1971 Calendar With Holidays

1971 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on April 11. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1971 holidays month by month

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

January 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Friday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 18 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jan 27 Wednesday Lunar New Year

February 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Feb 2 Tuesday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 14 Sunday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 15 Monday Presidents' Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 6 Saturday Eid al-Adha
Feb 10 Wednesday Lantern Festival
Feb 24 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Feb 27 Saturday Islamic New Year

March 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 14 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Wednesday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 8 Monday Ashura
Mar 11 Thursday Purim

April 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 11 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Apr 15 Thursday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Thursday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 4 Sunday Palm Sunday
Apr 9 Friday Good Friday
Apr 10 Saturday Passover
Apr 11 Sunday Easter Sunday
Apr 18 Sunday Orthodox Easter

May 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
May 9 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 31 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
May 7 Friday Mawlid
May 20 Thursday Ascension Day
May 28 Friday Dragon Boat Festival
May 30 Sunday Pentecost
May 30 Sunday Shavuot

June 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Monday Flag Day Observance
Jun 18 Friday Juneteenth (observed) Federal holiday
Jun 19 Saturday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Jun 20 Sunday Father's Day Observance

July 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Sunday Independence Day Federal holiday
Jul 5 Monday Independence Day (observed) Federal holiday

August 1971

No federal holidays or observances.

September 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 6 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 20 Monday Rosh Hashanah
Sep 29 Wednesday Yom Kippur

October 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 11 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Sunday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 3 Sunday Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 4 Monday Sukkot
Oct 12 Tuesday Simchat Torah
Oct 21 Thursday Ramadan begins

November 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 7 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 11 Thursday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 25 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 26 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Monday All Saints' Day
Nov 16 Tuesday Laylat al-Qadr
Nov 20 Saturday Eid al-Fitr

December 1971

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Day (observed) Federal holiday
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Saturday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Friday New Year's Day (observed) Federal holiday
Dec 31 Friday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 13 Monday Hanukkah (first day)
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Saturday 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 1971?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1971: 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 1971?

In 1971 Juneteenth (Saturday, June 19, observed Friday, June 18), Independence Day (Sunday, July 4, observed Monday, July 5) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25, observed Friday, December 24) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1971?

Thanksgiving 1971 is on Thursday, November 25, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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