Automatically add a holiday charge when an appointment falls on a supported U.S. federal holiday. Decide whether shifted observance dates should also qualify.
If you also charge for Saturday or Sunday appointments, see Weekend and Holiday Pricing for examples showing how a holiday fee replaces the $40 weekend fee while evening charges can still apply.
Configure a holiday charge
- Open Additional Charges.
- Add a Flat or Percentage charge and enter its amount or rate.
- Select Automatically, then Federal holiday.
- Set Include federally observed dates. It is enabled by default.
- Select View federal holiday schedule to review dates, assign the charge to services, and save.
Actual dates and observed dates
The actual holiday date always qualifies. With observed dates enabled, a Saturday holiday also qualifies on the preceding Friday, and a Sunday holiday also qualifies on the following Monday. Turning the switch off removes the shifted date, not the actual holiday date.
For example, Independence Day 2026 falls on Saturday, July 4. With observance enabled, both Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 qualify. With observance disabled, only July 4 qualifies. A single charge is applied once per appointment, even when its holiday and observed-date tests coincide.
These weekend shifts follow the standard Monday–Friday federal observance pattern described by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. NotaryCentral uses them as booking-pricing rules.
Holidays included in the rule
| Holiday | Actual date or recurrence |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Third Monday in January |
| Washington's Birthday | Third Monday in February |
| Memorial Day | Last Monday in May |
| Juneteenth National Independence Day | June 19 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | First Monday in September |
| Columbus Day | Second Monday in October |
| Veterans Day | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Fourth Thursday in November |
| Christmas Day | December 25 |
The rule excludes regional holidays, limited-area Inauguration Day, and special federal closures. It does not treat Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, or the day after Thanksgiving as holidays unless the date independently matches a supported holiday or its enabled observed date.
Preview dates and confirm the quote
The schedule viewer shows the current year and up to three years ahead. Scroll to see all 11 holidays; shifted observance dates appear beside their actual dates. New Year's observance can fall in the preceding calendar year and still qualifies when enabled.
The appointment date is evaluated in the business timezone. Holiday pricing does not close availability. A matching holiday fee replaces a linked weekend fee. It may apply alongside matching same-day or Evening / After Hours charges; check the itemized quote for each linked charge. The same replacement applies when an enabled observed date falls on a weekend.
For the shared setup steps, see Automatic Booking Charges and Booking Policies and Charge Rules.