January
Saturday January 1: New Years Day
Wednesday, Jan. 5: 112th Congress convenes
Monday, Jan. 10: Auburn vs. Oregon for BCS college football championship
Friday, Jan. 14-Monday Jan. 24: Senate recess for Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
Monday, January 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (federal holiday)
Tuesday, Jan. 25: President Obama’s State of the Union address (tentative)
Wednesday, Jan. 26-Tuesday, Feb. 8: House recess
February
Sunday, February 6: Pro-football Superbowl
Monday, Feb. 7: Administration submits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget to Congress (tentative)
Monday February 14: Valentine’s Day
Thursday, Feb. 17-Monday, Feb. 28: Congressional President’s Day recess
Monday February 21: Presidents Day (federal holiday)
Sunday, February 27: 83rd annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles
March
Wednesday, March 9: Ash Wednesday
Sunday March 13: Daylight Saving Time starts
Tuesday, March15-Monday, April 4: NCAA collegiate basketball championship
Thursday March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
Thursday, March 17-March 29: House recess
Friday, March 18-March 28: Senate recess
Thursday, March 31: Major League baseball season begins
April
Friday, April 15-Monday, May 2: Congressional Easter/Passover recess
Friday, April 15: Emancipation Day (Washington, DC holiday)
Monday, April 18: Tax due to the Internal Revenue Service
Monday, April 18: Passover Begins at Sundown
Friday, April 22: Good Friday
Sunday April 24: Easter
Friday, April 29: Prince William and Kate Middleton marry at Westminster Abbey
May
Saturday, May 7: Kentucky Derby thoroughbred horse
Sunday May 8: Mothers Day
Friday, May 13-Monday, May 23: House recess
Friday, May 27-Monday June 6: Senate Memorial Day recess
Monday May 30: Memorial Day (federal holiday)
June
Friday, June 3-Monday, June 13: House recess
Friday, June 24-Wednesday, July 6: House recess
Sunday, June 19: Father’s Day
July
Friday, June 24-Wednesday, July 6: House Independence Day recess
Friday, July 1-Monday, July 11: Senate Independence Day recess
Monday July 4: Independence Day (federal holiday)
Friday, July 15-Monday, July 25: House recess
August
Monday, August 1: First day of Ramadan
Friday, August 5-Tues, September 6: Congressional summer recess
September
Monday September 5: Labor Day (federal holiday)
Friday, September 23-Monday, October 3: Congressional recess
Wednesday, Sept. 28: Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
October
Saturday, Oct. 1: Fiscal Year 2012 begins
Friday, October 7: Yom Kippur begins at sundown
Monday October 10: Columbus Day (federal holiday)
Friday, October 14-Monday, October 24: House recess
Friday, October 21-Monday, October 31: Senate recess
Monday October 31: Halloween
November
Friday, November 4 – Monday, November 14: House recess
Sunday November 6: Daylight Saving Time Ends
Tuesday, Nov. 8: Election Day –Kentucky, Louisiana and MIssissippi elect governors
Friday November 11: Veterans Day (federal holiday)
Friday, November 18-Tuesday, November 29: House Thanksgiving recess
Thursday November 24: Thanksgiving (federal holiday)
December
Tuesday, December 20: Hanukkah begins at sundown
Sunday December 25: Christmas
Monday, December 26: Federal holiday for Christmas
Monday, December 26: Kwanzaa
Saturday December 31: New Years Eve
Note: Deadlines, due dates and schedules, particularly for Congress and the Executive Branch, should be considered flexible.
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