Find 2022 Flag Flying Calendar Here
2021 is here, and so is our helpful 2021 flag flying calendar. There are 5 half-staff days throughout the year. These are pre-declared days that flags will be at half-staff. The days in 2021 are:
Peace Officers Day | May 15, 2021 | Sunrise to Sunset |
Memorial Day | May 31, 2021 | Sunrise to Noon |
Patriot Day | September 11, 2021 | Sunrise to Sunset |
Fallen Firefighter Day | October 3, 2021 | Sunrise to Sunset |
Pearl Harbor Day | December 7, 2021 | Sunrise to Sunset |
Why is Memorial Day only half-staff until noon?
The flag flies at half-staff until noon to honor the veterans that have died in service. The flag is then raised to full-staff at noon to honor living veterans.
2021 Half-Staff Days & Holidays
January 1, 2021 : New Years Day
January 18, 2021 : Martin Luther King Day
January 20, 2021 : Inauguration Day
February 12, 2021: Lincoln’s Birthday
February 15, 2021 : President’s Day
March 29, 2021 : Vietnam War Veterans Day
April 4, 2021 : Easter Sunday
April 6, 2021 : Army Day
April 9, 2021 : Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
April 19, 2021 : Patriots’ Day
May 4, 2021 : Firefighters Day
May 8, 2021 : V-Day
May 9, 2021 : Mothers Day
May 15, 2021 : Peace Officers Day – Fly flag at half-staff *
May 15, 2021 : Armed Forces Day
May 31, 2021 : Memorial Day – Fly flag at half-staff until noon*
June 14, 2021 : Flag Day
June 20, 2021 : Fathers Day
July 4, 2021 : Independence Day
July 27, 2021 : Korean War Veterans Day
August 4, 2021 : Coast Guard Birthday
August 7, 2021 : Purple Heart Day
September 2, 2021 : VJ Day
September 6, 2021 : Labor Day
September 11, 2021 : Patriot Day – Fly flag at half-staff *
September 17, 2021 : Constitution Day & POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 18, 2021 : Air Force Birthday
September 26, 2021 : Gold Star Mothers Day
October 3, 2021 : Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day – Fly Flag at half-staff *
October 11, 2021 : Columbus Day
October 27, 2021 : Navy Day
November 2, 2021 : Election Day
November 10, 2021 : Marine Corps Birthday
November 11, 2021 : Veterans Day
November 25, 2021 : Thanksgiving Day
December 7, 2021 : Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day – Fly flag at half-staff *
December 25, 2021 : Christmas Day
Other half-staff Days
Proclamations are made by the President or local Governors declaring half-staff days. These days are communicated through email.
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