MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HOLIDAYS

STATE EMPLOYEE HOLIDAYS


[photo, State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland]
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    In Maryland, State employee holidays include each statewide general election day, and each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor designates for general cessation of business (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996; Code State Personnel and Pensions Article, sec. 9-201). Several holidays formerly observed for State employees were abolished as such in 1996. These included Lincoln's Birthday (Feb. 12), Maryland Day (March 25), Good Friday, and Defender's Day (Sept. 12) (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996).


    State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    2023

    January 2 (Monday) New Year's Day (observed)
    January 16 (Monday) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (observed)
    February 20 (third Monday) Presidents' Day
    May 29 (Monday) Memorial Day
    June 19 (Monday) Juneteenth National Independence Day*
    (Chapter 64, Acts of 2022)
    July 4 (Tuesday) Independence Day
    September 4 (first Monday) Labor Day
    October 9 (Monday) Columbus Day (observed)
    November 10 (Friday) Veterans' Day (observed)
    November 23 (fourth Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
    November 24 (fourth Friday) American Indian Heritage Day
    December 25 (Monday) Christmas Day

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