The American flag should be displayed on all days, especially the 41 national flag days listed below. Did you know that flags should fly at full staff on Veteran's Day? Or that flags should fly at half staff until noon on Memorial Day?

Download our handy reminder sheet to remember all the federal flag holidays and which five are half-staff days. For more information on how and when to display your flag, check out the US Flag Code.

Federal Holidays & Recognition Days 2025

The dates marked in red color indicate when you should fly your flag at half-staff.

January 1 (fixed)	New Year's Day
January 20	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20	Inauguration Day
February 12 (fixed)	Lincoln's Birthday
February 17	President's Day
February 17	Washington's Birthday
March 9 (fixed)	U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day
March 17 (fixed)	St. Patrick's Day
March 29 (fixed)	National Vietnam War Veterans Day
April 5 (fixed)	Gold Star Spouses Day
April 9 (fixed)	National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
April 20	Easter Sunday
April 22 (fixed)	Earth Day
May 4 (fixed)	International Firefighters Day
May 4 (half-staff)	National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
May 11	Mother's Day
May 15 (fixed) (half-staff)	Peace Officer's Memorial Day
May 17	Armed Forces Day
May 26 (half-staff to noon)	Memorial Day
June 6 (fixed)	Remember D-Day
June 14 (fixed)	Army Birthday
June 14 (fixed)	Flag Day
June 15	Father's Day
June 19 (fixed)	Juneteenth National Independence Day
July 4 (fixed)	Independence Day
July 27 (fixed)	National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
August 4 (fixed)	Coast Guard Birthday
August 7	National Purple Heart Day
September 1	Labor Day
September 11 (fixed) (half-staff)	Patriot Day
September 17 (fixed)	Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
September 18 (fixed)	Air Force Birthday
September 19	National POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 28	Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day
October 13 (fixed)	Navy Birthday
October 13	Columbus Day
October 13	National Indigenous Peoples Day
November 4	Election Day
November 10 (fixed)	Marine Corps Birthday
November 11 (fixed)	Veterans Day
November 27	Thanksgiving Day
December 7 (fixed) (half-staff)	Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 20 (fixed)	Space Force Birthday
December 25 (fixed)	Christmas Day

When to Fly your State's Flag

In addition, when you fly your state’s flag on the birthday of your state, as required by the July 7, 1976, amendment to the Flag Code (Public Law 94-344, 94th Congress) the American flag should always be flown above it in the superior position. The state flag should not be larger than the US flag. A state's admission date to the United States of America is considered its birthday.

State Birthdays

	Alabama December 14, 1819
	Alaska January 3, 1959
	Arizona February 14, 1912
	Arkansas June 15, 1836
	California September 9, 1850
	Colorado August 1, 1876
	Connecticut January 9, 1788
	Delaware December 7, 1787
	Florida March 3, 1845
	Georgia January 2, 1788
	Hawaii August 21, 1959
	Idaho July 3, 1890
	Illinois December 3, 1818
	Indiana December 11, 1816
	Iowa December 28, 1846
	Kansas January 29, 1861
	Kentucky June 1, 1792
	Louisiana April 30, 1812
	Maine March 15, 1820
	Maryland April 28, 1788
	Massachusetts February 6, 1788
	Michigan January 26, 1837
	Minnesota May 11, 1858
	Mississippi December 10, 1817
	Missouri August 10, 1821
	Montana November 8, 1889
	Nebraska March 1, 1867
	Nevada October 31, 1864
	New Hampshire June 21, 1788
	New Jersey December 14, 1787
	New Mexico January 6, 1912
	New York July 26, 1788
	North Carolina November 21, 1789
	North Dakota November 2, 1889
	Pennsylvania December 12, 1787
	Ohio March 1, 1803
	Oklahoma November 16, 1907
	Oregon February 14, 1859
	Rhode Island May 29, 1790
	South Carolina May 23, 1788
	South Dakota November 2, 1889
	Tennessee June 1, 1796
	Texas December 29, 1845
	Utah January 4, 1896
	Vermont March 4, 1791
	Virginia June 25, 1788
	Washington November 11, 1889
	West Virginia June 20, 1863
	Wisconsin May 29, 1848
	Wyoming July 10, 1890

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