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Coptic Feasts 2026

Coptic Orthodox feasts in 2026: Coptic Christmas on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, Coptic Easter on Sunday, April 12, 2026, with the fasts, church occasions and saints' days.

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Feasts & Church Occasions 2026

Feasts & Church Occasions 2026
DateOccasionCoptic date
Jan 6TueParamoun of the NativityFast28 Koiak
Jan 7WedThe Nativity of Christ (Coptic Christmas)Major Feast of the Lord29 Koiak
Jan 8ThuThe Adoration of the MagiChurch Occasion30 Koiak
Jan 14WedThe Circumcision of ChristMinor Feast of the Lord6 Tobi
Jan 16FriParamoun of the Theophanyuntil Sunday, January 18Fast8 Tobi
Jan 19MonThe Theophany (Epiphany)Major Feast of the Lord11 Tobi
Jan 20TueMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Tobi
Jan 21WedThe Wedding at Cana of GalileeMinor Feast of the Lord13 Tobi
Jan 29ThuThe Departure of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Tobi
Feb 2MonThe Fast of Nineveh (Jonah)until Wednesday, February 4Fast25 Tobi
Feb 4WedThe Archangel SurielChurch Occasion27 Tobi
Feb 5ThuJonah's PassoverChurch Occasion28 Tobi
Feb 6FriMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Tobi
Feb 8SunThe Second Ecumenical Council at ConstantinopleChurch Occasion1 Meshir
Feb 15SunThe Entrance of Christ into the TempleMinor Feast of the Lord8 Meshir
Feb 16MonGreat Lentuntil Saturday, April 11Fast9 Meshir
Feb 19ThuMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Meshir
Feb 28SatMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Meshir
Mar 8SunMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Meshir
Mar 17TueThe Departure of Pope Shenouda IIIChurch Occasion8 Paremhat
Mar 19ThuThe Appearance of the CrossChurch Occasion10 Paremhat
Mar 21SatMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Paremhat
Mar 29SunThe Raising of LazarusChurch Occasion20 Paremhat
Mar 30MonMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Paremhat
Apr 2ThuThe Apparition of the Virgin Mary in ZeitounChurch Occasion24 Paremhat
Apr 4SatLazarus SaturdayChurch Occasion26 Paremhat
Apr 5SunPalm SundayMajor Feast of the Lord27 Paremhat
Apr 5SunHoly Week (Pascha)until Saturday, April 11Church Occasion27 Paremhat
Apr 5SunThe Commemoration of the CrucifixionChurch Occasion27 Paremhat
Apr 7TueThe AnnunciationMajor Feast of the Lord29 Paremhat
Apr 8WedThe Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion30 Paremhat
Apr 9ThuCovenant ThursdayMinor Feast of the Lord1 Parmouti
Apr 10FriGood FridayChurch Occasion2 Parmouti
Apr 11SatBright SaturdayChurch Occasion3 Parmouti
Apr 12SunThe Glorious Feast of the Resurrection (Coptic Easter)Major Feast of the Lord4 Parmouti
Apr 19SunThomas SundayMinor Feast of the Lord11 Parmouti
Apr 20MonMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Parmouti
Apr 29WedMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Parmouti
May 7ThuMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Parmouti
May 9SatThe Nativity of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion1 Pashons
May 20WedMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Pashons
May 21ThuThe Ascension of ChristMajor Feast of the Lord13 Pashons
May 29FriMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Pashons
May 31SunPentecostMajor Feast of the Lord23 Pashons
Jun 1MonThe Entry of Christ into EgyptMinor Feast of the Lord24 Pashons
Jun 1MonThe Apostles' Fastuntil Saturday, July 11Fast24 Pashons
Jun 6SatMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Pashons
Jun 19FriFeast of the Archangel Michael in PaoniChurch Occasion12 Paoni
Jun 20SatThe Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion13 Paoni
Jun 28SunMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Paoni
Jul 6MonMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Paoni
Jul 12SunFeast of the ApostlesChurch Occasion5 Epip
