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  • Hanukkah 2026

    Hanukkah is the eight-night Jewish Festival of Lights, beginning at sundown on 4 December, with a gift for each night, gelt and family gatherings.

  • Christmas Eve 2026

    Christmas Eve is traditionally when families gather, decorate and open the first gifts.

  • Christmas Day 2026

    Christmas is the biggest gifting day of the year in the US and is also widely celebrated in India.

  • Kwanzaa 2026

    Kwanzaa is a seven-day celebration of African-American culture and heritage, with a gift exchange (zawadi) on the final day.

  • Makar Sankranti & Pongal 2027

    Makar Sankranti and Pongal mark the sun's northward journey and the harvest, celebrated with til-gud sweets, kite flying and traditional feasts across India.

  • Vasant Panchami 2027

    Vasant Panchami welcomes spring and honours Goddess Saraswati, when students traditionally offer pens and books and wear yellow.

  • Maha Shivratri 2027

    Maha Shivratri is the great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, night-long prayers and temple visits.

  • Eid al-Fitr 2027

    Eid al-Fitr ends Ramadan with prayers, feasts and Eidi, and is a major occasion for gifting new clothes, sweets and perfumes. The date depends on moon sighting.

  • Holika Dahan 2027

    Holika Dahan is the bonfire the night before Holi that symbolises the triumph of good over evil.

  • Holi 2027

    Holi, the festival of colours, celebrates spring and togetherness with colours, music, gujiya and thandai.

  • Easter 2027

    Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus with family meals, egg hunts and Easter baskets.

  • Gudi Padwa & Ugadi 2027

    Gudi Padwa and Ugadi mark the new year in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and Chaitra Navratri also begins this day.