July 4, 2026, will fall on a Saturday during the America250 observance.
The date is 250 years after July 4, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Calendar calculations place the 2026 anniversary on Saturday, giving the national commemoration a weekend date.
This weekday is a precise calendar fact, not a statement about the weekday in 1776. July 4, 1776, was a Thursday according to the Gregorian calendar commonly used for modern historical dating. The United States used the Julian calendar at that time, although the difference does not change the conventional historical date of July 4.
America250’s date and weekday should also be distinguished from Independence Day observed under federal holiday rules. When July 4 falls on a Saturday, many federal employees observe the holiday on the preceding Friday, July 3, but the anniversary itself remains Saturday, July 4.