Ready to mark your calendar for 2024? Dates for holidays, events and games to plan ahead for

Major 2024 events to mark on your calendar

As 2024 hits its stride, planning for the year is in full swing. Here is a list of 2024 holidays, special events, big games, cultural milestones and other key dates to mark on your calendar:

2024 federal holidays

  • New Year's Day - Monday, Jan. 1
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, Jan. 15
  • Washington's Birthday / Presidents Day - Monday, Feb. 19
  • Memorial Day - Monday, May 27 
  • Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19
  • Independence Day - Thursday, July 4
  • Labor Day - Monday, Sept. 2
  • Columbus Day / Indigenous People's Day - Monday, Oct. 14
  • Veterans Day - Monday, Nov. 11
  • Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 28
  • Christmas Day - Wednesday, Dec. 25

2024 non-federal holidays

  • Groundhog Day - Friday, Feb. 2 - How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day predictions?
  • Chinese New Year - Saturday, Feb. 10
  • Mardi Gras - Tuesday, Feb. 13
  • Valentine's Day - Wednesday, Feb. 14 
  • Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, Feb. 14
  • Ramadan - (tentative date) evening of March 10 through April 8
  • St. Patrick's Day - Sunday, March 17
  • Nowruz - Wednesday, March 20 (date varies depending on location)
  • Holi - Monday, March 25
  • Good Friday - Friday, March 29
  • Easter Sunday - Sunday, March 31 
  • Passover - evening of Monday, April 22 through April 30
  • Cinco de Mayo - Sunday, May 5
  • Mother's Day - Sunday, May 12
  • Flag Day - Friday, June 14 
  • Father's Day - Sunday, June 16
  • Halloween - Thursday, Oct. 31
  • Diwali - begins Friday, Nov. 1
  • Christmas Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 24
  • Hanukkah - evening of Wednesday, Dec. 25 through Thursday, Jan. 2
  • Kwanzaa - Thursday, Dec. 26 through Thursday, Jan. 2
  • New Year's Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 31

Major political events

2024 major sports events

  • Super Bowl (on CBS)- Sunday, Feb. 11
  • NBA All-Star Game - Sunday, Feb. 18
  • Daytona 500 - Sunday, Feb. 18
  • Major League Baseball Opening Day - Thursday, March 28
  • Boston Marathon - Monday, April 15
  • Kentucky Derby - Saturday, May 4
  • Preakness Stakes - Saturday, May 18
  • Belmont Stakes - Saturday, June 8
  • Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Tuesday, July 16
  • Summer Olympics in Paris - Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11
  • New York City Marathon - Sunday, Nov. 3

2024 awards shows

  • Golden Globe Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, Jan. 7
  • Emmy Awards - Monday, Jan. 15
  • Grammy Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, Feb. 4
  • Academy Awards - Sunday, March 10
  • CMT Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, April 7
  • Tony Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, June 16

Look up! Space dates for astronomy fans

  • Quadrantids meteor shower peak - Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024
  • January full moon reaches peak illumination - Thursday, Jan. 25
  • February full moon reaches peak illumination - Saturday, Feb. 24
  • March full moon reaches peak illumination - Monday, March 25
  • Total solar eclipse - Monday, April 8 
  • Lyrid meteor shower peak estimate - Sunday, April 21 through Monday, April 22
  • April full moon reaches peak illumination - Tuesday, April 23
  • May full moon reaches peak illumination - Thursday, May 23
  • June full moon reaches peak illumination - Friday, June 21
  • July full moon reaches peak illumination - Sunday, July 21
  • Perseids meteor shower peak estimate - Monday, Aug. 12 through Tuesday, Aug. 13
  • August full moon reaches peak illumination - Monday, Aug. 19
  • September full moon reaches peak illumination - Tuesday, Sept. 17
  • October full moon reaches peak illumination - Thursday, Oct. 17
  • November full moon reaches peak illumination - Friday, Nov. 15
  • December full moon reaches peak illumination - Sunday, Dec. 15

More 2024 dates to know

  • Leap Day - Thursday, Feb. 29
  • Daylight Saving Time starts - Sunday, March 10 
  • Spring starts (vernal equinox) - Tuesday, March 19
  • Total solar eclipse - Monday, April 8 
  • Tax Day - Monday, April 15
  • Met Gala - Monday, May 6
  • Summer starts (summer solstice) - Thursday, June 20
  • Fall starts (autumnal equinox) - Sunday, Sept. 22
  • Daylight Saving Time ends - Sunday, Nov. 3
  • Winter starts (winter solstice) - Saturday, Dec. 21

