It’s a new year! If you’ve already started planning your wedding, you already know that the prime dates are hard to come by and there some wedding dates to avoid! If you and your partner are open to a weekday or Sunday wedding or a winter wedding, you’ll find a whole lot more flexibility (and likely some significant savings to boot!).
While the prospect of greater flexibility and cost savings are great, you’ll definitely want to keep in mind that the given calendar year is full of long weekends, holidays, big city events and so forth. Perhaps your friends and family would be absolutely thrilled to celebrate your love on New Years Eve or St. Patrick’s Day, but maybe not; if the majority of your nearest and dearest are avid cottage goers, you might want to steer clear of any long weekends; and if your fiancé’s family is Jewish, you’ll definitely want to avoid saying “I Do” on a High Holiday.
While you won’t be able to accommodate everyone, the goal is to have the majority of your guest list in attendance, so you’ll definitely want to make sure you know your audience when considering a wedding date. Lucky for you, we’ve already done the heavy lifting! Below is a list of all the wedding dates to avoid (or not) in 2026 & 2027.
New Year’s Day: Jan 1, 2026 | Jan 1, 2027
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Superbowl: Feb 8, 2026 | Feb 15, 2027
Friday the 13th: Feb 13, 2026
Chinese New Year: Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 6, 2027
Valentine’s Day: Feb 14, 2026 | Feb 14, 2027
Family Day: Feb 16, 2026 | Feb 17, 2027
Mardi Gras: Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 9, 2027
Additionally, Ramadan is an Islamic holiday that lasts a whole month beginning on February 17, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026 | February 7, 2027 to Mar 8, 2027.
St. Patrick’s Day: Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2027
Palm Sunday: Mar 29, 2026 | Mar 21, 2027
Friday the 13th: Mar 13, 2026
Eid-al-Fitr: Mar 19-20, 2026 | Mar 9-10, 2027
Ram Navami: Mar 26, 2026
Good Friday: Mar 26, 2027
Easter Sunday: Mar 28, 2027
Additionally, Ramadan is an Islamic holiday that lasts a whole month beginning on February 17, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026 | February 7, 2027 to Mar 8, 2027.
April Fools Day: April 1, 2026 | April 1, 2027
Good Friday: Apr 3, 2026
Easter Sunday: Apr 5, 2026
Passover: April 1-9, 2026 | Apr 21-29, 2027
Ram Navami: Apr 15, 2027
Mother’s Day: May 10, 2026 | May 9, 2027
Victoria Day: May 18, 2026 | May 24, 2027
Eid-al-Adha: May 26-30, 2026 | May 16-20, 2027
Father’s Day: Jun 21, 2026 | Jun 20, 2027
Canada Day: Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 1, 2027
Tisha B’Av: Jul 22-23, 2026
Civic Holiday: Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 2, 2027
Tisha B’Av: Aug 11-12, 2027
Friday the 13th: August 13, 2027
Krishna Janmashtami: August 25, 2027
Labour Day: Sept 7, 2026 | Sept 6, 2027
Krishna Janmashtami: Sep 4, 2026
Rosh Hashanah: Sep 11-13, 2026
Yom Kippur: Sep 20-21, 2026
Rosh Hashanah: Oct 1-3, 2027
Yom Kippur: Oct 10-11, 2027
Diwali: Oct 29, 2027
Canadian Thanksgiving: Oct 12, 2026 | Oct 11, 2027
Halloween: Oct 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2027
Diwali: Nov 8, 2026
Remembrance Day: Nov 11, 2026 | Nov 11, 2027
Friday the 13th: Nov 13, 2026
Hanukkah: Dec 4-12, 2026 | Dec 24-Jan 1, 2027-2028
Christmas Eve: Dec 24, 2026 | Dec 24, 2027
Christmas: Dec 25, 2026 | Dec 25, 2027
Boxing Day: Dec 26, 2026 | Dec 26, 2027
Kwanzaa: Dec 26-Jan 1, 2026-2027 | Dec 26-Jan 1, 2027-2028
New Years Eve: December 31, 2026 | December 31, 2027
Did we miss any wedding dates to avoid? Let us know in the comments!
