Dates of Easter

When do we walk? The dates of the Northern Cross Pilgrimage for the next few years

Northern Cross begins each year when pilgrims gather on the Friday evening before Palm Sunday, in various locations, and finishes on Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, on Easter Sunday. It began in 1976 and has come together to celebrate Easter every year since.

Year   Palm Sunday    Easter Sunday      Northern Cross pilgrimage*

2018      March 25            April 1                      March 24 – April 1
2019      April 14               April 21                    April 13 – April 21
2020     April 5                 April 12                    April 4 – April 12

*(pilgrims will gather together on the (Friday) evening before the first date above)
We hope this will enable you to plan taking part in Northern Cross, even if you cannot join us this year. It is a unique experience, and a week of fellowship which is tremendously enriching as all present share in a common journey of pilgrimage together.