4 days off for 1 PTO day
New Mexico PTO planner 2026
New Mexico has 11 holidays in 2026, every one of them on a weekday. The smartest move: take 1 PTO day and get 4 days off, January 1 to 4. The longest stretch with up to 10 PTO days: 9 days, November 21 to 29, for 3 PTO days.
- Holidays 2026
- 11
- on weekdays
- 11
- bridge days
- 1
- off for 3 PTO days
- 9 days
How 2026 works in New Mexico
These are the paid holidays New Mexico gives its state employees in 2026, taken from the state's official schedule. Private employers set their own lists; most of them follow the federal core of New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, so this page plans both ways.
New Mexico counts 11 holidays this year, which puts it at number 28 of the 40 states in our verified data (the average is 11.8). None of them falls on a weekend, so every one is a real day away from work.
Every holiday in New Mexico in 2026
Here is each day off in date order, what it marks, and the quickest way to turn it into a longer stretch.
United StatesiPhoto: Gordon Leggett · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
TexasiPhoto: Leaflet · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons- Thursday, January 1: New Year's Day. New Year's Day opens the year with parades, college football bowl games and a quiet day at home. When it falls near a weekend, it extends the holiday season into a longer break. Take Friday, January 2 off and you have 4 days in a row, January 1 to 4.
- Monday, January 19: Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.. Honors the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Monday of January. Many people volunteer in a day of service, and the Monday creates the first long weekend of the year, popular for ski trips. You get 3 free days in a row, January 17 to 19, with no leave needed.
- Monday, May 25: Memorial Day. Memorial Day honors the men and women who died serving in the armed forces. It falls on the last Monday of May and unofficially opens summer: beaches, lake houses and road trips fill up. You get 3 free days in a row, May 23 to 25, with no leave needed.
- Friday, June 19: Juneteenth. Juneteenth marks June 19, the day news of emancipation reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. A federal holiday since 2021, it brings festivals, cookouts and family reunions and an early summer day off. You get 3 free days in a row, June 19 to 21, with no leave needed.
- Friday, July 3: Independence Day. The Fourth of July celebrates the Declaration of Independence: parades, barbecues and fireworks. When it lands near a weekend, it creates one of the busiest summer travel stretches of the year. The date itself, Saturday, July 4, falls on a weekend, so the day off is Friday, July 3. You get 3 free days in a row, July 3 to 5, with no leave needed.
- Monday, September 7: Labor Day. Labor Day honors American workers on the first Monday of September and marks the unofficial end of summer. It is the last big long weekend for beaches, lakes and road trips before school is back in full swing. You get 3 free days in a row, September 5 to 7, with no leave needed.
- Monday, October 12: Indigenous People's Day. Celebrates the history and cultures of Native American peoples on the second Monday of October. Expect powwows and cultural events, and an autumn long weekend that suits a trip to see the fall colors. You get 3 free days in a row, October 10 to 12, with no leave needed.
- Wednesday, November 11: Veterans' Day. Veterans Day honors everyone who served in the U.S. armed forces, on November 11, the anniversary of the First World War armistice. Federal offices and many schools close; many businesses stay open. Take Monday, November 9 and Tuesday, November 10 off and you have 5 days in a row, November 7 to 11.
- Thursday, November 26: Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November: turkey, family and football. It is the busiest travel weekend of the year in the United States, so book flights and drives early. That makes 4 days off in a row without using any leave, November 26 to 29.
- Friday, November 27: Presidents' Day (Observed). Officially Washington's Birthday at the federal level and widely called Presidents' Day. Some states place the day elsewhere, even next to Christmas; wherever it sits, it is a classic hook for a long weekend and big retail sales. The date itself, Monday, February 16, falls on a weekend, so the day off is Friday, November 27. You get 4 free days in a row, November 26 to 29, with no leave needed.
- Friday, December 25: Christmas Day. Christmas Day is a federal holiday: most shops close and families gather. The weeks around it are a peak time for flights and drives, so book early if you plan to travel. You get 3 free days in a row, December 25 to 27, with no leave needed.
United StatesiPhoto: Gordon Leggett · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTexasiPhoto: Leaflet · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Where your PTO days go furthest in 2026
Each stretch below starts and ends on a free day, contains at least one holiday, and needs no more than 10 PTO days. They are ranked by how many days off each day of leave brings.
