February 12, 2025
Magha Puja
Sangha day; Buddha's address to 1,250 disciples.
Worldview Events Calendar
The observances of the world views, with their dates for 2025 and 2026. Every date was verified against an authoritative source. Where a tradition keeps more than one reckoning, each reckoning stands on its own line and the two are never merged. Lunar dates are subject to local sighting and calendar variation.
Upcoming Observances
October 31, 2026
Reformation Day
November 1, 2026
All Saints' Day
November 2, 2026
All Souls' Day
November 8, 2026
Mahavir Nirvan (Diwali)
November 8, 2026
Bandi Chhor Divas
November 8, 2026
Diwali (Deepavali)
November 10, 2026
Birth of the Bab (Twin Birthdays, first day)
November 11, 2026
Birth of Baha'u'llah (Twin Birthdays, second day)
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February 2025
February 28, 2025
Losar (Tibetan New Year)
Tibetan Buddhist new year.
Day 1 of the Wood Snake year; celebrations run through the first days of the year. Some regional Tibetan calendars, e.g. Shigatse, can differ by a month.
May 2025
May 11, 2025
Vesak (Buddha Day) (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos)
Birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.
Thailand also kept a substitute holiday on May 12, 2025.
May 12, 2025
Vesak (Buddha Day) (UN listing; Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore)
Birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.
July 2025
July 10, 2025
Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day)
First sermon; turning of the Dharma wheel.
December 2025
December 8, 2025
Bodhi Day
Enlightenment of the Buddha (Mahayana).
February 2026
February 18, 2026
March 2026
March 3, 2026
Magha Puja
Sangha day; Buddha's address to 1,250 disciples.
May 2026
May 1, 2026
Vesak (Buddha Day) (UN listing; Sri Lanka as originally gazetted; Cambodia, India, Laos)
Birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.
May 30, 2026
Vesak (Buddha Day) (Sri Lanka (revised by the Maha Sangha))
Birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.
Sri Lanka's Maha Sangha revised Vesak to May 30, 2026; the holiday is observed May 31.
May 31, 2026
Vesak (Buddha Day) (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Mongolia)
Birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.
Thailand also kept a substitute holiday on Jun 1, 2026.
July 2026
July 29, 2026
Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day)
First sermon; turning of the Dharma wheel.
Jul 30, 2026 is Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent Day), the day after Asalha Puja; Sri Lanka's Esala Full Moon Poya is also Jul 29, 2026.
December 2026
December 8, 2026
Bodhi Day
Enlightenment of the Buddha (Mahayana).
5 of 133 observances shown. Dates verified October 28, 2026; lunar dates remain subject to local sighting.