Federal Holidays in Delaware in 2016

In accordance with Title 1, Chapter 5, §501, Delaware Code, as amended, the following are legal holidays in the State of Delaware.

Delaware 2016

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List of Holidays in Delaware in 2016

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Friday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	Federal Holiday
Monday	Jan 18	Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Federal Holiday	3rd Monday in January
Friday	Mar 25	Good Friday	Government Holiday	CT, DE, HI, IN, KY, LA, NJ, NC, ND, TN
Sunday	May 08	Mother's Day	Not A Public Holiday	2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday
Monday	May 30	Memorial Day	Federal Holiday	Last Monday in May
Sunday	Jun 19	Father's Day	Not A Public Holiday	3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday
Monday	Jul 04	Independence Day	Federal Holiday
Monday	Sep 05	Labor Day	Federal Holiday	1st Monday in September
Tuesday	Nov 08	Election Day	Government Holiday	DE, HI, IL, LA, MD, MI, MT, PA, RI, WV
Thursday	Nov 10	Return Day	Government Holiday	Delaware. Thursday after election day
Friday	Nov 11	Veterans Day	Federal Holiday
Thursday	Nov 24	Thanksgiving	Federal Holiday	4th Thursday in November
Friday	Nov 25	Day after Thanksgiving	Regional Holiday	Day after 4th Thursday in November
Monday	Dec 26	Christmas Day (in lieu) (in lieu)	Federal Holiday

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The State of Delaware grants one floating holiday to eligible employees per calendar year.