January 1 to 4: 1 PTO day (January 2) around New Year's Day gives 4 days off, 4.0 days for every day used.
Around Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., 4 PTO days on Tue January 20, Wed January 21, Thu January 22 and Fri January 23 unlock 9 days away, January 17 to 25.
Around Memorial Day, 4 PTO days on Tue May 26, Wed May 27, Thu May 28 and Fri May 29 unlock 9 days away, May 23 to 31.
Around Juneteenth, 4 PTO days on Mon June 15, Tue June 16, Wed June 17 and Thu June 18 unlock 9 days away, June 13 to 21.
Around Veterans' Day, 2 PTO days on Mon November 9 and Tue November 10 unlock 5 days away, November 7 to 11.
Around Thanksgiving Day and Presidents' Day (Observed), 3 PTO days on Mon November 23, Tue November 24 and Wed November 25 unlock 9 days away, November 21 to 29.
What 1 to 10 PTO days get you
With 1 PTO day the longest run you can build is 4 days, January 1 to 4. Three days stretch to 9 days off (November 21 to 29). Five days, a typical week, become 11 days off around Thanksgiving Day and Presidents' Day (Observed), November 26 to December 6.
Ten days, the most this planner books in one go, give 19 days in a row, November 11 to 29. For nine days or more away you need 3 PTO days.
Many US employers offer around 10 to 15 PTO days a year. Spend four of them well and you can have two four-day weekends and one long week, without touching the rest.
The best stretches 2026 in New Mexico
Every row is a run of weekends, holidays and PTO days. The highlighted row brings the most days off per day of leave.
| Dates | Result | Take off | Holidays | School holidays | Plan a trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 4 | 4 days offfor 1 PTO day, 4 days off per day of leave | Fri, Jan 2 | New Year's Day | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, Jan 17 to Sun, Jan 25 | 9 days offfor 4 PTO days, 2.25 days off per day of leave | Tue, Jan 20 · Wed, Jan 21 · Thu, Jan 22 · Fri, Jan 23 | Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, May 23 to Sun, May 31 | 9 days offfor 4 PTO days, 2.25 days off per day of leave | Tue, May 26 · Wed, May 27 · Thu, May 28 · Fri, May 29 | Memorial Day | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, Jun 13 to Sun, Jun 21 | 9 days offfor 4 PTO days, 2.25 days off per day of leave | Mon, Jun 15 · Tue, Jun 16 · Wed, Jun 17 · Thu, Jun 18 | Juneteenth | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, Jun 27 to Sun, Jul 5 | 9 days offfor 4 PTO days, 2.25 days off per day of leave | Mon, Jun 29 · Tue, Jun 30 · Wed, Jul 1 · Thu, Jul 2 | Independence Day | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, Sep 5 to Sun, Sep 13 | 9 days offfor 4 PTO days, 2.25 days off per day of leave | Tue, Sep 8 · Wed, Sep 9 · Thu, Sep 10 · Fri, Sep 11 | Labor Day | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, Oct 10 to Sun, Oct 18 | 9 days offfor 4 PTO days, 2.25 days off per day of leave | Tue, Oct 13 · Wed, Oct 14 · Thu, Oct 15 · Fri, Oct 16 | Indigenous People's Day | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, Nov 7 to Wed, Nov 11 | 5 days offfor 2 PTO days, 2.5 days off per day of leave | Mon, Nov 9 · Tue, Nov 10 | Veterans' Day | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, Nov 21 to Sun, Nov 29 | 9 days offfor 3 PTO days, 3 days off per day of leave | Mon, Nov 23 · Tue, Nov 24 · Wed, Nov 25 | Thanksgiving Day, Presidents' Day (Observed) | none | Plan a trip |
| Sat, Dec 19 to Sun, Dec 27 | 9 days offfor 4 PTO days, 2.25 days off per day of leave | Mon, Dec 21 · Tue, Dec 22 · Wed, Dec 23 · Thu, Dec 24 | Christmas Day | none | Plan a trip |
What 1 to 10 PTO days bring
For each budget, the longest run of days off in 2026.
