Are Banks Open on Juneteenth in 2025?

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Are banks open on Juneteenth in 2025? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The answer is no, banks are not open on Thursday, June 19.

While Juneteenth has been unofficially celebrated for nearly two centuries, Congress voted in 2021 to make it the 11th federal holiday.

When then-President Joe Biden signed the bill, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.

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Many folks will choose to spend the holiday celebrating with family and friends. However, others may take time to take start planning home renovations, including for their backyards.

According to a recent survey by data collection firm Talker Research, the average estimated cost to complete a "dream exterior" is $13,321. But Kiplinger Tax Writer Kate Schubel says folks can stretch their dollars even further by focusing on tax-friendly renovation ideas such as installing solar panels or adding a fence.

You can check out the full list of summer backyard ideas with added tax benefits here.

The stock market is closed on Juneteenth too

Bankers are not the only ones who get to enjoy an extended weekend. For those wondering "is the stock market open on Juneteenth," the answer to that is no.

Juneteenth is one of many stock market holidays in 2025. Bond traders also get the day off.

Anyone curious about what time does the market open for regular trading hours, both the Nasdaq Stock Market and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are open from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern time Monday through Friday.

Below, we feature a full schedule of all U.S. bank holidays for 2025.

2025 bank holidays

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Date	Day	Holiday
January 1	Wednesday	New Year's Day
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 17	Monday	Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday
May 26	Monday	Memorial Day
June 19	Thursday	Juneteenth National Independence Day
July 4	Friday	Independence Day
September 1	Monday	Labor Day
October 13	Monday	Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
November 11	Tuesday	Veterans Day
November 27	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
December 25	Thursday	Christmas Day

* This is the recommended bank market holiday schedule from the Federal Reserve. This schedule is subject to change.

With over a decade of experience writing about the stock market, Karee Venema is the senior investing editor at Kiplinger.com. She joined the publication in April 2021 after 10 years of working as an investing writer and columnist at a local investment research firm. In her previous role, Karee focused primarily on options trading, as well as technical, fundamental and sentiment analysis.