Is the Stock Market Open on Memorial Day in 2025?

Memorial Day is quickly approaching. Do investors get to enjoy a three-day weekend?

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Is the stock market open on Memorial Day in 2025? The answer to this question is no. The stock market will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day. 

The federal holiday, which was originally known as Decoration Day, honors fallen military personnel. Memorial Day also serves as the unofficial start of summer, and market participants have a lot to look forward to over the next several months.

Stocks have staged an impressive recovery off their April lows after President Donald Trump backtracked or paused many of his aggressive tariffs.

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But risks still remain, says Kristian Kerr, head of macro strategy for LPL Financial. For one, economic data tend to lag, Kerr notes, meaning the full impact of Trump's tariffs may not be seen until next month at the earliest.

"Additionally, the current policy landscape remains in flux, with broader tariffs largely paused until early July and China exempt from significant tariff increases until August 12," Kerr says.

Any economic weakness or deterioration in trade negotiations could spark "another meaningful bout of market volatility," which would coincide with "historical seasonal patterns where equities often struggle from late summer into fall."

But not all hope is lost, and there are plenty of ways investors can protect their portfolios against a roller-coaster market. Low-volatility ETFs, for instance, offer a lower risk profile by focusing on high-quality stocks with defensive qualities.

And Wall Street's top cash cows use their fortress-like balance sheets to reward investors through dividends and stock buybacks.

The bond market is closed too

Bond traders will get a long weekend, too, and then some. Not only is the bond market closed on Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day, but it closes early at 2 pm Eastern on Friday, May 23. 

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 time Monday through Friday.

Are banks open on Memorial Day? The answer to that question is no. Monday, May 26, is one of several bank holidays in 2025, and so banks will be closed on Memorial Day.

Below, we feature a full schedule of all stock market and bond market holidays for 2025.

2025 stock market holidays

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Date

Holiday

NYSE

Nasdaq

Wednesday, January 1

New Year's Day

Closed

Closed

Monday, January 20

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Closed

Closed

Monday, February 17

Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday

Closed

Closed

Thursday, April 17

Maundy Thursday

Open

Open

Friday, April 18

Good Friday

Closed

Closed

Friday, May 23

Friday before Memorial Day

Open

Open

Monday, May 26

Memorial Day

Closed

Closed

Thursday, June 19

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Closed

Closed

Thursday, July 3

Day before Independence Day

Early close (1 pm)

Early close (1 pm)

Friday, July 4

Independence Day

Closed

Closed

Monday, September 1

Labor Day

Closed

Closed

Monday, October 13

Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day

Open

Open

Tuesday, November 11

Veterans Day

Open

Open

Thursday, November 27

Thanksgiving Day

Closed

Closed

Friday, November 28

Day after Thanksgiving/Black Friday

Early close (1 pm)

Early close (1 pm)

Wednesday, December 24

Christmas Eve

Early close (1 pm)

Early close (1 pm)

Thursday, December 25

Christmas Day

Closed

Closed

Wednesday, December 31

New Year's Eve

Open

Open

2025 bond market holidays

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Date

Holiday

Bond Markets

Wednesday, January 1

New Year's Day

Closed

Monday, January 20

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Closed

Monday, February 17

Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday

Closed

Thursday, April 17

Maundy Thursday

Early close (2 pm)

Friday, April 18

Good Friday

Closed

Friday, May 23

Friday before Memorial Day

Early close (2 pm)

Monday, May 26

Memorial Day

Closed

Thursday, June 19

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Closed

Thursday, July 3

Day before Independence Day

Early close (2 pm)

Friday, July 4

Independence Day

Closed

Monday, September 1

Labor Day

Closed

Monday, October 13

Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day

Closed

Tuesday, November 11

Veterans Day

Closed

Thursday, November 27

Thanksgiving Day

Closed

Friday, November 28

Day after Thanksgiving/Black Friday

Early close (2 pm)

Wednesday, December 24

Christmas Eve

Early close (2 pm)

Thursday, December 25

Christmas Day

Closed

Wednesday, December 31

New Year's Eve

Early close (2 pm)

* 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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Karee Venema
Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger.com

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.