Holidays
Most court locations are open 8 am – 4:30 pm Monday-Thursday, and some locations have different hours on Fridays with some courts closing at noon and others at 4:30 pm. Check the directory for each location to see their hours. Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Palmer courts have expanded hours for specific cases. Court offices are closed on all state-observed holidays.
NOTE: If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be observed the day before (Friday). If the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed the next day (Monday).
January
- New Year's Day - 1st
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Third Monday
February
- President's Day - Third Monday
March
- Seward's Day - Last Monday
May
- Memorial Day - Last Monday
June
- Juneteenth - 19th Effective 2025
July
- Independence Day - 4th
September
- Labor Day - First Monday
October
- Alaska Day - 18th
November
- Veterans Day - 11th
- Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday
December
- Christmas Day - 25th