Christian Holidays Calendar 2026
School-year reference — Eden.co.uk/christian-holidays/calendar
| Holiday | Date (2026) |
|---|---|
| Advent | Four Sundays before Christmas (begins late Nov/early Dec) |
| Christmas Day | January 7 (fixed) |
| Christmas Season | January 5 (fixed) |
| Epiphany | January 6 (fixed) |
| Ash Wednesday | 18 February 2026 |
| Lent | 5 April 2026 |
| Palm Sunday | 29 March 2026 |
| Holy Week | Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday |
| Maundy Thursday | 2 April 2026 |
| Good Friday | 3 April 2026 |
| Holy Saturday | 4 April 2026 |
| Easter Sunday | 5 April 2026 |
| Easter Monday | 6 April 2026 |
| Ascension Day | 14 May 2026 |
| Pentecost | 24 May 2026 |
| Whit Monday | 25 May 2026 |
| All Saints' Day | November 1 |
| All Souls' Day | November 2 (fixed) |
| Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | January 1 (fixed) |
| Baptism of the Lord | Sunday after January 6 (or January 13 if Epiphany is celebrated on Jan 6) |
| Presentation of the Lord | February 2 (fixed) |
| St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary | March 19 (fixed) |
| Annunciation of the Lord | March 25 (fixed) |
| Trinity Sunday | 31 May 2026 |
| Corpus Christi | 4 June 2026 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Friday of the week after Corpus Christi (19 days after Pentecost) |
| Nativity of St. John the Baptist | June 24 (exactly six months before Christmas; Luke 1:26 sets Gabriel's visit to Mary six months after Elizabeth's conception) |
| Sts. Peter and Paul | June 29 (fixed) |
| Transfiguration of the Lord | August 6 (fixed) |
| Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | August 15 (fixed) |
| Queenship of Mary | August 22 (fixed) |
| Exaltation of the Holy Cross | September 14 (fixed) |
| Dedication of the Lateran Basilica | November 9 (fixed) |
| Christ the King | 22 November 2026 (semi-fixed) |
| Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | December 8 (fixed) |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe | December 12 (fixed) |
| Ecclesiastical New Year | September 1 (fixed) |
| Nativity of the Theotokos | September 8 (fixed) |
| Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple | November 21 (fixed) |
| Theophany | January 6 (fixed) |
| Presentation of Christ in the Temple | February 2 (fixed) |
| Pascha | 12 April 2026 |
| Bright Week | 5 April 2026 |
| Thomas Sunday | 5 April 2026 |
| Sunday of Myrrh-Bearing Women | 5 April 2026 |
| Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council | 5 April 2026 |
| All Saints Sunday (Orthodox) | First Sunday after Pentecost |
| Protection of the Mother of God | October 1 (fixed) |
| Beheading of St. John the Baptist | August 29 (fixed) |
| Feast of Neyrouz | September 11 (fixed) |
| Coptic Christmas | January 7 (fixed) |
| Coptic Theophany | January 19 (fixed) |
| Flight into Egypt | June 1 (fixed) |
| Coptic Easter | 5 April 2026 |
| Coptic Feast of the Apostles (Peter and Paul) | July 12 (fixed) |
| Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist (Coptic) | May 8 (fixed) |
| Genna | January 7 (fixed) |
| Timkat (Ethiopian Epiphany) | January 19 (fixed) |
| Fasika (Ethiopian Easter) | 5 April 2026 |
| Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year | September 11 (fixed) |
| Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) | September 27 (fixed) |
| Great Lent | 55 days before Fasika |
| Christmas and Theophany (Armenian) | January 6 (fixed) |
| Armenian Easter (Zatik) | 5 April 2026 |
| Transfiguration | 12 July 2026 |
| Assumption of the Theotokos | Third Sunday of August |
