Is the Stock Market Open on Presidents Day?

Is the stock market open on Presidents Day? The answer to this question is no. The stock market will be closed Monday, February 16, for Presidents Day, or Washington's Birthday, as the holiday is also known.

Washington's Birthday became a federal holiday in 1879, and was celebrated on February 22 until 1970, when it was moved to the third Monday in February. The three-day weekend marks the third stock market holiday of 2026.

Bond traders will get the day off, too, with the bond market closed on Monday, February 16, for Presidents Day.

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For those wondering what time does the market open for regular trading hours, both the Nasdaq Stock Market and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) run from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

Are banks closed on Presidents Day too? The answer to that question is yes. Monday, February 16, is one of 11 bank holidays in 2026.

Considering it's tax season, it would be prudent to use the three-day weekend to get a head start on your tax preparation. Investors can check out the federal income tax brackets and standard deduction for 2025 versus 2026, and also take a look at the capital gains tax rates.

Below, we feature a full schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2026.

2026 stock market holidays

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Date	Holiday	NYSE	Nasdaq
Thursday, January 1	New Year's Day	Closed	Closed
Monday, January 19	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Closed	Closed
Monday, February 16	Presidents Day/Washington's Birthday	Closed	Closed
Thursday, April 2	Maundy Thursday	Open	Open
Friday, April 3	Good Friday	Closed	Closed
Friday, May 22	Friday Before Memorial Day	Open	Open
Monday, May 25	Memorial Day	Closed	Closed
Friday, June 19	Juneteenth National Independence Day	Closed	Closed
Thursday, July 2	Thursday before Independence Day	Early close (1 pm)	Early close (1 pm)
Friday, July 3	Monday Before Independence Day	Closed	Closed
Monday, September 7	Labor Day	Closed	Closed
Monday, October 12	Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day	Open	Open
Wednesday, November 11	Veterans Day	Open	Open
Thursday, November 26	Thanksgiving Day	Closed	Closed
Friday, November 27	Day After Thanksgiving/Black Friday	Early close (1 pm)	Early close (1 pm)
Thursday, December 24	Christmas Eve	Early close (1 pm)	Early close (1 pm)
Friday, December 25	Christmas Day	Closed	Closed
Thursday, December 31	New Year's Eve	Open	Open

2026 bond market holidays

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Date	Holiday	Bond Markets
Thursday, January 1	New Year's Day	Closed
Monday, January 19	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Closed
Monday, February 16	Presidents Day/Washington's Birthday	Closed
Thursday, April 2	Maundy Thursday	Early close (2 pm)
Friday, April 3	Good Friday	Early close (2 pm)
Friday, May 22	Friday Before Memorial Day	Early close (2 pm)
Monday, May 25	Memorial Day	Closed
Friday, June 19	Juneteenth National Independence Day	Closed
Thursday, July 2	Thursday before Independence Day	Early close (2 pm)
Friday, July 3	Day before Independence Day	Closed
Monday, September 7	Labor Day	Closed
Monday, October 12	Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day	Closed
Wednesday, November 11	Veterans Day	Closed
Thursday, November 26	Thanksgiving Day	Closed
Friday, November 27	Day After Thanksgiving/Black Friday	Early close (2 pm)
Thursday, December 24	Christmas Eve	Early close (2 pm)
Friday, December 25	Christmas Day	Closed
Thursday, December 31	New Year's Eve	Early close (2 pm)

The stock and bond market holiday schedules are provided by the NYSE and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). These schedules are subject to change.

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With over a decade of experience writing about the stock market, Karee Venema is the senior investing editor at Kiplinger.com. She joined the publication in April 2021 after 10 years of working as an investing writer and columnist at a local investment research firm. In her previous role, Karee focused primarily on options trading, as well as technical, fundamental and sentiment analysis.