If any of the State's legal holidays fall on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday.
If the day falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday.
For calendar year 2023, New Year’s Day (January 1) falls on a Sunday and will be observed on Monday, January 2, 2023; and Veterans Day (November 11) falls on a Saturday and will be observed on Friday, November 10, 2023.
Designated Days:
Designated Days
Date
Day
Holiday
January 9
Monday
Alaska Law Enforcement Officers' Day
February 2
Thursday
Marmot Day
February 6
Monday
Ernest Gruening Day
February 16
Thursday
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
March 4
Saturday
Susan Butcher Day
March 12
Sunday
Ashley Johnson-Barr Day
March 27
Monday
Great Alaska Good Friday Earthquake Remembrance Day
March 29
Wednesday
Vietnam Veterans Day
April 9
Sunday
Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day
April 20
Thursday
Bob Bartlett Day
April 24
Monday
Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day
May 2
Tuesday
Alaska Agriculture Day
May 4
Thursday
Alaska Day of Prayer
May 10
Wednesday
Alaska Mining Day
May 15
Monday
Hmong-American Veterans Day
May 27
Saturday
Alaska Public Gardens Day
May 31
Wednesday
Katie John Day
June 3
Saturday
Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day
June 7
Wednesday
Walter Harper Day
June 11
Sunday
Children's Day
June 19
Monday
Juneteenth Day
June 27
Tuesday
Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day
July 3
Monday
Drunk Driving Victims Remembrance Day
July 9
Sunday
Alaska Flag Day
July 21
Friday
Jay Hammond Day
July 22
Saturday
Ted Stevens Day
July 30
Sunday
Alaska National Guard Day
August 7
Monday
Purple Heart Day
August 10
Thursday
Alaska Wild Salmon Day
August 24
Thursday
Wickersham Day
September 9
Saturday
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day
September 11
Monday
Patriot Day
September 13
Wednesday
Older Alaskans' Day
September 15
Friday
Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day
October 8
Sunday
William A. Egan Day
October 8
Sunday
Alaska Firefighters' Day
October 9
Monday
Indigenous Peoples Day
October 18
Wednesday
Alaska Territorial Guard Day
October 25
Wednesday
African American Soldiers' Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day