| Exaltation of the Holy Cross | Third Sunday of September, National Public Holiday (the following Monday is given off) |
| Feast of the Holy Translators | Third Saturday of October |
| Fast of St. Gregory the Illuminator | Monday – Saturday (week before the feast; varies by year) |
| Nineveh Fast | 3 weeks and 3 days before Great Lent (Monday – Wednesday) |
| Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (Syriac) | June 29 (fixed) |
| Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Anglican | January 1 (fixed) |
| St. David of Wales | March 1 (fixed) |
| St. Patrick, Bishop of Ireland | March 17 (fixed) |
| Holy Cross Day (Anglican) | September 14 (fixed) |
| St. Michael and All Angels | September 29 (fixed) |
| St. Andrew, Apostle | November 30 (fixed) |
| St. George, Martyr | April 23 (fixed) |
| Rogation Days (Anglican | Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day |
| Ember Days | Four times per year: after Ash Wednesday, Pentecost, Holy Cross (Sep 14), and St. Lucy (Dec 13); specifically on the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of those weeks |
| Reformation Day | October 31 (Reformation Day); Sunday nearest October 31 (Reformation Sunday) |
| Transfiguration Sunday (Lutheran) | Last Sunday of Epiphany (immediately before Ash Wednesday) |
| Confession of St. Peter (Lutheran | January 18 (fixed) |
| Visitation of Our Lord's Mother to Elizabeth (Lutheran | May 31 (fixed) |
| Commemoration of Martin Luther (ELCA) | February 18 (fixed) |
| Watch Night | December 31 (fixed) |
| Aldersgate Sunday | Sunday nearest May 24 |
| World Communion Sunday | First Sunday of October |
| The Lord's Day (Reformed) | Every Sunday |
| Resurrection Sunday (Evangelical | 5 April 2026 |
| Reformation Sunday (Reformed | Sunday nearest October 31 |
| National Day of Prayer (USA) | First Thursday of May |
| Pentecost Sunday (Pentecostal Emphasis) | 24 May 2026 |
| Azusa Street Centennial | April 14 (fixed) |
| The Sabbath (Saturday) | Every Saturday (from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset) |
| Creation Sabbath | Last Saturday of October (annually designated by the General Conference) |
| Week of Prayer (Spring & Fall) | Designated weeks each spring and fall (varying by year and division) |
| Simbang Gabi (Philippines) | December 16 (fixed) |
| Las Posadas (Mexico | December 16 (fixed) |
| Día de Reyes | January 6 (fixed) |
| Wigilia (Poland) | December 24 (fixed) |
| Śmigus-Dyngus | 5 April 2026 |
| Semana Santa (Spain | 5 April 2026 |
| Misa de Gallo | December 24 (fixed) |
| Ferragosto (Italy) | August 15 (fixed) |
| Our Lady of Fátima | May 13 (fixed) |
| Our Lady of Czestochowa | August 26 (fixed) |
| Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil) | October 12 (fixed) |
| Feast of the Black Nazarene (Philippines) | January 9 (fixed) |
| Sinulog Festival (Philippines) | Third Sunday of January |
| Mothering Sunday (United Kingdom) | Fourth Sunday of Lent (mid-Lent) |
| St. Nicholas Day | December 6 (fixed) |
| Krampusnacht | December 5 (night before St. Nicholas Day) |
| Feast of St. Francis of Assisi | October 4 (fixed) |
| Corpus Christi Processions (Germany, Poland, Austria, Bavaria) | 4 June 2026 |
| Day of the Dead | November 1 (fixed) |
| Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle (India) | July 3 (fixed) |
| Feast of St. Francis Xavier (Asia, Goa) | December 3 (fixed) |
| Orthodox Easter Celebrations (Greece — Local Color) | 12 April 2026 |
| Holy Fire Ceremony (Jerusalem) | Holy Saturday (Orthodox calendar) |
| Sveti Sava | January 27 (fixed) |
| Orthodox Christmas (January 7) | January 7 (fixed) |