Jul 19SunMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Epip
Jul 28TueMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Epip
Aug 5WedMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Epip
Aug 7FriThe Fast of the Virgin Maryuntil Friday, August 21Fast1 Mesori
Aug 13ThuThe Annunciation to Joachim of the Birth of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion7 Mesori
Aug 14FriThe Confession of St. PeterChurch Occasion8 Mesori
Aug 18TueMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Mesori
Aug 19WedThe TransfigurationMinor Feast of the Lord13 Mesori
Aug 22SatThe Assumption of the Body of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion16 Mesori
Aug 27ThuMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Mesori
Sep 4FriMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Mesori
Sep 8TueThe Archangel RaphaelChurch Occasion3 Nasie
Sep 11FriFeast of El-Nayrouz (Coptic New Year)Church Occasion1 Thout
Sep 22TueThe Third Ecumenical Council at EphesusChurch Occasion12 Thout
Sep 22TueMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Thout
Sep 27SunFeast of the Glorious CrossChurch Occasion17 Thout
Oct 1ThuMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Thout
Oct 6TueThe Annunciation to Zechariah of the Birth of John the BaptistChurch Occasion26 Thout
Oct 9FriMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Thout
Oct 22ThuMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Paopi
Oct 31SatMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Paopi
Nov 8SunMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Paopi
Nov 16MonConsecration of the Church of St. George in LyddaChurch Occasion7 Hathor
Nov 17TueThe Four Incorporeal Living CreaturesChurch Occasion8 Hathor
Nov 18WedThe First Ecumenical Council at NicaeaChurch Occasion9 Hathor
Nov 21SatFeast of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Hathor
Nov 25WedThe Nativity Fast (Advent)until Wednesday, January 6Fast16 Hathor
Nov 30MonMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Hathor
Dec 3ThuThe Twenty-Four Priests (Presbyters)Church Occasion24 Hathor
Dec 8TueMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Hathor
Dec 12SatThe Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the TempleChurch Occasion3 Koiak
Dec 21MonMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Koiak
Dec 25FriChristmas in the Western ChurchesNote16 Koiak
Dec 30WedMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Koiak
Dec 31ThuFeast of the Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion22 Koiak
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Saints' Feasts 2026

Saints' Feasts 2026
DateOccasionCoptic date
Jan 1ThuDeparture of David the Prophet and KingSaint23 Koiak
Jan 2FriMartyrdom of St. Ignatius the God-BearerSaint24 Koiak
Jan 9FriMartyrdom of St. Stephen the ArchdeaconSaint1 Tobi
Jan 11SunThe Holy Infants of BethlehemSaint3 Tobi
Jan 12MonDeparture of St. John the BelovedSaint4 Tobi
Jan 14WedDeparture of St. Basil the GreatSaint6 Tobi
Jan 14WedThe Ascension of Elijah the ProphetSaint6 Tobi
Jan 16FriDeparture of Pope Benjamin ISaint8 Tobi
Jan 20TueMartyrdom of St. Theodore the EasternSaint12 Tobi
Jan 21WedMartyrdom of St. DemianaSaint13 Tobi
Jan 22ThuDeparture of St. MaximusSaint14 Tobi
Jan 22ThuMartyrdom of St. MehraelSaint14 Tobi
Jan 25SunDeparture of St. DomadiusSaint17 Tobi
Jan 26MonSts. Mary and Martha, the Sisters of LazarusSaint18 Tobi
Jan 30FriDeparture of St. Anthony the Great, Father of MonksSaint22 Tobi
Jan 31SatDeparture of Pope Cyril IV, Father of ReformSaint23 Tobi
Feb 3TueMartyrdom of the Forty-Nine Elders of ScetisSaint26 Tobi
Feb 4WedMartyrdom of St. Abu Fam the SoldierSaint27 Tobi
Feb 7SatMartyrdom of Sts. Pistis, Helpis, Agape and Their Mother SophiaSaint30 Tobi
Feb 9MonDeparture of St. Paul the First HermitSaint2 Meshir
Feb 12ThuDeparture of St. Bishai of the Red MonasterySaint5 Meshir
Feb 15SunThe Martyrs of LibyaSaint8 Meshir
