Calendar guides & tips
How calendars work, which holidays fall when, and how to make and print your own.
How to make a printable calendar in 5 minutes
A step-by-step guide to making your own printable calendar: choose yearly or monthly, pick a layout and color, add a title, and download a free PDF.
Read guide · 2 min → HolidaysUS federal holidays explained
All 11 US federal holidays, how their dates are set, and the observed-day rule that moves weekend holidays to Friday or Monday — with a full table for the coming year.
Read guide · 2 min → HolidaysUK bank holidays explained
How UK bank holidays work: the 8 bank holidays in England and Wales, substitute days when a holiday falls on a weekend, and how Scotland and Northern Ireland differ.
Read guide · 2 min → Calendar basicsISO week numbers explained
What ISO 8601 week numbers are, how week 1 is chosen, why some years have 53 weeks, and how to use week numbers on a printable calendar.
Read guide · 2 min → Calendar basicsMoon phases: how they work and when the full moons are
Why the Moon has phases, how long a lunar cycle lasts, traditional full moon names, and a list of full moon dates for the coming year.
Read guide · 2 min → Calendar basicsLeap years explained
Why we have leap years, the Gregorian rule for which years are leap years, what happens on February 29, and when the next leap years are.
Read guide · 2 min → Calendar basicsShould your calendar start on Sunday or Monday?
Why calendars in the US start weeks on Sunday while the UK and most of Europe start on Monday, what the ISO standard says, and how to choose for your printable calendar.
Read guide · 2 min → Ideas12 practical ways to use a printable calendar
Ideas for getting more from a printable calendar: family planning, meal plans, habit tracking, chores, budgets, school terms, travel countdowns and more.
Read guide · 2 min → How-toHow to print your calendar
Paper size, scaling, margins and double-sided monthly calendars.
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