Courts – Federal, state and local courts are closed. Schools – Most public schools are closed, many private ones closed also. Shopping centers, retailers – Retail centers and stores are open. Many have sales for Presidents Day.
President’s day is a bank holiday so the Federal Reserve and most national banks will be closed. However, ATMs will still be accessible.
President’s Day is a United States federal holiday that was initially created to honor and celebrates the life and achievements of George Washington, the first President of the United States (1789-1797) and ‘The Father of his Country’. More recently In 1971, it was changed to the third Monday of February to honor and remember all past US presidents, and in particular Washington, and Abraham Lincoln.