Kentucky Holidays 2023

Check Kentucky Public Holidays, Local Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023.
State Holidays
Date Day Holiday
January 2 Monday New Year’s Day  (Observed)
January 16 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
April 7 Friday Good Friday
(Half Day)
May 29 Monday Memorial Day
July 4 Tuesday Independence Day
September 4 Monday Labor Day
November 10 Friday Veterans Day  (Observed)
November 23 Thursday Thanksgiving Day
November 24 Friday Day After Thanksgiving Day
December 25 Monday Christmas Day
December 26 Tuesday Day After Christmas Day
December 29 Friday New Year's Eve


Public Holidays
Date Day Holiday
January 19 Thursday Robert E. Lee Day
January 30 Monday Franklin D. Roosevelt Day
February 12 Sunday Lincoln's Birthday
June 3 Saturday Confederate Memorial Day
(Jefferson Davis Day)
October 9 Monday Columbus Day
Public holidays
  • the first day of January (New Year's Day)
  • the third Monday of January (Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.)
  • the third Monday in February (Washington's Birthday)
  • the last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
  • the fourth day of July (Independence Day)
  • the first Monday in September (Labor Day)
  • the eleventh day of November (Veterans Day)
  • the twenty-fifth day of December (Christmas Day) of each year
  • the nineteenth day of January (Robert E. Lee Day)
  • the thirtieth day of January (Franklin D. Roosevelt Day)
  • the twelfth day of February (Lincoln's Birthday)
  • the third day of June (Confederate Memorial Day, and Jefferson Davis Day)
  • the second Monday in October (Columbus Day)
and all days appointed by the President of the United States or by the Governor as days of thanksgiving, are holidays, on which all the public offices of this Commonwealth may be closed.

Special Days
Date Day Holiday
February 21 Tuesday ALS Awareness Day
March 30 Thursday Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
May 7 Sunday Barrier Awareness Day
(Disability Day)
May 14 Sunday Mother's Day
June 14 Wednesday Flag Da
June 19 Monday Juneteenth National Freedom Day
June 24 Saturday Kentucky National Guard Day
June 30 Friday Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Awareness Day.
July 1 Saturday Kentucky Retired Veterans Day
July 27 Thursday Korean War Armistice Day
August 21 Monday Coal Truck Driver Appreciation Day
September 11 Monday First Responders Day
September 20 Wednesday Farmer Suicide Prevention Day
September 26 Tuesday Mesothelioma Awareness Day
September 27 Wednesday A Day of Prayer for Kentucky's Students
October 8 Sunday Grandmother's Day
October 11 Wednesday General Pulaski's Day
November 15 Wednesday Kentucky Harvest Day


Kentucky Holiday Calendar 2023:

Kentucky Holiday Calendar 2023
Kentucky State Holidays 2023

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