Legal Holidays

NECC observes these 12 Commonwealth of Massachusetts holidays during the calendar year.

Holiday	2025	2026*	2027*
New Year’s Day January 1	Jan. 1	Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Third Monday in January	Jan. 20	Jan. 19	Jan. 18
Washington’s Birthday Third Monday in February	Feb. 17	Feb. 16	Feb. 15
Patriots’ Day Third Monday in April	Apr. 21	Apr. 20	Apr. 19
Memorial Day Last Monday in May	May 26	May 25	May 31
Juneteenth June 19	Jun. 19	Jun. 19	Jun. 18 (observed)
Independence Day July 4	Jul. 4	Jul. 3 (observed)	Jul. 5 (observed)
Labor Day First Monday in September	Sept. 1	Sept. 7	Sept. 6
Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day Second Monday in October	Oct. 13	Oct. 12	Oct. 11
Veterans’ Day November 11	Nov. 11	Nov. 11	Nov. 11
Thanksgiving Fourth Thursday in November	Nov. 27	Nov. 26	Nov. 25
Christmas December 25	Dec. 25	Dec. 25	Dec. 24 (observed)

* The 2026 + 2027 Academic Calendars is not currently finalized, and these dates are considered tentative.

If a holiday falls on a Saturday, we typically observe it on Friday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, we typically observe it on Monday.

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