State of South Dakota Holiday Calendar

The State of South Dakota recognizes the following 10 legal holidays plus any other day proclaimed as a holiday by the Governor of South Dakota or the President of the United States.

If a holiday from the list above falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a State holiday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.

January

January 1 - New Year's Day

Third Monday in January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February

Third Monday in February - Presidents Day

May

June

June 19 - Juneteenth

July

July 4 - Independence Day

September

First Monday in September - Labor Day

October

Second Monday in October - Native Americans Day 

November

November 11 - Veterans Day

December

December 25 - Christmas