State of Colorado Holidays & Observances

Comprehensive list Colorado Official National and State Holidays and how they are observed

Colorado State Day: August 1
Became the 38th State to join the Union that makes up our Nation.

Colorado Day - first Monday of August 
Declared by the State of Colorado in tribute to the anniversary of the 1876 admission of the state of Colorado into the United States of America.

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Colorado Official State Holidays 

Colorado State Statutes declares both legal holidays and special observances

List of Colorado Legal Public Holidays 

New Year's Day - January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. - 3rd Monday in January

Presidents' Day - 3rd Monday in February

Memorial Day - last Monday in May

Independence Day - July 4

Labor Day - 1st Monday in September

Frances Xavier Cabrini day - 1st Monday in October

Veterans' Day - November 11

Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November

Christmas Day - December 25

Sunday - first day of each week

Colorado Special Observances

Arbor Day - 3rd Friday in April - to be observed planting forest trees for the benefit and adornment of public and private grounds, places, and ways and in such other efforts and undertakings as shall be in harmony with the general character of the day so established.

Colorado Day - first Monday of August 
In tribute to the anniversary of the 1876 admission of the state of Colorado into the United States of America.

Susan B. Anthony Day - February 15

Leif Erikson Day - October 9

Cesar Chavez Day - March 31

Public Lands Day - 3rd Saturday in May

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day - 13th day of March

State Statutes:  (Source with Universal Citation)

Colorado Code: Title 24: Article 11 - Holidays: 24-11-101. Legal Holidays - Effect

1. The following days, viz: The first day of January, commonly called New Year's day; the third Monday in January, which shall be observed as the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the third Monday in February, commonly called Washington-Lincoln day; the last Monday in May, commonly called Memorial day; the fourth day of July, commonly called Independence day; the first Monday in September, commonly called Labor day; the first Monday in October, commonly called Frances Xavier Cabrini day; the eleventh day of November, commonly called Veterans' day; the fourth Thursday in November, commonly called Thanksgiving day; the twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas day; and any day appointed or recommended by the governor of this state or the president of the United States as a day of fasting or prayer or thanksgiving, are hereby declared to be legal holidays and shall, for all purposes whatsoever, as regards the presenting for payment or acceptance and the protesting and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, drafts, bank checks, promissory notes, or other negotiable instruments and also for the holding of courts, be treated and considered as is the first day of the week commonly called Sunday.

2. In case any of said holidays or any other legal holiday so designated falls upon a Sunday, then the Monday following shall be considered as the holiday, and all notes, bills, drafts, checks, or other negotiable instruments falling due or maturing on either of said days shall be deemed to be payable on the next succeeding business day. In case the return or adjourned day in any suit, matter, or hearing before any court comes on any day referred to in this section, such suit, matter, or proceeding, commenced or adjourned as aforesaid, shall not, by reason of coming on any such day, abate, but the same shall stand continued to the next succeeding day at the same time and place, unless the next day is Sunday, when in such case the same shall stand continued to the next succeeding secular or business day at the same time and place. Nothing in this section shall prevent the issuing or serving of process on any of the days mentioned in this section or on Sunday.

3. The provisions of this section shall not operate to prohibit agencies in the executive branch of state government from doing business on any of the legal holidays named in this article. Employees under the jurisdiction of the state personnel system who are required to work on any of the legal holidays named in this article shall be granted an alternate day off in the same fiscal year or be paid in accordance with the state personnel system or state fiscal rules.

This article updated as of October 2023. While every attempt is made to be sure the information is accurate, we do not guarantee the information provided. States determine these holidays and new calendars and dates observed each year and may eliminate or add holidays and observances. Please check with your local state government website for the most up to date information and legal holiday guidelines. 

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