Town_of_Manchester_2026_Holiday_Calendar_(2).pdf

This document is a 2026 holiday calendar issued by the Town of Manchester, Connecticut Human Resources Department, outlining the days on which town offices will be closed in observance of federal, state, and local holidays. The calendar specifies 13 observed holidays throughout 2026, beginning with New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1, and concluding with Christmas Holiday Observed on Friday, December 25. Notable holidays include Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, January 19), Presidents' Day (Monday, February 16), Good Friday (Friday, April 3), Memorial Day (Monday, May 25), Juneteenth (Friday, June 19), Independence Day (Friday, July 3), Labor Day (Monday, September 7), Indigenous Peoples Day (Monday, October 12), Veterans Day (Wednesday, November 11), and Thanksgiving Day with the day after (Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27). The calendar also designates a floating holiday on Thursday, December 24 to coincide with Christmas Eve.

The Town of Manchester retains discretionary authority to substitute a floating holiday on a date of its choosing in place of the traditional date for celebrating Lincoln's Birthday, provided that notification of any such substitution is given no later than December 31st of the preceding year. This provision allows the municipality flexibility in holiday scheduling while maintaining adequate advance notice to employees and stakeholders regarding any changes to the standard holiday calendar.