2026 in religion

This is a timeline of events during the year 2026 which relate to religion.

Events

January

• 6 January - The 2025 Jubilee ends.
• 28 January - Sarah Mullally becomes legally Archbishop of Canterbury

March

• 1 March –
  • Iran confirms the death of its supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a decapitation strike the previous day in Tehran by Israel and the United States. Forty days of mourning are declared. ^[1]
• 9 March – Mojtaba Khamenei is elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran. ^[2]

Religious holy days and observances

Source: ^[3]

January

• 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
• 5 – Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib
• 6 – Epiphany
• 7 – Christmas (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• 26 – Bodhi Day

February

• 2 – Candlemas
• 15-16 – Maha Shivaratri

• 17 – Ramadan begins

• 18 – Ash Wednesday

March

• 2-3 – Purim
• 18 – Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti
• 19 – Ramadan ends
• 19-20 – Eid al-Fitr
• 20-21 – Baháʼí Naw-Rúz
• 20-21 – Nowruz
• 25 – Feast of the Annunciation
• 26 – Rama Navami
• 29 – Palm Sunday

April

• 1 – Passover begins
• 2 – Holy Thursday
• 3 – Good Friday
• 5 – Easter
• 5 – Palm Sunday
• 9 – Holy Thursday (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• 9 – Passover ends
• 10 – Good Friday (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• 12 – Easter (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• 14 – Vaisakhi
• 21 – Ridván begins

May

• 2 – Ridván ends
• 14 – Feast of the Ascension
• 21-23 – Shavuot
• 23-24 – Declaration of the Bab
• 24 – Pentecost
• 26-27 – Eid-al-Adha
• 28-29 – Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
• 31 – Trinity Sunday

June

• 7 – Feast of Corpus Christi
• 12 – Feast of the Sacred Heart
• 18 – Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib
• 24 – Nativity of St. John the Baptist
• 25-26 – Ashura
• 29 – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

July

• 9 – Martyrdom of the Bab
• 22-23 – Tisha B'Av
• 31 – Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola

August

• 15 – Feast of the Assumption of Mary
• 25-26 – Mawlid-al-Nabi

September

• 4 – Krishna Janmashtami
• 8-15 – Paryushana
• 11-13 – Rosh Hashanah
• 20-21 – Yom Kippur
• 25-2 October – Sukkot

October

• 2-3 – Shemini Atzeret
• 3-4 – Simchat Torah

November

• 1 – All Saints' Day
• 2 – All Souls' Day
• 8 – Diwali
• 10 – Birth of the Báb
• 11 – Birth of Baháʼú'lláh
• 16 – Remembering the Martyrs of the UCA
• 22 – Feast of Christ the King
• 24 – Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib
• 24 – Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
• 26 – Thanksgiving
• 27-28 – Ascension of ʻAbduʼl-Bahá
• 29 – Advent Season Begins

December

• 3 – Feast of St. Francis Xavier
• 4 – Hanukkah Begins
• 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• 24 – Advent Season Ends
• 25 – Christmas
• 26-1 January 2027 – Kwanzaa

See also

• 2026 in Vatican City
• Religion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

References

1. Pietromarchi, Virginia. "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The leader who shaped Iran's defiance". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
2. "Iranian Council of Experts Elects Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader". The Eastern Herald. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
3. "Calendar of Religious Holy Days and Observances". Xavier. Retrieved 31 December 2025.