Easter Sunday in 2026 falls on 5 April 2026 for most Western Christian churches (including Catholic and Protestant traditions).

Key date

  • Easter Sunday 2026 (Western / Catholic / most Protestant): Sunday, 5 April 2026.
  • In many countries like the US and UK, this is the main day of Easter worship services, family meals, and egg hunts.

Other Christian traditions

  • Orthodox Easter Sunday 2026 (including Greek, Russian, and Coptic Orthodox) is on Sunday, 12 April 2026 because these churches use a different calendar method to calculate the date.
  • Western and Orthodox Easter sometimes fall on different Sundays, and 2026 is one of those years where there is a one-week gap.

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