Pancake Day 2026

Pancake Day 2026 is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (in 301 days).  Calendar for 2026

Pancake Day 2025 has already passed: it was on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (48 days ago).  Calendar for 2025

In the Christian tradition, Pancake Day, also called Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras (which is French for "Fat Tuesday"), is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on the following day, Ash Wednesday. It's called so due to the custom of eating pancakes on this day, a tradition that comes from a time when any remaining rich foods were eaten on the day before Lent to use them up, and fasting begins. It's observed mainly in English-speaking countries, especially Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, but also in the Philippines and Germany.

Pancake Day is a movable feast whose date is determined by Easter, and it's celebrated exactly 47 days before Easter Sunday. The date can vary from as early as February 3 to as late as March 9.

For detailed information see Wikipedia's entry on Shrove Tuesday.

Pancake Day 2027 is on Tuesday, February 9, 2027 (in 658 days).  Calendar for 2027

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