2011 Holidays and Events in Portland, United States of America

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2011, Sat	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.
	1/17/2011, 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.
	2/13/2011, 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.
	2/14/2011, Mon	Oregon Statehood Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note State holiday; banks are closed
	2/14/2011, Mon	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.
	2/16/2011, 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.
	2/21/2011, 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.
	3/9/2011, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by some Christian organizations.
	3/17/2011, Thu	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.
	4/19/2011, Tue	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.
	4/22/2011, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by most Christian organizations.
	4/24/2011, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by all Christian organizations.
	5/8/2011, 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.
	5/30/2011, Mon	Memorial Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	6/2/2011, Thu	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/3/2011, Fri	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/4/2011, Sat	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/5/2011, Sun	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/6/2011, Mon	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/7/2011, Tue	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/8/2011, Wed	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/9/2011, Thu	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/10/2011, Fri	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/11/2011, Sat	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/11/2011, Sat	Portland Rose Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Major Parade for the Festival
	6/12/2011, Sun	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/19/2011, 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.
	6/19/2011, Sun	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.
	6/20/2011, Mon	Juneteenth National Independence 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.
	7/4/2011, Mon	Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	8/1/2011, Mon	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.
	8/14/2011, Sun	Providence Bridge Pedal (Bicycles)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Mass bicycle event, closures of downtown bridges, 17,000+ participants
	8/31/2011, Wed	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.
	9/5/2011, Mon	Labor Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	9/29/2011, Thu	Rosh Hashanah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for 2 days.
	10/8/2011, Sat	Yom Kippur
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/10/2011, Mon	Columbus Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note A national goverment holiday. Businesses closing is optional.
	10/31/2011, Mon	Halloween
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	11/6/2011, Sun	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.
	11/11/2011, Fri	Veteran's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	11/24/2011, Thu	Thanksgiving Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/21/2011, Wed	Hanukkah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hanukka is celebrated for 8 days.
	12/25/2011, Sun	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/26/2011, Mon	Christmas Day: Additional Observance 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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