Is the Feast open to non-Baháʼís?

Practice varies — some communities welcome guests to the social portion; the devotional and consultative portions are typically for community members. Check with your local Baháʼí community.

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Nineteen-Day Feast Date Calculator

The first day of each of the 19 Badí-calendar months, for any Badí year.

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About the Nineteen-Day Feast Date Calculator

Lists the first day of each of the 19 Badí-calendar months for a given Badí year — the date of that month's Nineteen-Day Feast.

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How to use it

Enter a Badí year (B.E.).
Read each month's Feast date.

Formula

Each of the 19 months' first day is derived from that Badí year's Naw-Rúz date plus a fixed day-offset, accounting for the Ayyám-i-Há intercalary days inserted before the final month.

Worked example

In Badí year 183 (starting Naw-Rúz 2026): the 2nd month (Jalál) begins April 8, 2026.

Interpreting your result

The Nineteen-Day Feast is a Baháʼí community gathering with devotional, consultative, and social portions, held on the 1st day of each month — this tool shows the date only, not a description of each specific month's spiritual theme.

Recommendations

• For the Badí year corresponding to a specific Gregorian year, use this site's Badí Calendar Converter first to confirm the year number.

Frequently asked questions

It has 3 parts: a devotional portion (prayers and readings), a consultative portion (community discussion of local affairs), and a social portion (fellowship, often including refreshments).