SOURCE: Vacation Tracker TITLE: Oklahoma State Holidays 2026: Dates & Holiday Pay Rules URL: https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/oklahoma/2026/ LANG: en PUBLISHED: 2026-10-31 UPDATED: 2026-11-01 SUMMARY: All 11 federal and 2 Oklahoma state holidays for 2026, with observed dates, holiday pay rules and free calendar downloads. # Oklahoma Holidays 2026 Oklahoma has 11 federal holidays and 2 state holidays in 2026. Private employers don't have to give any of them. Last updated on Nov 1, 2026. ## All 2026 holidays in Oklahoma | Holiday | Date | Day of week | Notes | Type | Paid by law? | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | New Year's Day | 2026-01-01 | Thursday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 2026-01-19 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Washington's Birthday | 2026-02-16 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Easter Sunday | 2026-04-05 | Sunday | | Observance | Not a day off | | Memorial Day | 2026-05-25 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Juneteenth | 2026-06-19 | Friday | Not an Oklahoma state holiday | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Independence Day | 2026-07-04 | Saturday | Falls on a Saturday. Observed Fri Jul 3 | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Labor Day | 2026-09-07 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Columbus Day | 2026-10-12 | Monday | Not an Oklahoma state holiday | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Veterans Day | 2026-11-11 | Wednesday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Thanksgiving Day | 2026-11-26 | Thursday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Day after Thanksgiving | 2026-11-27 | Friday | | State | Not required for private employers | | Christmas Eve (State holiday per executive order) | 2026-12-24 | Thursday | | State | Not required for private employers | | Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | Friday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | New Year's Eve | 2026-12-31 | Thursday | | Commonly given | Not required | ## What employers need to know **Paid holidays.** Oklahoma law doesn't require employers to provide benefits such as holiday pay. If you have an established policy that provides them, the state enforces it under your eligibility rules. **Promised holiday pay is wages.** Under Oklahoma's wage-payment law, holiday and vacation pay that you provide in an established policy count as wages once earned and due. That means they're covered by the state's rules for paying wages. **Holidays and overtime.** Oklahoma has no state overtime law. Employers covered by federal wage and hour law must pay time and a half for hours worked over 40 in a seven-day workweek. **Holidays that fall on a weekend.** Federal offices observe Saturday holidays on Friday and Sunday holidays on Monday. **Unused vacation when someone leaves.** Oklahoma employers owe departing employees vacation pay only if their company policy or employment contract specifically requires it. A policy or contract may also deny payment for accumulated vacation. (https://vacationtracker.io/leave-laws/usa/oklahoma/#payment-of-accrued-unused-vacation-on-termination) **Sick leave.** Oklahoma has no state law requiring sick leave and doesn't mandate paid or unpaid sick days. If an employer offers sick days, it must stick to its company policy or employment agreement. (https://vacationtracker.io/leave-laws/usa/oklahoma/#sick-leave-in-oklahoma) Full rules: Oklahoma leave laws: https://vacationtracker.io/leave-laws/usa/oklahoma/ ## Maximize your PTO in 2026 These are our suggestions for the best days to take off in Oklahoma. They use the 11 federal holidays plus the days Oklahoma state offices close for: Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. Take all 12 suggested PTO days and you get **47 days off across 11 breaks**, including 8 long weekends. Pick a break to see it on the calendar. - Take Wednesday, November 25 off to get a 5-day break from November 25 to 29 (Thanksgiving Day and Day after Thanksgiving). - Take Wednesday, December 23 off to get a 5-day break from December 23 to 27 (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day). - Take Friday, January 2 off to get a 4-day weekend from January 1 to 4 (New Year's Day). - Take Friday, January 16 off to get a 4-day weekend from January 16 to 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). - Take Friday, February 13 off to get a 4-day weekend from February 13 to 16 (Washington's Birthday). - Take Friday, May 