Even before the onset of a New Year, people start planning about all the major events that are lined up in the upcoming months. 2015 Events is our attempt to make informed and organized plans.
Don’t you always want to know whether there is a long weekend in the upcoming New Year? Haven’t you ever sighed at sighting a holiday coinciding with a weekend? If you have, then our 2015 Events calendar would be the place for you to be and do all your holiday planning for round the year events and occurrences.
We at 123NewYear bring before you the list of Events round the globe scheduled for the year 2015. We have stressed on the events that are expected to take place in India, United Kingdom and the United States of America. This would help you to mark not only the festivals, but also the public holidays and bank holidays that at times become very essential in planning financial transactions and at times even to make your travel plans.
Festivals also make us remember the traditions and customs that are intertwined with the culture and heritage of each country, every region of the globe being unique in this aspect. Apart from that we have also included the major sporting events and their dates that are expected to happen round the world during the year 2015 so as to build up your excitement quotient further.
2015 January Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 1st January |
New Year; The Eurasian Economic Union would start functioning; Lithuania drops its local currency litas and adopts Euro thereby becoming the 19th country in the Euro Zone. |
| 26th January |
Indian Republic Day; Australia Day |
| 4th January to 26th January |
Asian Cup (Football/ Soccer) |
| 17th January to 8th February |
African Cup of Nations (Football/ Soccer) |
| 19th January to 1st February |
Australian Open (Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Grand Slam) |
| 21st January to 8th February |
World Masters Games (Multi Sports) |
2015 February Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 1st February |
Super Bowl (USA) |
| 2nd February |
Groundhog Day |
| 14th February |
Valentine’s Day |
| 18th February |
Ash Wednesday |
| 19th February |
Chinese New Year |
| 2nd to 15th February |
World Skiing Championship |
| 3rd to 8th February |
Indoor Field Hockey World Cup |
| 18th to 22nd February |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
2015 March Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 1st to 30th March |
Cricket – Men’s World Cup |
| 2nd March |
Dr. Suess Birthday |
| 2nd to 8th March |
World Junior Figure Skating Championships |
| 20th March |
First Day of Spring (Northern Hemisphere) |
| 6th March to 16th March |
World Junior Snowboarding Championships |
| 6th March to 8th March |
Speed Skating – World All-round Championships |
| 7th March to 14th March |
FIS Junior World Ski Championships |
| 13th March to 15th March |
Short Track – Men’s and Women’s World Championship |
| March 20th |
Total Solar Eclipse. It would be visible in North Atlantic |
| 23rd March to 29th March |
Figure Skating – World Championships |
| March 29 |
Palm Sunday |
2015 April Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 3rd April |
Good Friday |
| 5th April |
Easter |
| 6th April |
Patriots’ Day |
| 6th April |
Easter Monday |
| 22nd April |
Earth Day |
| 22nd April |
Administrative Professionals’ Day |
2015 May Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 1st May |
May Day |
| 1st May to 17th May |
Ice Hockey – World Championship |
| 2nd May |
Join Hands Day |
| 5th May |
Cinco de Mayo |
| 5th May to 31st October |
Expo 2015 will be held in Milan, Italy. |
| 6th May |
Nurses’ Day |
| 7th May |
United Kingdom General Election according to the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 |
| 7th May to 10th May |
Golf – The Players Championship |
| 10th May |
Mothers’ Day |
| 22nd May |
National Maritime Day |
| 25th May |
Memorial Day |
2015 June Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 1st June |
Basketball – Euro-Basket Women |
| 5th June |
World Environment Day |
| 6th June to 11th June |
Fencing – European Championships |
| 18th June to 21st June |
U.S. Open Golf Championship |
| 29th June to 12th July |
Tennis – Men’s and Women’s Grand Slam – Wimbledon |
| 14th June |
Flag Day |
| 21st June |
Father’s Day |
| 21st June |
Summer Solstice |
2015 July Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 1st July |
Canada Day |
| 4th July |
Independence Day in US |
| 4th July to 18th July |
American Football – IFAF World Championship |
| 10th July to 26th July |
XVII Pan American Games |
| 13th July to 19th July |
Fencing – World Championships |
| 15th July to 19th July |
Athletics – World Youth Championships |
| 14th July |
Bastille Day |
| 16th July to 26th July |
Basketball – Women’s World Championships U-19 |
| 16th July to 19th July |
Golf – The Open Championship |
| 18th July to 26th July |
Inline Speed Skating – European Championships |
| 19th July to 2nd August |
Diving, Swimming and Synchronized Swimming – World Championships |
| 20th July to 25th July |
Softball – Women’s European Championships |
| 28th July to 2nd August |
Archery – World Championships |
| 31st July to 2nd August |
Equestrian – European Endurance Championships |
| 26th July |
Parents’ Day |
| 17th July (+/- one day depending on sighting of the moon) |
Eid-ul-Fitr |
2015 August Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 2nd August |
Friendship Day |
| 15th August |
Independence Day in India, Assumption Day |
| 19th August |
National Aviation Day |
| 20th August to 30th August |
Field hockey – Men’s and Women’s Euro-hockey Nations Championship |
| 22nd August to 30th August |
Athletics – World Championships |
| 21st August |
Senior Citizens’ Day |
| 26th August |
Women’s Equality Day |
| 30th August to 5th September |
Rowing – World Championships |
| 31st August to 13th September |
Tennis – Men’s and Women’s Grand Slam – US Open |
2015 September Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 7th September |
Labor Day |
| 13th September |
National Grandparents’ Day |
| 13th September |
Partial Solar Eclipse |
| 16th September |
Stepfamily Day |
| 21st September |
International Day of Peace |
| 25th September |
Native American Day |
| 1st September to 6th September |
Swimming – World Junior Championships |
| 2nd September to 13th September |
Amateur Boxing – Junior World Championships |
| 7th September to 13th September |
Gymnastics – World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships |
| 17th September to 20th September |
Canoeing – Marathon World Championships |
| 18th September to 11th October |
Rugby – World Cup |
| evening of 22nd September to the evening of |
| 23rd September |
Eid-ul-Adha |
| 20th September to 26th September |
Cycling – World Championships |
| 26th September to 4th October |
Table tennis – Men’s and Women’s European Championships |
2015 October Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 5th October |
Child Health Day |
| 12th October |
Columbus Day |
| 16th October |
National Boss Day |
| 17th October |
Sweetest Day |
| 22nd October |
Dussehra |
| 24th October |
United Nations Day |
| 25th October |
Mother-in-law Day |
| 31st October |
Halloween |
| 24th October to 1st November |
Gymnastics – World Artistic Gymnastics Championships |
2015 November Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 1st November |
All Saints Day |
| 2nd November |
All Souls Day |
| 9th November to 15th November |
Tennis – Fed Cup Final |
| 11th November |
Remembrance Day/ Armistice Day; Deewali. |
| 20th November to 29th November |
Weightlifting – World Championships |
| 23rd November to 29th November |
Tennis – Davis Cup Final |
| 26th November |
Thanksgiving Day |
| 27th November |
Black Friday |
| 30th November |
Cyber Monday |
2015 December Events
| Date |
Name of the Event |
| 1st December |
AIDS Awareness Day |
| 1st December to 5th December |
Gymnastics – World Trampoline Championships |
| 10th December |
Human Rights Day |
| 22nd December |
Winter Solstice |
| 25th December |
Christmas |
| 31st December |
New Year’s Eve |
2015
2015 Calendar
New Year Around the World
