Summer 2025 in Florida: July 4th is first of summer's 2 3-day weekends. What to know
To many in the U.S., who see Memorial Day weekend as the official "start of summer," the summer season has officially begun.
May 26 was Memorial Day and last weekend was the first of three long weekends on the calendar for summer 2025. The next is coming in July. For many, September's Labor Day weekend will be the last guaranteed long weekend of the year.
Here's how many three-day weekends are left in 2025, what they are and when they fall.
Now that Memorial Day weekend has passed, there are two three-day weekends left in 2025, if you don't have Columbus Day Monday and the Friday after Thanksgiving off of work. And they both fall in the summer.
The Fourth of July is the next three-day weekend of 2025, as it falls on a Friday this year. And Labor Day weekend in September is the last three-day weekend of the summer.
Those who have Columbus Day off from work will have that three-day weekend to look forward to in October. And in November, if you choose to take the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, you'll have one more long weekend to look forward to.
Now that Memorial Day passed: What 3-day weekends are left in 2025?
Memorial Day 2025 was Monday, May 26. Many people in the U.S. get a three-day weekend for Memorial Day and see it as the start of the summer season.
Many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans' Day, but they're completely different. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and commemoration for military members who lost their lives in service, while Veterans' Day honors all who served.
'The holiday was created to honor the many American men and women who died in military service,' The Farmers' Almanac says. 'This focus on those who made the ultimate sacrifice sets it apart from Veterans' Day, which honors all military veterans, living and dead.'
Although it's designated as a day of remembrance, Memorial Day means a cookout, a day at the beach or just a surefire three-day weekend for many. It's widely considered the unofficial "start of summer" in the U.S.
Labor Day weekend is a sort-of counterpart to Memorial Day weekend. Many people in the U.S. see Labor Day as the unofficial 'end of summer.' Labor Day 2025 will be on Monday, Sept. 1.
This year, the Fourth of July falls on a weekend. Fourth of July will land on Friday, July 4, 2025.
Columbus Day, also called Indigenous Peoples Day in some states, always falls on the second Monday of October.
It's one of 11 federally observed holidays in the U.S., meaning non-essential federal government offices are closed and employees of them get the day off. If you don't work for the government, you probably don't have the day off. There's no regular mail delivery on Columbus Day and some banks close for the holiday.
This year, Columbus Day will fall on Monday, October 13, 2025.
There are 11 federal holidays.
Here's the list of federal holidays in the U.S.:
New Year's Day: Jan. 1
Martin Luther King's Birthday: Third Monday in January
Washington's Birthday (or Presidents' Day): Third Monday in February
Memorial Day: Last Monday in May
Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19
Independence Day: July 4
Labor Day: First Monday in September
Columbus Day: Second Monday in October
Veterans' Day: Nov. 11
Thanksgiving Day: Fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Day: Dec. 25
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: What day is Fourth of July? It's Friday and makes a 3-day weekend
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