When Is the Stock Market Closed for the Fourth of July in 2026?
The Fourth of July is almost here, which has many investors wondering when the stock and bond markets will be closed for the holiday.
Is the stock market open on July 4th? The answer to this question is no. But this is because the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday in 2026, and the stock market is never open on Saturday.
The stock market will be also be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Bond traders will get a long holiday weekend, too, with the bond market also closed on Friday.
What's more, while the stock market will have regular trading hours on Thursday, July 2, the bond market will close at 2 pm Eastern Standard Time, so market participants can get a head start on their Fourth of July festivities.
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For those wondering what time the market opens 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 Time Monday through Friday.
Are banks open on July 3rd or July 4th this year? The answer to that question is mixed. Saturday, July 4, is one of several bank holidays in 2026, so banks will also be closed, but many branches will remain open on Friday, July 3, even though it is a federal holiday. You'll want to check your own branch's operating hours for the holiday.
Below, we feature a full schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2026.
2026 stock market holidays
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 | Early close |
Friday, July 3 | Day 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 | Early close |
Thursday, December 24 | Christmas Eve | Early close | Early close |
Friday, December 25 | Christmas Day | Closed | Closed |
Thursday, December 31 | New Year's Eve | Open | Open |
2026 bond market holidays
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 |
Friday, April 3 | Good Friday | Early close |
Friday, May 22 | Friday Before Memorial Day | Early close |
Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day | Closed |
Friday, June 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day | Closed |
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 |
Thursday, December 24 | Christmas Eve | Early close |
Friday, December 25 | Christmas Day | Closed |
Thursday, December 31 | New Year's Eve | Early close |
* This is the recommended bond market holiday schedule from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). This schedule is subject to change.
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