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Symbols of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year: Shofar, apples, honey in glass honey dish, pomegranates, wine, silver kiddush cup
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Rosh Hashanah is coming up.

Saturday, 2 October 2027

A week before, the day before and on the day. No account, nothing else.

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Begins at sundown on 1 October

About Rosh Hashanah

The Jewish New Year, 5788, with the sound of the shofar and apples dipped in honey.

In 2027 it falls on a Saturday; we add later years once their dates are published. Also in October 2027: Gandhi Jayanti and International Day of Non-Violence (2 Oct), National Fried Scallops Day (2 Oct) and World Farm Animals Day (2 Oct). From this page you can add it to your calendar, get an email before it, share the countdown, or show it full screen.

How we work out the date
It’s the 1st and 2nd of Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar.
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Page updated 5 November 2026. Report a wrong date

Dates

Saturday, 2 October 2027. We add later years once each date is confirmed.

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