When is Palm Sunday 2026?
Sunday,
March 29
178 days ago.
- Day of week
- Sunday
- Against 2025
- 15 days earlier
- Orthodox Easter
- 7 days later
- Days ago
- 178
Why Palm Sunday falls when it does in 2026
Palm Sunday is fixed relative to Easter, which is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March. In 2026 Western Easter is Sunday, April 5, 2026 and Orthodox Easter is Sunday, April 12, 2026, 7 days later, because the Orthodox churches compute it on the Julian calendar.
Palm Sunday 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | |||||||
| 11 | |||||||
| 12 | |||||||
| 13 | |||||||
| 14 | Palm Sunday |
Within a week of Palm Sunday in 2026
Which dates fall near Palm Sunday changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- April Fools' DayWednesday, Wed, Apr 1
- Maundy ThursdayThursday, Thu, Apr 2
- PassoverThursday, Thu, Apr 2
- Good FridayFriday, Fri, Apr 3
- Easter SundaySunday, Sun, Apr 5