When is New Year’s Eve 2025?
New Year’s Eve 2025 falls on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. It was 238 days ago.
New Year’s Eve in the United States falls on December 31. It is a civic observance, not a federal public holiday: federal offices, banks and the mail typically operate a normal weekday schedule when the 31st is a weekday.
Countdowns, fireworks and parties mark the last day of the year. The day people treat as a holiday is usually New Year’s Day — January 1 — not the evening before.
What typically stops
National picture for four named services. A local branch, a retailer or a private employer can still differ — this is not a store-by-store matrix.
| Service | Typically | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Banks (Federal Reserve) | Open — Typically a normal banking day. Not a Federal Reserve holiday. | Federal Reserve Banks — Holiday Schedule (K.8) |
| USPS | Open — Typically regular delivery and retail hours. | USPS Employee and Labor Relations Manual — Holiday Leave (518) |
| Fedwire | Open — Typically operates. Not a Federal Reserve holiday. | Federal Reserve Banks — Holiday Schedule (K.8) |
| NYSE | Open — Typically a full trading session. | NYSE — Trading Hours and Holiday Calendar |
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Is New Year’s Eve a public holiday?
No. New Year’s Eve is not one of the eleven legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. § 6103. Federal offices stay open on December 31 when it falls on a weekday.
Some private employers close early or grant the day off. Whether any given shop or office is open is a local decision and is not published here.
What day is New Year’s Eve?
New Year’s Eve is always December 31. The weekday changes each year; there is no observed-date shift because it is not a federal holiday.
How it differs from New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day (January 1) is a federal public holiday. New Year’s Eve is the civic evening before it. Closures and paid leave attach to the Day, not the Eve, unless an employer chooses otherwise.
New Year’s Eve dates, 2020–2030
| Year | Weekday | Date | Observed | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Thursday | December 31, 2020 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2021 | Friday | December 31, 2021 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2022 | Saturday | December 31, 2022 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2023 | Sunday | December 31, 2023 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2024 | Tuesday | December 31, 2024 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2025 | Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2026 | Thursday | December 31, 2026 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2027 | Friday | December 31, 2027 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2028 | Sunday | December 31, 2028 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2029 | Monday | December 31, 2029 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2030 | Tuesday | December 31, 2030 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
Every date above is calculated from the rule — december 31 every year — rather than transcribed year by year, which removes the commonest source of error on calendar sites.
Other names and languages
- Also called
- December 31 / Year’s End
Legal basis and sources
New Year’s Eve is not listed in 5 U.S.C. § 6103. It is a civic observance, not a legal public holiday. 5 U.S.C. § 6103
- 5 U.S.C. § 6103, Legal Information Institute — verified August 26, 2026
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management — Federal Holidays — verified August 26, 2026