The following days shall not be legal holidays but shall be memorial days to be commemorated by the issuance of appropriate proclamations by the Governor:
(1) General Douglas MacArthur Day — January 26;
(2) Silas Hunt Day — February 2;
(3) Abraham Lincoln's Birthday — February 12;
(4) Arkansas Teachers' Day — First Tuesday in March;
(5) Arbor Day — Third Monday in March;
(6) Patriots' Day — April 19;
(7) Arkansas Bird Day — April 26;
(8) Good Friday — Friday preceding Easter;
(9) Jefferson Davis' Birthday — June 3;
(10) Columbus Day — October 12;
(11) Senator Hattie W. Caraway Day — December 19;
(12) Robert E. Lee Day — Second Saturday in October; and
(13) John H. Johnson Day — November 1.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 5 - Holidays and Observances
§ 1-5-102. State offices to be closed on holidays — Exceptions
§ 1-5-103. State office closings by proclamation
§ 1-5-104. Entitlement to paid holiday or equivalent time
§ 1-5-105. Commercial paper payable day after holiday
§ 1-5-106. Memorial days generally
§ 1-5-107. Confederate Flag Day
§ 1-5-108. White Cane Safety Day
§ 1-5-109. Prisoners of War Remembrance Day
§ 1-5-110. National Garden Week
§ 1-5-111. Arkansas Agriculture Recognition Day
§ 1-5-112. POW/MIA Recognition Day
§ 1-5-113. Native American Heritage Week
§ 1-5-114. Juneteenth Independence Day
§ 1-5-115. Firefighter Recognition Day
§ 1-5-116. Hemophilia Awareness Day
§ 1-5-117. Arkansas Music Appreciation Day