January
Thursday, January 16 – Monday, January 27: House recess
N.B. Senate schedule in January has not been released because of uncertain impeachment trial
Monday, January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (federal holiday)
February
Sunday, February 2: Pro football Superbowl in Miami, Florida
Monday, February 3: Iowa caucuses
Tuesday, February 4: President’s State of the Union address
Sunday, February 9: Academy Awards ceremony honoring best films in 2019
Monday, February 10: Fiscal Year 2021 federal budget submitted to Congress
Tuesday, February 11: New Hampshire primaries
Thursday, February 13 – Tuesday, February 25: House and Senate recess
Friday, February 14: Valentine’s Day
Monday, February 17: Presidents Day, also known as Washington’s birthday (federal holiday)
Saturday, February 22: Nevada Democratic caucuses
Saturday, February 29: South Carolina Democratic primary
March
Tuesday, March 3: Super Tuesday with about 40% of delegates for President selected
Sunday, March 8: Daylight Savings Time starts
Thursday, March 12 – Monday, March 23: House and Senate recess
Sunday, March 15 – Monday, April 6: March Madness-2020 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball
Tuesday, March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
Saturday, March 26: Major League Baseball season begins
April
Wednesday, April 1 – Monday, April 20: House recess
Friday, April 3 – Monday, April 20: Senate recess
Sunday April 5: Women’s NCAA basketball championship game
Wednesday, April 8: Passover begins at sundown
Sunday, April 12: Easter Sunday
Thursday, April 16: Emancipation Day (holiday in Washington, D.C.)
Friday, April 24: Ramadan, a month of fasting for many U.S. Muslims, starts in evening
May
Thursday, April 30 – Tuesday, May 12: House recess
Saturday, May 2: Kentucky Derby
Sunday, May 10: Mother’s Day
Thursday, May 21 – Monday, June 1: House and Senate recess
Monday, May 25: Memorial Day (federal holiday)
June
Sunday, June 21: Father’s Day
Friday June 26 – Tuesday, July 7: House recess
July
Thursday, July 2 – Monday, July 20: Senate recess
Friday, July 3: Independence Day (federal holiday)
Friday, July 10 – Tuesday, July 21: House recess
July 13-16: Democratic National Convention
August
Friday, July 31 – Tuesday, September 8: House recess
Friday, August 7 – Tuesday, September 8: Senate recess
August 24-27: Republican National Convention
September
Monday, September 7: Labor Day (federal holiday)
Friday, September 18: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) begins at sundown
Sunday, September 27: Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement) begins at sundown
Tuesday, September 29: First presidential debate
October
Thursday, October 1: Fiscal Year 2021 begins
Friday, October 2 – Monday, November 16: House recess
Friday October 9 – Monday, November 9: Senate recess
Monday, October 12: Columbus Day (federal holiday)
Thursday, October 15: Second presidential debate
Thursday, October 22: Third presidential debate
Saturday, October 31: Halloween
November
Sunday, November 1: Daylight Savings Time ends
Tuesday, November 3: Election day
Wednesday, November 11: Veterans Day (federal holiday)
Friday, November 20 – Tuesday, December 1: House & Senate recess
Thursday, November 26: Thanksgiving (federal holiday)
Friday, November 27: Black Friday sales
Monday, November 30: Cyber Monday sales
December
Tuesday, December 1: Giving Tuesday for charitable donations
Thursday, December 10: Hanukkah begins at sundown
Friday, December 25: Christmas (federal holiday)
Saturday, December 26: Kwanzaa begins
Thursday, December 31: New Year’s Eve
Note: Deadlines, due dates and schedules, particularly for Congress and the Executive Branch,
should be considered flexible.
