State of Arizona Holidays & Observances

Comprehensive list Arizona Official National and State Holidays and how they are observed

Arizona State Day: February 14
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List of Arizona Legal Public Holidays 

Arizona's holidays are documented in the Arizona state statutes. The legislature also includes special observances days and months. 

Sunday - first day of each week

New Year's Day - January 1

Martin Luther King/Civil Rights Day - 3rd Monday in January

Presidents' Day - 3rd Monday in February

Mothers' Day - 2nd Sunday in May

Memorial Day - last Monday in May

Native American Day - June 2

Fathers' Day - 3rd Sunday in June

Independence Day - July 4

American Family Day - 1st Sunday in August

National Navajo Code Talkers Day - August 14

Labor Day - 1st Monday in September

Constitution Commemoration Day - September 17

Columbus Day - 2nd Monday in October

Veterans' Day - November 11

Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November

Christmas Day - December 25

 

Arizona Special Observances

Arbor Day -  last Friday in April

National day of the cowboy

Korean war veterans' day

Prisoners of war remembrance day

Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day

Boy Scouts of America day

Girl Scouts of the United States of America day

Tuskegee airmen commemoration day

Vietnam veterans' day

Navajo code talkers' day

Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance

Juneteenth day

Purple heart day

Beirut marine barracks bombing remembrance day

Public lands day

Sandra Day O'Connor civics celebration day

Fred Korematsu day of civil liberties and the constitution

9/11 education day

Asian American and Pacific Islander month

 

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State Statutes: Source Arizona Legislature website

Title 1: 1-301. Holidays enumerated

A. The following days shall be holidays:

1. Sunday of each week.

2. January 1, "New Year's Day".

3. Third Monday in January, "Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day".

4. Third Monday in February, "Lincoln/Washington Presidents' Day".

5. Second Sunday in May, "Mothers' Day".

6. Last Monday in May, "Memorial Day".

7. June 2, "Native American Day".

8. Third Sunday in June, "Fathers' Day".

9. July 4, "Independence Day".

10. First Sunday in August, "American Family Day".

11. August 14, "National Navajo Code Talkers Day".

12. First Monday in September, "Labor Day".

13. September 17, "Constitution Commemoration Day".

14. Second Monday in October, "Columbus Day".

15. November 11, "Veterans' Day".

16. Fourth Thursday in November, "Thanksgiving Day".

17. December 25, "Christmas Day".

B. When any of the holidays enumerated in subsection A of this section falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday, with the exception of the holidays enumerated in subsection A, paragraphs 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13 of this section.

C. When any of the holidays enumerated in subsection A, paragraphs 2, 9, 15 and 17 of this section falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday.

D. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 7 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday following June 2 shall be observed as that holiday.

E. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 11 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday following August 14 shall be observed as that holiday.

F. When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph  13 of this section falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday preceding September 17 shall be observed as that holiday.


Arbor day; proclamation 1-305 National day of the cowboy 1-306 Korean war veterans' day 1-307 Prisoners of war remembrance day 1-308 Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day 1-309 Boy Scouts of America day 1-310 Girl Scouts of the United States of America day 1-311 Tuskegee airmen commemoration day 1-312 Vietnam veterans' day 1-313 Navajo code talkers' day 1-314 Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance 1-315 Juneteenth day 1-316 Purple heart day 1-317 Beirut marine barracks bombing remembrance day 1-318 Public lands day 1-319 Sandra Day O'Connor civics celebration day; observation 1-320 Fred Korematsu day of civil liberties and the constitution 1-321 9/11 education day; observation 1-322 Asian American and Pacific Islander month

 

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This article updated as of October 2023. While every attempt is made to be sure the information is accurate, we do not guarantee the information provided. States determine these holidays and new calendars and dates observed each year and may eliminate or add holidays and observances. Please check with your local state government website for the most up to date information and legal holiday guidelines. 

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