Presidents' Day 2027 — How Many Days Until Presidents' Day?
About Presidents' Day
Presidents' Day — officially Washington's Birthday — is a US federal holiday observed on the third Monday of February. It was originally established in 1885 to honour George Washington, the first President of the United States, whose actual birthday is 22 February. The Monday holiday law of 1971 moved it to the third Monday of February, where it falls between Washington's birthday (22 February) and Lincoln's (12 February), leading many states and retailers to market it as "Presidents' Day."
The federal government continues to officially call the holiday "Washington's Birthday." However, most Americans associate it with a general celebration of all US presidents, and many states have laws naming it Presidents' Day or a variant. Abraham Lincoln — born on 12 February — is the other president most commonly associated with the holiday.
The holiday is best known today for its large retail sales events, particularly on cars and furniture. Officially, it is observed with patriotic ceremonies at Washington's historic home at Mount Vernon in Virginia, wreath-laying at presidential memorials, and the reading of Washington's Farewell Address in the US Senate.
- The federal holiday is officially named "Washington's Birthday" — not Presidents' Day
- It falls on the third Monday of February, between Washington's (22 Feb) and Lincoln's (12 Feb) birthdays
- George Washington was born on 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia
- Washington's Farewell Address is read aloud in the US Senate every year on this day
- No state officially uses the federal name — most call it "Presidents' Day"