Now that they holidays are behind us and many people are back at work and school, planning for the new 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 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
