Calendar of Events
LEGAL HOLIDAYS - 2020 Calendar of Legal Holidays The Department of Civil Service has issued the 2020 calendar of New York State Holidays, as follows:
| MONTH |
DATE |
DAY |
LEGAL HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANUARY | 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| 20 | Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | |
| FEBRUARY | 12 | Wednesday | Lincoln's Birthday (a) |
| 17 | Monday | Washington's Birthday (Observed) | |
| MAY | 25 | Monday | Memorial Day |
| JULY | 4 | Saturday | Independence Day (b) |
| SEPTEMBER | 7 | Monday | Labor Day |
| OCTOBER | 12 | Monday | Columbus Day |
| NOVEMBER | 3 | Tuesday | Election Day |
| 11 | Wednesday | Veteran's Day | |
| 26 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | |
| DECEMBER | 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
(a) The State has designated Lincoln's Birthday as a floating holiday in 2020 for State employees in certain bargaining units.
(b) The State has not designated an alternate day of observance for Independence Day in 2020. It is a pass day holiday.