The Ultimate Master Calendar of Annual Events & Celebrations
January
- 1/1 - New Year’s Day
- 3rd Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- 1/20 or 1/21 (if 20th falls on Sunday), every fourth year - U.S. Presidential Inauguration
February
- 2/2 - Groundhog Day
- 1st Sunday - Super Bowl
- 2/14 - Valentine’s Day
- 3rd Monday - Presidents Day/Washington’s Birthday
- 2nd or 3rd Sunday - Daytona 500
- Feb 29, every 4 years - Leap Day
Other:
- NBA All-Star Weekend (sometime in Feb)
- Academy Awards/Oscars (late Feb or early Mar)
- Mardi Gras (day before Ash Wednesday)
- Ash Wednesday (46 days before Easter, varies between 2/4 and 3/10)
March
- 3/14 - Pi Day
- 3/17 - Saint Patrick’s Day
- 3/20 or 3/21 - March Equinox
Other:
- Academy Awards/Oscars (late Feb or early Mar)
- March Madness (held mostly in March)
- Mardi Gras (day before Ash Wednesday)
- Ash Wednesday (46 days before Easter, varies between 2/4 and 3/10)
- Good Friday (Friday before Easter)
- Easter Sunday (varies between 3/22 and 4/25)
April
May
- 1st Saturday - Kentucky Derby
- 5/5 - Cinco de Mayo
- 2nd Sunday - Mother’s Day
- 3rd Saturday - Preakness Stakes
- Sunday before Memorial Day - Indianapolis 500
- Last Monday - Memorial Day
Other:
- French Open – (late May to early Jun)
- Stanley Cup Finals (late May to early Jun, or early to mid Jun)
June
- Stanley Cup Finals (hockey) – Late May to early June, or early to mid June
- French Open (tennis) – Late May to early June
- D-Day Anniversary – June 6
- Juneteenth – June 19
- Summer Solstice – June 20 or 21
- U.S. Open (golf) – Final round played on Father’s Day
- Father’s Day – Third Sunday
- Wimbledon (tennis) – Late June to early July
July
August
September
October
November
December
