Observed Holidays in KentuckyMonday holidays. Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January), Washington's Birthday (the third Monday in February), Memorial Day (the last Monday in May), Labor Day (the first Monday in September) and Columbus Day (the second Monday in October). Other holidays. New Year's Day (January 1), Lee Day (January 19), Roosevelt Day (January 30), Lincoln's Birthday (February 12), Confederate Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis Day (June 3), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day (December 25). |