MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HOLIDAYS

Commemorative Months

Commemorative Days

Maryland Day

Bagpipers, St. Patrick's Day Parade, East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 16, 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Bank Holidays	Legal Holidays


Public School Holidays	State Employee Holidays

Baltimore Visitors Center, Inner Harbor, 401 Light St., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

Festivals celebrating Maryland foods and cultures occur throughout the year, not just on holidays.

Shucking oysters, Oyster Festival, Capt. Salem Avery House, Shady Side, Maryland, October 2011. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

A spur-of-the-moment trip to a Maryland destination, such as the Baltimore Inner Harbor, can become a holiday.

USS Constellation, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Caribbean Heritage Month
February: Black History Month - (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-501)
March: Irish-American Heritage Month (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-502)
March: Women's History Month (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-503)
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15: Hispanic Heritage Month (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-504)
October: German-American Heritage Month (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-505)
November: American Indian Heritage Month (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-506)

March 30: Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-402)
April 3: Crime Victim and Advocate Commemorative Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-403)
April 13: John Hanson's Birthday (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-404)
April 16: National Healthcare Decisions Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-405)
May 1: Law Day U.S.A. (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-406)
May, 2nd Thursday: Maryland Centenarians Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-407)
May, 2nd Saturday: Negro Baseball League Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-408)
June, 1st Sunday: Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Workers Day (Code General Provision Article, sec. 7-410)
June 19: Juneteenth National Freedom Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-411)
June 20: Maryland Charter Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-412)
July 2: Thurgood Marshall Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-413)
Oct. 2: South Asian-American Heritage Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-414)
Oct. 15: Poetry Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-415)
Nov. 1: Maryland Emancipation Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-416)
Dec. 17: Annapolis Charter Day (Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-417)