978 has 260 weekdays. Subtracting the 8 federal holidays that fall on weekdays leaves 252 working days (state and local holidays not included).

How many federal holidays are in 1978?

There are 10 federal holidays in 1978 (United States): New Year's Day (January 1, 1978); Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 16, 1978); Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday) (February 20, 1978); Memorial Day (May 29, 1978); Independence Day (July 4, 1978); Labor Day (September 4, 1978); Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day (October 9, 1978); Veterans Day (November 11, 1978); Thanksgiving Day (November 23, 1978); Christmas Day (December 25, 1978).

How many days and weeks are in 1978?

1978 has 365 days and 52 weeks. 1978 is not a leap year; the next leap year is 1980.

How many long weekends are in 1978?

There are 6 long weekends in 1978: January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1978; February 18, 1978 – February 20, 1978; May 27, 1978 – May 29, 1978; September 2, 1978 – September 4, 1978; October 7, 1978 – October 9, 1978; December 23, 1978 – December 25, 1978.

What happens when a federal holiday falls on a weekend?

For federal employees, a holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, and one that falls on a Sunday is observed on the Monday after. Many private employers follow the same rule, but they are not required to.

Are banks and the post office closed on federal holidays?

The USPS and most banks (Federal Reserve holidays) close on the federal holidays. Stock markets follow their own calendar: for example, they close on Good Friday but open on Columbus Day and Veterans Day.

Are state holidays included?

No. The list shows the federal holidays for 1978 only. States add their own days, such as Cesar Chavez Day or Patriots' Day, so check your state's calendar as well.