Flag Day (United States) - Wikipedia Flag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress [1]
Proclamation—Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2026 On Flag Day, during National Flag Week, and throughout the summer of this historic year, may our majestic flag soar as a triumphant symbol of all the American people have achieved and serve as a shining herald of the new Golden Age that lies before us
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2026 – The White House In the 250th year of our glorious Republic, this Flag Day celebrates the American People, whose enduring spirit allows our beloved and timeless tricolor standard to fly as the greatest symbol
Flag Day (June 14, 2026) - Holiday Today Flag Day is observed every year on June 14 In 2027, this date falls on a Monday The observance honors the United States flag and marks the date in 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the nation It is a patriotic observance rather than a federal public holiday, so schools, communities, veterans’ groups, civic organizations, and families
Today in History - June 14 - Library of Congress Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in many ways–displaying the flag in the front of their homes, parades, and other patriotic observances
The Origins of Flag Day - Veterans Affairs That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation This was the resolution adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777