Religious holidays 2026–2027
The big days of the world's major faiths and calendars, in date order. Past days are greyed out.
Islamic dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar; where a month starts with the sighting of the new moon they can be a day earlier or later. Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before. Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain dates are those set by the Government of India; some regions keep them a day apart.
2026
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 7 January Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas☦️ Orthodox Christian |
| 17 February Tuesday | Chinese New Year🏮 Chinese |
| 18 February Wednesday | Ramadan begins ± 1 day☪️ Muslim |
| 18 February Wednesday | Ash Wednesday✝️ Christian |
| 3 March Tuesday | Purim✡️ Jewish |
| 20 March Friday | Eid al-Fitr ± 1 day☪️ Muslim |
| 21 March Saturday | Nowruz (Persian New Year)🌸 Persian |
| 2 April Thursday | Passover✡️ Jewish |
| 3 April Friday | Good Friday✝️ Christian |
| 5 April Sunday | Easter Sunday✝️ Christian |
| 12 April Sunday | Orthodox Easter☦️ Orthodox Christian |
| 22 May Friday | Shavuot✡️ Jewish |
| 27 May Wednesday | Eid al-Adha ± 1 day☪️ Muslim |
| 16 June Tuesday | Islamic New Year ± 1 day☪️ Muslim |
| 11 September Friday | Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)✨ Ethiopian |
| 12 September Saturday | Rosh Hashanah✡️ Jewish |
| 21 September Monday | Yom Kippur✡️ Jewish |
| 25 September Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival🏮 Chinese |
| 26 September Saturday | Sukkot✡️ Jewish |
| 27 September Sunday | Meskel✨ Ethiopian |
| 8 November Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali)🪔 Hindu |
| 24 November Tuesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday☬ Sikh |
| 5 December Saturday | Hanukkah✡️ Jewish |
| 25 December Friday | Christmas Day✝️ Christian |
2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 7 January Thursday | Orthodox Christmas☦️ Orthodox Christian |
| 6 February Saturday | Chinese New Year🏮 Chinese |
| 8 February Monday | Ramadan begins ± 1 day☪️ Muslim |
| 10 February Wednesday | Ash Wednesday✝️ Christian |
| 9 March Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr ± 1 day☪️ Muslim |
| 21 March Sunday | Nowruz (Persian New Year)🌸 Persian |
| 23 March Tuesday | Purim✡️ Jewish |
| 23 March Tuesday | Holi🪔 Hindu |
| 26 March Friday | Good Friday✝️ Christian |
| 28 March Sunday | Easter Sunday✝️ Christian |
| 15 April Thursday | Ram Navami🪔 Hindu |
| 19 April Monday | Mahavir Jayanti🙏 Jain |
| 22 April Thursday | Passover✡️ Jewish |
| 2 May Sunday | Orthodox Easter☦️ Orthodox Christian |
| 16 May Sunday | Eid al-Adha ± 1 day☪️ Muslim |
| 20 May Thursday | Buddha Purnima (Vesak)☸️ Buddhist |
| 6 June Sunday | Islamic New Year ± 1 day☪️ Muslim |
| 11 June Friday | Shavuot✡️ Jewish |
| 25 August Wednesday | Janmashtami🪔 Hindu |
| 12 September Sunday | Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)✨ Ethiopian |
| 15 September Wednesday | Mid-Autumn Festival🏮 Chinese |
| 28 September Tuesday | Meskel✨ Ethiopian |
| 2 October Saturday | Rosh Hashanah✡️ Jewish |
| 9 October Saturday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)🪔 Hindu |
| 11 October Monday | Yom Kippur✡️ Jewish |
| 16 October Saturday | Sukkot✡️ Jewish |
| 29 October Friday | Diwali (Deepavali)🪔 Hindu |
| 14 November Sunday | Guru Nanak's Birthday☬ Sikh |
| 25 December Saturday | Hanukkah✡️ Jewish |
| 25 December Saturday | Christmas Day✝️ Christian |
Islamic, Jewish, Chinese, Persian and Ethiopian dates from our world calendar tables, each checked against official sources; Easter by the Gregorian and Julian computus; Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain dates from the Government of India's list of holidays for its central government offices (Department of Personnel and Training). All sources.
📖 How does the Islamic calendar work? — read our guide