State Holiday Schedule
The State of New Hampshire recognizes these holidays, which are paid days off, for eligible employees:
New Year's Day (observed) |
Labor Day |
Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day |
Veterans' Day (observed) |
President's Day |
Thanksgiving Day |
Memorial Day |
Day after Thanksgiving |
Independence Day |
Christmas Day |
Printable Holidays for Calendar Year 2021
Eligibility for Paid Holidays
Full-time employees are eligible for paid holidays beginning on their first day of employment.
Full-time employees are entitled to all designated calendar holidays set by law or the chief executive with approval of council, provided the employees are on pay status on their regularly scheduled workday prior to and after the calendar holiday.
Part-time employees are eligible for holiday pay as long as the holiday falls on the employee’s regularly scheduled work day and they have worked both:
- The scheduled work day before the calendar holiday; and
- The scheduled work day after the calendar holiday
* Floating Holiday
Three floating holidays are available to all full-time employees. Employees accrue one (1) day on July 1st, one (1) day on October 1st and one (1) day on January 1st of each fiscal year.
** Holiday Pay Policy
For the State of New Hampshire's policy on paid holidays, please refer to Personnel Rules Per 1302
Employees represented by different unions may have different holiday policies. For further information please click here.