Long Weekends in United States 2025

United States has 11 public holidays in 2025, creating 11 long-weekend opportunities — 6 automatic 3-day weekends and 5 bridge chances where a day or two of leave buys a longer break.

Smartest break

Take 1 leave day around Juneteenth (June 19, 2025) for 4 days off — Jun 19 – Jun 22.

HolidayDateLeave to bookDays offYour break
New Year's DayWed, Jan 1Mon, Dec 30, Tue, Dec 315Dec 28 Jan 1
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMon, Jan 20None — automatic3Jan 18 Jan 20
Washington's BirthdayMon, Feb 17None — automatic3Feb 15 Feb 17
Memorial DayMon, May 26None — automatic3May 24 May 26
JuneteenthThu, Jun 19Fri, Jun 204Jun 19 Jun 22
Independence DayFri, Jul 4None — automatic3Jul 4 Jul 6
Labor DayMon, Sep 1None — automatic3Aug 30 Sep 1
Columbus DayMon, Oct 13None — automatic3Oct 11 Oct 13
Veterans DayTue, Nov 11Mon, Nov 104Nov 8 Nov 11
Thanksgiving DayThu, Nov 27Fri, Nov 284Nov 27 Nov 30
Christmas DayThu, Dec 25Fri, Dec 264Dec 25 Dec 28

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Long weekend FAQ

What is a bridge day?
A bridge day ("puente" in Spanish) is a workday wedged between a public holiday and the weekend. Book it off and the holiday and weekend join into one unbroken break.
How many long weekends does United States have in 2025?
United States has 11 long-weekend opportunities in 2025: 6 that need no leave and 5 that need one or two days off.