Samhain 2023
When is Samhain 2023?
Samhain 2023 starts on
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 (in 27 days) and ends on
Wednesday, November 1st 2023 (in 28 days).
Calendar for 2023
What is Samhain?

Special bonfires are often lit during Samhain
Samhain is ancient Celtic seasonal festival to mark the end of the harvest and to remember the dead that is celebrated from sunset on October 31 to sunset on November 1. It is held at the time of year when the boundary between this world and the world of the dead is considered to be at its thinnest and can most easily be crossed, and the souls of the dead return to the world of the living for one night to revisit their homes and seek hospitality. It is thus related to (and conincides with) the Christian celebrations of Hallowtide:
Halloween (All Saints' Eve) on October 31,
All Saints' Day on November 1 and
All Souls' Day on November 2. It also coincides with the Mexican festival
Day of the Dead.
Samhain is a precursor to the modern-day Halloween festival, and many Samhain customs and traditions survive in Halloween, for example going from door to door in disguise (or in costume) to ask for food in exchange for praying for the dead.
Further reading:
Samhain on Wikipedia
When is Samhain 2024?
Samhain 2024 starts on
Thursday, October 31, 2024 (in 393 days) and ends on
Friday, November 1st 2024 (in 394 days).
Calendar for 2024
Dates for Samhain from 2018 to 2028
The next occurrence of Samhain is marked in
red.
Year |
Samhain starts on |
Samhain ends on |
Samhain 2018 |
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
Samhain 2019 |
Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
Friday, November 1, 2019 |
Samhain 2020 |
Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
Samhain 2021 |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
Monday, November 1, 2021 |
Samhain 2022 |
Monday, October 31, 2022 |
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
Samhain 2023 |
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
Samhain 2024 |
Thursday, October 31, 2024 |
Friday, November 1, 2024 |
Samhain 2025 |
Friday, October 31, 2025 |
Saturday, November 1, 2025 |
Samhain 2026 |
Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
Samhain 2027 |
Sunday, October 31, 2027 |
Monday, November 1, 2027 |
Samhain 2028 |
Tuesday, October 31, 2028 |
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 |
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Samhain 2023 and surrounding years as downloadable image file
Free printable 2023 calendar templates
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