Observed Holidays in Rhode Island

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

Other holidays. Sundays, New Year's Day (January 1), Rhode Island Independence Day (May 4), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day (December 25), and days of general state elections.

Special rules. In the event that New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans' Day or Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, state employees will celebrate the holiday on the following Monday.