2027 opens on a Friday. That starting weekday sets the pattern for the entire year — every date’s day of the week follows from it. Because 2027 is a common year, not a leap year, it runs 365 days across the 12 months, with February at its usual 28.
Is 2027 a leap year?
No. A year is a leap year when it divides evenly by 4, with an exception for century years, which must also divide by 400. 2027 isn’t divisible by 4 at all, so it’s an ordinary 365-day year. The next leap year is 2028, which will be the first February 29 since 2024.
How the weekdays fall
With January 1 on a Friday, the fixed-date holidays land like this: Independence Day on a Sunday, Halloween on a Sunday, Christmas on a Saturday, and New Year’s Eve on a Friday. Since 2026 was a common year, each 2027 date sits one weekday later than the matching 2026 date.
Why pull up a full year
Seeing all twelve months at once makes it easy to spot how holidays, school terms, and long weekends fall relative to each other, to plan travel and events well ahead, and to check which weeks carry a three-day weekend. Businesses use it to set fiscal quarters and closure dates before the year starts.
US federal holidays in 2027
| Holiday | Date | Day | Observed on (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1 | Friday | |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 18 | Monday | |
| Presidents’ Day (Washington’s Birthday) | February 15 | Monday | |
| Memorial Day | May 31 | Monday | |
| Juneteenth | June 19 | Saturday | Friday, June 18 |
| Independence Day | July 4 | Sunday | Monday, July 5 |
| Labor Day | September 6 | Monday | |
| Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | October 11 | Monday | |
| Veterans Day | November 11 | Thursday | |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 25 | Thursday | |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | Saturday | Friday, December 24 |
New Year’s Day 2028 falls on a Saturday, so it is observed on Friday, December 31, 2027, giving 2027 a twelfth federal day off.
Three-day weekends in 2027
| Weekend | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January 1 – January 3 | New Year’s Day |
| January 16 – January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 13 – February 15 | Presidents’ Day (Washington’s Birthday) |
| May 29 – May 31 | Memorial Day |
| June 18 – June 20 | Juneteenth |
| July 3 – July 5 | Independence Day |
| September 4 – September 6 | Labor Day |
| October 9 – October 11 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day |
| December 24 – December 26 | Christmas Day |
| December 31 – January 2 | New Year’s Day |
Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Day fall on a Thursday, so taking the Friday off after each makes a four-day weekend.
Working days in 2027, month by month
| Month | Days | Weekdays | Federal holidays | Business days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 21 | 2 | 19 |
| February | 28 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| March | 31 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| April | 30 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| May | 31 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| June | 30 | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| July | 31 | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| August | 31 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| September | 30 | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| October | 31 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| November | 30 | 22 | 2 | 20 |
| December | 31 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| Total | 365 | 261 | 12 | 249 |
Quarters in 2027
| Quarter | Dates | Days | Business days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | January 1 – March 31 | 90 | 61 |
| Q2 | April 1 – June 30 | 91 | 63 |
| Q3 | July 1 – September 30 | 92 | 64 |
| Q4 | October 1 – December 31 | 92 | 61 |
2027 has 52 ISO weeks. Week 1 begins on Monday, January 4, 2027.
Related tools
For the previous year, see the 2026 calendar. To track positions within the year, use what week of the year it is and what day of the year. The months of the year reference lists the day counts.