Shrove Tuesday 2026

Shrove Tuesday 2026 is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (in 271 days).  Calendar for 2026

Shrove Tuesday 2025 has already passed: it was on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (78 days ago).  Calendar for 2025

Shrove Tuesday, also called Pancake Day, Pancake Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras (which is French for "Fat Tuesday"), is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is a movable feast whose date whose date is linked to Easter, so it changes on an annual basis. The date can vary from as early as February 3 to as late as March 9. It is preceded by Shrove Monday and marks the end of Shrovetide, also known as the Pre-Lenten Season.

Shrove Tuesday is 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.

Further reading: Shrove Tuesday on Wikipedia

Shrove Tuesday 2027 is on Tuesday, February 9, 2027 (in 628 days).  Calendar for 2027

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