DAYS TO FLY THE FLAG
Though the flag should be flown on all days, both customary and special flag flying days are listed below:
New Year’s Day | January 1
Inauguration Day | January 20 every 4 years
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | third Monday in January
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday | February 12
Presidents' Day (Washington’s Birthday) | third Monday in February
National Vietnam War Veterans Day | March 29
Easter Sunday | variable
V-E Day | May 8
Mother’s Day | second Sunday in May
Peace Officer’s Memorial Day | May 15 (half-staff all day)
Armed Forces Day | third Saturday in May
Memorial Day | last Monday in May (U.S. flag half-staff until noon)
Flag Week| June 13 - June 19
Flag Day | June 14
Father’s Day | third Sunday in June
Independence Day | July 4
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | July 27
V-J Day | September 2
Labor Day | first Monday in September
Patriot Day | September 11 (half-staff all day)
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day | September 17
National POW/MIA Recognition Day| third Friday in September
Gold Star Mother's Day| last Sunday in September
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Day | first Sunday in October
Columbus Day | second Monday in October
National Indigenous Peoples' Day | second Monday in October
Navy Day | October 27
Election Day | Tuesday after first Monday in November
Marine Corps Day | November 10
Veterans Day | November 11
Thanksgiving Day | fourth Thursday in November
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | December 7 (half-staff all day)
Christmas Day | December 25
--and other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States
--the birthdays of States (date of admission)
--State holidays