Days, Weeks, Months... They Are Not The Same!
January
January 1st - New Years Day
8th - Organize Your Home Day (www.organizedtimes.com)
10th - National Clean Off Your Desk Day
10th - National Cut Your Energy Costs Day (www.energy.gov)
16th - National Nothing Day
16th - Religious Freedom Day (www.relgiousfreedomday.com)
17th - Customer Service Day
20th - Get to Know Your Customer Day
23rd - National Handwriting Day
24th - Global Belly Laugh Day (www.bellylaughday.com)
25th - Thank You Mentor Day/National Mentor Month (www.mentoring.org)
Third Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Third weekend - Bald Eagle Appreciation Days
(www.keokukiowatourism.org/eagledays)
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Clean up Your Computer Month
National Get Organized Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National High Tech Month
National Oatmeal Month
National Skating Month (www.usfigureskaking.org)
February
February 1st - Bubble Gum Day
1st - Freedom Day
2nd - Groundhog Day
3rd - National Carrot Cake Day (www.theproducebin.com)
7th - National Girls and Women in Sports Day
(www.aahperd.org/ngwsd-central/)
12th - Abraham Lincoln Birthday
14th - Valentine's Day
21st - Single-Tasking Day
28th - National Tooth Fairy Day
First Friday - National Wear Red Day
First weekend - U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition
(www.lakegenevawi.com)
Second Tuesday - Extraterrestrial Culture Day (New Mexico)
Third Monday - Presidents Day
American Heart Month
National Parent Leadership Month (www.parentsanonymous.org)
National Patent Leadership Month
National Time Management Month
National Weddings Month
March
March 4th - National Salesperson's Day
8th - Organize Your Home Office Day
13th - National Common Courtesy Day
14th - Ask A Question Day
14th - Pi Day
(www.exploratorium.edu/pi)
14th - World Book Day
15th - Election Officials Day
16th - Liberty Day
17th - Companies That Care Day
17th - Doctor-Patient Trust Day
17th - St. Patrick's Day
20th - National Agriculture Day
22th - World Water Day
26th - Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
27th - Skyscapper Day
(www.allaboutskyscapers.com)
30th - Doctor's Day
National Athletic Training Month
National American Red Cross Month
National Kidney Month
National Nutrition Month
National Umbrella Month
National Women's History Month
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
April
April 1st - April Fool's Day
10th - Siblings Day (www.siblingsday.org)
11th - Barbershop Quartet Day (www.barbershop.org)
22nd - Earth Day
29th - International Dance Day
30th - National Honest Day
Third Thursday - National High Five Day (www.nationalhighfiveday.com)
Fourth Thursday - Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day
(www.daughtersandsonstowork.org)
Last Saturday - National Sense Of Smell Day (www.senseofsmell.org)
Alcohol Awareness Month (www.ncadd.org)
Cancer Control Month
Injury Prevention Month (www.orthoinfo.org)
International Customer Loyalty Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Car Care Month
National Humor Month
National Lawn and Garden Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month (www.parkinson.org)
National Poetry Month (www.poets.org)
National Youth Sports Safety Month
May
May 1st - May Day
1st - School Principals' Day
3rd - National Day of Prayer
3rd - National Teacher Day
4th - National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day
10th - Small Business Day
12th - Limericks Day
15th - Peace Officers Memorial Day
16th - National Receptionists' Day
23rd - World Turtle Day (www.tortoise.com)
24th - Brothers Day
25th - National Missing Children's Day
30th - Memorial Day
Second Sunday - Mother’s Day
Third Saturday - Armed Forces Day
Last Sunday - Memorial Day (www.usmemorialday.org)
Second Week - National Wildflower Week
Clean Air Month (www.epa.gov or www.lungusa.org)
Family Wellness Month
Get Caught Reading Month
International Business Image Improvement Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Month (www.nmha.org)
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Arthritis Month
National Barbecue Month (www.hpba.org)
National Bike Month
National Frequent Flyer Month
National Hepatitis Awareness Month (www.liverfoundation.org)
National Mental Health Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month (www.stroke.org)
June
June 14th - Army’s birthday
14th - Flag Day
15th - Nature Photography Day (www.nanpa.org)
27th - National HIV Testing Day (www.napwa.org/hivtestinfo)
28th - National Handshake Day (www.brodycommunications.com)
First Wednesday - National Tailors Day
Third Sunday - Father’s Day
Fourth Saturday - Great American Backyard Campout (www.nwf.org/campout)
Last Sunday - Log Cabin Day (www.qtm.net/logcabincrafts)
Last full weekend - Watermelon Thump (www.watermelonthump.com)
Dairy Month
Entrepreneurs "Do It Yourself" Marketing Month
International Men's Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month(aphasia.org)
National Candy Month (www.candyusa.org)
National Safety Month (www.nsc.org/nsm)
Student Safety Month
Vision Research Month
July
July 4th - Independence Day
6th - Take Your Webmaster To Lunch Day
11th - World Population Day
(www.unfpa.org)
16th - World Snake Day
24th - Parents Day
27th - Korean War Veterans Day
29th - National Talk In Elevators Day
Third Sunday - National Ice Cream Day
(www.idfa.org)
Anti-Boredom Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
National Horseradish Month
