Carrier Holiday Dates

Staying on top of which holidays will affect your business can be a bit of a task. To simplify things, the following is a list of holidays that the USPS, UPS and FedEx typically considers postal holidays:

USPS

The following is a list of holidays that the UPS typically considers non-shipping holidays:

Date

Holiday

Weekday

December 31*

New Year’s Day

Friday

January 17

Martin Luther King Jr. birthday

Monday

February 21

Presidents’ Day

Monday

May 30

Memorial Day

Monday

June 20

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Monday

July 4

Independence Day

Monday

September 5

Labor Day

Monday

October 10

Indigenous People's Day

Monday

November 11

Veterans Day

Friday

November 24

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday

December 26*

Christmas Day

Monday

* when holidays fall on a weekend, they may be observed the preceding or following day as well.

Find a complete list of observed holidays on USPS' website.

ShippingEasy Support

Tip

On non-shipping holidays, you will see a red ALERT at the top of ShippingEasy. The ALERT is a reminder to move ship dates forward to the next shipping date. Learn how to advance ship dates.

Even when the USPS is closed, we're often here to help! ShippingEasy provides support during certain holidays. Check out ShippingEasy's live support calendar.

UPS

The following is a list of holidays that the UPS typically considers non-shipping holidays:

Date

Holiday

Weekday

May 30

Memorial Day

Monday

July 4 & 5

Independence Day

Monday

September 5

Labor Day

Monday

November 24

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday

December 25

Christmas Day

Monday

Find a complete list of observed holidays on UPS' website.

ShippingEasy Support

Tip

On non-shipping holidays, you will see a red ALERT at the top of ShippingEasy. The ALERT is a reminder to move ship dates forward to the next shipping date. Learn how to advance ship dates.

Even when the USPS is closed, we're often here to help! ShippingEasy provides support during certain holidays. Check out ShippingEasy's live support calendar.

FedEx

Date

Holiday

Weekday

April 16 & 17

Easter

Sat & Sunday

May 30

Memorial Day

Monday

July 4

Independence Day

Monday

September 5

Labor Day

Monday

November 24

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday

December 26*

Christmas Day

Monday

Find a complete list of observed holidays on FedEx's website.

ShippingEasy Support

Tip

On non-shipping holidays, you will see a red ALERT at the top of ShippingEasy. The ALERT is a reminder to move ship dates forward to the next shipping date. Learn how to advance ship dates.

Even when the USPS is closed, we're often here to help! ShippingEasy provides support during certain holidays. Check out ShippingEasy's live support calendar.

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