Federal holidays and bank context
2027 First Quarter Federal Holiday Calendar
Short answer
The checked OPM and Federal Reserve sources list January 1, January 18, and February 15 as first-quarter 2027 federal holiday dates; they do not list a March 2027 federal holiday.
First-quarter 2027 federal holiday table
This page gives the first-quarter view separately from the full-year 2027 holiday calendar. That helps readers who are planning the next few months without forcing them to scan every holiday in the year. It also keeps the no-March-holiday note visible, which is useful when readers are checking March scheduling.
| Date | Holiday or note | OPM status | Federal Reserve K.8 status |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | New Year’s Day | Listed by OPM for 2027. | Listed by K.8 for 2027. |
| January 18, 2027 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Listed by OPM for 2027. | Listed by K.8 for 2027. |
| February 15, 2027 | Washington’s Birthday | Listed by OPM for 2027. | Listed by K.8 for 2027. |
| March 2027 | No federal holiday listed in the checked first-quarter sources. | No March holiday appears in the checked OPM 2027 federal holiday list. | No March holiday appears in the checked K.8 2027 holiday table. |
How to use a Q1 holiday page
- Use this page when the reader needs the January-March 2027 federal holiday picture without the full-year table.
- Use the full-year 2027 holiday calendar when the reader needs May through December dates or weekend footnotes.
- Use the February 15 guide when the reader needs the Washington’s Birthday versus Presidents Day naming boundary.
- Do not use this page as a complete bank-branch or employer calendar.
What March means here
The March note is not a claim that nothing important ever happens in March. It is a narrower federal-source statement: the checked OPM and Federal Reserve 2027 holiday tables do not list a March federal holiday. A state, local government, school, court, private employer, or institution can still have its own March closure or schedule adjustment.
This is also separate from the March 1, 2027 IRS farmers/fishers estimated-tax date. That date appears in the IRS Form 1040-ES source and belongs to the 2026 estimated-tax cycle. It is not a holiday, and it should not be mixed into a holiday table without a clear label.
Why this is not copied from a holiday list
The value of this page is not the raw holiday names alone. The page separates official federal names from common names, shows which two federal sources were checked, and keeps the reader from overextending the information into private institutions. That extra structure is what makes the article more useful than a copied holiday table.
If OPM or the Federal Reserve updates a relevant 2027 source, the correction path below should be used to revise the table. If a USPS 2027 primary source becomes available, a separate USPS-specific page can be updated or created rather than burying an unsupported postal claim here.
First-quarter follow-up
Early 2027 holiday and tax-cycle pages
Use these pages to move from the first-quarter holiday calendar into the adjacent January, February, and March federal planning guides.
Sources and verification
Last verified: June 18, 2026. Jurisdiction: United States federal. Correction path: see the Corrections Policy.
- OPM Federal Holidays – used for 2027 federal employee holiday dates and official holiday names.
- Federal Reserve K.8 Holidays Observed – used for Federal Reserve holiday context and banking-system boundaries.
This page is informational only. It does not provide tax, legal, financial, banking, employment, postal, or professional advice.