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Religious holidays 2027 span every month of the calendar, from Ramadan and Easter in early spring to Diwali and Hanukkah at year's end. Whether you're planning school breaks, scheduling around client meetings, or simply want to send a well timed greeting to a friend of another faith, knowing when these dates fall and what they mean makes the year easier to navigate. This guide walks through the major religious holidays 2027 across Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, with a handy reference table you can bookmark.

1. Christian Holidays 2027

The Christian calendar in 2027 centers on Easter, which moves earlier or later each year because it's calculated from the first full moon after the spring equinox. In 2027, Western churches observe Easter on March 28, notably early this year, while Orthodox churches, which follow a different calendar, celebrate on May 2, a full five weeks later.

• Epiphany: January 6
• Ash Wednesday (start of Lent): February 10
• Palm Sunday: March 21
• Good Friday: March 26
• Easter Sunday: March 28
• Orthodox Easter (Pascha): May 2
• Pentecost: May 16
• Assumption of Mary: August 15
• All Saints' Day: November 1
• First Sunday of Advent: November 28
• Christmas Day: December 25

Because Ash Wednesday falls on February 10 in 2027, Lent begins unusually early, which is worth flagging if your organization plans spring events or school breaks around the holiday.

2. Islamic Holidays 2027

Islamic holidays follow the lunar Hijri calendar, so each date shifts about 10 to 11 days earlier every solar year compared with 2026, and exact start dates depend on local moon sighting. Based on current lunar projections for 2027:

• Lailat al Miraj: January 5 to 6
• Ramadan begins: February 8
• Laylat al Qadr: March 6
• Eid al Fitr: March 9 to 10
• Day of Arafah: May 15
• Eid al Adha: May 16 to 17
• Islamic New Year (Hijra): June 6
• Day of Ashura: June 15
• Mawlid al Nabi: August 15

Ramadan 2027 runs from February 8 through March 8, roughly ten days earlier on the calendar than in 2026, ending with the celebration of Eid al Fitr, one of the two most widely observed holidays in Islam, alongside Eid al Adha in mid May.

3. Jewish Holidays 2027

Jewish holidays also follow a lunar based calendar and begin at sundown the evening before the listed civil date, a detail worth remembering if you're scheduling around them.

• Purim: March 22 to 23
• Passover (Pesach): April 21 to 29
• Shavuot: June 10 to 12
• Tisha B'Av: August 11 to 12
• Rosh Hashanah (New Year): October 1 to 3
• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement): October 10 to 11
• Sukkot: October 15 to 22
• Simchat Torah: October 22 to 24
• Hanukkah: December 24, 2027 through January 1, 2028

Because of how the Jewish calendar's leap month falls this cycle, the autumn High Holy Days land noticeably later in 2027 than in 2026, and Hanukkah rolls all the way into the new year, so it is worth double checking these dates against year end travel or work schedules.

4. Hindu Holidays 2027

• Maha Shivaratri: March 6
• Holi: March 22
• Chaitra Navratri: April 7 to 15
• Ram Navami: April 15
• Raksha Bandhan: August 16 to 17 (date varies slightly by region)
• Krishna Janmashtami: August 24 to 25 (traditions differ by one day)
• Dussehra (Vijayadashami): October 9 to 10 (date varies by regional panchang)
• Diwali (Festival of Lights): October 29

Diwali lands on a Friday in 2027, about ten days earlier on the calendar than in 2026, a typical result of the roughly eleven day yearly drift built into the lunar based Hindu calendar.

5. Buddhist Holidays 2027

• Vesak (Buddha Day): May 20 (exact date varies by country and tradition)
• Bodhi Day: December 8

Vesak, marking the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing, is the most significant date in the Buddhist calendar, though the exact day varies more than most other faith traditions depending on region and school of Buddhism, so it is always worth double checking with a local temple or national holiday list.

6. Sikh Holidays 2027

• Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib: January 20
• Vaisakhi: April 14
• Guru Nanak Gurpurab: November 13

Vaisakhi, which marks the founding of the Khalsa in 1699, falls on a fixed solar date each year and is typically the most widely celebrated Sikh holiday, observed with processions and community meals (langar) at gurdwaras worldwide.

7. Full Religious Holidays 2027 Table

Dates compiled and checked against CalendarLabs' Religious Holidays calendar and university multifaith calendars. Islamic dates are projections dependent on moon sighting, and some Hindu festival dates vary by regional panchang, so treat these as best current estimates.

8. How to Plan Around Religious Holidays

If you manage a workplace, school, or community calendar, a few practical habits go a long way:

1. Mark multi day holidays as ranges, not single dates. Passover, Sukkot, and Ramadan all span a week or more, so a single day flag on a calendar undersells the impact on attendance and scheduling.
2. Remember sundown starts. Jewish and some Islamic observances begin the evening before the civil date, so plan evening event scheduling accordingly.
3. Build in a buffer for lunar and lunisolar dates. Because Islamic, Hindu, and some Buddhist dates depend on moon sighting or regional calculation, treat the listed date as a best estimate and confirm locally as the date approaches.
4. Ask, don't assume. Observance varies widely even within the same faith, so a quick, respectful check in with the people involved beats guessing.

Related Reading

For a deeper look at how Ramadan and Eid are observed, see our related guide on Ramadan and Islamic Holidays on IslamicInfoCenter.com, and for the full, continuously updated calendar behind the Islamic dates above, see CalendarLabs' Religious Holidays hub.

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