The following are legal public holidays:
 1. New Year‘s Day, January 1.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 1C.1

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, the third Monday in January.
 3. Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12.
 4. Washington’s Birthday, the third Monday in February.
 5. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
 6. Independence Day, July 4.
 7. Labor Day, the first Monday in September.
 8. Veterans Day, November 11.
 9. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.
 10. Christmas Day, December 25.