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Business Days Calculator with Public Holidays

Count the working days between two dates, or add and subtract business days to find a deadline — excluding weekends and public holidays. Choose your country, see exactly which holidays were skipped, share the result with a link, and send the deadline straight to your calendar.

Settings

Working days

Tap to choose which weekdays count as working days.

Business Days Between Two Dates

Add or Subtract Business Days

Public Holidays

United States (federal) · 2026

  • New Year's DayJan 1, 2026
  • Martin Luther King Jr. DayJan 19, 2026
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)Feb 16, 2026
  • Memorial DayMay 25, 2026
  • Juneteenth National Independence DayJun 19, 2026
  • Independence DayJul 3, 2026 (observed)
  • Labor DaySep 7, 2026
  • Columbus DayOct 12, 2026
  • Veterans DayNov 11, 2026
  • Thanksgiving DayNov 26, 2026
  • Christmas DayDec 25, 2026

What Counts as a Business Day?

A business day (or working day) is normally Monday through Friday, excluding weekends. For most real deadlines it also excludes public holidays, because offices, banks, courts and couriers are closed. This calculator handles both, and lets you set your own working week and closure days when your schedule is different.

As a quick reference, 1 business day is usually the next working day, 5 business days is about one work week, 10 business days is roughly two weeks, and a full year holds around 250 working days once weekends and public holidays are removed.

Why the Holiday Rules Matter

Observed days are handled

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off usually moves — a US holiday on Saturday is observed the Friday before, and UK bank holidays get a substitute weekday. Those observed dates are what actually close offices, so they are what the count uses.

Every holiday is shown

Rather than just giving a number, the result lists each public holiday that fell inside your range, with its date. You can see exactly why the working-day count is what it is.

Does the start date count?

"Within 5 business days" can mean day one is today or tomorrow. The include-start toggle lets you match the exact wording of your rule instead of guessing.

Holiday sources and scope

The rule engine is checked against official national sources, including theUS Office of Personnel Management,GOV.UK bank-holiday calendar,Government of Canada,Australia Fair Work Ombudsman,New Zealand Government, andCitizens Information Ireland.

National or federal coverage does not include every state, province, territory, local holiday, employer closure, emergency proclamation or industry rule. Add those with the custom-holiday field and confirm consequential legal or financial deadlines with the responsible organization.

Quick "business days from today" pages

Weekday-only reference pages, each with a calendar view of the target date:

Frequently Asked Questions

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