In Maryland, if federal and State observances of a holiday fall on different days, each local board of education determines on which date the holiday will be observed in its public schools (Code Education Article, sec. 7-103).
Canton Middle School, 801 South Highland Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
2026 |
|
| January 1 (Thursday) | New Year's Day |
| January 19 (third Monday) | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (observed) |
| February 16 (third Monday) | Presidents' Day |
| April 3 (Friday) | Good Friday through Monday after Easter** |
| May 25 (last Monday) | Memorial Day |
| November 3 (Tuesday) | General Election Day |
| November 26 (fourth Thursday) | Thanksgiving Day through Sunday |
| December 25 (Friday) | Christmas Day through New Year's Day** |
For more information on public school schedules, see: www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/School-Systems/Open-Closing-Dates.aspx
© Copyright Maryland State Archives