Martin Luther King Jr. Day in United States
Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday 18 January 2027 in United States. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 January | Monday | long weekend |
| 2026 | 19 January | Monday | long weekend |
| 2027 | 18 January | Monday | long weekend |
| 2028 | 17 January | Monday | long weekend |
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- 20 01 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday
- 19 01 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday
- 18 01 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday
- 17 01 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday
A date that moves
Martin Luther King Jr. Day does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in United States in 2027?
Monday, 18 January 2027.
Is Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 20 January 2025, 19 January 2026, 18 January 2027, 17 January 2028.
Which years does Martin Luther King Jr. Day make a long weekend?
2025 (Monday), 2026 (Monday), 2027 (Monday), 2028 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly.