Significant Religious and Cultural Events

 Whilst it isn’t possible to highlight every event across our communications channels, we want to ensure that people of all backgrounds feel valued and visible. To help with this, we’ve created this dedicated webpage where you can learn more about the broader calendar of cultural and religious events throughout the year.

If there is something you think we have missed, please get in touch.

Events 2026 / 2027

East/South East Asian:

•  Lunar New Year (17 Feb 2026 / 6 Feb 2027)

Christianity:

• Ash Wednesday (18 Feb 2026 / 10 Feb 2027)

• Easter (5 Apr 2026 / 28 March 2027)

• Christmas (25 Dec 2026 / 2027)

Islam:

• Ramadan (17 Feb – 19 Mar 2026 / 7 Feb – 9 Mar 2027)

• Eid al-Fitr (20 Mar 2026 / 10 Mar 2027)

• Eid al-Adha (26 – 30 May 2026 / 16 – 20 May 2027)

Hinduism:

• Pongal (14 – 17 Jan 2026 / 15 - 18 Jan 2027)

• Holi (4 Mar 2026 / 22 Mar 2027)

• Sital Sasthi (19 July 2026 / 9 June 2027)

• Diwali (8 Nov 2026 / 29 Oct 2027)

Judaism:

• Passover (1 – 8 Apr 2026 / 21-29 Apr 2027)

•  Shavuot (21 - 23 May 2026 / 10 – 12 Jun 2027)

• Yom Kippur (20 - 21 Sept 2026 / 10 – 11 Oct 2027)

Sikhism:

• Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (5 Jan 2026 / 15 Jan 2027)

• Hola Mohalla (4 – 6 Mar 2026 / 23 - 25 Mar 2027)

Buddhism:

• Nirvana Day (15 Feb 2026 / 15 Feb 2027)

• Magha Puja Day (3 Mar 2026 / 21 Feb 2027)

• Vesak (31 May 2026 / 20 May 2027)