Based on Section 1-3-8 of the Code of Alabama, 1975,as amended
by Act 91-250
Holiday
Always falls on...
Date in 2020
Date in 2021
New Year's Day
January 1
January
1, 2020
January
1, 2021
Robert E. Lee/Martin
Luther King Jr.
3rd Monday in January
January 20
January 18
George Washington/Thomas Jefferson
3rd Monday in February
February 17
February 15
Mardi Gras Day
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
February 25***
February 16***
Confederate Memorial
Day
4th Monday in April
April 27
April 26
National Memorial Day
last Monday in May
May 25
May 31
Jefferson Davis'
Birthday
1st Monday in June
June 1
June 7
Independence Day
July 4
July 4
July 4
Labor Day
1st Monday in September
September 7
September 6
Columbus Day/American
Indian Heritage Day
2nd Monday in October
October 12
October 11
Veterans Day
November 11
November
11
November
11
Thanksgiving
4th Thursday in November
November 26
November 25
Christmas Day
December 25
December
25
December
25
*** Mardi Gras is observed in Baldwin and Mobile
Counties only, all other state employees are granted a personal leave
day on January 1 which may be taken anytime during the year.
