Memorial Day is meant to be a day when we honor the men and women who died while serving their country in the U.S. military. Somehow, though, it has morphed into a celebratory three-day weekend. Sometimes I think those who passed would just smile ruefully—enjoy life to the hilt while you can—and other times I think they would be outraged. Here at Time Out we honor their ultimate sacrifice… and we also are thankful for the three-day weekend to spend with friends and family.
Studies show that three-day weekends make workers even more productive with less time, and the sentiment that work and play go hand in hand is an important one. With that in mind—and being grateful for this month’s three-day weekend—what are the other three-day weekends left in 2025?
We have two—and for some people, three—more to look forward to.
One is the July 4 weekend. The Fourth of July falls on a Friday this year, so we can continue the celebrations throughout the long weekend.
Another is Labor Day weekend. This year, Labor Day falls on Monday, September 1, so the weekend of August 30 and 31 stretches out an extra day.
In October, many, but not all, workplaces—including the federal government—consider Columbus Day a paid holiday: a fixed holiday always observed on the second Monday of October. Other places, such as the states of Maine, South Dakota, New Mexico, Vermont and the District of Columbia (according to the Pew Research Center in 2023), consider it Indigenous Peoples Day and still give the day off work with pay. This year, that holiday falls on Monday, October 13, creating a three-day weekend with the previous Saturday and Sunday. Most states, however, don’t observe the holiday at all, under either name, and it’s just a regular workday.