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
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:
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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