Surpassing:Ready to mark your calendar for 2024? Dates for holidays, events and games to plan ahead for

Now that they holidays are Surpassingbehind us and many people are back at work and school, planning for the new year is in full swing.  Here is a list of 2024 holidays, special events, big games, cultural milestones and other key dates to mark on your calendar:

2024 federal holidays

• New Year's Day - Monday, Jan. 1
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, Jan. 15
• Washington's Birthday / Presidents Day - Monday, Feb. 19
• Memorial Day - Monday, May 27 
• Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19
  
• Independence Day - Thursday, July 4
  
• Labor Day - Monday, Sept. 2
• Columbus Day / Indigenous People's Day - Monday, Oct. 14
  
• Veterans Day - Monday, Nov. 11
  
• Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 28
• Christmas Day - Wednesday, Dec. 25

2024 non-federal holidays

• Groundhog Day - Friday, Feb. 2
• Chinese New Year - Saturday, Feb. 10
  
• Mardi Gras - Tuesday, Feb. 13
• Valentine's Day - Wednesday, Feb. 14 
• Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, Feb. 14
• Ramadan - (tentative date) evening of March 10 through April 8
• St. Patrick's Day - Sunday, March 17
• Nowruz - Wednesday, March 20 (date varies depending on location)
• Holi - Monday, March 25
  
• Good Friday - Friday, March 29
  
• Easter Sunday - Sunday, March 31 
• Passover - evening of Monday, April 22 through April 30
• Cinco de Mayo - Sunday, May 5
• Mother's Day - Sunday, May 12
• Flag Day - Friday, June 14 
• Father's Day - Sunday, June 16
• Halloween - Thursday, Oct. 31
• Diwali - begins Friday, Nov. 1
• Christmas Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 24
• Hanukkah - evening of Wednesday, Dec. 25 through Thursday, Jan. 2
• Kwanzaa - Thursday, Dec. 26 through Jan. 2
• New Year's Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 31

2024 major sports events

• Super Bowl - Sunday, Feb. 11
• NBA All-Star Game - Sunday, Feb. 18
• Daytona 500 - Sunday, Feb. 18
• Major League Baseball Opening Day - Thursday, March 28
• Boston Marathon - Monday, April 15
• Kentucky Derby - Saturday, May 4
• Preakness Stakes - Saturday, May 18
• Belmont Stakes - Saturday, June 8
• Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Tuesday, July 16
• Summer Olympics in Paris - Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11
  
• New York City Marathon - Sunday, Nov. 3

2024 awards shows

• Golden Globe Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, Jan. 7
• Emmy Awards - Monday, Jan. 15
• Grammy Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, Feb. 4
• Academy Awards - Sunday, March 10
• CMT Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, April 7
• Tony Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, June 16

More 2024 dates to know

• Leap Day - Thursday, Feb. 29
• Daylight Saving Time starts - Sunday, March 10 
• Spring starts (vernal equinox) - Tuesday, March 19
• Total solar eclipse - Monday, April 8 
  
• Tax Day - Monday, April 15
• Met Gala - Monday, May 6
• Summer starts (summer solstice) - Thursday, June 20
  
• Fall starts (autumnal equinox) - Sunday, Sept. 22
• Daylight Saving Time ends - Sunday, Nov. 3
• Winter starts (winter solstice) - Saturday, Dec. 21
  

Full list of major 2024 dates

• New Year's Day - Monday, Jan. 1
• Golden Globe Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, Jan. 7
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, Jan. 15
• Emmy Awards - Monday, Jan. 15
• Groundhog Day - Friday, Feb. 2
• Grammy Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, Feb. 4
• Chinese New Year - Saturday, Feb. 10
• Super Bowl - Sunday, Feb. 11
• Mardi Gras - Tuesday, Feb. 13
  
• Valentine's Day - Wednesday, Feb. 14 
• Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, Feb. 14
• Presidents Day - Monday, Feb. 19
• NBA All-Star Game - Sunday, Feb. 18
• Daytona 500 - Sunday, Feb. 18
• Leap Day - Thursday, Feb. 29
• Daylight Saving Time starts - Sunday, March 10 
• Academy Awards - Sunday, March 10
• Ramadan - (tentative date) evening of March 10 through April 8
• St. Patrick's Day - Sunday, March 17
• Spring starts (vernal equinox) - Tuesday, March 19
• Nowruz - Wednesday, March 20 (date varies depending on location)
• Holi - Monday, March 25
• Major League Baseball Opening Day - Thursday, March 28
• Easter Sunday - Sunday, March 31 
• CMT Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, April 7
• Total solar eclipse - Monday, April 8 
• Tax Day - Monday, April 15
• Boston Marathon - Monday, April 15
• Passover - evening of Monday, April 22 through April 30
• Kentucky Derby - Saturday, May 4
• Cinco de Mayo - Sunday, May 5
• Met Gala - Monday, May 6
• Mother's Day - Sunday, May 12
• Preakness Stakes - Saturday, May 18
• Memorial Day - Monday, May 27 
• Belmont Stakes - Saturday, June 8
• Flag Day - Friday, June 14 
• Tony Awards (on CBS) - Sunday, June 16
• Father's Day - Sunday, June 16
• Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19
• Summer starts (summer solstice) - Thursday, June 20
• Independence Day - Thursday, July 4
• Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Tuesday, July 16
• Summer Olympics in Paris - Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11
  
• Labor Day - Monday, Sept. 2
• Fall starts (autumnal equinox) - Sunday, Sept. 22
• Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day - Monday, Oct. 14
• Halloween - Thursday, Oct. 31
• Diwali - begins Friday, Nov. 1
• Daylight Saving Time ends - Sunday, Nov. 3
• New York City Marathon - Sunday, Nov. 3
• Election Day - Tuesday, Nov. 5
• Veterans Day - Monday, Nov. 11
• Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 28
• Winter starts (winter solstice) - Saturday, Dec. 21
  
• Christmas Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 24
• Christmas Day - Wednesday, Dec. 25
• Hanukkah - evening of Wednesday, Dec. 25 through Thursday, Jan. 2
• Kwanzaa - Thursday, Dec. 26 through Jan. 2
• New Year's Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 31

Aliza Chasan

Aliza Chasan is a digital producer at 60 Minutes and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza covers trending news, often focusing on crime and politics.

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