Roman Festivals

Roman Festivals were called Dies Ferialis and were Public Holidays and part of the Roman Calendar.
The important Festivals were held on specific days and formed part of the Roman Religion, but holidays could also be given on an ad hoc basis.

January
- Carmentalia (Jan 11, 15)
- Sementivae (Jan 24-26)
February
- Lupercalia (Feb 13-15)
- Quirinalia (Feb 17)
- Caristia (Feb 22)
- Equirria (Feb 27)
- Eleusinian Mysteries (or in March) Greece
March
- Equirria (Mar 14)
- Liberalia (Mar 17)
  - Held to celebrate the start of Spring with a feast of Bacchus.
April
- Latin Festival (movable date in April)
- Ludi Megalenses (April 4-10)
- Parilia (April 21)
- Dies Natalis of Rome (April 21)
- Vinalia Prima (Vinalia Urbana) (April 23)
  - Wine festival held to sample the previous year’s vintage.
- Ludi Florales (April 28, lasting 6 days)
May
- Lemuria (May 9, 11, 13)
- Ambarvalia (May 29)
June
- Ludi Piscatorii (June 7)
- Vestalia (June 7-15)
- Fors Fortuna (June 24)
July
- Poplifugia (July 5)
- Ludi Appolinares (July 6-13)
- Circus Maximus
September
- Bacchanalia (Sep 3)
- Ludi Romani (Sep 5-19)
- Mercatus (Fairs and Markets) (Sep 20-23)
October
- Ludi Augustales (Oct 3-12)
- Meditrinalia (Oct 11)
- Augustalia (Oct 12)
- Fontinalia (Oct 13)
- October Horse (Oct 15)
November
- Ludi Plebeii (Nov 4-17)
- Epulum Jovis (Nov 13)
- Mercatus (Markets and Fairs) (Nov 18-20)
December
- Saturnalia (Dec 17)
- Opalia (storage of grain) (Dec 19)
- Divalia (Dec 21)
- Larentalia (Dec 23)
- Dies natalis invicti (Birthday of the Sun) (Dec 25)