Is the Stock Market Open on Memorial Day 2026? Holiday Trading Hours and Schedule Explained
The U.S. stock market will be closed on Memorial Day, with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq reopening on Tuesday, May 26. Regular trading hours for both exchanges are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, while extended-hours trading is available with lower volume and greater price volatility. In 2026, Wall Street will observe 10 market holidays, along with two early-closing sessions. Stock market holidays overlap in many cases with federal and banking holidays, but not all public holidays affect trading.
The NYSE and Nasdaq will be closed in 2026 on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day observed, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The exchanges will also close early at 1 p.m. Eastern on Black Friday, Nov. 27, and Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. In 2027, the same pattern continues with holidays including New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth observed, Independence Day observed, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day observed.
When a fixed-date holiday such as July 4 or Christmas falls on a weekend, the stock market typically closes on the adjacent weekday observed by Wall Street, usually Friday if the holiday lands on Saturday or Monday if it falls on Sunday. One exception applies to New Year’s Day: if Jan. 1 falls on a Saturday, Wall Street remains open the Friday before and does not observe the holiday. The market may also close for a National Day of Mourning after the death of a sitting or former president, usually on the day of the funeral.
The bond market follows a separate calendar set by SIFMA. Normal bond trading hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday. In addition to the 10 stock market holidays, bond markets also close on Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Veterans Day. They also shut early at 2 p.m. on Maundy Thursday, the Friday before Memorial Day, July 2 ahead of Independence Day, Black Friday, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Not every holiday shuts markets. The stock market generally remains open on observances such as Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday, St. Patrick’s Day, Passover, Cinco de Mayo, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Halloween, Boxing Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve, unless those dates fall on weekends or are otherwise recognized as market holidays. Crypto markets operate differently and remain open 24/7/365 because they trade on decentralized networks rather than traditional exchanges.
