2008 State Holidays State Observance Days Tuesday, January 1, 2008 -- New Year's Day Monday, January 21, 2008 -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr./ Civil Rights Day Monday, February 18, 2008 -- Lincoln/Washington/ Presidents' Day Monday, May 26, 2008 -- Memorial Day Friday, July 4, 2008 -- Independence Day Monday, September 1, 2008 -- Labor Day Monday, October 13, 2008 -- Columbus Day Tuesday, November 11, 2008 -- Veterans Day Thursday, November 27, 2008 -- Thanksgiving Day Thursday, December 25, 2008 -- Christmas Day See also: A.R.S. § 1-301 Holidays enumerated See also: Arizona Dept. of Administration: 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: Updated: 12/26/2007 |