All Saints' Day 2026

When Is All Saints' Day in 2026?

In 2026, All Saints' Day falls on November 1. The observance lasts 1 day. All Saints' Day is observed on a fixed date each year. Western All Saints' Day is fixed on November 1 Gregorian. It is a public holiday in many Catholic countries. When it falls on a Saturday or Monday, the holy day obligation is sometimes abrogated in the US. Orthodox All Saints is a movable Sunday. All Saints' Day is observed on the same date each year: November 1. Here are the dates for the next five years: Year Date 2026 November 1 2027 November 1 2028 November 1 2029 November 1 2030 November 1

What Time Does All Saints' Day Start in Your Time Zone?

All Saints' Day is fixed on November 1 in the Gregorian calendar. The date is the same every year. In 2026, November 1 falls on a Sunday, so the liturgical observance coincides with the regular Sunday Mass. In some countries where All Saints' Day is a public holiday, the day off work may be moved to the following Monday (November 2) when November 1 falls on a Sunday. As a fixed Gregorian date, All Saints' Day is timezone-independent: November 1 is November 1 everywhere in the Christian world. Eastern Orthodox churches that follow the Julian calendar observe All Saints' Day on the first Sunday after Pentecost, which falls on a different date each year. In 2026, Eastern All Saints' Day falls on June 14. The table below shows the observance date for All Saints' Day in major time zones around the world: Location Observance Date Time Zone New York, USA November 1 EST/EDT (UTC-5/-4) London, UK November 1 GMT/BST (UTC+0/+1) New Delhi, India November 1 IST (UTC+5:30) Sydney, Australia November 1 AEST/AEDT (UTC+10/+11) Dubai, UAE November 1 GST (UTC+4)

The Story Behind All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day — also called All Hallows' Day, Hallowmas, or Feast of All Saints — is the Christian festival honoring all the saints, known and unknown. Observed on November 1 in the Western church (the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Eastern church), the festival is the day on which the Catholic and many Protestant churches remember all those who have attained heaven, not just the canonized saints with their own feast days. The festival's origins trace to the early Christian practice of honoring martyrs. By the 4th century, the church had begun to celebrate a common feast for all martyrs, typically on May 13 (the date of the dedication of the Pantheon in Rome as a Christian church in 609 CE). Pope Gregory III (731-741) moved the feast to November 1 and expanded it to include all saints, not just martyrs. The choice of November 1 may have been an attempt to co-opt the Celtic festival of Samhain (celebrated on the same date), which marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter in the Celtic calendar. The night before All Saints' Day — October 31 — is All Hallows' Eve (Halloween), which takes its name from the festival. All Saints' Day is followed by All Souls' Day on November 2, when the dead who are not yet in heaven (those believed to be in purgatory, in Catholic theology) are remembered. The three-day period from October 31 to November 2 is sometimes called Allhallowtide, a season of remembering the dead in their various states — the saints in heaven, the souls in purgatory, and the deceased more generally.

How All Saints' Day Is Celebrated

All Saints' Day is a public holiday in many Catholic countries, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Philippines, and many Latin American countries. The day is typically observed with attendance at Mass and visits to cemeteries to honor deceased family members. In Poland, families gather at graves on November 1, lighting candles and laying flowers — particularly chrysanthemums, the traditional Polish flower of mourning. Polish cemeteries on All Saints' Day are a striking sight, with thousands of candles creating a sea of light in the evening. In the Philippines, where All Saints' Day is called Undas or Araw ng mga Santo, families spend the day (and often the night) at cemeteries, cleaning and decorating the graves of their loved ones. The tradition combines Catholic religious practice with Filipino family culture, and cemeteries take on a festive atmosphere with food stalls, music, and family gatherings. Many Filipino families travel from cities to their ancestral hometowns for the festival, making it one of the heaviest travel periods of the year. In Mexico, All Saints' Day is the first day of the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration, which actually spans November 1 (All Saints' Day, honoring deceased children) and November 2 (All Souls' Day, honoring deceased adults). Families build ofrendas (altars) in their homes, decorated with photographs, candles, marigolds, and the favorite foods of the deceased. The ofrenda is not worshipped but is a way of welcoming the spirits of the dead back to the family for a brief visit. The Mexican Dia de los Muertos was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2008.

All Saints' Day on the Calendar

All Saints' Day is fixed on November 1 in the Gregorian calendar. The date never changes. This is part of why All Saints' Day is one of the most universally recognized Christian holidays. In the Eastern Orthodox church, the festival falls on the first Sunday after Pentecost, which is calculated differently each year (falling in late spring or early summer). The Western church's choice of November 1 (likely related to the Celtic Samhain) gives the festival its autumnal character, associated with the harvest, the dying of the year, and the memory of the dead.

Fixed on November 1 (Western); Orthodox All Saints Sunday is the Sunday after Pentecost (variable)

Did You Know? All Saints' Day Facts & Trivia

In the Philippines, where All Saints' Day is called Undas or Araw ng mga Santo, families spend the day (and often the night) at cemeteries, cleaning and decorating the graves of their loved ones. The tradition combines Catholic religious practice with Filipino family culture, and cemeteries take on a festive atmosphere with food stalls, music, and family gatherings. All Saints' Day is one of the most important holidays in Poland, where families gather at graves on November 1, lighting candles and laying flowers — particularly chrysanthemums, the traditional Polish flower of mourning. Polish cemeteries on All Saints' Day are a striking sight, with thousands of candles creating a sea of light in the evening. The Eastern Orthodox church observes All Saints' Day on the first Sunday after Pentecost, which falls on a different date each year (typically in late spring or early summer). The choice of this date reflects the Eastern theological emphasis on Pentecost as the moment when the Church — including the saints — was born. All Saints' Day is a public holiday in many Catholic countries, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Philippines, and many Latin American countries. The day is typically observed with attendance at Mass and visits to cemeteries to honor deceased family members.