Observed Holidays in Missouri

Monday holidays. The birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (third Monday in January), Washington's Birthday (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Labor Day (first Monday in September) and Columbus Day (second Monday in October).

Other holidays. New Year's Day (January 1), Lincoln's Birthday (February 12), Jefferson Day (April 13), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans' Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November), Christmas Day (December 25) and any general primary or state election day.

Special rules. If any legal holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is a holiday.