The 10 Best Days to Take Off in the US in 2025
By Dean Clark. Published 2-Jan-2025
Here’s how you can get the most out of your holiday time in the United States this year.
Take our advice and put that ‘Gone fishin’’ sign to good use this year.
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Use National Holidays to Your Advantage
To enjoy the longest possible stretches of free time, try adding your vacation or personal time off days to national holidays to create longer weekend breaks.
For example, if you have ten days of vacation and are able to select the dates listed below, you can maximize your holidays over the course of 2025.
The 10 Best Days to Take Off
- January 2: Add to New Year’s Day (January 1) to create a 2-day break before the weekend.
- January 17 or 21: Add to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 20) for a 4-day weekend.
- February 14 or 18: Add to President’s Day (February 17) to create a 4-day weekend.
- May 23 or 27: Add to Memorial Day (May 26) for a 4-day weekend.
- July 3 or 7: Add to Independence Day (July 4) to create a 4-day weekend.
- August 29 or September 2: Add to Labor Day (September 1) for a 4-day weekend.
- October 10 or 14: Add to Columbus Day (October 13) to create a 4-day weekend.
- November 10 or 12:Add to Veterans Day (November 11) for a 4-day weekend.
- November 28 and/or 26: Add to Thanksgiving (November 27) to create a 4- or 5-day weekend.
- December 24 and/or 26: Add to Christmas (December 25) for a 4- or 5-day weekend.