Feb 16MonDeparture of St. Barsoum, Father of the Syrian MonksSaint9 Meshir
Feb 21SatDeparture of St. Severus of AntiochSaint14 Meshir
Feb 22SunDeparture of Zechariah the ProphetSaint15 Meshir
Feb 23MonDeparture of St. Elizabeth, Mother of John the BaptistSaint16 Meshir
Mar 5ThuDeparture of Hosea the ProphetSaint26 Meshir
Mar 8SunMartyrdom of St. Polycarp, Bishop of SmyrnaSaint29 Meshir
Mar 9MonDeparture of Pope Cyril VISaint30 Meshir
Mar 9MonThe Finding of the Head of St. John the BaptistSaint30 Meshir
Mar 22SunMartyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of SebasteSaint13 Paremhat
Mar 26ThuDeparture of St. Lazarus, Friend of the LordSaint17 Paremhat
Mar 31TueDeparture of St. Cyril of JerusalemSaint22 Paremhat
Apr 1WedDeparture of Daniel the ProphetSaint23 Paremhat
Apr 5SunDeparture of St. Macarius the GreatSaint27 Paremhat
Apr 9ThuDeparture of Aaron the PriestSaint1 Parmouti
Apr 13MonDeparture of Ezekiel the ProphetSaint5 Parmouti
Apr 14TueDeparture of St. Mary of EgyptSaint6 Parmouti
Apr 15WedDeparture of St. Joachim, Father of the Virgin MarySaint7 Parmouti
Apr 24FriMartyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of PergamumSaint16 Parmouti
Apr 25SatMartyrdom of St. James, Son of ZebedeeSaint17 Parmouti
May 1FriMartyrdom of St. George, Prince of MartyrsSaint23 Parmouti
May 5TueMartyrdom of St. Victor, Son of RomanusSaint27 Parmouti
May 7ThuDeparture of St. Aristobulus the ApostleSaint29 Parmouti
May 8FriMartyrdom of St. Mark the ApostleSaint30 Parmouti
May 10SunDeparture of Job the RighteousSaint2 Pashons
May 13WedMartyrdom of Jeremiah the ProphetSaint5 Pashons
May 15FriDeparture of St. Athanasius the ApostolicSaint7 Pashons
May 17SunDeparture of St. Helena the QueenSaint9 Pashons
May 18MonDeparture of the Three Holy YouthsSaint10 Pashons
May 20WedConsecration of the Church of St. DemianaSaint12 Pashons
May 20WedTranslation of the Relics of St. John ChrysostomSaint12 Pashons
May 21ThuDeparture of St. Arsenius, Tutor of the Emperor's SonsSaint13 Pashons
May 22FriDeparture of St. Pachomius, Father of the CenobitesSaint14 Pashons
May 23SatMartyrdom of St. Simon the ZealotSaint15 Pashons
Jun 1MonDeparture of Habakkuk the ProphetSaint24 Pashons
Jun 2TueMartyrdom of St. Colluthus the PhysicianSaint25 Pashons
Jun 3WedMartyrdom of St. Thomas the ApostleSaint26 Pashons
Jun 6SatDeparture of St. Simeon the StyliteSaint29 Pashons
Jun 9TueThe Finding of the Bodies of St. John the Baptist and ElishaSaint2 Paoni
Jun 10WedDeparture of St. Abraam, Bishop of FayoumSaint3 Paoni
Jun 14SunMartyrdom of St. Abaskhiron of QalinSaint7 Paoni
Jun 16TueDeparture of Samuel the ProphetSaint9 Paoni
Jun 22MonConsecration of the Church of St. MinaSaint15 Paoni
Jun 23TueDeparture of St. Onuphrius the AnchoriteSaint16 Paoni
Jun 26FriMartyrdom of St. George of MuzahimSaint19 Paoni
Jun 27SatDeparture of Elisha the ProphetSaint20 Paoni
Jul 1WedMartyrdom of St. Moses the BlackSaint24 Paoni
Jul 3FriDeparture of Joshua, Son of NunSaint26 Paoni
Jul 7TueThe Nativity of St. John the BaptistSaint30 Paoni
Jul 8WedMartyrdom of St. Euphrosyne the AsceticSaint1 Epip
Jul 9ThuDeparture of St. Thaddaeus the ApostleSaint2 Epip
Jul 10FriDeparture of St. Cyril the Great, Pillar of FaithSaint3 Epip
Jul 14TueDeparture of St. Shenouda the ArchimandriteSaint7 Epip
Jul 15WedDeparture of St. Pishoy, Star of the DesertSaint8 Epip
Jul 15WedDeparture of St. Karas the AnchoriteSaint8 Epip
Jul 18SatDeparture of St. Isaiah the SolitarySaint11 Epip
Jul 21TueDeparture of St. Macarius of AlexandriaSaint14 Epip
Jul 22WedDeparture of St. Ephrem the SyrianSaint15 Epip
Jul 22WedMartyrdom of St. Cyriacus and His Mother JulittaSaint15 Epip
Jul 23ThuDeparture of St. John of the Golden GospelSaint16 Epip
Jul 25SatMartyrdom of St. James the ApostleSaint18 Epip
Jul 27MonMartyrdom of St. Theodore of ShotepSaint20 Epip
Jul 30ThuMartyrdom of St. MarinaSaint23 Epip
Jul 31FriMartyrdom of St. AbanoubSaint24 Epip
