Pilgrimage calendar

Mon, Jun 29, 2026

St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City· Vatican City · Christianity

The patronal feast of Rome (Jun 29), honoring the martyrdom of the apostles Peter and Paul. The Pope presides over Mass at St. Peter's and blesses the pallia for new metropolitan archbishops.

Sat, Jul 25, 2026

Santiago de Compostela· Spain · Christianity

Patronal feast of Saint James the Great, the culmination of the Camino de Santiago; celebrated with the botafumeiro and processions at the cathedral.

Aug 5 – Thu, Aug 6, 2026

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.

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

Christianity

Major Marian feast across the Catholic world, marked by pilgrimages and processions at Marian shrines and cathedrals.

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.

Fri, Aug 21, 2026

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

Commemorates the evening of 21 Aug 1879, when fifteen witnesses reported seeing Our Lady, Saint Joseph, and Saint John the Evangelist at the gable of the parish church.

Wed, Aug 26, 2026

Jasna Góra Monastery· Poland · Christianity

The principal feast of the Black Madonna of Jasna Gora (Aug 26), commemorating the icon's 1382 arrival at the monastery. Tens of thousands venerate Poland's holiest image.

Tue, Sep 29, 2026

Mont-Saint-Michele· France · Christianity

Patronal feast of the archangel Michael, long associated with autumn pilgrimage to the abbey on the tidal island.

Mon, Oct 12, 2026

Aparecida, Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida· Brazil · Christianity

The feast of the Patroness of Brazil, a national public holiday, drawing massive crowds to the world's largest Marian shrine with Masses, processions, and devotions.

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.

Thu, Dec 10, 2026

Madonna di Loreto· Italy · Christianity

The feast of the Translation of the Holy House (Dec 10), marking the traditional 1294 arrival of the house of the Virgin Mary in Loreto, centered on the Holy House within the basilica.

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, 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.'

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.

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.

Thu, Feb 11, 2027

Lourdes Sanctuary· France · Christianity

Annual feast commemorating the 1858 Marian apparitions; torchlight processions and the international pilgrimage season at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.

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.

Tue, Jun 29, 2027

St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City· Vatican City · Christianity

The patronal feast of Rome (Jun 29), honoring the martyrdom of the apostles Peter and Paul. The Pope presides over Mass at St. Peter's and blesses the pallia for new metropolitan archbishops.

Sun, Jul 25, 2027

Santiago de Compostela· Spain · Christianity

Patronal feast of Saint James the Great, the culmination of the Camino de Santiago; celebrated with the botafumeiro and processions at the cathedral.

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.

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

Christianity

Major Marian feast across the Catholic world, marked by pilgrimages and processions at Marian shrines and cathedrals.

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.

Sat, Aug 21, 2027

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

Commemorates the evening of 21 Aug 1879, when fifteen witnesses reported seeing Our Lady, Saint Joseph, and Saint John the Evangelist at the gable of the parish church.

Thu, Aug 26, 2027

Jasna Góra Monastery· Poland · Christianity

The principal feast of the Black Madonna of Jasna Gora (Aug 26), commemorating the icon's 1382 arrival at the monastery. Tens of thousands venerate Poland's holiest image.

Wed, Sep 29, 2027

Mont-Saint-Michele· France · Christianity

Patronal feast of the archangel Michael, long associated with autumn pilgrimage to the abbey on the tidal island.

Tue, Oct 12, 2027

Aparecida, Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida· Brazil · Christianity

The feast of the Patroness of Brazil, a national public holiday, drawing massive crowds to the world's largest Marian shrine with Masses, processions, and devotions.

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.