Stock Market Holidays 2026
The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ observe ten full trading holidays in 2026, plus two early-close sessions. On full closures the entire equity market — cash session, pre-market and after-hours — is shut. On early-close days the regular session ends at 1:00pm ET. Bond and futures markets may follow slightly different rules, but equity traders should treat this calendar as the authoritative schedule.
Next market holiday
The next NYSE / NASDAQ event is Thanksgiving — Nov 26, 2026, 2026. Markets are closed for the full session. Regular pre-market and after-hours sessions are also affected.
- Status
- Full market closure
- Day of week
- Thursday
- Note
- Fourth Thursday in November.
Plan around the closure with the economic calendar, watch for gap risk on live news, or see how the Fed calendar overlaps on the Fed meeting schedule.
2026 NYSE / NASDAQ holiday calendar
| Holiday | Date | Day | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Jan 1, 2026 | Thursday | Closed | Markets closed for the federal holiday. |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan 19, 2026 | Monday | Closed | Third Monday in January. |
| Presidents Day | Feb 16, 2026 | Monday | Closed | Third Monday in February. |
| Good Friday | Apr 3, 2026 | Friday | Closed | NYSE and NASDAQ close for Good Friday; most US bond markets also close. |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 | Monday | Closed | Last Monday in May. |
| Juneteenth | Jun 19, 2026 | Friday | Closed | Federal holiday observed on June 19. |
| Independence Day (observed) | Jul 3, 2026 | Friday | Closed | July 4 falls on Saturday, so markets close Friday, July 3. |
| Labor Day | Sep 7, 2026 | Monday | Closed | First Monday in September. |
| Thanksgiving | Nov 26, 2026 | Thursday | Closed | Fourth Thursday in November. |
| Black Friday | Nov 27, 2026 | Friday | Early close 1:00pm ET | Equity markets reopen after Thanksgiving and close early at 1:00pm ET. |
| Christmas Eve | Dec 24, 2026 | Thursday | Early close 1:00pm ET | Regular trading session ends at 1:00pm ET. |
| Christmas Day | Dec 25, 2026 | Friday | Closed | Markets closed for the federal holiday. |
Source: NYSE and NASDAQ published holiday calendars. Times are Eastern Time.
What traders watch around market holidays
Liquidity typically thins ahead of long weekends, widening spreads in futures and options just before the close. Gap risk is highest when a holiday falls on a Monday or Friday because two full trading sessions separate the last print from the reopen. Early-close days compress the regular session into 3.5 hours, so volatility per hour often rises and settlement prices for derivatives can print at unusual times.
Related calendars
- Economic calendar — every data release that moves markets, including holiday-affected prints.
- Fed meeting schedule — FOMC dates and which meetings carry the dot plot.
- CPI release schedule — the 2026 inflation calendar date by date.
- NFP release schedule — the 2026 payrolls calendar date by date.