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Independence Day 2028 in the United States

When is Independence Day 2028?

639 days away

Independence Day 2028 falls on Tuesday, July 4, 2028. It is 639 days away.

Independence Day is a federal public holiday in the United States, held on July 4 every year. When July 4 falls on a Saturday it is observed on the preceding Friday, and when it falls on a Sunday it is observed on the following Monday.

July 4 marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Fireworks, parades, and backyard cookouts are how most people experience it — a summer day tied to national origin and shared civic pride.

What typically stops

National picture for four named services. A local branch, a retailer or a private employer can still differ — this is not a store-by-store matrix.

Whether banks, USPS, Fedwire and the NYSE typically close for Independence Day
Service Typically Source
Banks (Federal Reserve) Closed — Federal Reserve Banks close. Most commercial banks follow. Federal Reserve Banks — Holiday Schedule (K.8)
USPS Closed — Post offices closed. No regular mail delivery. USPS Employee and Labor Relations Manual — Holiday Leave (518)
Fedwire Closed — Fedwire Funds Service does not operate. Federal Reserve Banks — Holiday Schedule (K.8)
NYSE Closed — The exchange is closed for a full session. NYSE — Trading Hours and Holiday Calendar

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Is Independence Day a public holiday?

Yes. Independence Day is one of the eleven legal public holidays set out in 5 U.S.C. § 6103. Federal offices close, federal employees receive the day off with pay, and every state observes it.

It is the national day of the United States and is among the most widely granted paid holidays in the private sector, although no federal law requires private employers to provide it.

What day is Independence Day?

Independence Day is fixed to July 4, so it falls on a different weekday each year.

The federal observed-date rule applies because the date is fixed. When July 4 is a Saturday, federal employees take Friday July 3; when it is a Sunday, they take Monday July 5. The commemoration itself stays on July 4 either way.

What Independence Day commemorates

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The vote for independence itself had been taken two days earlier, on July 2, which John Adams expected would be the date remembered.

Most delegates signed the engrossed copy on August 2, 1776, not on July 4. The date on the document is the date of adoption, which is what fixed July 4 in the public memory.

History of the holiday

Congress made Independence Day an unpaid federal holiday for federal employees in 1870 and made it paid in 1938.

The first organized celebration was held in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777, with bells, bonfires and a thirteen-gun salute — one for each state.

Independence Day dates, 2023–2033

Independence Day in the United States, by year
Year Weekday Date Observed Type
2023 Tuesday July 4, 2023 — Federal Holiday
2024 Thursday July 4, 2024 — Federal Holiday
2025 Friday July 4, 2025 — Federal Holiday
2026 Saturday July 4, 2026 July 3, 2026 Federal Holiday
2027 Sunday July 4, 2027 July 5, 2027 Federal Holiday
2028 Tuesday July 4, 2028 — Federal Holiday
2029 Wednesday July 4, 2029 — Federal Holiday
2030 Thursday July 4, 2030 — Federal Holiday
2031 Friday July 4, 2031 — Federal Holiday
2032 Sunday July 4, 2032 July 5, 2032 Federal Holiday
2033 Monday July 4, 2033 — Federal Holiday

Every date above is calculated from the rule — july 4, every year — rather than transcribed year by year, which removes the commonest source of error on calendar sites.

Other names and languages

Common name
The Fourth of July
Spanish
Día de la Independencia

Legal basis and sources

5 U.S.C. § 6103(a) lists “Independence Day, July 4” among the legal public holidays. 5 U.S.C. § 6103

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