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Iroquois Green Corn Ceremony

Ongoing through Wed., Sep. 30, 2026

Tradition:

Indigenous American

A time of renewal involving fasting, dances, offerings, and readings from the code of Handsome Lake.

Jicarilla Apache Ghost Dance

Ongoing through Wed., Sep. 30, 2026

Tradition:

Indigenous American

New Mexico.

Sukkot

Ongoing through Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

Tradition:

Judaism

An eight-day Jewish festival of booths (or tabernacles) and the fall harvest. The name refers to the booths (sukkot) used by Israelites during desert wanderings and constructed in the fields during the harvest season. It is a time of thanksgiving for Gods presence in creation and among the Jewish people. The Eighth Day (Shemini Atzeret) is considered both the end of Sukkot and a distinct festival.

The holiday begins at or around sundown on the calendar date listed.

Sukkot

Ongoing through Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

Tradition:

Judaism

An eight-day Jewish festival of booths (or tabernacles) and the fall harvest. The name refers to the booths (sukkot) used by Israelites during desert wanderings and constructed in the fields during the harvest season. It is a time of thanksgiving for Gods presence in creation and among the Jewish people. The Eighth Day (Shemini Atzeret) is considered both the end of Sukkot and a distinct festival.

The holiday begins at or around sundown on the calendar date listed.

Cherokee Great New Moon Festival

Thu., Oct. 1 – Sat., Oct. 31, 2026

Tradition:

Indigenous American

October marks the beginning of the new year.

Shmini Atzeret

Fri., Oct. 2 – Sat., Oct. 3, 2026

Tradition:

Judaism

The Eighth Day of Sukkot (Shemini Atzeret) is considered both the end of Sukkot and a distinct festival.

The holiday begins at or around sundown on the calendar date listed.

Simchat Torah

Sat., Oct. 3 – Sun., Oct. 4, 2026

Tradition:

Judaism

Joyous festival in which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue is completed and its first book begun again. The celebration typically includes singing, dancing, and marching with Torah scrolls.

The holiday begins at or around sundown on the calendar date listed.

Navratri

Sun., Oct. 11 – Tue., Oct. 20, 2026

Tradition:

Hinduism

A nine-night (nav-rat) celebration of nine auspicious forms of Shakti/Devi (feminine divine power/the Goddess). Navratri occurs four times each year. Of these, Sharad/Shardiya Navratri in September/October is the most widely observed.

Gahambar Ayathrem

Mon., Oct. 12 – Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

Tradition:

Zoroastrianism

Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop, and the return of herds from pasture.