1 PTO day
4 days
January 1 to January 4
New Year's Day
2 PTO days
5 days
November 7 to November 11
Veterans' Day
3 PTO days
9 days
November 21 to November 29
Thanksgiving Day, Presidents' Day (Observed)
5 PTO days
11 days
November 26 to December 6
Thanksgiving Day, Presidents' Day (Observed)
8 PTO days
16 days
November 14 to November 29
Thanksgiving Day, Presidents' Day (Observed)
10 PTO days
19 days
November 11 to November 29
Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Presidents' Day (Observed)
2026 calendar for New Mexico
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If your employer gives the six core holidays
Working for a private company? Most give the six core holidays: New Year's Day (January 1), Memorial Day (May 25), Independence Day (July 3), Labor Day (September 7), Thanksgiving Day (November 26) and Christmas Day (December 25). New Mexico's other state holidays then are regular workdays for you.
With those six, your best stretch is January 1 to 4: 1 PTO day for 4 days off. The table above uses the full state list; the difference shows how much an employer's holiday policy is worth.
Season by season in New Mexico
Winter: New Year's Day on January 1, Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. on January 19 and Christmas Day on December 25. The pick of the season is January 1 to 4 with 1 PTO day for 4 days off.
Spring: Memorial Day on May 25. The pick of the season is May 23 to 31 with 4 PTO days for 9 days off.
Summer: Juneteenth on June 19 and Independence Day on July 3. The pick of the season is June 13 to 21 with 4 PTO days for 9 days off.
Fall: Labor Day on September 7, Indigenous People's Day on October 12, Veterans' Day on November 11, Thanksgiving Day on November 26 and Presidents' Day (Observed) on November 27. The pick of the season is November 21 to 29 with 3 PTO days for 9 days off.
New Mexico compared with other states
Texas has the most with 17 holidays in 2026, Wyoming the fewest with 9. New Mexico sits in between with 11.
Its best stretch, January 1 to 4, returns 4.0 days off per day of leave. 3 states get a better ratio this year, mostly thanks to an extra holiday next to a weekend.
Getaways for your 2026 stretches
New Mexico weekends lead to Santa Fe and Taos for art and adobe, White Sands for spring and fall, and the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in October. Taos Ski Valley makes the winter escape.
AlbuquerqueiPhoto: Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Santa FeiPhoto: Ezarate · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsYour strongest stretches this year fall in January, May and June, so pick the trip that suits that season, and book early: everyone else in New Mexico has the same days off.
AlbuquerqueiPhoto: Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSanta FeiPhoto: Ezarate · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
PTO Planner 2026 for New Mexico as a PDF
Every stretch, holiday and school break in NM on one printable page. Plus The Sunday Getaway every week and a note whenever a long weekend is worth it.
Where to on the long weekends?
For the six strongest stretches: places with the right climate that month, flights from ATL.
January 1 to January 4: 1 PTO day, 4 days off
Short flight in January, flights from ATL
iPhoto: Fraganda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHavana81 °F by day · Sea 79 °F · Flight about 2 h, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Havana
iPhoto: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsEverglades National Park73 °F by day · Flight about 1 h 43, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Everglades National Park
iPhoto: Der-wuppertaler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNassau75 °F by day · Sea 75 °F · Flight about 1 h 58, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Nassau
November 21 to November 29: 3 PTO days, 9 days off
Warm, up to 4 hours away in November, flights from ATL
iPhoto: Jason Boldero · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTurks and Caicos Islands82 °F by day · Sea 82 °F · Flight about 2 h 39, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Turks and Caicos Islands
iPhoto: Fred Hsu ( Wikipedia:User:Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUnited States Virgin Islands83 °F by day · Sea 83 °F · Flight about 3 h 33, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee United States Virgin Islands
iPhoto: A.Miskovsky · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPunta Cana83 °F by day · Sea 83 °F · Flight about 3 h 15, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Punta Cana
November 7 to November 11: 2 PTO days, 5 days off
Short flight in November, flights from ATL
- Plan a trip for these daysSee Austin
- iPhoto: Fraganda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHavana84 °F by day · Sea 82 °F · Flight about 2 h, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Havana
- iPhoto: Der-wuppertaler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNassau79 °F by day · Sea 79 °F · Flight about 1 h 58, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Nassau
January 17 to January 25: 4 PTO days, 9 days off
Warm, up to 4 hours away in January, flights from ATL
