Is the Stock Market Open on MLK Day? Here’s the Early 2026 Trading Holiday Schedule

Ready for a break? You’re getting one: The 2026 trading holiday schedule starts in earnest next week.

Stock and bond markets will close for the first time since New Year’s Day on Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which commemorates the birth of the civil rights rights leader. The holiday itself is observed on the third Monday of January, though King’s birthday was on Jan. 15. Regular trading resumes on Tuesday.

Here’s the 2026 holiday trading schedule through the start of the summer:

• Monday, Feb. 16 (Presidents’ Day/George Washington’s birthday observed): Stock and bond markets closed
• Friday, April 3 (Good Friday)—Stock markets closed; bond markets close at noon
• Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day)—Stock and bond markets close; bond markets close at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 22

Several more trading holidays, starting with Juneteenth, are set to follow in 2026.