Mark your 2025 calendar with these holiday dates and more major events this year

With the start of 2025, planning for this year is well underway. Here’s a list of 2025 holidays, special events, big games, cultural landmarks and other key dates to mark on your calendar, including information about the Super Bowl and movie releases.

2025 Federal Holidays

• New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 20
• Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day – Monday, February 17
• Memorial Day – Monday, May 26
• Juneteenth – Thursday, June 19
• Independence Day – Friday, July 4th
• Labor Day – Monday, September 1
• Columbus Day/Indigenous Day – Monday, October 13
• Veterans Day – Tuesday, November 11
• Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 27
• Christmas Day – Thursday 25 December

2025 Non-Federal Holidays

• Chinese New Year – Wednesday 29 January
• Groundhog Day – Sunday, February 2 – How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil’s groundhog’s day predictions?
• Valentine’s Day – Friday, February 14
• Ramadan – (tentative start date) Friday 28 February
• Mardi Gras – Tuesday, March 4
• Ash Wednesday – Wednesday 5 March
• Holly – Friday 14 March
• St. Patrick’s Day – Monday 17 March
• Nowruz – Thursday, March 20 (date varies depending on location)
• Easter – Saturday evening, April 12 to April 20
• Good Friday – Friday 18 April
• Easter Sunday – Sunday 20 April
• Cinco de Mayo – Monday, May 5
• Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 11
• Flag Day – Saturday 14 June
• Father’s Day – Sunday, June 15
• Diwali – starts on Monday 20th October
• Halloween – Friday, October 31st
• Hanukkah – Sunday evening, December 14 through Monday, December 22
• Christmas Eve – Wednesday 24 December
• Kwanzaa – Friday, December 26 through Thursday, January 1
• New Year’s Eve – Wednesday 31 December

2025 major political events

• Opening day – Monday, January 20
• New Jersey Governor’s Election – Tuesday, November 4
• Virginia Governor’s Election – Tuesday, November 4
• Special elections are expected to be held to fill vacant positions in Congress based on Trump nominations

2025 major sporting events

• Super Bowl – Sunday, February 9th
• NBA All-Star Game – Sunday, February 16
• Daytona 500 – Sunday, February 16
• Major League Baseball Opening Day – Thursday, March 27
• Boston Marathon – Monday, April 21
• Kentucky Derby – Saturday, May 3
• Preakness Stakes – Saturday, May 17
• Belmont Stakes – Saturday, June 7
• Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Tuesday, July 15
• New York City Marathon – Sunday, November 2

2025 Awards Shows

• Golden Globe Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, January 5
• Grammy Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, February 2
• SAG Awards – Sunday, February 23
• Academy Awards – Sunday, March 2
• Tony Awards (on CBS) – Sunday, June 8

Movie releases 2025

While movie release dates can change, Hollywood studios have announced 2025 dates for several big films, including “Captain America: Brave New World,” “Black Bag,” “Snow White,” and “A Minecraft.” Movie”, “Thunderbolts”, and “Mission”. : Impossible – The Final Reckoning, “Jurassic World Rebirth”, “Superman”, “Fantastic Four: The First Steps”, “Freaky Friday”, “Now You See Me 3”, and “Evil: For Good.”

Head over IMDb website For more movie release dates.

Astronomical events 2025

• Quadrantid meteor shower – Friday, January 3
• The January full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, January 13
• The February full moon reaches peak illumination – Wednesday, February 12
• The full moon in March reaches peak illumination – Friday, March 14
• The April full moon reaches peak illumination – Saturday, April 12
• Eta Aquarius meteor shower – Tuesday, May 6 (preliminary date from NASA)
• The full moon in May reaches peak illumination – Monday, May 12
• The June full moon reaches peak illumination – Wednesday, June 11
• July’s full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, July 10
• Estimated peak of the Perseid meteor shower – Tuesday, August 12 (preliminary date from NASA)
• The August full moon reaches peak illumination – Saturday, August 9
• The full moon in September reaches peak illumination – Sunday, September 7
• The October full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, October 6
• Orionids meteor shower – Tuesday, October 21 (preliminary date from NASA)
• The November full moon reaches peak illumination – Wednesday, November 5
• The December full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, December 4
• Geminid Meteor Shower – Saturday – Sunday, December 13 – December 14 (tentative date from NASA)

More 2025 dates to know –

• Daylight saving time It starts – Sunday, March 9
• The beginning of spring (vernal equinox) – Thursday, March 20
• Tax day – Tuesday, April 15
• Met Gala – Monday, May 5
• beginning of summer (Summer solstice) – Friday, June 20
• The beginning of autumn (autumnal equinox) – Monday, September 22
• Daylight saving time Ends – Sunday, November 2
• beginning of winter (Winter solstice) – Sunday, December 21