Key family dates, ten years ahead

The family days that matter most never seem to fall on a date you can remember. Mother's Day is on different days in the UK and the US, and the UK one moves every year. Father's Day and Grandparents Day drift around too. This page keeps all of them in one place, ten years ahead, so you are never caught out, and lets you drop a reminder into your calendar in a couple of taps.

The days at a glance

Every date, from 2026 to 2036

Here is the full set for the next eleven years. Scroll sideways on a phone to see every column.

Each day has its own guide, with the story of where it comes from and why the dates differ: when is Mother's Day, when is Father's Day, and when is Grandparents Day.

Family days around the world

Every culture has its own way of setting aside a day for family. Here are more of them, each with its rule, the next date it falls on, and a guide of its own.

What to do with the day once it is in your calendar

A date in the calendar is a prompt to do something, and the thing most families wish they had done is simple: ask, while they still can. The stories your parents and grandparents carry, the years before you knew them, the people they loved, the advice they would want you to keep, are the one gift that does not fade and cannot be bought again once it is gone.

This is the whole reason we built HeartTold. One of our friendly, patient agents calls your parent or grandparent each week, asks about their life in questions they love to answer, and keeps their replies in their own voice inside a private family archive that grows a little every week. There is no app for them to learn, just a phone call. When one of these days comes round, you can give it as a gift, and it keeps giving long after the flowers are gone. Everything stays private, and is never used to train AI models.

Related guides: questions to ask your mum, questions to ask your dad, and questions to ask your grandparents.