1968 Calendar With Holidays

1968 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on April 14. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1968 holidays month by month

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

January 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Monday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 15 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Jan 2 Tuesday Eid al-Fitr
Jan 30 Tuesday Lunar New Year

February 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Feb 2 Friday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 14 Wednesday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 19 Monday Presidents' Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 13 Tuesday Lantern Festival
Feb 28 Wednesday Ash Wednesday

March 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 10 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Sunday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 10 Sunday Eid al-Adha
Mar 14 Thursday Purim
Mar 30 Saturday Islamic New Year

April 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 14 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Apr 15 Monday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Monday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (6)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 7 Sunday Palm Sunday
Apr 8 Monday Ashura
Apr 12 Friday Good Friday
Apr 13 Saturday Passover
Apr 14 Sunday Easter Sunday
Apr 21 Sunday Orthodox Easter

May 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
May 12 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 27 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
May 23 Thursday Ascension Day
May 31 Friday Dragon Boat Festival

June 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Friday Flag Day Observance
Jun 16 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Jun 19 Wednesday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 2 Sunday Pentecost
Jun 2 Sunday Shavuot
Jun 9 Sunday Mawlid

July 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Thursday Independence Day Federal holiday

August 1968

No federal holidays or observances.

September 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 2 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 23 Monday Rosh Hashanah

October 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 14 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Thursday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 2 Wednesday Yom Kippur
Oct 6 Sunday Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 7 Monday Sukkot
Oct 15 Tuesday Simchat Torah

November 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 3 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 5 Tuesday Election Day Observance
Nov 11 Monday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 28 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 29 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Friday All Saints' Day
Nov 22 Friday Ramadan begins

December 1968

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Tuesday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Wednesday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Tuesday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 16 Monday Hanukkah (first day)
Dec 18 Wednesday Laylat al-Qadr
Dec 21 Saturday Eid al-Fitr
Dec 24 Tuesday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Wednesday 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 1968?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1968: 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 1968?

No federal holiday falls on a weekend in 1968, so every holiday is observed on its own date.

When is Thanksgiving 1968?

Thanksgiving 1968 is on Thursday, November 28, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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