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Public holidays in United States 2005
Overview of 127 public holidays and observances in United States for 2005, including 11 official public holidays. Dates are shown with the day of the week.
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Public holidays
Date Name
1 January 2005 (Saturday)New Year's Day 17 January 2005 (Monday)Martin Luther King Jr. Day 21 February 2005 (Monday)Presidents' Day 30 May 2005 (Monday)Memorial Day 4 July 2005 (Monday)Independence Day 5 September 2005 (Monday)Labour Day 10 October 2005 (Monday)Columbus Day 11 November 2005 (Friday)Veterans' Day 24 November 2005 (Thursday)Thanksgiving 25 December 2005 (Sunday)Christmas Day 26 December 2005 (Monday)Christmas Day (observed)
Observances
Date Name
14 February 2005 (Monday)Valentine's Day 17 March 2005 (Thursday)St. Patrick's Day 8 May 2005 (Sunday)Mother's Day 19 June 2005 (Sunday)Father's Day 31 October 2005 (Monday)Halloween 25 November 2005 (Friday)Black Friday 24 December 2005 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 31 December 2005 (Saturday)New Year's Eve
Alabama
Date Name
25 April 2005 (Monday)Confederate Memorial Day 6 June 2005 (Monday)Jefferson Davis Birthday
Alaska
Date Name
28 March 2005 (Monday)Seward's Day 18 October 2005 (Tuesday)Alaska Day
California
Date Name
15 February 2005 (Tuesday)Susan B. Anthony Day 31 March 2005 (Thursday)César Chávez Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Colorado
Date Name
31 March 2005 (Thursday)César Chávez Day 3 October 2005 (Monday)Frances Xavier Cabrini Day
Connecticut
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11 February 2005 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday (observed) 12 February 2005 (Saturday)Lincoln's Birthday 25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday
Delaware
Date Name
25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday 1 November 2005 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Florida
Date Name
15 February 2005 (Tuesday)Susan B. Anthony Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Georgia
Date Name
25 March 2005 (Friday)State Holiday 25 November 2005 (Friday)State Holiday
Hawaii
Date Name
25 March 2005 (Friday)Prince Kūhiō Day (observed) 26 March 2005 (Saturday)Prince Kūhiō Day 10 June 2005 (Friday)King Kamehameha Day (observed) 11 June 2005 (Saturday)King Kamehameha Day 19 August 2005 (Friday)Statehood Day
Illinois
Date Name
11 February 2005 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday (observed) 12 February 2005 (Saturday)Lincoln's Birthday 7 March 2005 (Monday)Casimir Pulaski Day
Indiana
Date Name
25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday 3 May 2005 (Tuesday)Primary Election Day 1 November 2005 (Tuesday)Election Day 8 November 2005 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday
Iowa
Date Name
11 February 2005 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday (observed) 12 February 2005 (Saturday)Lincoln's Birthday
Kansas
Date Name
23 December 2005 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2005 (Saturday)Christmas Eve
Kentucky
Date Name
25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday 30 December 2005 (Friday)New Year's Eve (observed) 31 December 2005 (Saturday)New Year's Eve
Louisiana
Date Name
8 February 2005 (Tuesday)Mardi Gras 25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday
Maine
Date Name
18 April 2005 (Monday)Patriots' Day
Maryland
Date Name
20 January 2005 (Thursday)Inauguration Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)American Indian Heritage Day
Massachusetts
Date Name
18 April 2005 (Monday)Patriots' Day
Michigan
Date Name
25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving 23 December 2005 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2005 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 30 December 2005 (Friday)New Year's Eve (observed) 31 December 2005 (Saturday)New Year's Eve
Mississippi
Date Name
25 April 2005 (Monday)Confederate Memorial Day
Missouri
Date Name
8 May 2005 (Sunday)Truman Day 9 May 2005 (Monday)Truman Day (observed)
Nebraska
Date Name
29 April 2005 (Friday)Arbor Day
Nevada
Date Name
28 October 2005 (Friday)Nevada Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)Family Day
New Hampshire
Date Name
25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
New Jersey
Date Name
11 February 2005 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday (observed) 12 February 2005 (Saturday)Lincoln's Birthday 25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday 1 November 2005 (Tuesday)Election Day
New Mexico
Date Name
25 November 2005 (Friday)Presidents' Day
New York
Date Name
11 February 2005 (Friday)Lincoln's Birthday (observed) 12 February 2005 (Saturday)Lincoln's Birthday 15 February 2005 (Tuesday)Susan B. Anthony Day 1 November 2005 (Tuesday)Election Day 8 November 2005 (Tuesday)Election Day
North Carolina
Date Name
25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday 25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving 23 December 2005 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2005 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 26 December 2005 (Monday)Day After Christmas 27 December 2005 (Tuesday)Day After Christmas (observed)
North Dakota
Date Name
25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday
Oklahoma
Date Name
25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Pennsylvania
Date Name
25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday 1 November 2005 (Tuesday)Election Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Rhode Island
Date Name
8 August 2005 (Monday)Victory Day
South Carolina
Date Name
25 April 2005 (Monday)Confederate Memorial Day
South Dakota
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10 October 2005 (Monday)Native Americans' Day
Tennessee
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25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday
Texas
Date Name
19 January 2005 (Wednesday)Confederate Memorial Day 2 March 2005 (Wednesday)Texas Independence Day 25 March 2005 (Friday)Good Friday 31 March 2005 (Thursday)César Chávez Day 21 April 2005 (Thursday)San Jacinto Day 27 August 2005 (Saturday)Lyndon Baines Johnson Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving 23 December 2005 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2005 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 26 December 2005 (Monday)Day After Christmas
Utah
Date Name
24 July 2005 (Sunday)Pioneer Day 25 July 2005 (Monday)Pioneer Day (observed)
Vermont
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1 March 2005 (Tuesday)Town Meeting Day 16 August 2005 (Tuesday)Bennington Battle Day
Virginia
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20 January 2005 (Thursday)Inauguration Day
Washington
Date Name
25 November 2005 (Friday)Native American Heritage Day
Washington D.C.
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20 January 2005 (Thursday)Inauguration Day 15 April 2005 (Friday)Emancipation Day (observed) 16 April 2005 (Saturday)Emancipation Day
West Virginia
Date Name
20 June 2005 (Monday)West Virginia Day 25 November 2005 (Friday)Day After Thanksgiving
Wisconsin
Date Name
15 February 2005 (Tuesday)Susan B. Anthony Day 23 December 2005 (Friday)Christmas Eve (observed) 24 December 2005 (Saturday)Christmas Eve 30 December 2005 (Friday)New Year's Eve (observed) 31 December 2005 (Saturday)New Year's Eve