Mark your 2025 calendar with these dates for holidays and several important events this year

As 2025 starts, planning for the year is in full swing. Here’s a list of 2025 holidays, special events, big games, cultural milestones and other key dates to mark on your calendar, including Super Bowl and movie release information.

2025 federal holidays

• New Year’s Day – Wednesday 1 January
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday 20 January
• Washington’s Birthday / President’s Day – Monday, February 17th
• Remembrance Day – Monday 26 May
• Juneteenth – Thursday 19 June
• Independence Day – Friday, July 4th
• Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 1
• Columbus Day / Native People’s Day – Monday 13 Oct
• Veterans Day – Tuesday 11 Nov
• Thanksgiving – Thursday 27 Nov
• 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 Day predictions?
• Valentine’s Day – Friday 14 Feb
• Ramadan – (tentative start date) Friday 28 Feb
• Mardi Gras – Tuesday, March 4
• Ash Wednesday – Wednesday 5 March
• Holi – Friday, March 14
• St. Patrick’s Day – Monday, March 17
• Nowruz – Thursday, March 20 (date varies by location)
• Easter – Saturday evening, April 12 through April 20
• Good Friday – Friday 18 April
• Easter Sunday – Sunday 20 April
• Cinco de Mayo – Monday, May 5th
• Mother’s Day – Sunday 11 May
• Flag Day – Saturday 14 June
• Father’s Day – Sunday 15 June
• Diwali – begins Monday, Oct. 20
• Halloween – Friday, Oct. 31
• Hanukkah – Sunday evening, December 14th through Monday, December 22nd
• Christmas Eve – Wednesday 24 December
• Kwanzaa – Friday, December 26 through Thursday, January 1
• New Year’s Eve – Wednesday 31 December

2025 major political events

• Inauguration Day – Monday 20 January
• NJ Gubernatorial Election – Tuesday, November 4th
• Virginia Gubernatorial Election – Tuesday, November 4th
• Special elections are expected to fill vacancies in Congress based on Trump’s nominations

2025 major sporting events

• Super Bowl – Sunday 9 February
• NBA All-Star Game – Sunday, February 16
• Daytona 500 – Sunday, February 16
• Major League Baseball Opening Day – Thursday, March 27
• Boston Marathon – Monday, April 21st
• 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, Nov. 2

Award ceremonies in 2025

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

2025 movie releases

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

Go over to IMDB for more movie release dates.

2025 astrological events

• Quadrantids Meteor Shower – Friday, January 3rd
• January full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, January 13
• February full moon reaches peak illumination – Wednesday, February 12
• The full moon in March reaches peak illumination – Friday, March 14
• April full moon reaches peak illumination – Saturday, April 12
• Eta Aquariids meteor shower – Tuesday, May 6 (provisional date from NASA)
• May full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, May 12
• June full moon reaches peak illumination – Wednesday, June 11
• July full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, July 10
• Perseid meteor shower estimate for peak – Tuesday, August 12 (provisional date from NASA)
• August full moon reaches peak illumination – Saturday, August 9
• September full moon reaches peak illumination – Sunday, September 7
• October full moon reaches peak illumination – Monday, October 6
• Orionids Meteor Shower – Tuesday, October 21 (provisional date from NASA)
• November full moon reaches peak illumination – Wednesday, November 5
• December full moon reaches peak illumination – Thursday, December 4
• Geminids Meteor Shower – Saturday – Sunday December 13 – December 14 (provisional date from NASA)

More 2025 dates to know –

• Summer time starts – Sunday 9 March
• Spring starts (vernal equinox) – Thursday 20 March
• Tax day – Tuesday 15 April
• Met Gala – Monday, May 5
• Summer starts (summer solstice) – Friday, June 20
• Autumn starts (autumnal equinox) – Monday 22 September
• Summer time ends – Sunday 2 Nov
• Winter starts (winter solstice) – Sunday 21 Dec