2028 Festivals & Holidays

Celebrates the first day of the year. Observed on Friday, December 31, 2027.

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. Observed on Friday, November 10.

A day of giving thanks for the harvest.

Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

A major festival dedicated to the god Shiva.

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

Celebrates the birthday of Lord Rama.

Celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.

Celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha.

A nine-night festival dedicated to the goddess Durga.

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.

Honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.

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.