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Missouri state holidays 2027
Missouri expects to give state employees 14 paid holidays in 2027, 1 of them still to be confirmed. Here are the observed dates, how weekend holidays move and what they mean for a private employer.
The 14 paid state holidays of 2027, plus December 31
11 long weekends
- January 1: New Year’s Day Friday Long weekend
- January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday Long weekend
- February 12: Lincoln Day Friday 4-day weekend
- February 15: Washington’s Birthday Monday 4-day weekend
- May 7: Truman Day Friday · observed, May 8 is a Saturday Long weekend
- May 31: Memorial Day Monday Long weekend
- June 18: Juneteenth Friday · observed, June 19 is a Saturday Long weekend
- July 5: Independence Day Monday · observed, July 4 is a Sunday Long weekend
- September 6: Labor Day Monday Long weekend
- October 11: Columbus Day Monday Long weekend
- November 11: Veterans Day Thursday
- November 25: Thanksgiving Day Thursday 4-day weekend
- November 26: Day after Thanksgiving Friday · to be confirmed 4-day weekend
- December 24: Christmas Day Friday · observed, December 25 is a Saturday Long weekend
- December 31: New Year’s Day 2028 Friday · observed, January 1, 2028 is a Saturday Long weekend
We found no official 2027 holiday list from Missouri’s Office of Administration, so these dates follow RSMo 9.010 and the state personnel rule. December 31 is the observed New Year’s Day 2028, so it counts toward 2028, not the 14 holidays of 2027.
To be confirmed
- Day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 26: It isn’t in the statute: it depends on the governor’s executive order for 2027, as in most recent years.
These days aren’t in the calendar download until they’re confirmed.
Who Missouri state holidays apply to
State holidays in Missouri are the days the state gives its own employees off with pay. They don’t bind private employers: whether your team gets these days off, and whether they’re paid, depends on your policy, your employment contracts or a union agreement.
Missouri’s paid-holiday rule covers state employees. We found no Missouri law that requires private employers to give state holidays off or to pay extra for working them. Source: RSMo 9.010, Public holidays.
Holidays that fall on a weekend
Missouri law moves a Sunday holiday to the Monday after, and the state personnel rule moves a Saturday holiday to the Friday before. The governor can add paid holidays.
In 2027:
- Truman Day falls on Saturday, May 8 and is observed on Friday, May 7.
- Juneteenth falls on Saturday, June 19 and is observed on Friday, June 18.
- Independence Day falls on Sunday, July 4 and is observed on Monday, July 5.
- Christmas Day falls on Saturday, December 25 and is observed on Friday, December 24.
- New Year’s Day 2028 falls on Saturday, January 1, 2028 and is observed on Friday, December 31.
How Missouri compares with the federal holidays
Missouri gives state employees all 11 federal holidays. On top of the federal list, it adds Lincoln Day on Friday, February 12; Truman Day on Friday, May 7; and Day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 26.
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Frequently asked questions
How many paid state holidays does Missouri have in 2027?
Missouri gives state employees 14 paid holidays, 1 of them still to be confirmed: New Year’s Day on Friday, January 1; Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18; Lincoln Day on Friday, February 12; Washington’s Birthday on Monday, February 15; Truman Day on Friday, May 7; Memorial Day on Monday, May 31; Juneteenth on Friday, June 18; Independence Day on Monday, July 5; Labor Day on Monday, September 6; Columbus Day on Monday, October 11; Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11; Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 25; Day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 26 (to be confirmed); and Christmas Day on Friday, December 24. State employees also get Friday, December 31 off, because that’s when New Year’s Day 2028 is observed.
Is Juneteenth a state holiday in Missouri?
Yes. Juneteenth is a paid state holiday in Missouri, observed on Friday, June 18, because June 19 is a Saturday.
Is the day after Thanksgiving a holiday in Missouri?
It may be, but it’s still to be confirmed. It isn’t in the statute: it depends on the governor’s executive order for 2027, as in most recent years.
Do private employers have to give state holidays off in Missouri?
Missouri’s paid-holiday rule covers state employees. We found no Missouri law that requires private employers to give state holidays off or to pay extra for working them. Beyond that, whether your team gets these days off, and whether they’re paid, depends on your policy, your employment contracts or a union agreement. Federal law doesn’t require holiday pay, but nonexempt employees still earn time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek, holiday or not.
What state holidays fall on a weekend in 2027?
Truman Day falls on Saturday, May 8 and is observed on Friday, May 7. Juneteenth falls on Saturday, June 19 and is observed on Friday, June 18. Independence Day falls on Sunday, July 4 and is observed on Monday, July 5. Christmas Day falls on Saturday, December 25 and is observed on Friday, December 24. New Year’s Day 2028 falls on Saturday, January 1, 2028 and is observed on Friday, December 31.
Official sources
Data reviewed on October 12, 2026.