January 2024

• January 6 – Feast of the Epiphany: On this feast day, Christians celebrate the first manifestation of Jesus to the Gentiles. It always falls 12 days after Christmas to mark when the three kings arrived in Bethlehem. Thus, it’s celebrated on January 6
• January 7 – Coptic Orthodox Christmas: Using the Julian calendar, Orthodox Christians celebrate Jesus’ birth
• January 14 – Orthodox New Year: This date marks the start of the Julian calendar
• January 17 – Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday: Guru Gobind Singh is the tenth Sikh Guru and spiritual master. This date commemorates the day he was born
• January 21 – World Religion Day: This date is celebrated in the Baha’i faith and highlights the common themes across various faiths and religions worldwide.
• January 25* – Tu B’Shvat: Jewish New Year of the Trees. Originally celebrated as an agricultural festival marking the emergence of spring, today celebrations focus on environmental awareness. Trees are often planted in honor or memory of loved ones.

February 2024

• February 1 – Imbolc: This Pagan and Wiccan festival serves as the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, celebrating fire, light, and the return of life
• February 2 – Candlemas: This celebration occurs 40 days after Christmas and celebrates the birth of light. On this day, all candles that the church will use in the coming year are blessed
• February 7* – Lailat al Miraj: This Muslim holy day celebrates prophet Muhammad’s pilgrimage from Mecca to Jerusalem. When prophet  Muhammad arrived, he ascended into Heaven
• February 14 – Ash Wednesday: The start of Lent in the Christian Church. Lent is the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter
• February 15 – Parinirvana: In Mahãyãna Buddhism, this date is also known as Nirvana Day. It commemorates Buddha’s death and attainment of final nirvana
• February 25 to March 1 – Festival of Ayyam-i-Ha: This multi-day Baha’i festival highlights charity, hospitality, gift-giving, and preparation of fasting before the New Year

March 2024

• March 10 to April 9 – Ramadan: During this time, Muslims observe a holy month of fasting
• March 19 – Ostara: This Wiccan holiday is one of their eight Sabbats. It celebrates the spring equinox
• March 20 – St Joseph’s Feast Day: This day celebrates Jesus’ surrogate father and Mary’s husband
• March 20* – Naw Ruz: This day marks the Persian and Baha’i New Year, which also occurs on the vernal equinox
• March 23 to March 24 – Purim: Also known as the “Feast of Lots,” this festival celebrates the survival of Jews who were marked for death by Persian rulers
• March 25 – Holi: One of the most well-known Hinduism holy days, this Hindu Festival celebrates spring, love, and new life
• March 25 – The Annunciation: On this day, Christians believe the Angel Gabriel announced that Mary would give birth to Jesus
• March 25 to March 27 – Hola Mohalla: This is a 3-day festival in which Sikhs enjoy communal meals, religious song and prayer, and martial arts performances
• March 31 – Easter: Easter is one of the most important holidays in Christianity. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ — Lord and Savior of Christians

April 2024

• April 7 – Feast of the Divine Mercy: This day, celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, is based on the private revelations of St. Faustina Kowalska. St. John Paul II declared that it would be celebrated when he canonized her in 2000
• April 9 – Eid al-Fitr: one of the top Islamic holy days, it marks the end of Ramadan. To end the fast, a big meal is its primary event
• April 13 – Vaisakhi: This ancient festival celebrates both the Solar New Year and springtime harvest
• April 21 – Mahavir Jayanti: This holiday celebrates the birthday of Jainism founder Lord Mahavira
• April 22 to April 30 – Passover: This holiday spans 7-days and commemorates the Israelites being freed from slavery in Egypt

May 2024

• May 1 – Beltane: A festival honoring life in the Pagan and Wiccan religions. It represents the peak of Spring and the beginning of Summer
• May 9 – Ascension Day: This day is 40 days following Easter when Christians believe that Jesus ascended to Heaven
• May 23* – Declaration of the Bab: A significant day in the Baha’i faith that observes the Bab as the messenger of God
• May 23 – Buddha’s Day: Also known as Vesak, this is a Theravada Buddhist festival that observes the birth, death, and enlightenment of the Buddha
• May 26 – Trinity Sunday: A Sunday that centers on the doctrine in the Christian church that God is three in one — the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
• May 30 – Feast of Corpus Christi: A Roman Catholic feast day marking the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist

