When is Emancipation Day in District of Columbia, United States?

Emancipation Day falls on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 (2 days ago) in District of Columbia, United States.

Is Emancipation Day a public holiday?

Yes, Emancipation Day is a public holiday in District of Columbia, United States.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2020 April 16th Thursday Emancipation Day Only in certain states.
2021 April 16th Friday Emancipation Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2022 April 15th Friday Emancipation Day (Observed) Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
2023 April 17th Monday Emancipation Day (Observed) Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
2024 April 16th Tuesday Emancipation Day Only in certain states.
2025 April 16th Wednesday Emancipation Day Only in certain states.
2026 April 16th Thursday Emancipation Day Only in certain states.
2027 April 16th Friday Emancipation Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2028 April 17th Monday Emancipation Day (Observed) Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
2029 April 16th Monday Emancipation Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
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Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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$ curl -G -d country="US-DC" -d year="2023" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "US-DC",
  "year": "2023",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'US-DC',
  year: '2023',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'US-DC',
  'year' => '2023',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "US-DC"
$Body.year = "2023"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'US-DC',
  'year': '2023',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'US-DC',
  'year': '2023',
})