Oklahoma County board adopts 2027 holiday calendar

The Oklahoma County excise board on Aug. 10 voted to adopt the countyholiday calendar for 2027, confirming the dates the county will observe holidays next year. The list approved by the board includes New Year's Day (Jan. 1), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 18), Presidents Day (Feb. 15), Good Friday (Mar. 26), Memorial Day (May 31), Juneteenth (June 18), Independence Day observed on Monday, July 5, Labor Day (Sept. 6), Veterans Day (Nov. 11), Thanksgiving (Nov. 25-26) and Christmas observed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 23-24.

Board members discussed the calendar during the special excise board session and moved quickly to a vote after no questions were raised. Staff member (speaker 4) moved approval; a board member (speaker 3) seconded, and the board recorded a unanimous voice vote. "New Year's Day is gonna be Friday, January 1," one member read aloud while listing the dates. The calendar was presented as approved by the Board of County Commissioners and requested by the office of the county clerk.