Arbaeen • August 25 - 26, 2024
Islam
A day of observance that commemorates the martyrdom of Al-Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, who was martyred on the 10th day of the month of Muharram

Paryushana • Aug 31 - Sep 7, 2024 
Jain
A Jain festival about forgiveness that is the faith’s most important religious observance

Coptic New Year • September 11, 2024
Orthodox Christian
Feast of El-Nayrouz - it is the day on which the Dog Star, Sirius, rises in the Egyptian sky, announcing the flooding of the Nile and the new planting season

Rosh Hashana • October 2 - 4, 2024 
Jewish
The Jewish New Year beginning at sundown that encourages reflection 

Navaratri • October 3-12, 2024
Hindu
A Hindu festival that celebrates the Goddess Durga. 

Mabon • Sep 21– 29, 2024 
Pagan and Wiccan
This day celebrates the Autumal equinox 

Yom Kippur • October 12, 2024
Jewish
A Jewish day of atonement to reflect on sins and seek forgiveness from God

Mawlid • September 15-16, 2024 
Islam
The observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 

Pitru paksha • September 17– October 2, 2024
Hindu
A time when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors 

Birthday of Baha'u'llah November 3, 2024 
Baha'i
A day honoring the birthday of the prophet-founding of the Baha’i faith 

Birthday of Bab • November 2, 2024 
Baha'i
One of the central figures of the Baha'I religion that honors the birthday of God’s messenger in the Baha’i faith 

Dussehra  • October 12, 2024
Hindu
The tenth and final day of the Hindu festival honoring Asuj Navratras 

All Saint's Day • November 1, 2024
Christian
Also known as Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos, this day honors the saints who have attained heaven in the Christian faith, whether they are known or unknown

Diwali • October 31– November 1, 2024 
Hinduism, Jainism 
Diwali is the Indian “festival of lights, a holiday that celebrates the triumph of good over evil

Jain New Year • November 2, 2024 
Jain
This holiday always following Diwali; Jains celebrate their new year on the first day after the month of Kartika 

Feast of St. Andrew • November 30, 2024 
Roman Catholic
The feast day of the Apostle Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Barbados, and Romania in the Roman Catholic Church. 

Hanukkah • December 26, 2024 -January 2, 2025
Jewish
The 8-day celebration of the “Festival of Lights” that honors the victory of Jews over Syrian Greeks; the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple 

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe • December 12, 2024 
Roman Catholic
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrates the Virgin Mary – who is the Patron saint of Mexico – and commemorates her appearing to a man in Mexico City twice in 1531

Yule • December 21, 2024 
Pagan and Wiccan
A Pagan and Wiccan holiday that begins at sundown at the winter solstice 

Christmas • December 25, 2024 
Christian
The holiday that celebrates the birthday of Jesus 

Kwanzaa • Dec 26, 2024- Jan 1, 2025 
Pan-African
Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day

Gantan-Sai Shinto • January 1, 2025 
Shinto
Celebration of New Year 

Feast of the Nativity • January 7, 2025 
Orthodox Christian
The date when Christian Orthodox celebrate the birth of Jesus 

Mahayana New Year • January 14, 2025 
ConfucianTaoist, Buddhist
Beginning of the calendar year for those whose months are the moon cycles. 

Ash Wednesday •   March 5, 2025 
Christian
The day in the Christian Church that marks the start of Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter 

Magha Puja Day • February 12, 2025 
Buddhist
Magha Puja is an important day in Buddha’s life and the second important Buddhist holiday. It is celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month 

Purim • Mar 13-14, 2025 
Jewish
The Feast of Lots in the Jewish faith that honors the survival of ancient Persian Jews who were marked for death 

Holi • Mar 14, 2025 
Hindu
Holi, also called the festival of sharing and love or the festival of colors is a Hindu two day festival in the Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna 

Naw Ruz • Mar 20, 2025 
Baha'i
The first day of the Baháʼí calendar year and one of eleven holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith 

Ramadan • March 1-30, 2025
Islam
It is considered one of the holiest Islamic months. It's also one of the Five Pillars of Islam. These are five principles that Muslims believe are compulsory acts ordered by God. It is during the month of Ramadan that Muslims fast. A month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community 

Palm Sunday • April 13, 2024 
Christian
This holiday falls on the Sunday before Easter and commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem 

Passover • April 12-20, 2025 
Jewish
Also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread and commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. 

Good Friday • April 18, 2025 
Christian
Good Friday is a Christian observance held two days before Easter Sunday and it commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Calvary (located right outside the walls of Jerusalem) 

Easter • April 20, 2025  
Christian
Easter also called Resurrection Sunday or Pascha is one of the most important days in the Christian faith commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead according to the New Testament.

Holy Friday Orthodox • April 18, 2025
Christian Orthodox
Good Friday also called Great Friday and Holy Friday or just Great Friday is a day of remembrance of Jesus's death on the cross

Pascha • April 23-24, 2025 
Orthodox Christian
The day Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter which is the day Jesus rose from the tomb

Yom HaSho'ah • April 23-24, 2025 
Jewish
Holocaust Remembrance Day 

Eid al-Fitr • March 31, 2025
Islam
It marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan 

Beltane • May 1, 2025 
Pagan and Wiccan
The holiday celebrates spring at its peak, and the coming summer. Beltane also sometimes goes by the name May Day 

Twelfth day of Ridvan • April 30- May 1, 2025 
Baha'i
Twelfth Day of Ridván is the day on which Bahá'u'lláh and His family left the garden to travel to Constantinople. 

Declaration of Bab • May 22-23, 2025 
Baha'i
It commemorates when the Báb announced in 1844 that he was the new messenger of God

Visakha  • May 12, 2025 
Buddhist
The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha in Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism and Navayana

Ascension of Baha'u'llah • May 27-28, 2025 
Baha'i
The holiday commemorates the anniversary of the death of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. 

Eid Al-Adha • June 6-7, 2025 
Islam 
This honors the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son, Ismail, as an act of obedience to God's command

Litha Summer Solstice • June 20, 2025 
Pagan and Wiccan
Litha (also known as Midsummer) occurs on the summer solstice, and celebrates the beginning of summer. 

Martyrdom of Bab • July 8-9, 2025 
Baha'i
A commemoration of the martyrdom of one of the founders of the Bahai religion 

St Benedict Day • July 11, 2025 
Roman Catholic
The feast day of Saint Benedict of Nursia, the sixth-century abbot who gave Christian monasticism its lasting foundation in Western Europe 

Obon • August 13-15, 2025
Buddhist/Shinto
Bon Festival, also known as Obon is a holiday in Japan that celebrates ancestors 

St Vladimir the Great Day • July 15, 2025
Orthodox Christian
Originally a follower of Slavic paganism, Vladimir converted to Christianity in 988 and Christianized the Kievan Rus' 

Pioneer Day • July 24, 2025 
Mormon
Pioneer Day is an official holiday celebrated on July 24 in the American state of Utah, with some celebrations taking place in regions of surrounding states originally settled by Mormon pioneers. 

Asalha Puja Day • July 10, 2025 
Buddhist
Asalha Puja is a Theravada Buddhist festival which typically takes place in July, on the full moon of the month of Āsādha. 

 

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