This popular section features beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons to enlighten your students about holidays, traditions, and special events from around the world. From Valentine's Day to Lunar New Year and Ramadan, we're filling up your calendar with relevant topics.

Indigenous Peoples' Day (US)

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Columbus Day

Children's Day

Thanksgiving

Labour Day (Canada)

Winter Olympics

Black History Month

Groundhog Day

Waitangi Day

Valentine's Day 

What's She Like? A Valentine's Story

Presidents’ Day

Mardi Gras

New Year's

Australia Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Lunar New Year 

The Super Bowl

Family Day (Canada)

Leap Year

Holi

International Women's Day

St. Patrick's Day  

Ramadan

Eid al-Fitr

Nauruz Festival

April Fools' Day 

Walk to Work Day

Passover

Easter 

Countdown to Easter

Earth Day

St. George's Day

Anzac Day

Cherry Blossom Festivals

Golden Week

Asian Heritage Month

Jewish Heritage Month

May Day

Cinco de Mayo 

Mother's Day

Victoria Day

Memorial Day

Dragon Boat Festival

World No Tobacco Day

Pride Month

World Oceans Day

Flag Day (US)

Juneteenth

National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)

Father's Day

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

Canada Day

Eid al-Adha

Independence Day

Calgary Stampede

Running of the Bulls 

Bastille Day

World Cup 

International Day of Friendship

Summer Olympics

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Raksha Bandhan (Brother and Sister's Day)

Left-Handers' Day

Labor Day (US)

Grandparents' Day

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Yom Kippur

Ready-to-teach digital and printable ESL lessons for all levels. Culturally rich content on holidays, traditions, and special events worldwide.

ESL Lesson Plans by Ellii – Holidays & Events

Holidays & Events