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State of Tennessee Holidays & Observances

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

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Tennessee Official State Holidays 

Tennessee's holidays are declared by the governor and the states legislature as stated in the states statutes. Tennessee has joined the modern age and changed up some of their holidays eliminating confederate days and adding days like the day after Thanksgiving. 

List of Tennessee Legal Public Holidays 

When any of these days falls on Sunday, then the following Monday shall be substituted; and when any of these days falls on Saturday, then the preceding Friday shall be substituted.

New Year's Day - January 1

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

Washington Day (Presidents' Day) - 3rd Monday in February

Good Friday - Friday before Easter, varies March/April

Memorial Day or Decoration Day - last Monday in May

Juneteenth - June 19

Independence Day - July 4

Labor Day - 1st Monday in September

Veterans' Day - November 11

Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November

Day after Thanksgiving - *Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-4-105(a)(3), the Governor has designated that the Columbus Day holiday shall be substituted for the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Christmas Day - December 25

Good Friday

 

Tennessee Special Observances

Mothers' Day - second Sunday in May

Statehood Day - June 1

Family Day - last Sunday in August

Franklin D. Roosevelt Day - January 30

American Indian Day - fourth Monday in September

Tennessee p.o.w.-m.i.a. Recognition Week - third Friday to following Thursday of September

Scottish, Scots-Irish Heritage Day - June 24

Workers' Memorial Day - April 28

John Sevier Day - June 23

Harriet Tubman Day - March 10

Bluegrass Day - fourth Saturday in May

Emancipation Day - August 8

Patriots’ Day - April 19

Wilma Rudolph Day - June 23

Vietnam Veterans Day - March 29

Towing and Recovery Week - week of the third Saturday in September

Tennessee and United States Constitutions Day - September 17

Firefighters' Memorial Day - October 9

Gold Star Mother's Day - last Sunday in September

Volunteer Firefighters Week - first full week in March

Rescue Squad Week - third full week in May

Tennessee National Guard Day - March 3

Lymphedema Awareness Week - third week of June

Transverse Myelitis Awareness Day - June 6

Police Memorial Day - May 11

Agriculture Literacy Week - week of the third Thursday in November

Tennessee Missing Children's Day - March 4

Tennessee Rural Mayor's Day - first Monday of October

Tennessee Songwriters Week - last full week of February

Febb Burn Day - August 18

Financial Literacy Week - first Sunday in April

Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day - December 1

Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day - June 27

Women's Suffrage Day - August 18

 

State Statutes:  (Source with Universal Citation)

Tennessee Code: Title 15 - Holidays and Days of Special Observance

Chapter 1 - Holidays: § 15-1-101. Legal Holidays

January 1; the third Monday in January, “Martin Luther King, Jr. Day”; the third Monday in February, known as “Washington Day”; the last Monday in May, known as “Memorial” or “Decoration Day”; July 4; the first Monday in September, known as “Labor Day”; the second Monday in October, known as “Columbus Day”; November 11, known as “Veterans' Day”; the fourth Thursday in November, known as “Thanksgiving Day”; December 25; and Good Friday; and when any one (1) of these days falls on Sunday, then the following Monday shall be substituted; and when any of these days falls on Saturday, then the preceding Friday shall be substituted; also, all days appointed by the governor or by the president of the United States as days of fasting or thanksgiving, and all days set apart by law for holding county, state, or national elections, throughout this state, are made legal holidays, and the period from twelve o'clock (12:00) noon to twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight of each Saturday which is not a holiday is made a half-holiday, on which holidays and half-holidays all public offices of this state may be closed and business of every character, at the option of the parties in interest of the same, may be suspended.

Chapter 2 - Days of Special Observance

 

 

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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