2018 Holidays and Events in Boston, United States of America

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2018, Mon	New Year's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	1/15/2018, Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	1/31/2018, Wed	Yankee Dental Congress
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hotels booked, 26,000 people, estimated
	2/1/2018, Thu	Yankee Dental Congress
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hotels booked, 26,000 people, estimated
	2/2/2018, Fri	Yankee Dental Congress
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hotels booked, 26,000 people, estimated
	2/3/2018, Sat	Yankee Dental Congress
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hotels booked, 26,000 people, estimated
	2/4/2018, Sun	Yankee Dental Congress
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hotels booked, 26,000 people, estimated
	2/11/2018, Sun	Football Super Bowl
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Many members of the public stay home to watch this on TV.
	2/14/2018, Wed	Valentine's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	2/14/2018, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by some Christian organizations.
	2/19/2018, Mon	Washington's Birthday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Also known as President's Day. An official national government and private business holiday.
	3/17/2018, Sat	St. Patrick's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	3/30/2018, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by most Christian organizations.
	3/31/2018, Sat	Passover Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Passover is celebrated for 7 days in Isreal and 8 days outside of Isreal.
	4/1/2018, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by all Christian organizations.
	4/16/2018, Mon	Boston Marathon
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Foot Race through Boston’s streets
	4/16/2018, Mon	Patriot's Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Parade on Patriot’s Day
	5/13/2018, Sun	Mother's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	5/16/2018, Wed	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebrated for 29 or 30 days (the month of Ramadan), starting the evening before the first official day and ending the day before Eid-al-Fitr; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	5/28/2018, Mon	Memorial Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	6/2/2018, Sat	Boston Pride March
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/15/2018, Fri	Eid-al-Fitr Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day (the last day of Ramadan) and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	6/17/2018, Sun	Father's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	6/18/2018, Mon	Bunker Hill Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note local govt offices closed
	6/19/2018, Tue	Juneteenth National Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	6/26/2018, Tue	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	6/27/2018, Wed	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	6/28/2018, Thu	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	6/29/2018, Fri	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	6/30/2018, Sat	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	7/1/2018, Sun	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	7/2/2018, Mon	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	7/3/2018, Tue	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	7/4/2018, Wed	Boston Harborfest
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note LRB8 Seven-day long Fourth of July festival that showcases the colonial and maritime heritage of the cradle of the American Revolution: the historic City of Boston. Harborfest is considered to be the largest patriotic celebration in the nation with visitors enjoying more than 200 activities during the weeklong festival.
	7/4/2018, Wed	Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	8/21/2018, Tue	Eid-al-Adha Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	9/3/2018, Mon	Labor Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	9/10/2018, Mon	Rosh Hashanah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for 2 days.
	9/19/2018, Wed	Yom Kippur
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/8/2018, Mon	Columbus Day& Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/8/2018, Mon	Columbus Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note A national goverment holiday. Businesses closing is optional.
	10/31/2018, Wed	Halloween
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	11/11/2018, Sun	Veteran's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	11/12/2018, Mon	Veteran's Day: Additional Observance Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	11/21/2018, Wed	Mohammad's Birthday (Mawlid)
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	11/22/2018, Thu	Thanksgiving Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/3/2018, Mon	Hanukkah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hanukka is celebrated for 8 days.
	12/25/2018, Tue	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.

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