The Oklahoma County Excise Board on Aug. 11 approved the county’s 2026 holiday schedule, listing 13 observed holidays and citing Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes as the authority for observance.

The board read the list aloud during the meeting. Items named in the record include New Year’s Day (Thursday, Jan. 1); Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 19); Presidents’ Day (Monday, Feb. 16); Good Friday (noted as Friday, April 3 in the record); Memorial Day (Monday, May 25); Juneteenth (Friday, June 19); Independence Day (observed Friday, July 3 because the holiday falls on Saturday); Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 7); Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11); Thanksgiving (the record notes the Thursday and Friday in November as observed); and Christmas (Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24–25).

Eleanor Thompson, an Oklahoma County Excise Board member, read the calendar item into the record and the board moved and seconded approval. The board voted “Aye” and approved the holiday list.

The action referenced authorization in “Title 19 Oklahoma Statutes, Section 350” as stated in the meeting. The adopted schedule governs county closures and staffing observances for calendar year 2026.