Every holiday and season that matters for Etsy sales over the next 15 months, with the date to have your listings live by, product ideas and tags. Pick your market and add reminders to Google Calendar.
| Event | Date | Markets | List by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halloween | Sat, Oct 31, 2026 | US · UK | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving (US) | Thu, Nov 26, 2026 | US | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Black Friday | Fri, Nov 27, 2026 | US · UK · France | Sep 13, 2026 (latest Sep 28, 2026) |
| Cyber Monday | Mon, Nov 30, 2026 | US · UK · France | Sep 16, 2026 (latest Oct 1, 2026) |
| Hanukkah | Fri, Dec 4, 2026 (sundown) – Dec 12, 2026 | US · UK | Sep 20, 2026 (latest Oct 5, 2026) |
| Christmas | Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | US · UK · France | Oct 11, 2026 (latest Oct 26, 2026) |
| New Year's Day | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | US · UK · France | Nov 17, 2026 |
| Valentine's Day | Sun, Feb 14, 2027 | US · UK · France | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Fête des grands-mères | Sun, Mar 7, 2027 | France | Jan 21, 2027 |
| Mother's Day (UK, Mothering Sunday) | Sun, Mar 7, 2027 | UK | Jan 21, 2027 |
| St Patrick's Day | Wed, Mar 17, 2027 | US · UK | Jan 31, 2027 |
| Easter | Sun, Mar 28, 2027 | US · UK · France | Feb 11, 2027 |
| Graduation season | May 1 – Jun 30, 2027 | US | Mar 17, 2027 |
| Wedding season | May 1 – Sep 30, 2027 | US · UK · France | Mar 17, 2027 |
| Mother's Day (US) | Sun, May 9, 2027 | US | Mar 25, 2027 |
| Fête des mères | Sun, May 30, 2027 | France | Apr 15, 2027 |
| Father's Day / Fête des pères | Sun, Jun 20, 2027 | US · UK · France | May 6, 2027 |
| Independence Day (4th of July) | Sun, Jul 4, 2027 | US | May 20, 2027 |
| Back to school / La rentrée | Jul 15 – Sep 10, 2027 | US · UK · France | May 31, 2027 |
| Halloween | Sun, Oct 31, 2027 | US · UK | Sep 1, 2027 |
| Thanksgiving (US) | Thu, Nov 25, 2027 | US | Oct 11, 2027 |
| Black Friday | Fri, Nov 26, 2027 | US · UK · France | Sep 12, 2027 (latest Sep 27, 2027) |
| Cyber Monday | Mon, Nov 29, 2027 | US · UK · France | Sep 15, 2027 (latest Sep 30, 2027) |
| Hanukkah | Fri, Dec 24, 2027 (sundown) – Jan 1, 2028 | US · UK | Oct 10, 2027 (latest Oct 25, 2027) |
| Christmas | Sat, Dec 25, 2027 | US · UK · France | Oct 11, 2027 (latest Oct 26, 2027) |
Dates are calculated in your browser from today's date, so the list always starts now. List-by dates are our advice, not Etsy rules: 60–75 days ahead for Christmas, Hanukkah, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, 60 days for Halloween, 45 days for everything else (for seasons, 45 days before they start). Hanukkah dates come from hebcal.com and are included for 2026 and 2027.
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Try ListifyAI free — 20 credits →Buyers start browsing for gifts well before the day, and a new listing needs time to be found and favourited. Your own processing and shipping times also eat into the window. That is why the calendar gives each event a list-by date: the day we recommend your seasonal listings are live, photographed and tagged.
| Event type | Our advice: list this far ahead |
|---|---|
| Christmas, Hanukkah, Black Friday, Cyber Monday | 60–75 days |
| Halloween | 60 days |
| Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter and other holidays | 45 days |
| Wedding season, graduation, back to school | 45 days before the season starts |
Missed a date? The calendar flags it with "List now". Listing late still beats not listing, especially for digital downloads that need no shipping.
If you sell internationally, Mother's Day is the date most often missed. The UK celebrates Mothering Sunday three weeks before Easter Sunday, so it moves every year and falls in March. The US celebrates on the second Sunday of May. France celebrates the Fête des mères on the last Sunday of May, moved to the first Sunday of June when that Sunday is Pentecost. In 2027 that gives March 7 (UK), May 9 (US) and May 30 (France). Father's Day is simpler: the third Sunday of June in all three countries.
In 2027, Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 24, the same evening as Christmas Eve, so Hanukkah and Christmas shoppers overlap.
Some of the strongest selling periods are seasons. Wedding season runs roughly from May to September, graduation from May to June, and back to school from mid-July to early September (la rentrée in France). Sellers of bridesmaid gifts, signs, name labels or teacher gifts should treat the whole season as the event and have listings ready before it starts.
We recommend having Christmas listings live 60 to 75 days before December 25, which means mid to late October. For Christmas 2026 that is between October 11 and October 26, 2026.
Mothering Sunday in the UK is on March 7, 2027 (three weeks before Easter). US Mother's Day is on May 9, 2027 (second Sunday of May). The Fête des mères in France is on May 30, 2027 (last Sunday of May).
Black Friday is November 27, 2026, the day after US Thanksgiving (November 26). Cyber Monday is November 30, 2026.
Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown on December 4, 2026 and ends on December 12, 2026. In 2027 it begins at sundown on December 24 and ends on January 1, 2028.
Yes. The dates are calculated in your browser from today's date, so the list always shows the next 15 months. Hanukkah is included for 2026 and 2027.