Aug 2SunDeparture of St. Joseph the CarpenterSaint26 Epip
Aug 4TueDeparture of St. Mary MagdaleneSaint28 Epip
Aug 10MonDeparture of King HezekiahSaint4 Mesori
Aug 21FriDeparture of St. Marina the AsceticSaint15 Mesori
Aug 26WedThe Seven Holy Youths of EphesusSaint20 Mesori
Aug 30SunDeparture of St. Takla Haymanot the EthiopianSaint24 Mesori
Aug 31MonDeparture of St. Bessarion the GreatSaint25 Mesori
Sep 3ThuThe Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and JacobSaint28 Mesori
Sep 4FriTranslation of the Body of St. John the ShortSaint29 Mesori
Sep 5SatDeparture of Malachi the ProphetSaint30 Mesori
Sep 7MonDeparture of St. Titus the ApostleSaint2 Nasie
Sep 9WedDeparture of St. Poemen the SolitarySaint4 Nasie
Sep 10ThuDeparture of St. Barsoum the NakedSaint5 Nasie
Sep 10ThuDeparture of Amos the ProphetSaint5 Nasie
Sep 11FriMartyrdom of St. Bartholomew the ApostleSaint1 Thout
Sep 12SatMartyrdom of St. John the BaptistSaint2 Thout
Sep 13SunDeparture of St. Theodora the PenitentSaint3 Thout
Sep 16WedMartyrdom of Isaiah the ProphetSaint6 Thout
Sep 17ThuDeparture of Pope Dioscorus ISaint7 Thout
Sep 17ThuMartyrdom of St. Rebecca and Her Five ChildrenSaint7 Thout
Sep 24ThuDeparture of St. Agathon the StyliteSaint14 Thout
Oct 1ThuMartyrdom of Sts. Cyprian and JustinaSaint21 Thout
Oct 2FriMartyrdom of St. Julius of AqfahsSaint22 Thout
Oct 4SunDeparture of St. Gregory the TheologianSaint24 Thout
Oct 8ThuMartyrdom of St. Apater and His Sister IreneSaint28 Thout
Oct 9FriMartyrdom of St. FebroniaSaint29 Thout
Oct 16FriDeparture of St. Hannah, Mother of SamuelSaint6 Paopi
Oct 17SatDeparture of St. Paul of TammahSaint7 Paopi
Oct 20TueMartyrdom of St. SergiusSaint10 Paopi
Oct 22ThuMartyrdom of St. Matthew the EvangelistSaint12 Paopi
Oct 22ThuDeparture of Pope Demetrius the VinedresserSaint12 Paopi
Oct 24SatDeparture of St. Philip, One of the Seven DeaconsSaint14 Paopi
Oct 27TueDeparture of Pope Dioscorus IISaint17 Paopi
Oct 30FriDeparture of St. John the ShortSaint20 Paopi
Oct 31SatDeparture of St. ReweisSaint21 Paopi
Oct 31SatDeparture of Joel the ProphetSaint21 Paopi
Nov 1SunMartyrdom of St. Luke the EvangelistSaint22 Paopi
Nov 3TueDeparture of St. Hilarion the GreatSaint24 Paopi
Nov 8SunMartyrdom of St. Demetrius of ThessalonikiSaint29 Paopi
Nov 9MonAppearance of the Head of St. Mark the ApostleSaint30 Paopi
Nov 10TueMartyrdom of St. Cleopas the ApostleSaint1 Hathor
Nov 14SatAppearance of the Head of St. LonginusSaint5 Hathor
Nov 20FriDeparture of St. Anne, Mother of the Virgin MarySaint11 Hathor
Nov 24TueMartyrdom of St. Mina the Wonder-WorkerSaint15 Hathor
Nov 26ThuDeparture of St. John ChrysostomSaint17 Hathor
Nov 27FriMartyrdom of St. Philip the ApostleSaint18 Hathor
Dec 1TueMartyrdom of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Their Brothers and Their MotherSaint22 Hathor
Dec 4FriMartyrdom of St. Philopater Mercurius (Abu Sefein)Saint25 Hathor
Dec 6SunMartyrdom of St. James the Sawn-AsunderSaint27 Hathor
Dec 7MonMartyrdom of St. Serapamon, Bishop of NikiouSaint28 Hathor
Dec 8TueMartyrdom of Pope Peter, Seal of the MartyrsSaint29 Hathor
Dec 8TueMartyrdom of St. Catherine of AlexandriaSaint29 Hathor
Dec 11FriDeparture of St. Hermina the AnchoriteSaint2 Koiak
Dec 13SunMartyrdom of St. Andrew the ApostleSaint4 Koiak
Dec 13SunTranslation of the Bodies of St. Pishoy and St. Paul of TammahSaint4 Koiak
Dec 15TueDeparture of Pope Abraham ibn ZaraaSaint6 Koiak
Dec 17ThuDeparture of St. Samuel the ConfessorSaint8 Koiak
Dec 17ThuMartyrdom of St. BarbaraSaint8 Koiak
Dec 19SatDeparture of St. Nicholas, Bishop of MyraSaint10 Koiak
Dec 20SunDeparture of St. Bigimi the AnchoriteSaint11 Koiak
Dec 23WedMartyrdom of St. Behnam and His Sister SarahSaint14 Koiak
Dec 28MonDeparture of St. John, Bishop of Burullus, Compiler of the SynaxariumSaint19 Koiak
Dec 29TueDeparture of Haggai the ProphetSaint20 Koiak

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