June 2024

• June 7 – Feast of the Sacred Heart: A Roman Catholic feast day commemorating Jesus’ heart and his love for all of humanity
• June 9 – Race Unity Day: A holiday in the Baha’i faith that promotes racial harmony and understanding
• June 11 to June 13 – Shavuot: This Jewish holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai and a grain harvest
• June 10 – Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib: A day observed by Sikhs to celebrate the first martyr in their faith
• June 14 to June 19 – The Hajj: among the most important of Muslim holy days. This annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca that’s required for all Muslims during their lifetime if they are financially and physically able to do it.
• June 16 to June 19 – Eid al-Adha: A holiday in the Islamic faith that ends the Hajj pilgrimage
• June 20 – Litha: A Pagan and Wiccan festival that starts on the summer solstice and celebrates midsummer

July 2024

• July 9* – Martyrdom of the Bab: A day remembering the execution of one of the founders of the Baha’i faith
• July 8* – Hijri New Year: This holiday begins the Islamic lunar calendar. You may also hear it called Islamic New Year. It begins when the crescent moon is spotted
• July 23 – Haile Selassie’s Birthday: The birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie, which is celebrated in Rastafarianism
• July 24 – Pioneer Day: A holiday celebrated in the state of Utah that marks the settling of LDS pioneers in the Great Salt Lake area

August 2024

• August 1 – Lughnasadh: This Pagan and Wiccan festival designates the start of the harvest season
• Aug 13* – Tisha B’Av: A holiday in the Jewish faith that commemorates the destruction of the Jewish temple that occurred once in 586 BCE and once in 70 CE in Jerusalem
• August 15 – Feast of the Assumption: This is a holy day in the Catholic faith when Mary, the mother of Jesus, was assumed (body and soul) into Heaven
• August 26* – Arbaeen: The day marking the end of the 40-day mourning period after the Day of Ashura for Shia Muslims

September 2024

• September  11 – Coptic New Year: A feast day (also called Nayrouz) that commemorates martyrs and confessors in Coptic Orthodox Christianity
• September 16* – Mawlid: The celebration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad in the Islamic faith
• September 17 to October 2 – Pitru Paksha: A period when members of the Hindu faith pay homage to their ancestors
• September 22 – Mabon: Pagan and Wiccan religions use this day to mark the autumnal equinox

October 2024

• October 2 to October 4 – Rosh Hashanah: The two-day Jewish New Year that highlights rest and reflection, and is one of the most important Jewish holy days
• October 3 to October 12 – Navaratri: A festival in the Hindu faith that celebrates the Goddess Durga
• October 12 – Dussehra: The final day of 10 Hindu holy days that honors Asuj Navratras
• October 12* – Yom Kippur: This is one of the most important Jewish high holy days in the Jewish faith. The central themes of Yom Kippur are atonement and repentance
• October 16 to October 23 – Sukkot: A 7-day holiday commemorating when Jews journeyed to the desert on the way to the promised land
• October 29 to November 3 – Diwali: A 5-day festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. It honors gods, goddesses, harvests, New Years, etc.

November 2024

• November 1* – Samhain: A Pagan and Wiccan festival marking the end of the harvest season
• November 1 – All Saints Day: A day to honor all holy men and women who have been canonized in the Catholic Church
• November 2 – Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie: The day when Haile Selassie ascended the Ethiopian throne. This is one of the holiest days in the Rastafarian year
• November 2* – Birth of the Bab: A day honoring the birthday of a co-founder of the Baha’i faith
• November 3* – Birth of Baha’u’llah: One of the nine holy days in the Baha’i faith that honors the birthday of one of the co-founders.
• November 15 – Guru Nanak Ji’s Birthday: A day commemorating the birth of Guru Nanak Ji who founded Sikhism
• November 27 – Jain New Year: A day celebrated on the first day after the month of Kartika.
• November 30 – St. Andrew’s Feast Day: St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Barbados, and Romania. This day honors him, his good works, and his canonization in the Catholic Church.

December 2024

• December 25 to January 2 – Hanukkah: An 8-day celebration in the Jewish faith that honors the victory of Jews over Syrian Greeks.
• December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception: The day that Roman Catholics celebrate Mary’s conception without original sin.
• December 21 to January 1 – Yule: A Pagan and Wiccan holiday that celebrates the winter solstice
• December 25 – Christmas: An important Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
• December 26 – St. Stephen’s Feast Day: The day commemorating St. Stephen’s life and service as he became the first Christian to die for the faith.

Reminder: All holidays marked with * begin the prior evening.