Full list of major 2024 dates

  • New Year's Day - Monday, Jan. 1
  • Quadrantids meteor shower peak - Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024
  • Golden Globe Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, Jan. 7
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, Jan. 15
  • Emmy Awards - Monday, Jan. 15
  • New Hampshire Primary - Tuesday, Jan. 23
  • January full moon reaches peak illumination - Thursday, Jan. 25
  • Groundhog Day - Friday, Feb. 2
  • South Carolina Democratic Primary - Saturday, Feb. 3 
  • Grammy Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, Feb. 4
  • Nevada Democratic Primary - Tuesday, Feb. 6
  • Nevada Republican Caucus - Thursday, Feb. 8
  • Chinese New Year - Saturday, Feb. 10
  • Super Bowl (on CBS) - Sunday, Feb. 11
  • Mardi Gras - Tuesday, Feb. 13
  • Valentine's Day - Wednesday, Feb. 14 
  • Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, Feb. 14
  • NBA All-Star Game - Sunday, Feb. 18
  • Daytona 500 - Sunday, Feb. 18
  • Presidents Day - Monday, Feb. 19
  • February full moon reaches peak illumination - Saturday, Feb. 24
  • South Carolina Republican Primary - Saturday, Feb. 24 
  • Michigan Primary - Tuesday, Feb. 27
  • Leap Day - Thursday, Feb. 29
  • Idaho, Missouri Republican Caucuses - Saturday, March 2 
  • Washington, D.C., Republican primary - Sunday, March 3 
  • Former President Trump's trial on federal charges set to begin - This was set to begin on Monday, March 4, but on Feb. 2 a U.S. district judge vacated the date. She said a new schedule would be set at a later date.
  • North Dakota Republican caucus - Monday, March 4
  • Super Tuesday - Tuesday, March 5
  • State of the Union - Thursday, March 7
  • Daylight Saving Time starts - Sunday, March 10 
  • Academy Awards - Sunday, March 10
  • Ramadan - (tentative date) evening of March 10 through April 8
  • Georgia, Mississippi, Washington primaries, Hawaii Republican caucus and Democratic primaries for the Northern Mariana Islands and Democrats Abroad - Tuesday, March 12
  • Northern Mariana Islands Republican Caucus - Friday, March 15 
  • Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio Primaries - Tuesday, March 19 
  • Louisiana Primary, and Missouri Democratic Primary - Saturday, March 23
  • St. Patrick's Day - Sunday, March 17
  • Spring starts (vernal equinox) - Tuesday, March 19
  • Nowruz - Wednesday, March 20 (date varies depending on location)
  • Holi - Monday, March 25
  • March full moon reaches peak illumination - Monday, March 25
  • Major League Baseball Opening Day - Thursday, March 28
  • North Dakota Democratic primary - Saturday, March 30
  • Easter Sunday - Sunday, March 31 
  • Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin primaries - Tuesday, April 2 
  • Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota Democratic primaries - Saturday, April 6
  • CMT Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, April 7
  • Total solar eclipse - Monday, April 8 
  • Wyoming Democratic caucus - Saturday, April 13 
  • Tax Day - Monday, April 15
  • Boston Marathon - Monday, April 15
  • Wyoming Republican Convention - Thursday, April 18 
  • Puerto Rico Republican primary - Sunday, April 21 
  • Lyrid meteor shower peak estimate - Sunday, April 21 through Monday, April 22
  • Passover - evening of Monday, April 22 through April 30
  • Pennsylvania primary - Tuesday, April 23 
  • April full moon reaches peak illumination - Tuesday, April 23
  • Puerto Rico Democratic primary - Sunday, April 28 
  • Kentucky Derby - Saturday, May 4
  • Cinco de Mayo - Sunday, May 5
  • Met Gala - Monday, May 6
  • Indiana primary - Tuesday, May 7 
  • Mother's Day - Sunday, May 12
  • Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia primaries - Tuesday, May 14
  • Preakness Stakes - Saturday, May 18
  •  Kentucky, Oregon primaries - May 21
  • May full moon reaches peak illumination - Thursday, May 23
  • Memorial Day - Monday, May 27 
  • Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota primaries, Washington, D.C., Democratic primary- Tuesday, June 4
  • Belmont Stakes - Saturday, June 8
  • Flag Day - Friday, June 14 
  • Tony Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, June 16
  • Father's Day - Sunday, June 16
  • Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19
  • Summer starts (summer solstice) - Thursday, June 20
  • June full moon reaches peak illumination - Friday, June 21
  • Independence Day - Thursday, July 4
  • Republican National Convention - Monday, July 15 through Thursday, July 18
  • Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Tuesday, July 16
  • July full moon reaches peak illumination - Sunday, July 21
  • Summer Olympics in Paris - Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11
  • Perseids meteor shower peak estimate - Monday, Aug. 12 through Tuesday Aug. 13
  • August full moon reaches peak illumination - Monday, Aug. 19
  • Democratic National Convention - Monday, Aug. 19 through Thursday, Aug. 22
  • Labor Day - Monday, Sept. 2
  • September full moon reaches peak illumination - Tuesday, Sept. 17
  • Fall starts (autumnal equinox) - Sunday, Sept. 22
  • Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day - Monday, Oct. 14
  • October full moon reaches peak illumination - Thursday, Oct. 17
  • Halloween - Thursday, Oct. 31
  • Diwali - begins Friday, Nov. 1
  • Daylight Saving Time ends - Sunday, Nov. 3
  • New York City Marathon - Sunday, Nov. 3
  • Election Day - Tuesday, Nov. 5
  • Veterans Day - Monday, Nov. 11
  • November full moon reaches peak illumination - Friday, Nov. 15
  • Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 28
  • December full moon reaches peak illumination - Sunday, Dec. 15
  • Winter starts (winter solstice) - 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
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