Thousands of people in the United States celebrate President’s Day every year. Today, reenactments, parades, and other events are held in cities across the United States to mark the Day and Presidents’ Day originated in the 1880s when Washington’s birthday—the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States—was celebrated as the first federal holiday.
Is President’s Day a Federal Holiday?
National holidays in the United States are public holidays designated by the US federal government on 11 calendar dates. National holidays are prescribed by the United States Congress in Title V of the United States Code.
However, Presidents’ Day was initially established in 1879 to celebrate the birthday of the nation’s first president, George Washington. The holiday was even called “Washington’s Birthday,” this is still how the federal government refers to it, the State Department explained.
Is President’s Day 2024 off?
Because of this federal holiday, banks, mailing services, and other businesses will be closed on President’s Day. Also, non-essential national offices are closed these days even though employees are paid. Since President’s Day is an official federal holiday, most federal employees will have the Day off.
When is President’s Day 2024?
President’s Day is officially Washington’s Birthday at the federal government level. It is a holiday in the United States on the third Monday of Every February. This year, Monday, February 19, President’s Day is day 50 of the 2024 calendar year. The holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of every February due to a bill signed into law in 1968 By President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Presidents’ Day 2024 Calendar
Dates for Presidents Day
| Holiday Year | Day | Dates |
| Presidents Day 2024 | Monday | February 19, 2024 |
| Presidents Day 2025 | Monday | February 17, 2025 |
| Presidents Day 2026 | Monday | February 16, 2026 |
| Presidents Day 2027 | Monday | February 15, 2027 |
| Presidents Day 2028 | Monday | February 21, 2028 |
Happy Presidents Day 2024 Wishes
- The best way to secure liberty is to place it in the hands of the ordinary people, that is, to ensure their empowerment to defend it consistently in the legislature and the courts of justice. Happy Presidents Day 2024!
- You are a pioneer if your actions inspire others to dream, discover, accomplish, and become more. Happy President’s Day
- Develop harmony and congruity with all. Keep the principles of George Washington in your mind and take the nation to the summit of prosperity. Happy President’s Day
- Freedom without learning is always at risk, and learning without liberty is futile. Happy Presidents Day 2024!
Happy Presidents Day 2024 Quotes
- The more complex the conflict, the greater the victory. – George Washington
- The best way to predict your future is to create it. – Abraham Lincoln
- The only limit to our understanding of tomorrow will be our doubts today. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Change is the rule of life. And those who only look at the past or the present surely miss the future. – John F. Kennedy
- What you can achieve is impressive if you don’t care who gets the credit. – Harry S. Truman
- Try to do your best with what you have and where you are. – Theodore Roosevelt
- Freedom is not more than a generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children’s bloodstream. They should be handed over to fight for them, protect them, and do the same.” – Ronald Reagan.
- The only thing we have to fear is” – Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, imagination, and an unbeatable determination to work by hand. – Harry S. Truman
- It is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King Jr.
