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Starting to make plans for the new year? 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
- 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 Jan. 2
- New Year’s Eve – Tuesday, Dec. 31
2024 major sports events
- Super Bowl – 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
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
- Golden Globe Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, Jan. 7
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, Jan. 15
- Emmy Awards – Monday, Jan. 15
- Groundhog Day – Friday, Feb. 2
- Grammy Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, Feb. 4
- Chinese New Year – Saturday, Feb. 10
- Super Bowl – Sunday, Feb. 11
- Mardi Gras – Tuesday, Feb. 13
- Valentine’s Day – Wednesday, Feb. 14
- Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, Feb. 14
- Presidents Day – Monday, Feb. 19
- NBA All-Star Game – Sunday, Feb. 18
- Daytona 500 – Sunday, Feb. 18
- Leap Day – Thursday, Feb. 29
- Daylight Saving Time starts – Sunday, March 10
- Academy Awards – Sunday, March 10
- Ramadan – (tentative date) evening of March 10 through April 8
- 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
- Major League Baseball Opening Day – Thursday, March 28
- Easter Sunday – Sunday, March 31
- CMT Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, April 7
- Total solar eclipse – Monday, April 8
- Tax Day – Monday, April 15
- Boston Marathon – Monday, April 15
- Passover – evening of Monday, April 22 through April 30
- Kentucky Derby – Saturday, May 4
- Cinco de Mayo – Sunday, May 5
- Met Gala – Monday, May 6
- Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 12
- Preakness Stakes – Saturday, May 18
- Memorial Day – Monday, May 27
- 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
- Independence Day – Thursday, July 4
- Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Tuesday, July 16
- Summer Olympics in Paris – Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11
- Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 2
- Fall starts (autumnal equinox) – Sunday, Sept. 22
- Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Monday, Oct. 14
- 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
- Thanksgiving – Thursday, Nov. 28
- 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