SOURCE: Vacation Tracker TITLE: New Mexico State Holidays 2027: Dates & Holiday Pay Rules URL: https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/new-mexico/2027/ LANG: en PUBLISHED: 2026-10-31 UPDATED: 2026-11-01 SUMMARY: All 11 federal and 2 New Mexico state holidays for 2027, with observed dates, holiday pay rules and free calendar downloads. # New Mexico Holidays 2027 New Mexico has 11 federal holidays and 2 state holidays in 2027. Private employers don't have to give any of them. Last updated on Nov 1, 2026. ## All 2027 holidays in New Mexico | Holiday | Date | Day of week | Notes | Type | Paid by law? | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | New Year's Day | 2027-01-01 | Friday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 2027-01-18 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Washington's Birthday | 2027-02-15 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Easter Sunday | 2027-03-28 | Sunday | | Observance | Not a day off | | Memorial Day | 2027-05-31 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Juneteenth | 2027-06-19 | Saturday | Falls on a Saturday. Observed Fri Jun 18 | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Independence Day | 2027-07-04 | Sunday | Falls on a Sunday. Observed Mon Jul 5 | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Labor Day | 2027-09-06 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Columbus Day | 2027-10-11 | Monday | Not a New Mexico state holiday | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Indigenous Peoples' Day | 2027-10-11 | Monday | | State | Not required for private employers | | Veterans Day | 2027-11-11 | Thursday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Thanksgiving Day | 2027-11-25 | Thursday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Day after Thanksgiving | 2027-11-26 | Friday | | State | Not required for private employers | | Christmas Day | 2027-12-25 | Saturday | Falls on a Saturday. Observed Fri Dec 24 | Federal | Not required for private employers | | New Year's Day (observed) (Observed for New Year's Day on Sat Jan 1, 2028) | 2027-12-31 | Friday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | ## What employers need to know **Paid holidays.** No New Mexico statute requires employers to pay holiday, vacation or severance pay, according to the state's Department of Workforce Solutions. **Holidays and overtime.** New Mexico employers can require hourly employees to work overtime, including on a holiday, but must pay time and a half the regular rate for hours over 40 in a seven-day period. **Paid sick leave is required.** New Mexico's Healthy Workplaces Act requires employers in the state to provide earned sick leave, which is separate from any holidays you give. You don't have to pay out unused earned sick leave when an employee leaves. **Holidays that fall on a weekend.** Federal offices observe Saturday holidays on Friday and Sunday holidays on Monday. **Unused vacation when someone leaves.** New Mexico law doesn't require payout of unused benefits. But if an employer's PTO policy lets employees accrue vacation or other PTO, the unused amount counts as earned wages and must be paid in the final paycheck. (https://vacationtracker.io/leave-laws/usa/new-mexico/#payment-of-accrued-unused-vacation-on-termination) Full rules: New Mexico leave laws: https://vacationtracker.io/leave-laws/usa/new-mexico/ ## Maximize your PTO in 2027 These are our suggestions for the best days to take off in New Mexico. They use the 11 federal holidays plus the days New Mexico state offices close for: Indigenous Peoples' Day and Day after Thanksgiving. Take all 12 suggested PTO days and you get **49 days off across 12 breaks**, including 11 long weekends. Pick a break to see it on the calendar. - Take Wednesday, November 24 off to get a 5-day break from November 24 to 28 (Thanksgiving Day and Day after Thanksgiving). - Take Monday, January 4 off to get a 4-day weekend from January 1 to 4 (New Year's Day). - Take Friday, January 15 off to get a 4-day weekend from January 15 to 18 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). - Take Friday, February 12 off to get a 4-day weekend from February 12 to 15 (Washington's Birthday). - Take Friday, May 28 off to get a 4-day weekend from May 28 to 31 (Memorial Day). - Take Thursday, June 17 off to get a 4-day weekend from June 17 to 20 (Juneteenth). - Take Friday, July 2 off to get a 4-day weekend from July 2 to 5 (Independence Day). - Take Friday, September 3 off to get a 4-day weekend from September 3 to 6 (Labor Day). - Take Friday, October 8 off to get a 4-day weekend from October 8 to 11 (Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day). - Take Friday, November 12 off to get a 4-day weekend from November 11 to 14 (Veterans Day). - Take Thursday, December 23 off to get a 4-day weekend from December 23 to 26 (Christmas Day). - Take Thursday, December 30 off to get a 4-day weekend from December 30 to January 2 (New Year's Day). ## When US teams take time off The national pattern from Vacation Tracker data. We don't have enough New Mexico data for a state view yet. - Dec 27 – Jan 2 (Week 52): 2.5× a normal week - Jul 5 – 11 (Week 27): 1.5× a normal week - Jul 12 – 18 (Week 28): 1.5× a normal week - Aug 2 – 8 (Week 31): 1.5× a normal week - Aug 9 – 15 (Week 32): 1.5× a normal week ## How New Mexico holidays differ **State holidays.