Celebrations and Festivals - Religious Education

2026 Dates

Baha'i

Ayyam-i-Ha 25th Feb to 1st March

Feast of Ala (first day of the fast) 2nd March to 20th March

Holy Day Feast of Baha 21st March

Holy Day Festival of Ridvan 20th April to 2nd May

Holy Day - 9th day of Rivdan 29th April

Ascension of Baha'u'llah 29th May

Holy Day Martyrdom of the Bab 10th July

Holy Day Birth of the Bab 10th November

Holy Day Birth of Baha'u'llah 11th November

Day of Covenant 26th November

Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha 28th November

** NB there are additional feast dates throughout the year

Buddhist

Bodhi Day 26th January

Parinirvana Day/Parinibbana Day 15th/27th February

Sakyamuni Renunciation Day 26th March

Wesak (Buddha Day) 8th April

** NB Buddhist Calendar 2026: Lunar observance days and holy days - Handful of Leaves

provides a comprehensive list of dates

Christian

Good Friday 3rd April

Big Friday (Eastern and Greek Orthodox) 10th April

Easter Sunday 5th April

Easter Sunday (Eastern and Greek Orthodox) 12th April

Christmas Day 25th December

Christmas Day (Eastern and Greek Orthodox) 7th January

Epiphany (Anglican & Roman Catholic) 6th January

Hindu

Holika Dahan 3rd March 11:58pm start

Rangwali Holi 4th March 12:12 am finish

Krishna Janmashtami 3rd September

Diwali (Divali; Deepavali) 8th November

Jewish

Pesach - Passover (first 2 days) 1st to 3rd April

Pesach - Passover (final 2 days) 7th to 9th April

Shavuot (Pentecost festival of weeks) 21st to 23rd May

Rosh Hashanah 11th to 13th September

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) 20th to 21st September

Sukkot (Tabernacles) 25th September to 6th October

Shemini Atzeret 2nd October to 3rd October

Simchat Torah 3rd to 4th October

Chanukah 4th to 12th December

** NB Jewish festivals commence at sunset on the evening of the day prior to the date shown.

Muslim

Ramadan month begins 17th February

Eid-ul-Fitr 19th March

Eid-ul-Adha 26th May

Ashura 25th June

** NB the above dates are confirmed by sighting the moon and there maybe a two day discrepancy of the given dates. The festival will commence the evening before the dates shown.

Sikh

Guru Gobind Singh's birthday 5th January

Holla Mohala 4th to 6th March

Vaisakhi/Baisakhi 14th April

Martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev 16th June

Bhandi Chor Divas 8th November

Birthady of guru Nanak 24th November

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadar 24th November

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