Lammas S/H - Autumn Arrives - First Harvest
Sun, 01 Feb
|Southern Hemisphere
Celebrate Lammas, the first harvest festival, with bread, bonfires, and gratitude. Join in the communal joy of sharing the Earth's bounty in the Southern Hemisphere on February 1st.
Time & Location
01 Feb 2026, 12:00 am AEST
Southern Hemisphere
About the event
What is Lammas?
Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh, is one of eight nature festivals marking the harvest start. In the Southern Hemisphere, it falls on February 1, lining up with early crop gathers like grains in summer's end.
The name "Lammas" comes from Old English for "loaf mass," honouring the first bread from new grains. It is one of four fire festivals in the wheel of the year, with Imbolc, Beltane, and Samhain, where fire aids rites and joy.
The Significance of Lammas:
🌾 Harvest Festival: A time to thank earth's plenty, noting the work of planting and the first yields.
🔄 Cycle of Life: It marks growth's peak, ripening, and fade, showing life's flow of birth, end, and new start.