Nevada Day 2026 Is Friday, Oct. 30: What's Closed and Why Early Voting Still Runs

Nevada Day is observed Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, a state legal holiday under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 236.015, which sets it on the last Friday in October. The statute reads: “Nevada Day is October 31 but is to be observed on the last Friday in October.” State, county and city offices, courts, public schools and the Nevada System of Higher Education must close, and in-person early voting for the Nov. 3 general election still runs that day.

Is Nevada Day a holiday in 2026?

Yes. Subsection 2 of NRS 236.015, published by the Nevada Legislature, says that “except as otherwise provided by NRS 293.560 and 293C.527, all state, county and city offices, courts, public schools and the Nevada System of Higher Education must close on the legal holidays enumerated in subsection 1.” The two exceptions are in election law. The Washoe County holiday calendar lists “Nevada Day, Friday, October 30, 2026,” and the Nevada Department of Taxation lists an “offices closed” event for the same date.

Oct. 31, 2026 is a Saturday, so the anniversary itself falls on Halloween. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Nevada a state on Oct. 31, 1864, according to the Nevada Constitution as published by the Nevada Legislature, which makes 2026 the 162nd anniversary.

What is closed on Nevada Day 2026?

Service	Status on Friday, Oct. 30
State, county and city offices	Closed under NRS 236.015, except as election law provides
Courts	Closed under NRS 236.015
Public schools	Closed under NRS 236.015; confirm on your district calendar
Nevada System of Higher Education	Closed under NRS 236.015
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), libraries and other city or county offices	Covered by the state, county and city closure rule; check the office’s own page for hours
Federal offices and the U.S. Postal Service	Normal schedules; Nevada Day is not on the federal holiday list

The Clark County School District and the Washoe County School District have not been confirmed here for 2026, so families should check the district calendar. We did not confirm bank hours, so ask your bank.

Can you vote early on Nevada Day?

Yes. NRS 293.3568 says: “The period for early voting by personal appearance begins the third Saturday preceding a primary or general election and extends through the Friday before election day, Sundays and federal holidays excepted.”

For the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, that period runs from Saturday, Oct. 17 through Friday, Oct. 30. The statute excepts federal holidays, and Nevada Day is a state holiday, so the exception does not apply. Friday, Oct. 30 is the last day of in-person early voting even though county offices are otherwise closed.

Check your county clerk’s early voting page for sites and hours: the Clark County Election Department or the Washoe County Registrar of Voters. For mail ballots, see our mail ballot deadlines by state, and for the wider picture, which states are voting now.

Nevada’s long weekend, Oct. 30 to Nov. 3

Several dates pile up in five days. Nevada government workers get a three-day weekend, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.

Date	What happens
Fri., Oct. 30	Nevada Day observed; last day of in-person early voting
Sat., Oct. 31	Halloween; the Nevada Day anniversary; Nevada Day Parade in Carson City
Sun., Nov. 1	Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m.
Tue., Nov. 3	General election day

Our Halloween 2026 trick-or-treat times story covers Saturday evening, and the When is Halloween? page has the date. Both days are marked on the October 2026 printable calendar.

When is the Nevada Day Parade?

The parade is Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, in Carson City. Nevada Day, Inc. announced on April 21, 2026, through Carson Now, that “the parade will step off on October 31st, 2026.” The theme is “Pumpkins, Pioneers and Tall Tales,” and the announcement mentions about 200 entries. The start time and route are not in the announcement; check nevadaday.com for them.

Nevada legal holidays still ahead in 2026

NRS 236.015 also lists Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Family Day, the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November. Christmas Day is the other date on our list.

Holiday	2026 date
Nevada Day	Friday, Oct. 30
Veterans Day	Wednesday, Nov. 11
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, Nov. 26
Family Day	Friday, Nov. 27
Christmas Day	Friday, Dec. 25

Washoe County’s calendar also lists Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and Family Day on Friday, Nov. 27, 2026. Print the dates from the one-page sheet above, and keep the November 2026 printable calendar next to it.