What's open and closed on Presidents Day?
Presidents Day — officially Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February — closes banks, the post office, the stock and bond markets, and every federal office. The shipping network keeps working: UPS runs normal pickup and delivery, and FedEx delivers on a modified schedule. Most cities collect trash as usual. Schools are the genuinely split answer — many districts close, plenty hold class, and much of the Northeast schedules a full week of February vacation around the holiday.
One wrinkle matters if you're waiting on a package. UPS Ground Saver and UPS Mail Innovations hand the last leg to a USPS carrier, so on a day the post office is closed those two take one extra day even though UPS itself is working — if that's the service named on your tracking page, add a day. Most state DMVs close for Presidents Day, but not all of them do; each state's page here lists what its licensing offices actually observe.
| Year | Falls on | Observed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday, February 16, 2026 | Same day |
| 2027 | Monday, February 15, 2027 | Same day |
| Who | Status |
|---|---|
| Banks | Closed — nearly every branch closes, and deposits made over the three-day weekend post with Tuesday's business day. |
| Mail & the Post Office | Closed — no delivery, no window service, no collection pickups; mail resumes Tuesday. |
| The Stock Market | Closed — stocks, bonds, and banks are all off, which makes it one of the cleanest closures of the year. |
| The Bond Market | Closed — SIFMA's recommended schedule takes the day with the exchanges. |
| Schools | Varies by district — many close, plenty hold a normal school day, and much of the Northeast takes the whole week as February vacation. |
| UPS | Open — normal pickup and delivery, though Ground Saver and Mail Innovations take one extra day because the post office is closed. |
| FedEx | Delivering on a modified schedule — deliveries run on their scheduled dates, and on-call and drop-box pickups go early in some areas. |
| Federal Offices | Closed — Social Security, IRS assistance centers, passport agencies, VA regional offices, and federal courts reopen Tuesday. |
| Trash Pickup | Varies by city — most sanitation departments run full routes on Presidents Day; where it's observed, the rest of the week runs a day behind. |
Questions people ask
Are schools closed on Presidents Day?
It depends on your district. A large share close, and a large share hold class — it isn't the near-lock that MLK Day is. Some districts treat the Monday as the front edge of a February recess, and a few keep it on the calendar as a snow make-up day. Your district's calendar is the only reliable answer.
Are UPS and FedEx delivering on Presidents Day?
Both are. UPS runs normal pickup and delivery, and FedEx delivers on a modified schedule with pickups going early in some areas. The one delay is UPS Ground Saver and Mail Innovations, which finish with a USPS carrier and take an extra day because the post office is closed.