MILLIONS of Americans are gearing up for a series of three-day weekends thanks to a calendar quirk.
As summer finally arrives in the US, the first of the long weekends is just days away.
With some federal summer holidays falling on weekends, Americans will be given extra time off in the days surrounding those holidays, turning them into long weekends.
The first three-day weekend coming up falls every year thanks to a longstanding rule that has been in place for decades.
Memorial Day – which is always on the last Monday of the month – will be celebrated on Monday, May 25, this year.
This means the holiday weekend starts this Saturday, May 23.
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Holiday weekends in summer 2026
Memorial Day Weekend – Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25
Independence Day – Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5.
Juneteenth – Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21
Labor Day Weekend – Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September 7
Just a few weeks later, the US will celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, June 19, setting Americans up for another long weekend.
This means another three-day break until Sunday, June 21.
This year Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, falls on a Saturday in 2026.
As such, Americans will instead have an extra day off on Friday, July 3.
The final long weekend this summer is Labor Day Weekend, giving Americans another long weekend at the start of September.
