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
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Major 2024 events to mark on your calendar 02:46
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:
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2024 federal holidaysNew Year’s Day – Monday, Jan. 1Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, Jan. 15Washington’s Birthday / Presidents Day – Monday, Feb. 19Memorial Day – Monday, May 27 Juneteenth – Wednesday, June 19Independence Day – Thursday, July 4Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 2Columbus Day / Indigenous People’s Day – Monday, Oct. 14Veterans Day – Monday, Nov. 11Thanksgiving – Thursday, Nov. 28Christmas Day – Wednesday, Dec. 252024 non-federal holidaysGroundhog Day – Friday, Feb. 2Chinese New Year – Saturday, Feb. 10Mardi Gras – Tuesday, Feb. 13Valentine’s Day – Wednesday, Feb. 14 Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, Feb. 14Ramadan – (tentative date) evening of March 10 through April 8St. Patrick’s Day – Sunday, March 17Nowruz – Wednesday, March 20 (date varies depending on location)Holi – Monday, March 25Good Friday – Friday, March 29Easter Sunday – Sunday, March 31 Passover – evening of Monday, April 22 through April 30Cinco de Mayo – Sunday, May 5Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 12Flag Day – Friday, June 14 Father’s Day – Sunday, June 16Halloween – Thursday, Oct. 31Diwali – begins Friday, Nov. 1Christmas Eve – Tuesday, Dec. 24Hanukkah – evening of Wednesday, Dec. 25 through Thursday, Jan. 2Kwanzaa – Thursday, Dec. 26 through Thursday, Jan. 2New Year’s Eve – Tuesday, Dec. 31Major political eventsIowa Republican Caucus – Monday, Jan. 15New Hampshire Primary – Tuesday, Jan. 23South Carolina Democratic Primary – Saturday, Feb. 3 Former President Trump’s trial on federal charges set to begin – Monday, March 4Super Tuesday – Tuesday, March 5State of the Union – Thursday, March 7Republican National Convention – Monday, July 15 through Thursday, July 18Democratic National Convention – Monday, Aug. 19 through Thursday, Aug. 22Election Day – Tuesday, Nov. 5More: Complete list of dates for 2024 Republican and Democratic primaries and caucuses2024 major sports eventsSuper Bowl (on CBS)- Sunday, Feb. 11NBA All-Star Game – Sunday, Feb. 18Daytona 500 – Sunday, Feb. 18Major League Baseball Opening Day – Thursday, March 28Boston Marathon – Monday, April 15Kentucky Derby – Saturday, May 4Preakness Stakes – Saturday, May 18Belmont Stakes – Saturday, June 8Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Tuesday, July 16Summer Olympics in Paris – Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11New York City Marathon – Sunday, Nov. 32024 awards showsGolden Globe Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, Jan. 7Emmy Awards – Monday, Jan. 15Grammy Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, Feb. 4Academy Awards – Sunday, March 10CMT Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, April 7Tony Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, June 16Look up! Space dates for astronomy fansQuadrantids meteor shower peak – Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024January full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, Jan. 25February full moon reaches peak illumination – Saturday, Feb. 24March full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, March 25Total solar eclipse – Monday, April 8 Lyrid meteor shower peak estimate – Sunday, April 21 through Monday, April 22April full moon reaches peak illumination – Tuesday, April 23May full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, May 23June full moon reaches peak illumination – Friday, June 21July full moon reaches peak illumination – Sunday, July 21Perseids meteor shower peak estimate – Monday, Aug. 12 through Tuesday, Aug. 13August full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, Aug. 19September full moon reaches peak illumination – Tuesday, Sept. 17October full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, Oct. 17November full moon reaches peak illumination – Friday, Nov. 15December full moon reaches peak illumination – Sunday, Dec. 15More 2024 dates to knowLeap Day – Thursday, Feb. 29Daylight Saving Time starts – Sunday, March 10 Spring starts (vernal equinox) – Tuesday, March 19Total solar eclipse – Monday, April 8 Tax Day – Monday, April 15Met Gala – Monday, May 6Summer starts (summer solstice) – Thursday, June 20Fall starts (autumnal equinox) – Sunday, Sept. 22Daylight Saving Time ends – Sunday, Nov. 3Winter starts (winter solstice) – Saturday, Dec. 21Full list of major 2024 datesNew Year’s Day – Monday, Jan. 1Quadrantids meteor shower peak – Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024Golden Globe Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, Jan. 7Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, Jan. 15Emmy Awards – Monday, Jan. 15New Hampshire Primary – Tuesday, Jan. 23January full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, Jan. 