Today Floridians honor the birthday of the country’s first president, George Washington.
Held on the third Monday in February, Washingtons Birthday or Presidents Day celebrates Washington, plus Abraham Lincoln, other presidents, or all of them, depending on what state you’re in.
The federal holiday is still Washington’s Birthday. By the early 2000s, almost half of the states in the U.S. had changed the holiday’s name to Presidents Day on their calendars in honor of Washington and Lincoln or all U.S. presidents.
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently added George Washington’s birthday to the Florida state calendar for 2026 as part of America’s sesquicentennial.
Banks, government offices, mail delivery, schools and some businesses will be closed. Will stock markets be open?
Here’s what to know.
When is Presidents Day?
Presidents Day or Washington’s Birthday is commemorated on the third Monday in February every year. In 2026, that’s Monday, Feb. 16.
Washington’s actual birthday was Feb. 22, 1732. The holiday was moved as of 1971 to give federal employees a three-day weekend. Later, some states that had been celebrating Lincoln’s birthday (Feb. 12) combined the two into Presidents’ Day.
Is the stock market open on Presidents Day?
The New York Stock Exchange is closed today, Feb. 16 and will reopen for trading at normal hours, 9:30 a.m. ET to 4 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
NYSE American Equities, NYSE Arca Equities, NYSE National, and NYSE Texas late trading sessions are also closed.
After today, the stock market schedule will be business as usual until the markets close again on Friday, April 3, for Good Friday.
Is Nasdaq open on Presidents Day?
Nasdaq will be closed today and will reopen at normal trading hours on Tuesday.
Is the U.S. bond market open on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026?
The U.S. bond market is closed today, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and will reopen at normal hours on Tuesday.
Is over-the-counter trading open on Washington’s Birthday?
Over-the-counter trading, which is done without an exchange, is closed today.
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United States stock market 2026 holiday schedule
U.S. stock markets are closed on these days in 2026:
- Monday, Jan. 19: Markets closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- Monday, Feb. 16: Markets closed for Washington’s Birthday
- Friday, April 3: Markets closed for Good Friday
- Monday, May 25: Markets closed for Memorial Day
- Friday, June 19: Markets closed for Juneteenth National Independence Day
- Friday, July 3: Markets closed for Independence Day (observed)
- Monday, Sept. 7: Markets closed for Labor Day
- Thursday, Nov. 26: Markets closed for Thanksgiving
- Friday: Nov. 27: markets close at 1 p.m. ET the Friday after Thanksgiving
- Thursday, Dec. 24: Markets close at 1 p.m. for Christmas Eve
- Friday, Dec. 25: Markets closed for Christmas Day
Are international markets open on Presidents Day?
The London Stock Exchange, EuroNext, Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange will be open normal trading hours on Monday.
C. A. Bridges is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida’s service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.