- iPhoto: Fred Hsu ( Wikipedia:User:Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUnited States Virgin Islands80 °F by day · Sea 80 °F · Flight about 3 h 33, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee United States Virgin Islands
- iPhoto: Jason Boldero · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTurks and Caicos Islands78 °F by day · Sea 78 °F · Flight about 2 h 39, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Turks and Caicos Islands
- iPhoto: A.Miskovsky · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPunta Cana80 °F by day · Sea 80 °F · Flight about 3 h 15, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Punta Cana
May 23 to May 31: 4 PTO days, 9 days off
Warm, up to 4 hours away in May, flights from ATL
iPhoto: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLas Vegas89 °F by day · Flight about 3 h 49, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Las Vegas- iPhoto: Jason Boldero · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTurks and Caicos Islands81 °F by day · Sea 80 °F · Flight about 2 h 39, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Turks and Caicos Islands
iPhoto: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWillemstad82 °F by day · Sea 81 °F · Flight about 3 h 55, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Willemstad
June 13 to June 21: 4 PTO days, 9 days off
Beach in June, flights from ATL
- iPhoto: Jason Boldero · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTurks and Caicos Islands83 °F by day · Sea 82 °F · Flight about 2 h 39, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Turks and Caicos Islands
New Orleans87 °F by day · Sea 84 °F · Flight about 1 h 25, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee New Orleans- iPhoto: A.Miskovsky · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPunta Cana83 °F by day · Sea 82 °F · Flight about 3 h 15, nonstopPlan a trip for these daysSee Punta Cana
Holidays 2026 in New Mexico
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Applies |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | nationwide |
| January 19 | Monday | Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. | nationwide |
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day | nationwide |
| June 19 | Friday | Juneteenth | nationwide |
| July 3 | Friday | Independence Day | nationwide |
| September 7 | Monday | Labor Day | nationwide |
| October 12 | Monday | Indigenous People's Day | nationwide |
| November 11 | Wednesday | Veterans' Day | nationwide |
| November 26 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | nationwide |
| November 27 | Friday | Presidents' Day (Observed) | statewide |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | nationwide |
New Mexico in other years
2027 and 2028 follow as soon as the official list is out; we add it on the day it is published.
Holiday dates move every year: fixed-date days change their weekday, and Easter moves between late March and late April, which is why the best stretches are never the same twice.
Where these dates come from
Every date on this page comes from the official source for New Mexico: New Mexico State Personnel Office: 2026 Paid Holiday Schedule and OPM federal holidays, read directly and compared day by day with an independent second source. A year appears once its official list is published, and we never fill a gap with another state's dates.
The planner treats weekends and full holidays as free days and works out where your PTO days turn into the longest time off. Days kept in part of New Mexico or as observances are shown but never counted. Last checked on October 1, 2026.
PTO Planner 2026 in NM: frequently asked questions
How many holidays does New Mexico have in 2026?
11 holidays: New Year's Day on January 1, Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. on January 19, Memorial Day on May 25, Juneteenth on June 19, Independence Day on July 3, Labor Day on September 7, Indigenous People's Day on October 12, Veterans' Day on November 11, Thanksgiving Day on November 26, Presidents' Day (Observed) on November 27 and Christmas Day on December 25.
What is the best long weekend in New Mexico in 2026?
January 1 to 4: 1 PTO day gives 4 days off around New Year's Day.
How many PTO days do I need for nine days off in 2026?
3 PTO days: take November 23 to 25 off and you are off November 21 to 29.
Is the day after Thanksgiving a holiday in New Mexico in 2026?
No. the day after Thanksgiving is not on New Mexico's official list for 2026, so it is a regular workday unless your employer gives it.
Is Juneteenth a holiday in New Mexico in 2026?
Yes. Juneteenth is a full day off on Friday, June 19.
Do private employers in New Mexico have to give state holidays?
No. State holidays apply to state offices and many public employers. Private employers decide their own paid holidays, and most give the six core days listed above.
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How the PTO Planner works
Holidays: the public holidays from the official list in NM, checked date by date. The planner counts only days off for the whole region.
Stretches: start and end on a day off, include at least one holiday and at most 10 PTO days. Ranked by days off per day of leave; Saturday and Sunday count as free.
School breaks: officially published dates only, checked every month. Trip ideas: the month's climate and flights from the region's main airport.
