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Pages in category "Lists of festivals in the United States by state" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Festivals unique to the United States (and Canada and Mexico in some cases) include pow wows, Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, blues festivals, county fairs, state fairs, ribfests, and strawberry festivals. The first U.S. state fair was that of New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually to the present year. [1]
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code , in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
2025 federal holidays New Year's Day - Wednesday, Jan. 1Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, Jan. 20Washington's Birthday / Presidents Day - Monday, Feb. 17Memorial Day - Monday, May 26 Juneteenth ...
In California, Harvey Milk Day is recognized by the state's government as a day of special significance for public schools. [3] [4] The day was established by the California legislature and signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2009.
These are the best festivals in the United States for music, food, film, flowers, art and culture in 2024.
Bay Area Science Festival: Bay Area: 2011– Big Sur Jade Festival: Big Sur: 1990– BeachLife Festival: Redondo Beach: 2019– Bishop Mule Days: Bishop: 1969– California Dried Plum Festival: Yuba City: 1988– California Festival of Beers: Avila Beach: California Strawberry Festival: Oxnard: 1984– Citrus Festival: Santa Paula [1 ...
Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.