** New Mexico has 2 holidays of its own in 2027 on top of the federal ones. The median across the 50 states and DC is 2; 12 have more and 22 have fewer. **Shared with a few states.** Indigenous Peoples' Day is also a state holiday in the District of Columbia, Maine and Vermont. **Federal holidays.** Not a paid day off for New Mexico state employees: Columbus Day. Neighboring states in 2027: - [Arizona](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/arizona/2027/): no holidays of its own - [Colorado](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/colorado/2027/): 1 holiday of its own - [Oklahoma](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/oklahoma/2027/): 2 holidays of its own - [Texas](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/texas/2027/): 10 holidays of its own - [Utah](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/utah/2027/): 2 holidays of its own Compare all 50 states and DC: https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/2027/#compare ## Frequently asked questions Q: Do private employers in New Mexico have to give paid holidays? No. New Mexico's Department of Workforce Solutions says no statute requires employers to pay holiday, vacation or severance pay. Earned sick leave under the Healthy Workplaces Act is a separate requirement. Q: What are the New Mexico state holidays in 2027? In 2027, New Mexico has the 11 federal holidays and 2 state holidays: Indigenous Peoples' Day (October 11) and Day after Thanksgiving (November 26). Columbus Day is a federal holiday, but not a New Mexico state holiday. Q: Is Juneteenth a New Mexico state holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and a New Mexico state holiday. In 2027 it falls on Saturday, June 19, and federal offices observe it on Friday, June 18. Q: Is Columbus Day a New Mexico state holiday? No. Columbus Day is a federal holiday, but it isn't a New Mexico state holiday. In 2027 it falls on Monday, October 11. New Mexico marks October 11 as Indigenous Peoples' Day, a New Mexico state holiday. Q: Is the day after Thanksgiving a holiday in New Mexico? Yes. The day after Thanksgiving (Friday, November 26) is a New Mexico state holiday. Private employers don't have to give it. Q: Do employers in New Mexico have to pay extra for working on a holiday? Federal law (the FLSA) doesn't require extra pay for work on holidays as such; holiday hours only earn overtime when they push an employee past 40 hours in the workweek. Q: Do paid holidays count toward overtime in New Mexico? Under federal law (the FLSA), a paid holiday the employee takes off is not hours worked, so it doesn't have to count toward overtime. Q: What happens if a holiday falls on a weekend in New Mexico? Federal offices observe Saturday holidays on Friday and Sunday holidays on Monday. In 2027, Juneteenth falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, June 18; Independence Day falls on a Sunday and is observed on Monday, July 5; Christmas Day falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, December 24. ## Sources - NM State Personnel Office - 2026 Paid Holiday Schedule: https://www.spo.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2026-Paid-Holiday-Schedule-1.pdf - New Mexico State Personnel Office: General Memorandum 2025-015 (2026 holiday schedule): https://www.spo.state.nm.us/2025/12/12/general-memorandum-2025-015/ - U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Federal holidays: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ - Overview of Labor Law (FAQ) | New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions: https://www.dws.state.nm.us/Portals/0/DM/LaborRelations/labor%20law%20FAQs.pdf - 11.1.6 NMAC, Healthy Workplaces Act rules | New Mexico State Records Center and Archives: https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title11/11.001.0006.html - Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA | U.S. Department of Labor: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/23-flsa-overtime-pay - FLSA Hours Worked Advisor: Holidays, Vacations and Sick Time | U.S. Department of Labor: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/whd/flsa/hoursworked/screenEE14.asp Holiday calendar data includes date-holidays (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against the official sources above. Holiday dates come from public sources. Check your employment contract and the official sources above before you rely on them. CSV: https://vacationtracker.io/static/data/holiday-pages/united-states/new-mexico-holidays-2027.csv