Dates and days for annual events
The following headings are an eclectic set of Anniversary Calculations that we use within our web site and we thought they may be useful if you want to work out what day or date a specific celebration falls on.
The results automatically take into account leap years and for some of the well known celebrations we've included the day of the week they fall on this year and next as well.
Mother's Day (Mothering Sunday) for the Next 10 Years
These dates are the UK based Mothers day which always falls on the 4th Sunday in Lent. As the date for Lent varies every year so does Mothers Day. If you are looking for Mother's Day in the USA it is always the second Sunday in May. This year Mother's Day in America was on 10th May 2026, Next year it will be on 9th May 2027
Mothers Day in 2026 falls on 15th March, 2026Mothers Day in 2027 falls on 7th March, 2027Mothers Day in 2028 falls on 26th March, 2028Mothers Day in 2029 falls on 11th March, 2029Mothers Day in 2030 falls on 31st March, 2030Mothers Day in 2031 falls on 23rd March, 2031Mothers Day in 2032 falls on 7th March, 2032Mothers Day in 2033 falls on 27th March, 2033Mothers Day in 2034 falls on 19th March, 2034Mothers Day in 2035 falls on 4th March, 2035
Father's Day
Father's Day is always celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in June every year. This year it was on 21st June 2026, Next year it will be on 20th June 2027
Start of Lent (Ash Wednesday) for the Next 10 Years
Lent is based upon the Lunar cycle and as such varies each year.
Lent Starts in 2026 on 18th February, 2026Lent Starts in 2027 on 10th February, 2027Lent Starts in 2028 on 1st March, 2028Lent Starts in 2029 on 14th February, 2029Lent Starts in 2030 on 6th March, 2030Lent Starts in 2031 on 26th February, 2031Lent Starts in 2032 on 11th February, 2032Lent Starts in 2033 on 2nd March, 2033Lent Starts in 2034 on 22nd February, 2034Lent Starts in 2035 on 7th February, 2035
Pancake Day (Mardi Gras) for the Next 10 Years
Pancake Day is always on a Tuesday, as it is always the day before Ash Wednesday
Pancake Day in 2026 on 18th February, 2026Pancake Day in 2027 on 10th February, 2027Pancake Day in 2028 on 1st March, 2028Pancake Day in 2029 on 14th February, 2029Pancake Day in 2030 on 6th March, 2030Pancake Day in 2031 on 26th February, 2031Pancake Day in 2032 on 11th February, 2032Pancake Day in 2033 on 2nd March, 2033Pancake Day in 2034 on 22nd February, 2034Pancake Day in 2035 on 7th February, 2035
Easter for the next 10 years
Easter Day is always a Sunday and is surrounded, in the UK, with the Easter Bank Holiday which also comprises of Mornday Thursday and Good Friday immediately before Easter Day and Easter Monday the following day.
Easter Day in 2026 is on 5th April, 2026Easter Day in 2027 is on 28th March, 2027Easter Day in 2028 is on 16th April, 2028Easter Day in 2029 is on 1st April, 2029Easter Day in 2030 is on 21st April, 2030Easter Day in 2031 is on 13th April, 2031Easter Day in 2032 is on 28th March, 2032Easter Day in 2033 is on 17th April, 2033Easter Day in 2034 is on 9th April, 2034Easter Day in 2035 is on 25th March, 2035
Although Easter is determined by the Lunar cycle it calculations are based on agreements and conventions within the Christian Church and not on actual celestrial movements. For further details check out wikipedia's Computus page
Valentine's Day
St Valentine's Day is always on February 14th
This year(2026) St Valentine's day is on Saturday and next year is on a Sunday
Halloween
Halloween also know as All Hallow's Eve is always on October 31st, the day before All Saint's Day .
This year(2026) Halloween is on Saturday and next year is on a Sunday
Bonfire Night
Bon Fire Night also known as Guy Fawkes night is alwaya on November 5th
This year(2026) Guy Fawkes Night is on Thursday and next year is on a Friday
Christmas
I'm sure you know however I'll say it anyway Christmas is always on December 25th
This year(2026) Christmas is on Friday and next year is on a Saturday
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is always on the Day after Christmas Day i.e. 26th December however the associated Bank Holiday will move to the following Monday if Boxing Day falls on a Saturday and Tuesday if the 26th December is a Sunday (as the Bank holiday associated with Christmas Day is on the Monday)
New Year's Eve
I'm sure you know this also however just to confirm that there are 31 days in December New Year's Eve is on December 31st.
This year(2026) New Year's Eve is on Thursday and next year is on a Friday