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When Is Juneteenth 2027?

Juneteenth 2027 is on Saturday, June 19, 2027. The federal holiday is observed on Friday, June 18, 2027. In 2028 it falls on a Monday.

Sources: US Code, OPM, Wikipedia Updated

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Juneteenth dates, 2027 to 2036

Juneteenth dates for ten years
YearDateDayFederal holiday observed
2027 SaturdayFriday, June 18, 2027
2028 MondaySame day
2029 TuesdaySame day
2030 WednesdaySame day
2031 ThursdaySame day
2032 SaturdayFriday, June 18, 2032
2033 SundayMonday, June 20, 2033
2034 MondaySame day
2035 TuesdaySame day
2036 ThursdaySame day
Calendar for June 2027 with Juneteenth on Saturday, June 19 marked and the federal day off, Friday, June 18, 2027, ringed.
Juneteenth 2027 is a Saturday, so federal offices close on Friday, June 18, 2027.

How the date of Juneteenth is set

Juneteenth is June 19 every year.

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved people there were free.

Juneteenth is one of the eleven legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103. When it falls on a weekend, federal offices close on the Friday before or the Monday after; the Office of Personnel Management lists those days each year.

Also coming up: Fourth of July on Sunday, July 4, 2027, Memorial Day on Monday, May 31, 2027, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2027.

What day of the week is Juneteenth?

Juneteenth is on June 19 every year, so its weekday moves one day later each year, or two days when a February 29 comes in between. In 2027 it is a Saturday, in 2028 a Monday and in 2029 a Tuesday.

From 2027 to 2036 it falls on a weekend three times. In those years federal offices close on the Friday before or the Monday after, as the table shows.

Chart of the weekday Juneteenth falls on from 2027 to 2036: Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029, Wednesday in 2030, Thursday in 2031, Saturday in 2032, Sunday in 2033, Monday in 2034, Tuesday in 2035, Thursday in 2036, with the federal day off ringed in weekend years.
The weekday moves one day a year, two after a leap day; on weekends the federal day off moves to the Friday or Monday.

Juneteenth facts and traditions

Juneteenth celebrations date from 1866, first as church-centered gatherings in Texas. In 2021 it became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983.

  • Its official name is Juneteenth National Independence Day.
  • The name joins June and nineteenth and was first used in the 1890s.
  • When June 19 falls on a weekend, the federal holiday is observed on the nearest weekday.

Questions about Juneteenth

What day of the week is Juneteenth in 2027?

Saturday. Juneteenth 2027 falls on June 19, 2027.

How many days until Juneteenth?

245 days, counted from October 17, 2026. The Juneteenth countdown shows the number for today in your time zone. To count to any other date, use the days between dates calculator.

Is Juneteenth on the same date every year?

Yes. Juneteenth is June 19 every year.

When is Juneteenth in 2028?

Monday, June 19, 2028.

Is Juneteenth a federal holiday?

Yes. Juneteenth is one of the eleven US federal holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103. When it falls on a Saturday it is observed on the Friday before, and when it falls on a Sunday, on the Monday after.

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