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

Federal holidays 2025

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

2025 non-federal holidays

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

2025 important political events

• Inauguration day – Monday January 20th
• New Jersey gubernatorial election – Tuesday, November 4th
• Virginia gubernatorial election – Tuesday, November 4th
• Special elections are expected to fill congressional vacancies Trump’s nominations

2025 major sporting events

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

Awards ceremonies 2025

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

Film releases 2025

While movie release dates can 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.” “ and “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.”

Check out IMDB for more movie release dates.

Astrological events 2025

• Quadrantid Meteor Shower – Friday, January 3rd
• January’s Full Moon reaches its peak illumination – Monday, January 13th
• February’s full moon reaches its peak illumination – Wednesday, February 12th
• March’s full moon reaches its peak illumination – Friday, March 14th
• April’s full moon reaches its peak illumination – Saturday, April 12th
• Eta Aquariids meteor shower – Tuesday, May 6 (tentative date from NASA)
• The May Full Moon reaches its peak illumination – Monday, May 12th
• June’s Full Moon reaches its peak illumination – Wednesday, June 11th
• July’s full moon reaches its peak illumination – Thursday, July 10th
• Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Estimate – Tuesday, August 12 (Tentative date from NASA)
• August’s full moon reaches its peak illumination – Saturday, August 9th
• September’s full moon reaches its peak illumination – Sunday, September 7th
• October’s full moon reaches its peak illumination – Monday, October 6th
• Orionid Meteor Shower – Tuesday, October 21 (Tentative date provided by NASA)
• The November full moon reaches its peak illumination – Wednesday, November 5th
• December’s full moon reaches its peak illumination – Thursday, December 4th
• Geminid Meteor Shower – Saturday-Sunday, December 13-14 December (tentative date from NASA)

Other 2025 dates you should know –

• Summer time begins – Sunday March 9th
• Spring begins (Vernal Equinox) – Thursday, March 20th
• Tax day – Tuesday April 15th
• Met Gala – Monday, May 5th
• Summer begins (Summer solstice) – Friday, June 20th
• Fall begins (Autumn Equinox) – Monday, September 22nd
• Summer time ends – Sunday November 2nd
• Winter begins (Winter solstice) – Sunday, December 21st