January
Sunday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day (federal holiday is Jan. 2)
Tuesday, Jan. 3: Iowa presidential caucuses
Monday, Jan. 9: BCS national college football championship between LSU and Alabama
Tuesday, Jan. 10: New Hampshire presidential primary
Monday, Jan. 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (federal holiday)
Tuesday, Jan. 17: House of Representatives convenes
Saturday, Jan. 21: South Carolina presidential primary
Monday, Jan. 23: Senate convenes
Tuesday, Jan. 24: President’s State of the Union address to Congress
Tuesday, Jan. 31: Florida presidential primary
February
Saturday, Feb. 4: Nevada presidential caucuses
Sunday, February 5: Pro-football Superbowl in Indianapolis, IN
Monday, Feb. 6: Likely date for submission of Fiscal Year 2013 budget to Congress
Tuesday, Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day
Friday, Feb. 17 – Monday, Feb. 27: Senate and House President’s Day recess
Monday, Feb. 20: Presidents Day (federal holiday)
Wednesday, Feb. 22: Ash Wednesday
Sunday, February 26, 2012: 84rd annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles
Wednesday, Feb. 29: Leap Day
March
Tuesday, March 6: Texas Senate Republican primary
Thursday, March 8 – Monday March 19: House recess
Sunday, March 11: Daylight Saving Time starts
Tuesday, March 13 – Monday, April 2: NCAA collegiate basketball championship (betting pools)
Saturday, March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
Monday – March 26 – Tuesday, March 27: Nuclear Security Summit. Seoul, South Korea
Wednesday, March 28: Major League baseball season begins – in Tokyo
April
Friday, April 6: Passover begins at sundown
Sunday, April 8: Easter
Thursday, March 29 – Monday, April 16: House Easter/Passover recess
Friday, March 30 – Monday, April 16: Senate Easter/Passover recess
Monday, April 16: Emancipation Day (Washington, DC holiday)
May
Friday, April 27 – Monday, May 7: Senate and House recess
Saturday, May 5: Kentucky Derby thoroughbred horse race
Tuesday, May 8: Indiana Senate primary (Lugar vs. Mourdock)
Sunday, May 13: Mothers Day
Tuesday, May 15: Nebraska Senate Republican primary (Bruning, Fisher, Stenberg)
Tuesday, May 15 – Saturday, May 19: President Obama hosts a G-8 summit. Chicago.
Friday, May 18 – Wednesday, May 30: House Memorial Day recess
Friday, May 25 – Monday, June 4: Senate Memorial Day recess
Monday, May 28: Memorial Day (federal holiday)
June
Tuesday, June 5: New Mexico Senate primaries for both parties
Wednesday, June 6: 50th anniversary of Council for a Livable World’s founding
Friday, June 8 – Monday, June 18: House recess
Sunday, June 17: Fathers Day
July
Wednesday, July 4: Independence Day (federal holiday)
Friday, June 29 – Monday, July 9: Senate and House 4th of July recess
Friday, July 20: Ramadan begins at sundown
August
Friday, August 3 – Monday, Sept. 10: Senate and House summer recess
Saturday, August 11: Hawaii Democratic primary: (Hirono vs. Case)
Tuesday, August 7: Missouri Senate Republican primary (Akin, Brunner, Steelman)
Tuesday, August 14: Connecticut Senate primaries for both parties
Tuesday, August 14: Florida Senate Republican primary
Monday, August 27 – Thursday, August 30: Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, FL
Tuesday, August 28: Arizona Senate primaries for both parties
September
Monday, Sept. 3: Labor Day (federal holiday)
Monday, Sept. 3 – Thursday, Sept. 6: Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC
Sunday, Sept. 16: Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
Friday, Sep. 21 – Monday, Oct. 1: House recess
Tuesday, Sept. 25: Yom Kuppur begins at sundown
October
Monday, Oct. 1: Fiscal Year 2013 begins
Wednesday, Oct. 3: Presidential debate in Denver, CO
Monday, Oct. 8: Columbus Day (federal holiday)
Thursday, Oct. 11: Vice Presidential debate in Danville, KY
Friday, Oct. 5 – Tuesday, Nov. 13: House election recess
Tuesday, Oct. 16: Presidential debate in Hempstead, NY
Monday, Oct. 22: Presidential debate in Boca Raton, FL
Monday, Oct. 31: Halloween
November
Sunday Nov. 4: Daylight Saving Time Ends
Tuesday, Nov. 6: Election Day
Sunday, Nov. 11: Veterans’ Day (federal holiday on Nov. 12)
Thursday, Nov. 22: Thanksgiving (federal holiday)
December
Saturday, Dec. 8: Hanukkah begins at Sunday
Tuesday Dec. 25: Christmas (federal holiday)
Wednesday, Dec. 26: Kwanzaa begins
Monday, Dec. 31: New Years Eve
Note: Deadlines, due dates and schedules, particularly for Congress and the Executive Branch, should be considered flexible.
