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Interfaith Calendar

Major Religious Holidays

This calendar is not exhaustive of all religious traditions or holidays. Holidays marked with an asterisk begin and end at sundown.


Fall 2023

  • September 1-18: Paryushana (Hinduism)
  • September 15-17: Rosh Hashanah* (Judaism)
  • September 24-25: Yom Kippur* (Judaism)
  • September 29: Mid-Autumn Festival (Taoism)
  • October 19: Diwali (Hinduism)
  • October 16-17: Birth of the Bab* (Baha’i Faith)
  • November 1: Samhain (Wicca) and All Saints Day (Christianity)
  • November 30: Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikhism)
  • December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christianity)

Spring 2024

  • February 1: Imbolc (Wicca)
  • February 10: Lunar New Year (Taoism)
  • February 14: Ash Wednesday (Christianity)
  • February 24: Festival of Lanterns (Taoism)
  • March 11-April 9: Ramadan* (Islam)
  • March 20-21: Nowruz* (Zoroastrianism)
  • March 25: Holi (Hinduism)
  • March 31: Easter (Christianity)
  • April 9-10: Eid al Fitr* (Islam)
  • April 13: Vaisakhi (Sikhism)
  • April 15-22: Passover* (Judaism)
  • April 21-May 2: Ridvan* (Baha’i Faith)
  • May 1: Beltane (Wicca)
  • May 5: Pascha (Christianity)

Summer 2024

  • May 23: Vesak (Buddhism)
  • June 12-13: Shavuot* (Judaism)
  • June 17: Eid al-Adha* (Islam)
  • July 7: Islamic New Year* (Islam)
  • July 21: Dhamma Day (Buddhism)
  • July 24: Pioneer Day (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
  • August 1: Lughnasadh (Wicca)