When Is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027
That's 186 days from today.
Rule: the 3rd Monday of January. See how weekday rules are calculated
About Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2027
The holiday wasn't observed in all 50 states until the year 2000; Arizona and New Hampshire were among the last holdouts, and South Carolina was the final state to make it a full paid state holiday.
Arizona's initial refusal to adopt the holiday led to a boycott that cost the state a scheduled 1993 Super Bowl before voters approved it via ballot measure that same year.
The federal holiday followed a multi-decade legislative campaign that included a 1983 Senate vote passing by a wide but not unanimous margin.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2027: January 18th, a Monday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2027 — day 18 of 2027: ISO week 3 (Q1), 347 left.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2027: next is Monday, January 17th; prior was Monday, January 19th.
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