Monthly and quarterly roundups of upcoming holidays, long weekends, and observances.
Hindu festivals follow a lunisolar calendar that ties celebrations to both astronomical events and seasonal cycles. Understanding this system explains why Diwali, Holi, and other festivals shift Gregorian dates annually.
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar system that keeps Jewish holidays in their proper seasons while shifting Gregorian dates each year. Understanding its structure helps with scheduling around major observances.
Islamic holidays follow a purely lunar calendar, shifting roughly eleven days earlier each Gregorian year. This guide explains why Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Mawlid move through every season over 33 years.
December is the most holiday-dense month on the calendar. Christmas, Hanukkah, Boxing Day, and New Year's Eve create a continuous stretch of celebrations that reshape travel, commerce, and daily life worldwide.
November brings American Thanksgiving, British Bonfire Night, and All Saints' Day across Catholic Europe. Together they create a month that balances celebration with remembrance as the year draws to a close.
October packs Oktoberfest, Halloween, and often Diwali into a single month. From Munich beer tents to trick-or-treating to millions of diyas, the month is a global celebration of abundance and light.
September brings the Jewish New Year, China's Mid-Autumn Festival, and Korea's Chuseok. All three emphasize family reunion and gratitude, and all three shift dates based on lunar calendars.
August brings Japan's Obon festival, the Catholic feast of the Assumption, and bank holidays across Europe. These observances create the last major holiday windows before the autumn season begins.
July is the month of national celebrations. The United States, Canada, and France all mark their defining moments within the first two weeks, making July a peak period for patriotic festivities and fireworks.
June brings Father's Day in many countries, the Dragon Boat Festival in East Asia, and midsummer celebrations in Scandinavia. The summer solstice anchors a month of diverse global traditions.
May is anchored by International Labour Day on the 1st, Mother's Day in dozens of countries, and Vesak for Buddhist communities. Each observance carries its own traditions and planning considerations.
April frequently sees Easter, Passover, Songkran, and Ramadan overlapping in a single month. Understanding how these dates are calculated helps you navigate travel, business, and community planning.
March brings a burst of color and renewal with Holi, Nowruz, and the spring equinox. These celebrations span South Asia, the Persian world, and beyond, marking the transition from winter to spring.
February brings Valentine's Day on a fixed date and Chinese New Year on a shifting one. Understanding how the lunar calendar works helps you plan for both personal celebrations and business schedules across Asia.
January opens with the universal celebration of New Year's Day and continues with important observances like Martin Luther King Jr. Day. From polar bear plunges to parades, here is what to watch for.
Strategic holiday planning can double your time off. This guide identifies the best public holiday long weekends across major countries, showing you exactly where to place a day or two of annual leave for maximum effect.
Winter is the world's most holiday-dense season. Christmas, Hanukkah, Lunar New Year, Carnival, and dozens of other celebrations pack the months from December through February. This roundup covers them all.
Autumn is peak season for some of the world's most atmospheric holidays. From the Mid-Autumn Festival's mooncakes to Diwali's fireworks and Day of the Dead's marigold-strewn altars, these are the celebrations to watch from September through November.
Summer brings a wave of national holidays, music festivals, and outdoor celebrations. From Bastille Day fireworks to the lanterns of Obon, this guide covers every major summer holiday worth planning around.
Spring brings some of the world's most vibrant celebrations. From Holi's explosion of colour to Songkran's water fights and Easter's solemn beauty, here is every major holiday to watch from March through May.