2026 Festivals & Holidays

Celebrates the first day of the year.

Honors civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Honors all U.S. presidents.

Honors military personnel who have died in service.

Commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Commemorates the Declaration of Independence.

Celebrates the American labor movement.

Honors Native American peoples and their histories and cultures.

Honors military veterans.

A day of giving thanks for the harvest.

Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

A harvest festival celebrating the sun's transit into Capricorn.

A major festival dedicated to the god Shiva.

A spring festival, also known as the festival of colours.

Celebrated as the New Year's Day in parts of India.

Celebrates the birthday of Lord Rama.

A major harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India.

Celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.

Celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha.

Celebrates the victory of good over evil.

Festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.

The first day of Lent, a period of prayer and fasting.

Commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven.

Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles.

The beginning of the season of preparation for Christmas.

Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

The beginning of the Islamic holy month of fasting.

Marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.

Marks the start of the new year in the Islamic calendar.

Observes the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman.

Commemorates the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt.

The Jewish New Year.

The Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

A week-long holiday celebrating the harvest and commemorating the temporary shelters of the Israelites.

The festival of lights, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.