22 off to get a 4-day weekend from May 22 to 25 (Memorial Day). - Take Thursday, June 18 off to get a 4-day weekend from June 18 to 21 (Juneteenth). - Take Thursday, July 2 off to get a 4-day weekend from July 2 to 5 (Independence Day). - Take Friday, September 4 off to get a 4-day weekend from September 4 to 7 (Labor Day). - Take Friday, October 9 off to get a 4-day weekend from October 9 to 12 (Columbus Day). - Take Monday, November 9 and Tuesday, November 10 off to get a 5-day break from November 7 to 11 (Veterans Day). ## When US teams take time off The national pattern from Vacation Tracker data. We don't have enough Oklahoma data for a state view yet. - Dec 21 – 27 (Week 52): 2.5× a normal week - Jun 29 – Jul 5 (Week 27): 1.5× a normal week - Jul 6 – 12 (Week 28): 1.5× a normal week - Jul 27 – Aug 2 (Week 31): 1.5× a normal week - Aug 3 – 9 (Week 32): 1.5× a normal week ## How Oklahoma holidays differ **State holidays.** Oklahoma has 2 holidays of its own in 2026 on top of the federal ones. The median across the 50 states and DC is 2; 20 have more and 16 have fewer. **Federal holidays.** Not a paid day off for Oklahoma state employees: Juneteenth and Columbus Day. Neighboring states in 2026: - [Arkansas](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/arkansas/2026/): 1 holiday of its own - [Colorado](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/colorado/2026/): 3 holidays of its own - [Kansas](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/kansas/2026/): 2 holidays of its own - [Missouri](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/missouri/2026/): 2 holidays of its own - [New Mexico](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/new-mexico/2026/): 1 holiday of its own - [Texas](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/texas/2026/): 10 holidays of its own Compare all 50 states and DC: https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/2026/#compare ## Frequently asked questions Q: Do private employers in Oklahoma have to give paid holidays? No. Oklahoma law doesn't require employers to provide benefits such as holiday pay, but it enforces an employer's established holiday pay policy. Q: What are the Oklahoma state holidays in 2026? In 2026, Oklahoma has the 11 federal holidays and 2 state holidays: Day after Thanksgiving (November 27) and Christmas Eve (December 24). Juneteenth and Columbus Day are federal holidays, but not Oklahoma state holidays. Q: Is Juneteenth an Oklahoma state holiday? No. Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but it isn't an Oklahoma state holiday. In 2026 it falls on Friday, June 19. Q: Is Columbus Day an Oklahoma state holiday? No. Columbus Day is a federal holiday, but it isn't an Oklahoma state holiday. In 2026 it falls on Monday, October 12. Q: Is the day after Thanksgiving a holiday in Oklahoma? Yes. The day after Thanksgiving (Friday, November 27) is an Oklahoma state holiday. Private employers don't have to give it. Q: Do employers in Oklahoma have to pay extra for working on a holiday? Not under federal law. For Oklahoma employers, the FLSA doesn't require extra pay for work on holidays as such; overtime is owed for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Q: Do paid holidays count toward overtime in Oklahoma? Not under federal law. For Oklahoma employers, the FLSA treats paid time off for a holiday as not hours worked, so it doesn't have to be counted toward overtime. Q: What happens if a holiday falls on a weekend in Oklahoma? Federal offices observe Saturday holidays on Friday and Sunday holidays on Monday. In 2026, Independence Day falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, July 3. ## Sources - Holidays - Oklahoma OMES (Official State Holidays 2027 per Executive Order 2026-26; 2026 per EO 2025-14): https://oklahoma.gov/omes/divisions/human-capital-management/employee-benefits/leave-holidays/holidays.html - 25 O.S. 82.1 (state holidays): https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=73358 - U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Federal holidays: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ - Oklahoma Department of Labor: Wage Law and Administrative Rules, FAQ: https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/labor/documents/safety-and-health/workplace-rights/wage-hour/20190114_TRANS_RUL_WH_Rules.pdf - Oklahoma Statutes 40 O.S. § 165.1 (OSCN): definitions, wages: https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=77474 - 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/oklahoma-holidays-2026.csv