When to
Fly the Flag
The flag may be displayed on
any, or
every day, subject to the conventions explained elsewhere on this site.
On the days below it is particularly appropriate to display the
flag.
New Year's Day - January
1
Martin Luther King Day - Third
Monday
in January
Inauguration Day - January
20
Lincoln's Birthday - February
12
Washington's Birthday - Third
Monday
in February
Easter Sunday (variable)
Mother's Day - Second Sunday in
May
Peace Officers Memorial Day (half-staff)
- May 15
Armed Forces Day - Third
Saturday in
May
Memorial Day (half-staff
until noon) - Last Monday in May
Flag Day - June 14
Father's Day - Third Sunday in
June
Independence Day - July 4
Korean War Veterans Day (half-staff)
- July 27
Labor Day -- First Monday in
September
Patriot Day - (half-staff)
September 11
Constitution Day - September
17
Gold Star Mothers Day - Last
Sunday
in September
Columbus Day - Second Monday in
October
Navy Day - October 27
Election Day - First Tuesday in
November
Veterans Day - November 11
Thanksgiving Day - Fourth
Thursday
in November
National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day
(half-staff) - December 7
Christmas Day - December
25
State Birthdays Holidays
(and other days as may be
proclaimed
by the President of the United States.)
The flag should be displayed
daily on
or near the main administration
building of every public
institution.

Some of the
information
on this page was provided by the National
Flag Foundation