Ready to mark your calendar for 2024? Dates for holidays, events and games to plan ahead for

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