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2013 State Holidays
State Observance Days


Tuesday, January 1, 2013 -- New Year's Day

Monday, January 21, 2013 -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. / Civil Rights Day

Monday, February 18, 2013 -- Lincoln / Washington / Presidents' Day

Monday, May 27, 2013 -- Memorial Day

Thursday, July 4, 2013 -- Independence Day

Monday, September 2, 2013 -- Labor Day

Monday, October 14, 2013 -- Columbus Day

Monday, November 11, 2013 -- Veterans Day

Thursday, November 28, 2013 -- Thanksgiving Day

Wednesday, December 25, 2013 -- Christmas Day

** If the holiday falls on a Saturday, then it is observed on Friday.   If the holiday falls on Sunday, then it is observed on Monday.

See also: A.R.S. § 1-301 Holidays enumerated
See also: Arizona Human Resources: State Service Holidays


Other enumerated holidays:
  • Sunday of each week
  • Second Sunday in May, "Mothers' Day"
  • Third Sunday in June, "Fathers' Day"
  • First Sunday in August, "American Family Day"
  • September 17, "Constitution Commemoration Day"
    When the holiday... falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday preceding September 17 shall be observed as such holiday

Days of remembrance that are NOT paid state holidays in Arizona:

 

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