Pancake Day 2026
When is Pancake Day 2026?
Pancake Day 2025 has already passed: it was on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (48 days ago).
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What is Pancake Day?

Pancakes served on Pancake Day
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.
When is Pancake Day 2027?
Dates for Pancake Day in other years
The next occurrence of Pancake Day is marked in
red.
When is ...? |
Date |
Day of the week |
Days away |
Pancake Day 2021 |
February 16, 2021 |
Tuesday |
1525 days ago |
Pancake Day 2022 |
March 1, 2022 |
Tuesday |
1147 days ago |
Pancake Day 2023 |
February 21, 2023 |
Tuesday |
790 days ago |
Pancake Day 2024 |
February 13, 2024 |
Tuesday |
433 days ago |
Pancake Day 2025 |
March 4, 2025 |
Tuesday |
48 days ago |
Pancake Day 2026 |
February 17, 2026 |
Tuesday |
in 301 days |
Pancake Day 2027 |
February 9, 2027 |
Tuesday |
in 658 days |
Pancake Day 2028 |
February 29, 2028 |
Tuesday |
in 1043 days |
Pancake Day 2029 |
February 13, 2029 |
Tuesday |
in 1393 days |
Pancake Day 2030 |
March 5, 2030 |
Tuesday |
in 1778 days |
Pancake Day 2031 |
February 25, 2031 |
Tuesday |
in 2135 days |
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Free printable 2026 calendar templates
A selection of downloadable, printable calendar templates for 2026 with US federal holidays, suitable for a variety of applications. Available for PDF, Excel and Word.
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