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1961 Calendar With Holidays

1961 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on April 2. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1961 holidays month by month

Federal holidays and observances in the US. Religious and cultural dates are listed under each month.

January 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Sunday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 2 Monday New Year's Day (observed) Federal holiday
Jan 16 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday

February 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Feb 2 Thursday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 14 Tuesday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 20 Monday Presidents' Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 15 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Feb 15 Wednesday Lunar New Year
Feb 17 Friday Ramadan begins

March 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 12 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Friday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (6)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 1 Wednesday Lantern Festival
Mar 2 Thursday Purim
Mar 15 Wednesday Laylat al-Qadr
Mar 18 Saturday Eid al-Fitr
Mar 26 Sunday Palm Sunday
Mar 31 Friday Good Friday

April 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 2 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Apr 17 Monday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Saturday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 1 Saturday Passover
Apr 2 Sunday Easter Sunday
Apr 9 Sunday Orthodox Easter

May 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
May 14 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 29 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
May 11 Thursday Ascension Day
May 21 Sunday Pentecost
May 21 Sunday Shavuot
May 25 Thursday Eid al-Adha

June 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Wednesday Flag Day Observance
Jun 18 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Jun 19 Monday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 15 Thursday Islamic New Year
Jun 17 Saturday Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 24 Saturday Ashura

July 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Tuesday Independence Day Federal holiday

August 1961

No federal holidays or observances.

Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Aug 24 Thursday Mawlid

September 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 4 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 11 Monday Rosh Hashanah
Sep 20 Wednesday Yom Kippur
Sep 24 Sunday Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 25 Monday Sukkot

October 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 9 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Tuesday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 3 Tuesday Simchat Torah

November 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 5 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 10 Friday Veterans Day (observed) Federal holiday
Nov 11 Saturday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 23 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 24 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Wednesday All Saints' Day

December 1961

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Sunday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Monday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Sunday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 3 Sunday Hanukkah (first day)
Dec 24 Sunday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Monday Christmas Day

Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date shown. Islamic dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and can differ by a day where you live.

Questions and answers

How many federal holidays are in 1961?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1961: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Which holidays fall on a weekend in 1961?

In 1961 New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1, observed Monday, January 2) and Veterans Day (Saturday, November 11, observed Friday, November 10) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1961?

Thanksgiving 1961 is on Thursday, November 23, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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