The coming twelve months
Festival calendar
The Waldorf festival year, 2028
15 festivals in 2028, month by month, with the weekday each one falls on. In the southern hemisphere, the festivals that follow the seasons move by about six months, and the ones tied to the church year keep their dates.
January 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Three Kings (Epiphany) | Thursday 6 January | the same day |
February 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Candlemas | Wednesday 2 February | Thursday 3 August |
| Carnival (Shrove Tuesday) | Tuesday 29 February | the same day |
April 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Easter | Sunday 16 April | the same day |
May 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| May Day | Monday 1 May | Tuesday 31 October |
| Ascension | Thursday 25 May | the same day |
June 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Whitsun (Pentecost) | Sunday 4 June | the same day |
| St John's Tide | Saturday 24 June | Sunday 24 December |
September 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Michaelmas | Friday 29 September | Thursday 30 March |
October 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest Festival | Sunday 1 October | Saturday 1 April |
November 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| All Souls / Remembrance | Thursday 2 November | Wednesday 3 May |
| Martinmas & Lantern Walk | Saturday 11 November | Friday 12 May |
December 2028
| Festival | Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Advent Spiral | Sunday 3 December | the same day |
| Winter Solstice | Thursday 21 December | Wednesday 21 June |
| Christmas | Monday 25 December | the same day |
Keep the festival year in your calendar
Subscribe once and each festival appears as an all-day event, with a reminder a week before. Next year’s dates arrive by themselves.