Observance calendar
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Upcoming festivals, feast days, and pilgrimages at sacred sites worldwide. Filter by tradition, country, or type, and add any observance to your calendar.
January 2027
- Add to calendarGenna (Ethiopian Christmas)Festival
Thu, Jan 7, 2027
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity
Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7), after 43 days of Advent fasting. Tens of thousands of pilgrims fill the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela for an all-night procession through this 'New Jerusalem.'
- Add to calendarTimkat (Epiphany)Festival
Tue, Jan 19, 2027
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity
Ethiopia's celebration of Epiphany (Jan 19), commemorating the baptism of Christ, with processions of the tabots draped in embroidered cloth carried around the town amid chanting.
February 2027
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Tue, Feb 2, 2027
Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana· Bolivia · Christianity
Copacabana's February feast of Our Lady of Candelaria (Feb 2), with music, traditional Andean dances, processions, and the blessing of newly purchased vehicles by the lakeshore.
August 2027
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Aug 5 – Fri, Aug 6, 2027
Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana· Bolivia · Christianity
The principal festival honoring the Virgin of Copacabana, Patroness of Bolivia, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, with Aymara dancers, processions, and the blessing of vehicles blending Catholic and Andean traditions.
January 2028
- Add to calendarGenna (Ethiopian Christmas)Festival
Fri, Jan 7, 2028
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity
Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7), after 43 days of Advent fasting. Tens of thousands of pilgrims fill the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela for an all-night procession through this 'New Jerusalem.'
- Add to calendarTimkat (Epiphany)Festival
Wed, Jan 19, 2028
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity
Ethiopia's celebration of Epiphany (Jan 19), commemorating the baptism of Christ, with processions of the tabots draped in embroidered cloth carried around the town amid chanting.
February 2028
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Wed, Feb 2, 2028
Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana· Bolivia · Christianity
Copacabana's February feast of Our Lady of Candelaria (Feb 2), with music, traditional Andean dances, processions, and the blessing of newly purchased vehicles by the lakeshore.