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2024 Calendar

Welcome to The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s Calendar with 2024 holidays. This calendar is MORE than it appears! Click on the dates below and you’ll find out everything that happened that day—who was born, who died, and big events! Plus, discover our question of the day, daily advice, a fun puzzle, and the word of the day. 

And if you enjoy calendar wit and wisdom, take a peek the Almanac calendars: four gorgeous wall calendars, our everyday tear-off desk calendar, and a beautiful planner and appointment book. Which one’s your favorite?

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Reveal what’s behind each day! Click the date above!

Upcoming Holidays and Observances
Friday the 13th
St. Lucia
Halcyon Days begin
Full Cold Moon
Wright Brothers Day
Ember Days
Ember Days
Winter Solstice
Ember Days
Christmas Day
Hanukkah Begins
Boxing Day (Canada)
First Day of Kwanzaa
Hogmanay
New Year's Day
Twelfth Night
Handsel Monday
Epiphany
Distaff Day
Orthodox Christmas
Full Wolf Moon
Plough Monday
St. Knut's Day
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (observed)
Benjamin Franklin's Birthday
Burns Night
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Chinese New Year
Month of February
Candlemas / Groundhog Day
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
Full Snow Moon
St. Valentine
National Flag of Canada Day
Susan B. Anthony's Birthday
Presidents' Day (U.S.)
Sexagesima
Ramadan Begins
Month of March
St. David’s Day