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1986 holiday calendar.
Holidays, cultural dates and regional observances. Explore month by month.
January
8 entries- New Year's Day
- Confederate Memorial Day
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. / Civil Rights Day
February
16 entries- Groundhog Day
- Mardi Gras
- Lincoln's Birthday
March
8 entries- Texas Independence Day
- Casimir Pulaski Day
- Town Meeting Day
April
4 entries- Patriots' Day
- San Jacinto Day
- Arbor Day
May
3 entries- Truman Day
- Mother's Day
- Memorial Day
June
5 entries- Jefferson Davis Birthday
- Kamehameha Day
- Father's Day
July
2 entries- Independence Day
- Pioneer Day
August
5 entries- Victory Day
- Bennington Battle Day (observed)
- Statehood Day
September
1 entry- Labor Day
October
6 entries- Columbus Day
- Columbus Day / Fraternal Day
- Alaska Day (observed)
November
7 entries- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day After Thanksgiving
December
5 entries- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- Day After Christmas