Important Dates for 2024

Mark your calendars — and get your communications ready! Here’s a wide-ranging list of dates of note for 2024, may they provide structure, deadlines, or inspiration.

All Year

• Download a free Episcopal Liturgical Calendar from Church Pension Group, which includes both major and lesser feast days.

• Episcopal Church Lectionary Calendar

• 2024 Primary & Caucus Dates by USA State/Territory

January

• New Year's Day - Monday, Jan. 1 (already one to mark off!)

• Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ (Dia de los Reyes/Three Kings Day): Saturday, Jan. 6

• Golden Globe Awards - Sunday, Jan. 7

• National Pizza Week - Jan. 14-20

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, Jan. 15

• Emmy Awards - Monday, Jan. 15

• International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Jan. 18-25

• National Clean Out Your Inbox Week - Jan. 22-28

February (African American History Month)

• The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple - Friday, Feb. 2

• Groundhog Day - Friday, Feb. 2

• National Wear Red Day - Friday, Feb. 2

• Golden Retriever Day - Saturday, Feb. 3

• Grammy Awards - Sunday, Feb. 4

• National Children’s Mental Health Week - Feb. 5-11

• Chinese New Year - Saturday, Feb. 10

• Super Bowl - Sunday, Feb. 11

• Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras - Tuesday, Feb. 13

• Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, Feb. 14

• Lent Begins - Wednesday, Feb. 14 Keep an eye here for #LentMadness matchups

• Valentine's Day - Wednesday, Feb. 14

• Presidents Day - Monday, Feb. 19

• Daytona 500 - Sunday, Feb. 18

• World Day of Social Justice - Tuesday, Feb. 20

• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - February 26 - March 1

• Leap Day - Thursday, Feb. 29

March (National Developmental Disabilities Month, National Women’s History Month, Irish-American Heritage Month)

• National Employee Appreciation Day - Friday, March 1

• Read Across America Day - Saturday, March 2

• International Women’s Day - Friday, March 8

• Daylight Saving Time starts - Sunday, March 10

• Academy Awards - Sunday, March 10

• Ramadan - March 11 through April 9 (tentative)

• National Deaf History Month - March 13-April 15

• International Day to Combat Islamophobia - Friday, March 15

• St. Patrick's Day - Sunday, March 17

• Neurodiversity Celebration Week - March 18-24

• Vernal Equinox (Start to spring) - Tuesday, March 19

• National Anonymous Giving Week (March 19-March 25

• Purim - March 23-24

• Palm Sunday - Sunday, March 24

• The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary - Monday, March 25

• Holy Week - Sunday, March 24 - Saturday, March 30

• Holi - Monday, March 25

• International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade - Monday, March 25

• Major League Baseball Opening Day - Thursday, March 28

• Easter Sunday - Sunday, March 31

• International Transgender Day of Visibility - Sunday, March 31

April (Autism Acceptance Month, National Arab American Heritage Month)

• National Peanut Putter & Jelly Day - Tuesday, April 2

• Total solar eclipse - Monday, April 8

• Tax Day - Monday, April 15

• Passover - evening of Monday, April 22 through April 30

• Take Our Kids to Work Day - Thursday, April 25

• Arbor Day - Friday, April 26

May (Asian Pacific American Heritage, Older Americans Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, National Military Appreciation Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month)

• May Day - Wednesday, May 1

• National Day of Prayer - Thursday, May 2

• Kentucky Derby - Saturday, May 4

• Cinco de Mayo - Sunday, May 5

• Met Gala - Monday, May 6

• National Teacher Day - Tuesday, May 7

• Ascension Day - Thursday, May 9

• Military Spouse Appreciation Day - Friday, May 10

• Mother's Day - Sunday, May 12

• International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia - Friday, May 17

• The Day of Pentecost - Sunday, May 19

• Trinity Sunday - Sunday, May 26

• Memorial Day - Monday, May 27

• The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Sunday, May 31

June (Pride Month, Caribbean American Heritage Month, Immigrant Heritage Month)

