2026 Holidays and Events in Arkansas, United States of America

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2026, Thu	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.
	1/19/2026, Mon	Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday and Robert E. Lee's Birthday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official state holiday.
	1/19/2026, 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.
	2/8/2026, 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.
	2/14/2026, Sat	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.
	2/16/2026, Mon	Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official state holiday.
	2/16/2026, 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.
	2/18/2026, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by some Christian organizations.
	2/18/2026, 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.
	3/17/2026, Tue	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.
	3/20/2026, 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.
	4/2/2026, Thu	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.
	4/3/2026, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by most Christian organizations.
	4/5/2026, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by all Christian organizations.
	5/10/2026, 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.
	5/25/2026, Mon	Memorial Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	5/26/2026, 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.
	6/19/2026, Fri	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.
	6/21/2026, 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.
	7/3/2026, Fri	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.
	7/4/2026, Sat	Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	8/26/2026, 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.
	9/7/2026, Mon	Labor Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	9/12/2026, Sat	Rosh Hashanah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for 2 days.
	9/21/2026, Mon	Yom Kippur
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/12/2026, Mon	Columbus Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note A national goverment holiday. Businesses closing is optional.
	10/31/2026, Sat	Halloween
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	11/11/2026, Wed	Veteran's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	11/26/2026, Thu	Thanksgiving Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/5/2026, Sat	Hanukkah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hanukka is celebrated for 8 days.
	12/24/2026, Thu	Christmas Eve
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official state holiday.
	12/25/2026, Fri	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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