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Here at Dandelion Chandelier, every month we share our luxury events calendar: the 25 top gatherings, shows and experiences in the world. But for those who can’t wait that long, we decided to share a year’s worth of key dates. For planning vacations, weddings, parties and other special events, it might be good to know what’s on during a given weekend or month. What follows is our summary of all of the key important dates to know in the year 2025, including holidays, celebrations, art shows, sports events, Fashion Week runway shows and more. Have fun out there!

what are the important dates you need to know for 2025?

Here are all of the key important dates to know in the year 2025, month by month, including holidays, celebrations, art shows, sports events, Fashion Week runway shows and more.

The key important dates to know for the year 2024, including holidays, celebrations, art shows, sports events, Fashion Week shows and more.

The key important dates to know for the year 2025, including holidays, celebrations, art shows, sports events, Fashion Week runway shows and more.

January 2025:

  • New Year’s Day – January 1
  • Consumer Electronics Show – January 7-10
  • Barbados Sailing Week – January 10-22
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day – January 20
  • Australian Open – January 12-26
  • World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland – January 20-24
  • Sundance Film Festival – January 23-February 2
  • Winter Antiques Show in NYC – January 24-February 2
  • Lunar New Year – January 29 (Year of the Snake)
  • Paris Haute Couture Summer 2025 Shows – TBD
  • Copenhagen Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2024-2025 – TBD

February 2025:

  • First Day of Black History Month – February 1
  • Groundhog Day – February 2
  • White Turf in St. Moritz, Switzerland – races on February 2, 9 and 16
  • Super Bowl LIX – February 9 (in New Orleans)
  • Galentine’s Day – February 13
  • Valentine’s Day – February 14
  • NBA All-Star Game – February 16
  • President’s Day – February 17
  • Venice Carnival – February 22-March 4
  • New York Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024–2025 – February 13- 18
  • London Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024–2025 – February 20- 24
  • Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024–2025 – February 25-March 3
  • Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024–2025 – March 3-11
  • New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show – TBD
  • Frieze LA – February 17-20

March 2025:

  • First Day of Women’s History Month – March 1
  • Academy Awards – TBD
  • Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday) – March 4
  • Ash Wednesday – March 5
  • South by Southwest (SXSW) – March 7-15
  • Daylight Savings Time Begins – March 10
  • Holi – March 14
  • TEFAF Maastricht – March 15-20
  • March Madness Selections – March 16 (men’s) and 17 (women’s)
  • St. Patrick’s Day – March 17
  • First Day of Spring – March 20
  • World Poetry Day – March 21
  • Major League Baseball Opening Day – March 27
  • Art Basel Hong Kong – March 28-30
  • Peak Bloom Weekend, Cherry Blossoms in Japan (Forecast) – TBD
  • National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington DC – March 20-April 13
  • Hong Kong Sevens – March 28-30
  • Mother’s Day (U.K.) – March 30

April 2025:

  • March Madness Championship Final – April 7 (at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas)
  • TED Conference, Vancouver – April 7-11
  • Masters Golf Tournament (Augusta) – April 10-13
  • Coachella Weekend 1 – April 11-13
  • Passover – April 12-20
  • Palm Sunday – April 13
  • Jackie Robinson Day – April 15
  • Good Friday – April 18
  • Coachella Weekend 2 – April 18-20
  • Patriots Day – April 19
  • Easter – April 20
  • Earth Day – April 22
  • EXPO Chicago Art Fair – April 24-27

May 2025:

  • First Day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – May 1
  • May Day Celebrations – May 1
  • Cinco de Mayo – May 5
  • The Met Gala – May 6
  • TEFAF New York – May 9-13
  • Mother’s Day (U.S.) – May 11
  • Cannes Film Festival – May 14
  • Frieze New York – May 9-13
  • RHS Chelsea Flower Show – May 20-24
  • French Open – May 25 – June 8
  • Memorial Day – May 26

June 2025:

  • First Day of Pride Month – June 1
  • TriBeCa Film Festival – June 6
  • Governors Ball Music Festival – June 6-8
  • World Ocean Day – June 8
  • Tony Awards – June 15
  • Art Basel – June 19-22
  • US Open (Golf) – June 9-15
  • Food & Wine Classic, Aspen, CO – June 20-22
  • Father’s Day – June 15
  • Bloomsday – June 16
  • Cannes Festival of Creativity – June 16-20
  • Royal Ascot – June 17-21
  • Juneteenth National Freedom Day – June 19
  • Bravo Vail Music Festival – June 19
  • First Day of Summer – June 21
  • Paris Haute Couture Winter 2024/2025 Shows – June 24-27
  • Wimbledon – June 30 -July 13

July 2025:

  • Canada Day – July 1
  • Independence Day – July 4
  • Tour de France – July 5-27
  • Bastille Day – July 14
  • British Open (Golf) – July 13-20
  • Major League Baseball All-Star Game – July 15
  • Verbier Classical Music Festival – July 18-August 4
  • Splendor in the Grass Music Festival – July 19-21
  • Opening Night of the BBC Proms – July 20
  • National Ice Cream Day – July 20
  • Newport Folk Festival – July 25-27

August 2025:

  • Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival – August 1-9
  • Edinburgh International Festival – August 4-25
  • Outside Lands Music Festival, San Francisco – August 8-10
  • Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – August 17
  • Burning Man – August 24 – September 1
  • US Open (tennis) – August 25 – September 6
  • National Dog Day – August 26
  • Women’s Equality Day – August 26
  • Venice Film Festival – August 29 – September 2
  • NCAA College Football season begins – August 23

September 2025:

  • Labor Day – September 2
  • Toronto International Film Festival – September 9
  • Oktoberfest, Munich – September 20 -October 5
  • First Day of Autumn – September 22
  • Monaco Yacht Show – September 27-30
  • Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez – September 24 – October 3
  • New York Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2025 – September 6-11
  • Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2025 – September 23 – October 1
  • London Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2025 – September 12-17
  • Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2025 – September 17-23
  • Rosh Hashana – September 22-24

October 2025:

  • First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October 1
  • Golden Week in China – October 1-7
  • Yom Kippur – October 1-2
  • Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta – October 3-6
  • Austin City Limits music festival – October 4-6 and October 11-13
  • Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Cake Festival), China – October 6
  • Frieze London and Frieze Masters – October 9-13
  • Indigenous Peoples Day – October 13
  • Diwali – October 20
  • Halloween – October 31

November 2025:

  • All Saints Day – November 1
  • Día de los Muertos – November 1-2
  • Daylight Savings Time Ends – November 2
  • New York City Marathon – November 2
  • Election Day – November 4
  • Salon Art + Design in New York – November 7-11
  • Veterans Day – November 11
  • Thanksgiving Day – November 27

December 2025:

  • Giving Tuesday – December 2
  • Art Basel Miami Beach – December 6-8
  • College Football Playoffs Round 1 – December 20
  • First Day of Winter – December 21
  • Christmas Eve – December 24
  • Christmas Day – December 25
  • First Day of Hanukkah – December 25 – January 2
  • First Day of Kwanzaa – December 26 – January 1
  • New Year’s Eve – December 31

the most important dates to know for 2025

That’s the summary of all of the key important dates to know in the year 2025, including holidays, celebrations, art shows, sports events, Fashion Week runway shows and more. Have a great year, dear reader!

 

Pamela Thomas-Graham

Pamela Thomas-Graham is the Founder & CEO of Dandelion Chandelier. She serves on the boards of several tech companies, and was previously a senior executive in finance, media and fashion, and a partner at McKinsey & Co.