2016 Calendar & Holidays

Updated July 10, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

See also: Holidays in America.

Next month: February January 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant January holidays:  1New Year's Day  6Epiphany 18Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday observed

Prevous month: January Next month: March February 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Significant February holidays: Black History Month  2Groundhog Day  8Chinese New Year  9Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) 10Ash Wednesday 12Lincoln's Birthday 14Valentine's Day 15Washington's Birthday observed 22Washington's Birthday

Prevous month: February Next month: April March 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant March holidays: Women's History Month 13Daylight Saving Time begins 15The Ides of March 17St. Patrick's Day 24Purim † 20Spring begins (EDT) ‡ 20Palm Sunday 25Good Friday 27Easter Sunday (Western)

Prevous month: March Next month: May April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Significant April holidays: Poetry Month  1April Fool's Day 231st Day of Passover †

Prevous month: April Next month: June May 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant May holidays: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month  1May Day  5Ascension Day  8Mother's Day 15Pentecost 30Memorial Day observed

Prevous month: May Next month: July June 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Significant June holidays:  6Ramadan begins † 121st Day of Shavuot † 14Flag Day 19Father's Day 21Summer begins (EDT) ‡

Prevous month: June Next month: August July 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant July holidays:  1Canada Day  4Independence Day  5Ramadan ends (Eid al-Fitr) †

Prevous month: July Next month: September August 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant August holidays:

Prevous month: August Next month: October September 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Significant September holidays: Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15)  5Labor Day 11Eid al-Adha † 22Autumn begins (EDT) ‡

Prevous month: September Next month: November October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant October holidays:  21st Day of Muharram †  31st Day of Rosh Hashanah † 10Columbus Day observed 10Thanksgiving Day (Canada) 12Yom Kippur † 171st Day of Sukkot † 24Shemini Atzeret † 30Diwali 31Halloween

Prevous month: October Next month: December November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Significant November holidays: American Indian Heritage Month  1All Saints' Day  6Daylight Saving Time ends 11Veterans Day 24Thanksgiving (U.S.) 271st Sunday of Advent

Prevous month: November   December 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Significant December holidays: 12Mawlid al-Nabi † 21Winter begins (EST) ‡ 251st Day of Hanukkah † 25Christmas 261st Day of Kwanzaa