• Native American Citizenship Day - Sunday, June 2

• National Cheese Day - Tuesday, June 4

• Flag Day - Friday, June 14

• Tony Awards - Sunday, June 16

• Father's Day - Sunday, June 16

• Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19

• Summer Solstice (Summer begins) - Thursday, June 20

July (Disability Pride Month)

• Clean Beaches Week - July 1-7

• Independence Day - Thursday, July 4

• Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Tuesday, July 16

• International Nonbinary People’s Day - Thursday, July 14

• National Hot Dog Day - Sunday, July 17

• Summer Olympics in Paris - Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11

• Black Women’s Equal Pay Day - Saturday, July 27

• International Day of Friendship - Tuesday, July 30

August

• National Immunization Awareness Month - August 1-31

• The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ - Tuesday, August 6

• International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples - Friday, August 9

• International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition - Friday, August 23

• Women’s Equality Day - Monday, August 26

• National Dog Day - Monday, August 26

• National Bow Tie Day - Wednesday, August 28

• Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Thursday, August 29

September (Intergenerational Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month)

• Labor Day - Monday, Sept. 2

• National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week - Second Week of September

• Holy Cross Day - Saturday, Sept. 14

• National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month - Sept. 15-Oct. 15

• Autumnal Equinox (Fall starts) - Sunday, Sept. 22

• International Day of Sign Languages - Monday, Sept. 23

• National Punctuation Day - Tuesday, Sept. 24

• National Public Lands Day - Saturday, Sept. 28

October (National Disability Employment Awareness Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, Polish American Heritage Month, Filipino American History Month)

• Bullying Prevention Awareness Day - Wednesday Oct. 2

• Rosh Hashanah - Oct. 2-4

• St. Francis of Assisi Day / Blessing of the Animals - Saturday, Oct. 4

• National Taco Day - Saturday, Oct. 4

• Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day - Sunday, Oct. 5

• World Mental Health Day - Thursday, Oct. 10

• National Coming Out Day - Friday, Oct. 11

• Yom Kippur - Oct. 11-12

• Indigenous Peoples' Day - Monday, Oct. 14

• Boss’s Day - Wednesday, Oct. 16

• All Hallows’ Eve / Halloween - Thursday, Oct. 31

• Reformation Day - Thursday, Oct. 31

November (National American Indian Heritage Month)

• National Diabetes Month - Nov. 1-30

• All Saints Day - Friday, Nov. 1

• Diwali - begins Friday, Nov. 1

• All Souls Day - Saturday, Nov. 2

• Daylight Saving Time ends - Sunday, Nov. 3

• Election Day - Tuesday, Nov. 5

• Veterans Day - Monday, Nov. 11

• Transgender Awareness Week - Nov. 13-19

• International Men’s Day - Tuesday, Nov. 19

• Mickey Mouse’s Birthday - November 18

• Transgender Day of Remembrance - Wednesday, Nov. 20

• Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 28

• Native American Heritage Day - Friday, Nov. 29

• Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day - Saturday, Nov. 30

December

• The First Sunday of Advent - Sunday, Dec. 1 Keep an eye here for #AdventWord prompts

• World AIDS Day - Sunday, Dec. 1

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Tuesday, Dec. 3

• Immaculate Conception of Mary - Monday, Dec. 9

• Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Thursday, Dec. 12

• Las Posadas - Dec. 16-24

• National Maple Syrup Day - Tuesday, Dec. 17

• Winter Solstice (Winter starts) - Saturday, Dec. 21

• Christmas Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 24

• Christmas Day - Wednesday, Dec. 25

• Hanukkah - evening of Wednesday, Dec. 25 through Thursday, Jan. 2

• Kwanzaa - Thursday, Dec. 26 through Jan. 2

• New Year's Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 31

Sources:

https://www.cpg.org/global/online-resources/liturgical-calendar/

https://seramount.com/

https://parade.com/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2024-calendar-dates-holidays-events-games/

https://www.awarenessdays.com/