Virginia’s courts close on the legal holidays of Va. Code § 2.2-3300, and Va. Code § 1-210(B) carries a deadline past any of them. The statute keeps its own weekend rule in its last paragraph: a holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before and one that falls on a Sunday on the Monday after. In 2027 that rule moves four holidays and, because New Year’s Day 2028 is a Saturday, adds a fourteenth closed day on .
Thirteen statutory holidays and one borrowed from 2028
The list runs from New Year’s Day through Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, George Washington Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, to Christmas. Juneteenth falls on Saturday, June 19 and closes the courts on Friday, June 18; Independence Day, a Sunday, moves to Monday, July 5; Christmas, a Saturday, to Friday, December 24. The Supreme Court of Virginia had not posted its 2027 pay and holiday calendar when this page was checked on , so the dates below come from the Department of Human Resource Management’s 2027 calendar, which matched the Court’s own calendar date for date in 2026.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day | |
| George Washington Day | |
| Memorial Day | |
| Juneteenth (observed) | |
| Independence Day (observed) | |
| Labor Day | |
| Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day | |
| Election Day | |
| Veterans Day | |
| Thanksgiving Day | |
| Day after Thanksgiving | |
| Christmas Day (observed) | |
| New Year's Day 2028 (observed) |
Source: DHRM 2027 pay and holiday calendar (read 2026-11-09; the Supreme Court of Virginia had not posted its 2027 calendar) · verified 2026-11-09.
Election Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving
Two dates set Virginia apart from the federal list. Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, is a legal holiday for every court in the Commonwealth, and the Friday after Thanksgiving, November 26, is one by statute rather than by a court’s order. A 21-day period under Rule 1:1 that starts on Tuesday, October 12 ends on Election Day and runs to Wednesday, November 3. Columbus Day, on which California courts stay open, is a legal holiday here under its joint name with Yorktown Victory Day.
The Governor’s added hours
Section 2.2-3300 also makes “any day so appointed by the Governor” a legal holiday, and § 1-210(B) reaches a part of a day on which the clerk’s office is closed. For 2027 the Governor’s calendar grants four hours off on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and on December 23. Whether a clerk’s office actually closes for a half day varies by circuit, so the calculator treats these days as a second reading: it shows the deadline under the statute first and the later date if the office closed.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Additional holiday time (half day before Thanksgiving) | |
| Additional holiday time (half day before Christmas Eve) |
Source: DHRM 2027 pay and holiday calendar (read 2026-11-09) · verified 2026-11-09.
Download the Virginia 2027 lists
- Virginia legal holidays (Va. Code § 2.2-3300) 2027: iCalendar (.ics) · CSV
- Virginia additional holiday time 2027: iCalendar (.ics) · CSV
The files are regenerated when either list changes; the changelog records each change. To count a Virginia deadline with both lists applied, use the Virginia calculator, and see the 2027 overview for the other court systems.
Questions about Virginia holidays in 2027
Is Election Day a court holiday in Virginia in 2027?
Yes. Since 2020 Va. Code § 2.2-3300 lists the Tuesday after the first Monday in November as a legal holiday, so the courts are closed on , and a deadline that falls that day runs to Wednesday, November 3 under § 1-210(B).
Does a half-day closure extend a Virginia deadline?
It can. Va. Code § 1-210(B) moves a last day that falls on any day or part of a day on which the clerk’s office is closed. The Governor has granted four hours off on Wednesday, November 24 and ; if the clerk’s office closes for them, a deadline on either day runs to the next full day it is open. The calculator shows the statutory date first and the later date as a second reading.
Is Lee-Jackson Day still a Virginia holiday?
No. The General Assembly repealed Lee-Jackson Day in 2020 and added Election Day in its place, so the Friday before Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is an ordinary court day in 2027.