25Groundhog Day – Friday, Feb. 2South Carolina Democratic Primary – Saturday, Feb. 3 Grammy Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, Feb. 4Nevada Democratic Primary – Tuesday, Feb. 6Nevada Republican Caucus – Thursday, Feb. 8Chinese New Year – Saturday, Feb. 10Super Bowl (on CBS) – Sunday, Feb. 11Mardi Gras – Tuesday, Feb. 13Valentine’s Day – Wednesday, Feb. 14 Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, Feb. 14NBA All-Star Game – Sunday, Feb. 18Daytona 500 – Sunday, Feb. 18Presidents Day – Monday, Feb. 19February full moon reaches peak illumination – Saturday, Feb. 24South Carolina Republican Primary – Saturday, Feb. 24 Michigan Primary – Tuesday, Feb. 27Leap Day – Thursday, Feb. 29Idaho, 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 – Monday, March 4North Dakota Republican caucus – Monday, March 4Super Tuesday – Tuesday, March 5State of the Union – Thursday, March 7Daylight Saving Time starts – Sunday, March 10 Academy Awards – Sunday, March 10Ramadan – (tentative date) evening of March 10 through April 8Georgia, Mississippi, Washington primaries, Hawaii Republican caucus and Democratic primaries for the Northern Mariana Islands and Democrats Abroad – Tuesday, March 12Northern Mariana Islands Republican Caucus – Friday, March 15 Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio Primaries – Tuesday, March 19 Louisiana Primary, and Missouri Democratic Primary – Saturday, March 23St. Patrick’s Day – Sunday, March 17Spring starts (vernal equinox) – Tuesday, March 19Nowruz – Wednesday, March 20 (date varies depending on location)Holi – Monday, March 25March full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, March 25Major League Baseball Opening Day – Thursday, March 28North Dakota Democratic Primary – Saturday, March 30Easter Sunday – Sunday, March 31 Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin Primaries – Tuesday, April 2 Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota Democratic Primaries – Saturday, April 6CMT Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, April 7Total solar eclipse – Monday, April 8 Wyoming Democratic Caucus – Saturday, April 13 Tax Day – Monday, April 15Boston Marathon – Monday, April 15Wyoming Republican Convention – Thursday, April 18 Puerto Rico Republican Primary – Sunday, April 21 Lyrid meteor shower peak estimate – Sunday, April 21 through Monday, April 22Passover – evening of Monday, April 22 through April 30Pennsylvania Primary – Tuesday, April 23 April full moon reaches peak illumination – Tuesday, April 23Puerto Rico Democratic Primary – Sunday, April 28 Kentucky Derby – Saturday, May 4Cinco de Mayo – Sunday, May 5Met Gala – Monday, May 6Indiana Primary – Tuesday, May 7 Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 12Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia Primaries – Tuesday, May 14Preakness Stakes – Saturday, May 18 Kentucky, Oregon Primaries – May 21May full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, May 23Memorial Day – Monday, May 27 Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota Primaries, Washington, D.C., Democratic Primary- Tuesday, June 4Belmont Stakes – Saturday, June 8Flag Day – Friday, June 14 Tony Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, June 16Father’s Day – Sunday, June 16Juneteenth – Wednesday, June 19Summer starts (summer solstice) – Thursday, June 20June full moon reaches peak illumination – Friday, June 21Independence Day – Thursday, July 4Republican National Convention – Monday, July 15 through Thursday, July 18Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Tuesday, July 16July full moon reaches peak illumination – Sunday, July 21Summer Olympics in Paris – Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11Perseids meteor shower peak estimate – Monday, Aug. 12 through Tuesday Aug. 13August full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, Aug. 19Democratic National Convention – Monday, Aug. 19 through Thursday, Aug. 22Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 2September full moon reaches peak illumination – Tuesday, Sept. 17Fall starts (autumnal equinox) – Sunday, Sept. 22Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Monday, Oct. 14October full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, Oct. 17Halloween – Thursday, Oct. 31Diwali – begins Friday, Nov. 1Daylight Saving Time ends – Sunday, Nov. 3New York City Marathon – Sunday, Nov. 3Election Day – Tuesday, Nov. 5Veterans Day – Monday, Nov. 11November full moon reaches peak illumination – Friday, Nov. 15Thanksgiving – Thursday, Nov. 28December full moon reaches peak illumination – Sunday, Dec. 15Winter starts (winter solstice) – Saturday, Dec. 21Christmas Eve – Tuesday, Dec. 24Christmas Day – Wednesday, Dec. 25Hanukkah – evening of Wednesday, Dec. 25 through Thursday, Jan. 2Kwanzaa – Thursday, Dec. 26 through Jan. 2New Year’s Eve – Tuesday, Dec. 31
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