Check Alaska Public Holidays and Local Holidays for the year 2020.
Public Holidays:
Check legal public holidays observed in Alaska state for the year 2020.
Public Holidays
Date
Day
Holiday
January 1
Wednesday
New Year’s Day
January 20
Monday
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
February 17
Monday
President's Day
March 30
Monday
Seward's Day
May 25
Monday
Memorial Day
July 3
Friday
Independence Day (Observed)
September 7
Monday
Labor Day
October 19
Monday
Alaska Day
November 11
Wednesday
Veterans Day
November 26
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
December 25
Friday
Christmas
As Independence Day (4th July) falls on Saturday, so this holiday is observed on Friday (3rd July).
Designated Days:
Check Designated Days observed in Alaska state for the year 2020.
Designated Days
Date
Day
Holiday
February 6
Thursday
Ernest Gruening Day *
February 16
Sunday
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day **
April 9
Thursday
Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Days ***
April 20
Monday
Bob Bartlett Day ****
May 1
Friday
Family Day and Family Preservation Month
May 5
Tuesday
Alaska Agriculture Day
May 7
Thursday
Alaska Day of Prayer
June 3
Wednesday
Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day
June 20
Saturday
Juneteenth Day
July 3
Friday
Drunk Driving Victims Remembrance Day
July 9
Thursday
Alaska Flag Day
August 24
Monday
Wickersham Day
September 9
Wednesday
Older Alaskans' Day
October 8
Thursday
William a. Egan Day
October 18
Sunday
Alaska Territorial Guard Day
November 9
Monday
Women Veterans Day
November 30
Monday
Anthony J. Dimond Day
December 7
Monday
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Ernest Gruening Day is established on February 6 of each year to honor Ernest Gruening, doctor, editor, and statesman, for a lifetime of service to the territory and state of Alaska and the nation. Er
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Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is established on February 16 of each year to honor Elizabeth Peratrovich, past Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, for her courageous, unceasing efforts to elim
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Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day is established on April 9 of each year to recognize and honor all former prisoners of war (POWs) from our nation's wars who have returned home. These POWs repea
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Bob Bartlett Day is established on April 20 of each year to honor E.L. "Bob" Bartlett, the "architect of Alaska statehood," for a lifetime of public service to Alaska and the nation. Bob Bartlett Day
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is established on December 7 of each year to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and to honor the individuals who died as a result of the attack. T
Special Month
Check Special Month observed in Alaska state for the year 2020.
