June 14th is Flag Day soon to be followed by our Independence Day on July 4th. What other days of the year should we fly our American Flag and celebrate our freedom and Democracy? Here is a helpful calendar of flag flying days.
January 1 – New Years Day
January 20 – Inaguration Day (every fourth year)
3rd Monday in Jan – Martin Luther King Jr’s., Birthday
February 12 – Lincoln’s Birthday
3rd Monday in February – President’s Day
Variable – Easter Sunday
1st Thursday in May – National Day of Prayer
3rd Saturday in May – Armed Forces Day
Last Monday in May – Memorial Day (half staff until Noon)
June 14 – Flag Day
July 4 – Independence Day
1st Monday in September – Labor Day
September 11 – Patriot’s Day
2nd Monday in October – Columbus Day
November 11 – Veteran’s Day
4th Thursday in November – Thanksgiving Day
December 7 – National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
(Variable) – All Election Days
Learn more about the proper ways to display the American flag from the US Senate’s Flag Code and view illustrations that help depict proper flag flying etiquette from the usa.gov website.