January
Tuesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day (federal holiday)
Thursday, January 3: New Congress gets sworn in
Friday, January 4 – Monday, January 14: House recess
Monday, January 7: BCS national college football championship between Alabama and Notre Dame
Wednesday, January 16 – Tuesday, January 22: House recess
Sunday, January 20 – Council for a Livable World inaugural reception at Phoenix Park Hotel
Monday, January 21: President Obama’s official inauguration; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (federal holiday)
Tuesday, January 22: Israeli elections
Wednesday, January 23 – Monday February 4: House recess
Tuesday, January 29: Tentative day for President’s State of the Union address
February
Sunday, February 3: Pro-football Superbowl in New Orleans
Monday, Feb. 4: Likely date for submission of Fiscal Year 2014 budget to Congress
Wednesday, Feb. 13: Ash Wednesday
Thursday, Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 15 – Monday, February 25: Senate and House recess
Monday, Feb. 18: Presidents Day (federal holiday)
Sunday, February 24, 2012: 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles
March
Sunday, March 10: Daylight Saving Time starts
Sunday, March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, March 19 – Monday, April 8: NCAA collegiate basketball championship (betting pools)
Thursday, March 21 – Tuesday, April 9: Senate and House Easter/Passover recess
Monday, March 25: Passover begins at sundown
Sunday, March 31: Easter
Sunday, March 31: Major League baseball season begins
April
Tuesday, April 16: Emancipation Day (Washington, DC holiday)
Friday, April 26 – Monday, May 6: Senate and House recess
May
Saturday, May 4: Kentucky Derby thoroughbred horse race
Sunday, May 12: Mother’s Day
Thursday, May 23 – Monday, June 3: Senate and House recess
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day (federal holiday)
June
Sunday, June 16: Father’s Day
Friday, June 28 – Monday, July 8: Senate and House 4th of July recess
July
Thursday, July 4: Independence Day (federal holiday)
Tuesday, July 9: Ramadan begins at sundown
August
Friday, August 2 – Monday, September 9: Senate and House summer recess
September
Monday, September 2: Labor Day (federal holiday)
Wednesday, Sept. 4: Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
Friday, Sept. 13: Yom Kippur begins at sundown
Friday, September 20 – Monday, September 30: House recess
October
Tuesday, Oct. 1: Fiscal Year 2014 begins
Friday, October 11 – Tuesday, October 22: Senate and House recess
Monday, Oct. 14: Columbus Day (federal holiday)
Thursday, Oct. 31: Halloween
Friday, October 31 – Tuesday, November 12: House recess
November
Sunday Nov. 3: Daylight Saving Time Ends
Tuesday, Nov. 5: Election Day (Governor and Mayor contests)
Monday, Nov. 11: Veterans’ Day (federal holiday)
Thursday, November 21 – Monday, December 2: House recess
Wednesday, November 27: Hanukkah begins at Sundown
Thursday, Nov. 28: Thanksgiving (federal holiday)
December
Wednesday, Dec. 25: Christmas (federal holiday)
Thursday, Dec. 26: Kwanzaa begins
Tuesday, Dec. 31: New Years Eve
Note: Deadlines, due dates and schedules, particularly for Congress and the Executive Branch, should be considered flexible.
