Holidays & Events

123 English lessons

Beg – Adv

This popular section features beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons to enlighten your students about holidays, traditions, and special events from around the world. These lessons include a variety of tasks for students to work at individually and in pairs or groups. Tasks include reading practice, vocabulary development tasks, comprehension questions, and grammar review tasks, as well as listening and speaking practice. From Valentine’s Day to Lunar New Year and Ramadan, we’re slowly filling up your calendar.

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Ramadan

Low Beg

New Year's

Low Beg

St. Patrick's Day

Low Beg

Father's Day

Low Beg

Christmas

Low Beg

Valentine's Day

Low Beg

Canada Day

Low Beg

Independence Day

Low Beg

Chanukah

Low Beg

Summer Olympics

Low Beg

International Women's Day

High Beg

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

High Beg

Pride Month

Low Int

New Year's

Low Int

Children's Day

Low Int

Thanksgiving

Low Int

Eid al-Adha

Low Int

Remembrance Day / Veterans Day

Low Int

World No Tobacco Day

Adv

Election Day (US)

Adv

Bastille Day

Adv

Anzac Day

Adv

The Super Bowl

Adv

Waitangi Day

Adv

Lunar New Year

Adv

Running of the Bulls

Adv

Black History Month

Adv

Homecoming

Adv

Walk to Work Day

Adv

Juneteenth

Adv

Leap Year

Adv

April Fools' Day

Adv

Golden Week

Adv

Independence Day

Adv

Summer Olympics

Adv

Winter Olympics

Adv

Holi

Adv

Memorial Day

Adv

National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)

Adv

Boxing Day

Adv

Black Friday

Adv

Diwali

Adv

World AIDS Day

Adv

Ramadan

Adv

Cinco de Mayo

Adv

Teachers' Day

Adv

Yom Kippur

Adv

World Oceans Day

Adv

Day of the Dead

Adv

Left-Handers' Day

Adv

Raksha Bandhan (Brother and Sister's Day)

Adv

Labor Day (US)

Adv

Chanukah

Adv

Kwanzaa

Adv

Victoria Day

Adv

Christmas

Adv

May Day

Adv

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Adv

Victoria Day

Low Int

Nauruz Festival

Low Int

Easter

Low Beg

Dragon Boat Festival

Adv

Eid al-Fitr

Low Int

Columbus Day

Adv

New Year's

Adv

Mardi Gras

Adv

Australia Day

Adv

Easter

Adv

Jewish Heritage Month

Low Int

Chanukah

Low Int

The Sparkly Star: A Christmas Story

High Beg

Pride Month

Adv

World Cup

Low Int

Valentine's Day

Adv

Asian Heritage Month

Low Int

Mother's Day

Low Beg

Nauruz Festival

Adv

Guy Fawkes Night

Adv

The Scaredy-Cat: A Halloween Story

High Beg

Labour Day (Canada)

Adv

What's She Like? A Valentine's Story

High Beg

Black Friday

Low Int

International Women's Day

Adv

Earth Day

Adv

Ramadan

Low Int

Election Day (Canada)

Adv

Festivus

Adv

Father's Day

Adv

Mardi Gras

Low Int

Easter

Low Int

Countdown to Easter

High Beg

Calgary Stampede

Adv

International Day of Friendship

Low Int

Halloween

Low Int

Summer Olympics

Low Int

Lunar New Year

Low Int

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Adv

Cherry Blossom Festivals

Low Int

Mother's Day

Low Int

Thanksgiving

Adv

Father's Day

Low Int

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

Low Int

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Low Int

Earth Day

Low Int

Grandparents' Day

Adv

Family Day (Canada)

Low Int

Remembrance Day / Veterans Day

Adv

Valentine's Day

Low Int

Passover

Adv

Christmas

Low Int

St. George's Day

Adv

World Cup

Adv

Canada Day

Adv

St. Patrick's Day

Adv

Halloween

Adv

Groundhog Day

Adv

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Adv

Flag Day (US)

Low Int

Chuseok

Adv

Mother's Day

Adv

International Women's Day

Low Int