Pilgrimage calendar

Aug 14 – Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Basilica of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland· Ireland · Christianity

Nine days of reflection and prayer at Ireland's national Marian shrine (Aug 14-22), with guest speakers and a candlelight procession; the closing days include the apparition anniversary.

Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Jasna Góra Monastery· Poland · Christianity

The largest annual gathering at Jasna Gora, when roughly 100,000 pilgrims, many on foot from across Poland, converge for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Tue, Oct 13, 2026

Fatima· Portugal · Christianity

Marks the final apparition of 13 Oct 1917, when a crowd of tens of thousands witnessed the reported Miracle of the Sun. With May 13, one of the two great annual pilgrimages to Fatima.

Dec 12 – Sun, Dec 13, 2026

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe· Mexico · Christianity

One of the world's largest religious pilgrimages, drawing an estimated 10-12 million people around Dec 12. Festivities begin the night before with an all-night vigil, Las Mananitas at midnight, indigenous dances, and torch-running pilgrims.

Thu, May 13, 2027

Fatima· Portugal · Christianity

Largest annual pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Fátima, marking the first 1917 apparition; candlelight processions on the 12th–13th.

Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 22, 2027

Basilica of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland· Ireland · Christianity

Nine days of reflection and prayer at Ireland's national Marian shrine (Aug 14-22), with guest speakers and a candlelight procession; the closing days include the apparition anniversary.

Sun, Aug 15, 2027

Jasna Góra Monastery· Poland · Christianity

The largest annual gathering at Jasna Gora, when roughly 100,000 pilgrims, many on foot from across Poland, converge for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Wed, Oct 13, 2027

Fatima· Portugal · Christianity

Marks the final apparition of 13 Oct 1917, when a crowd of tens of thousands witnessed the reported Miracle of the Sun. With May 13, one of the two great annual pilgrimages to Fatima.