Quick answer
When is Veterans Day 2013?
Monday, November 11, 2013
Relative to today: 4562 days ago.
Veterans Day 2013 is Monday, November 11, 2013. It is a U.S. federal public holiday; banks, USPS, schools, and employers may publish their own closure details.
U.S. federal public holiday. See all U.S. public holidays for a full 2013 list.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Veterans Day is observed on November 11, so the month and day stay fixed while the weekday changes each year.
U.S. federal public holiday
Veterans Day is a federal public holiday in the United States; weekend observed dates can vary by institution.
What Veterans Day means in the United States
Veterans Day is part of the U.S. calendar vocabulary people search for by year because the practical question is not only the name of the day, but the exact weekday and date. Use the date line above as the answer first: it is the part that matters for travel, school schedules, family plans, payroll cutoffs, event promotion, and calendar subscriptions.
For U.S. planning, always separate three ideas: the calendar date, the federal holiday status, and the local closure pattern. A date can be culturally important without being a federal public holiday, and a federal holiday can still have exceptions for private employers, hospitals, retail, transportation, and emergency services. That is why this page links the exact date to month and year calendar views instead of treating the name alone as enough.
If you are using this page for work, compare the date against your employer handbook, school district calendar, bank holiday list, carrier service alerts, or event venue schedule. If you are using it for family planning, add the date to a subscribed calendar rather than typing it once into a note, because year-specific pages are easiest to forget when the next year rolls around.
At a glance
- Use the first date line as the direct answer for year-specific searches.
- Check federal status separately from school, bank, employer, and local closures.
- Open the related month calendar when the surrounding week matters.
- Use the multi-year table for travel, campaigns, and recurring events.
Practical planning
- Confirm the date against any institution that can set its own closure calendar.
- For travel or shipping, check cutoff dates around the holiday week, not only the day itself.
- If the day affects a campaign or event, include both the weekday and the month-day in copy.
- Subscribe or print the matching calendar if you need the date beyond a one-time lookup.
How 2013 compares to 2012
In 2012, the date was Sunday, November 11, 2012. In 2013, the date is Monday, November 11, 2013. The month and day stay the same, but the weekday changes as the calendar advances. The gap is 365 day(s) later year over year, which reflects whether the prior year included a leap day. Use the weekday, not only the fixed date, when you compare school schedules, shipping cutoffs, event hours, or travel plans.
Last year: Sunday, November 11, 2012 · This page: Monday, November 11, 2013
Other U.S. observances in November 2013
Same month, different rules—useful when you are planning November travel or event spacing.
- Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 28, 2013
- Black Friday — Friday, November 29, 2013
Weekends, time off, and scheduling
This date is always a Monday. For federal public holidays, that typically creates a long weekend (Saturday through Monday) for people who have weekends off, though retail and service industries often stay open on different schedules.
When Veterans Day falls (multi-year)
Exact calendar dates and weekdays—useful for veterans day 2024–2020 search intent.
| Year | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nov 11 | Friday |
| 2012 | Nov 11 | Sunday |
| 2013 this page | Nov 11 | Monday |
| 2014 | Nov 11 | Tuesday |
| 2015 | Nov 11 | Wednesday |
| 2016 | Nov 11 | Friday |
| 2017 | Nov 11 | Saturday |
| 2018 | Nov 11 | Sunday |
| 2019 | Nov 11 | Monday |
| 2020 | Nov 11 | Wednesday |
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Questions about Veterans Day 2013
When is Veterans Day 2013, exactly?
Veterans Day in 2013 is Monday, November 11, 2013 (use your local time zone for same-day events). The date on the calendar is fixed by the U.S. rule in our guide, not a guess. If you need a single ISO-style line for travel systems, the date is 2013-11-11.
Why does Veterans Day land on that Monday in 2013?
Veterans Day is observed on November 11, so the month and day stay fixed while the weekday changes each year. For fixed-date observances, the weekday is the part that changes from year to year. That weekday is often what determines school events, shipping deadlines, restaurant demand, travel timing, or whether a weekend observed closure applies.
How does the 2013 date compare to 2012?
In 2012, the date was Sunday, November 11, 2012. In 2013, the date is Monday, November 11, 2013. The month and day stay the same, but the weekday changes as the calendar advances. The gap is 365 day(s) later year over year, which reflects whether the prior year included a leap day. Use the weekday, not only the fixed date, when you compare school schedules, shipping cutoffs, event hours, or travel plans.
Is Veterans Day 2013 a U.S. federal public holiday, and do banks and post offices close?
For the federal holiday calendar, Veterans Day is treated as a public holiday, which typically means U.S. federal non-essential offices are closed, and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver regular mail. Most consumer banks also close their branches, though online banking and ATMs may still work. However, your employer, your child’s school district, and your state’s court system can still differ—use Veterans Day is a federal public holiday in the United States; weekend observed dates can vary by institution. as the baseline, then confirm on your own institution’s published calendar.
What about Veterans Day in 2014—and how should I use the multi-year table?
In 2014, Veterans Day is Tuesday, November 11, 2014. The table on this page is meant for multi-year search intent: you can line up several years at once to see when the same observance will fall near a trip, a budget cycle, or a school year boundary. For subscription calendars, also open the year view in AnyCalendar to catch adjacent holidays.
Where can I see this day on a full U.S. holiday list and in my own calendar?
The United States public-holiday list for 2013 (with long-weekend notes) is on anycalendar.org/holidays/us. You can also open the november 2013 month view, the full 2013 year view, and use the subscribe and print tools on AnyCalendar to move these dates into Google, Apple, Outlook, or a PDF you can print.