When Is the Next Long Weekend?
Find out when the next long weekend is. See the next 3-day weekend coming up in the US, plus a full list of all long weekends for 2025 and 2026.
🗓️ Next Long Weekend: Find the next upcoming long weekend in the US. Live countdown plus full lists for 2025 and 2026.
About long weekends
Long weekends are 3-day or 4-day breaks created when a federal holiday falls adjacent to (or is observed on) a Friday or Monday. In this year, the alignment of holidays with weekends produces specific extra-long opportunities that maximize travel and rest without using PTO.
Benefits
- ·Lists every long weekend in this year
- ·Distinguishes 3-day, 4-day, and PTO-leveraged 9-day breaks
- ·Pairs with US federal-holiday rules (UMHA Monday observances)
- ·Helps plan travel windows that minimize PTO usage
- ·Identifies holiday clusters (Thanksgiving + Black Friday, etc.)
How it works
A long weekend forms when a holiday falls Friday-Saturday-Sunday-Monday window. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act (1968) deliberately moves Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Washington's Birthday to Mondays specifically to create reliable 3-day weekends.
Federal holidays observed on a fixed-date weekday vary by year: July 4 falls on different weekdays each year; New Year's Day too. When a fixed-date holiday lands on Saturday, the federal observance moves to Friday; on Sunday, it moves to Monday. This rule reliably creates 3-day weekends.
Who uses long weekends
PTO-strategy planners, travel agents, hotel revenue managers, families coordinating multi-generation visits, and remote workers planning workation windows.
When Is the Next Long Weekend?
Find out when the next long weekend is. See the next 3-day weekend coming up in the US, plus a full list of all long weekends for 2025 and 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
How many long weekends are there in this year?
Most US years have 8-10 long weekends formed by federal holidays falling on Mondays (Memorial Day, Labor Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Columbus Day) plus fixed-date holidays that land adjacent to weekends. Thanksgiving always creates a 4-day weekend.
Which holidays guarantee a 3-day weekend in this year?
The Uniform Monday Holiday Act (1968) moves Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, MLK Day, and Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) to Mondays — guaranteeing a 3-day weekend every year. Thanksgiving is the only US federal holiday that creates a guaranteed 4-day weekend (Thursday + Friday off + weekend).
How can I extend a this year long weekend with one PTO day?
The classic move: take Friday off when a Monday-holiday weekend approaches, turning a 3-day into a 4-day. Or take Thanksgiving Wednesday off for a 5-day window. The biggest payoff is around Christmas/New Year — clusters where 2-3 PTO days can bridge into 9-10 day windows. This year's exact alignment is shown in the timeline above.
Are federal long weekends observed by all employers?
No. Federal holidays are mandatory only for federal employees. Private employers choose which holidays to observe. Most private employers observe the "big six": New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Banking-sector employers usually observe all 11 federal holidays. Retail and hospitality often observe fewer.