Festival Calendar

Religious Festival

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Wesak (Buddha Day) 23rd May 12th May 8th April 8th April 8th April

Christian

Religious Festival 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Good Friday 29th March 18th April 3rd April 26th March 14th April
Big Friday (Eastern and Greek Orthodox) 3rd May 18th April 10th April 30th April 14th April
Easter Sunday 31st March 20th April 5th April 28th March 16th April
Easter Sunday (Greek and Eastern Orthodox) 5th May 20th April 12th April 2nd May 16th April
Christmas Day 25th December 25th December 25th December 25th December 25th December
Christmas Day (Eastern Orthodox) 7th January 7th January 7th January 7th January 7th January
Epiphany (Catholic) 6th January 6th January 6th January 6th January 6th January

Hindu

Religious Festival 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Krishna Janmashtami 26th August 15th August 3rd September 25th August 12th August
Diwali (Divali, Deepavali) 1st November 20th October 8th November 29th October 17th October

Jewish

Religious Festival 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Pesach - Passover (first 2 days) 22nd to 24th April 12th to 14th April 1st to 3rd April 21st to 23rd April 10th to 12th April
Pesach - Passover (final 2 days) 28th to 30th April 18th to 20th April 7th to 9th April 27th to 29th April 17th to 18th April
Shavuot (Pentecost Festival of weeks) 11th to 13th June 1st to 3rd June 21st to 23rd May 10th to 12 June 30th to 1st June
Rosh Hashanah 2nd to 4th October 22nd to 24th September 11 to 13th September 1st to 3rd October 20th to 22nd September
Yom Kipppur (Day of Atonement) 11th to 12th October 1st to 2nd October 20th to 21st September 10th to 11th October 29th to 30th September
Sukkot (Tabernacles) 16th to 23rd October 6th to 13th October 25th September to 6th October 15th to 22nd October 4th to 11th October
Shemini Atzeret 23rd to 24th October 13th to 14th October 2nd to 3rd October 22nd to 23rd October 11th to 12th October
Simchat Torah 24th to 25th October 14th to 15th October 3rd to 4th October 23rd to 24th October 12th to 13th October
Chanukah 25th December to 2nd January 14th to 22nd December 4th to 12th December 24th December to 1st January 12th to 20th December

Muslim

Religious Festival 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Ramadan month begins 10th March 28th February 17th February 7th February 27th January
Eid-ul-Fitr 9th April 30th March 19th March 9th March 26th February
Eid-ul-Adha 16th June 6th June 26th May 16th May 4th May
Ashura 16th July 5th July 25th June 14th June 2nd June
* We appreciate that Muharram is a very important time. We have taken advice and have made an informed decision to only include the date of Ashura for the purposes of this calendar.
* Dates provided on the Islamic Calendar have been scientifically calculated. However, these have to be confirmed by sighting the moon and there can be a discrepancy of up to two days for each festival.

Sikh

Religious Festival 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Guru Gobind Singh's birthday 17th January 6th January & 27th December 15th January 4th January & 23rd December
Vaisakhi/Baisakhi 13th April 14th April 14th April 14th April 14th April
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev 16th June 16th June 16th June 16th June 16th June
Bhandi Chor Divas 1st November 20th October 8th November 29th October 17th October
Birthday of Guru Nanak 15th November 5th November 24th November 14th November 2nd December
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadar 24th November 24th November 24th November 24th November 24th November
Holla Mohala 25th to 27th March 14th to 16th March 4th to 6th March 23rd to 25th March 11th to 13th March