In short: Independence Day 2027 falls on Sunday 4 July, and the federal holiday is observed on Monday 5 July. That gives the United States a three-day weekend from Saturday 3 to Monday 5 July — one of nine three-day runs in the 2027 calendar.
28 October 2026 — The date never moves: 4 July is fixed, and 2027 puts it on a Sunday. What moves is the day off. Every row below is read from the 2027 public holiday calendar, whose United States entries total 15 under the National, Substitute and Bank rule — 11 National and 4 Substitute.
When is Independence Day 2027?
Independence Day 2027 is Sunday, 4 July 2027. The date is fixed by the Declaration of Independence, so it is not tied to a weekday rule the way Thanksgiving or Memorial Day is. No calendar we publish can place it on another day.
The day off is a separate question. Federal practice moves a holiday that lands on a Sunday to the following Monday, and one that lands on a Saturday to the preceding Friday. The United States 2027 public holidays page therefore carries two rows: 4 July typed National and 5 July typed Substitute. Private employers usually follow the same shift, but they are not obliged to.
Is 4 July 2027 a long weekend?
Yes. Saturday 3 July, Sunday 4 July and Monday 5 July 2027 form one unbroken run of three days, because the observed holiday sits directly after the weekend. No annual leave is needed, and the break needs no bridging day.
It is one of nine three-day runs in the United States calendar for 2027. We merge every National, Substitute and Bank date with the Saturdays and Sundays around it, then count each unbroken run of three days or more as one break. The US long weekends 2027 count uses that method, and Independence Day is the only holiday that produces a run in July.
The break can be stretched. Tuesday 6 July is a working day, so a single day of leave turns the three-day weekend into four. The same trick works on the other side: Friday 2 July is also a working day, and taking it adds a fourth day in front.
What closes on Monday 5 July 2027?
The observed holiday behaves like any other federal holiday. Federal offices and the Postal Service close, Federal Reserve Banks are shut, and the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq do not trade. Most banks follow the Federal Reserve schedule, so branch counters are normally closed too.
Retail does not stop. Shops, supermarkets, restaurants and airports stay open, and 5 July is a normal travel day for airlines. State and local government offices set their own schedules; in practice most follow the federal date in 2027, but our calendar tracks the national layer only. The United States holiday pages show that layer for every year we cover.
Independence Day 2027 against 2026 and 2028
In 2026, 4 July falls on a Saturday and the holiday moves backwards to Friday 3 July, which produces the same three-day run: Friday to Sunday. The difference is volume. The US 2026 holiday dates carry 12 entries — 11 National and just one Substitute — against 15 in 2027.
The gap comes from where the dates land. In 2027, Juneteenth on 19 June is a Saturday and shifts to Friday 18 June. Independence Day is a Sunday and shifts to Monday. Christmas Day is a Saturday and shifts to Friday 24 December. New Year’s Day 2028 is a Saturday too, so its observed date falls on Friday 31 December 2027. Four substitutes instead of one.
2028 is the year the run disappears. 4 July 2028 is a Tuesday, so the holiday is a single day off in the middle of the week, with Monday and Wednesday as working days on either side. The 2027 long weekend guide lists the other eight runs, and the North America region page puts Canada and Mexico beside the United States.
One caution for November: 2027 gives no three-day run around Thanksgiving, because 25 November is a Thursday with 26 November as a working Friday. The Thanksgiving 2027 dates page covers that weekend in full, and booking the Friday as leave is the only way to reach four days.
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Public Holiday Calendar publishes national holiday dates for 192 countries and territories across 2025, 2026 and 2027. Each country has a hub page and a page per year. Every entry carries a type — National, Substitute or Bank, or one of the excluded Observance, Religious and Regional types — so any count can be checked line by line.
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