Lent in 2026 begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026 , and ends with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026.

Key dates for Lent 2026

  • Start of Lent (Ash Wednesday): Wednesday, February 18, 2026
  • End of Lent (liturgically): Evening of Thursday, April 2, 2026 (Holy Thursday/Mass of the Lord’s Supper)
  • Easter Sunday: April 5, 2026

Some Christian traditions treat practical Lenten observances (like fasting or “giving something up”) as continuing until the night of Holy Saturday, but the formal Lenten season itself ends with Holy Thursday’s evening Mass.

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