(www.horseradish.org)
National Ice Cream Month
National Recreation and Parks Month
Social Wellness Month
UV Safety Month (www.aao.org)
July 1 is . . . . . Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day and Build A
Scarecrow Day
July 2 is . . . . . Visitation Of The Virgin Mary Day
July 3 is . . . . . Stay Out Of The Sun Day and Compliment Your Mirror
Day
July 4 is . . . . . National Country Music Day and Tom Sawyer
Fence-Painting Day
July 5 is . . . . . Workaholics Day
July 6 is . . . . . National Fried Chicken Day
July 7 is . . . . . National Strawberry Sundae Day
July 8 is . . . . . Video Games Day
July 9 is . . . . . National Sugar Cookie Day
July 10 is . . . . Clerihew Day
July 11 is . . . . National Cheer Up The Lonely Day
July 12 is . . . . National Pecan Pie Day
July 13 is . . . . Fool's Paradise Day
July 14 is . . . . National Nude Day
July 15 is . . . . National Tapioca Pudding Day and Respect Canada Day
July 16 is . . . . International Juggling Day
July 17 is . . . . National Peach Ice Cream Day
July 18 is . . . . National Ice Cream Day and National Caviar Day
July 19 is . . . . Flitch Day
July 20 is . . . . Ugly Truck Contest Day
July 21 is . . . . National Tug-Of-War Tournament Day
July 22 is . . . . Ratcatcher's Day
July 23 is . . . . National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24 is . . . . Amelia Earhart Day
July 25 is . . . . Threading The Needle Day
July 26 is . . . . All Or Nothing Day
July 27 is . . . . Take Your Pants For A Walk Day
July 28 is . . . . National Milk Chocolate Day
July 29 is . . . . Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
July 30 is . . . . National Cheesecake Day
July 31 is . . . . Parent's Day
August
August 1st - Girlfriend's Day
1st - Respect for Parents Day
3rd - National Night Out
4th - Coast Guard Day (www.gocoastguard.com)
6th - National Fresh Breath Day
6th - National Pamper Yourself Day
7th - National Kidsday
7th - Sisters' Day
12th - Vinyl Record Day (celebrated on the first saturday after the
12th) (www.vinylrecordday.org)
13th - National Garage Sale Day
14th - International Nagging Day
15th - National Relaxation Day
18th - National Personal Chef Day
19th - National Aviation Day
20th - Children's Day
26th - National Dog Day (www.nationaldogday.com) 26th - Women's Equality
Day
Third Saturday - National Homeless Animals' Day (www.isaronline.org.)
Cataract Awareness Month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Happiness Happens Month (www.soph.com) National Immunization Awareness
Month
National Inventor's Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
September
September 4th - Newspaper Carrier Day
5th - Be Late For Something Day
7th - U. S. Postal Service Day
11th - Patriots Day
12th - National Video Games Day
13th - International Chocolate Day (www.hersheys.com)
17th - Citizenship Day
17th - Constitution Day (www.constitutioncenter.org.)
17th - Eat An Apple Day (www.allaboutapples.com)
19th - Talk Like A Pirate Day (www.talklikeapirate.com)
22nd - American Business Women's Day
22nd - Elephant Appreciation Day (www.himandus.net)
24th - Family Day (www.casafamilyday.org)
24th - National Punctuation Day (www.nationalpunctuationday.com)
25th - National One-Hit Wonder Day
27th - World Tourism Day
28th - National Women's Health & Fitness Day
First Monday - Labor Day
First Sunday after Labor Day - Grandparents Day
(www.grandparents-day.com)
Last Saturday - Family Health & Fitness Day (www.fitnessday.com)
Fall Hat Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
International People Skills Month
Library Card Sign-up Month (www.ala.org.)
National Chicken Month (www.eatchicken.com)
National Coupon Month (www.couponmonth.com)
National Eat Better; Eat Together Month (www.nutrition.wsu.edu)
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (www.ovarian.org)
National Piano Month
National Sewing Month
National School Success Month
National Skin Care Awareness Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Subliminal Communications Month
October
October 2nd - National Custodial Workers Recognition Day
2nd - World Farm Animal Day (www.wfad.org)
3rd - Child Health Day
5th - United Nations: World Teacher Day
6th - Physician Assistant Day
12th - Columbus Day (celebrated on the Second Monday)
15th - White Cane Safety Day
16th - Boss Day (www.bossdaygifts.com)
16th - National Day of Concern (www.pledge.org)
16th - Dictionary Day
20th - International Credit Union Day
24th - United Nations Day
31st - Halloween
31st - National Knock-Knock Day (www.knock-knock-jokes.com)
3rd Saturday - Sweetest Day: Sweetest Day now largely
involves giving small presents such as greeting cards, candy, and
flowers to loved ones. While it is not as large or widely observed as
Valentine's Day, it is still celebrated in parts of the United
States. Sweetest Day is an observance celebrated primarily in the Great
Lakes region and parts of the Northeast United States.
Computer Learning Month
Emotional Wellness Month
National Bake and Decorate Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Communicate With Your Kid Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Spinal Health Month
November
November 1st - National Author's Day
1st - National Family Literacy Day
3rd - Sandwich Day
6th - Saxophone Day
11th - Veterans Day
13th - World Kindness Day
16th - National Educational Support Personnel Day
17th - Homemade Bread Day (www.breadinfo.com)
30th - Computer Security Day
Day Before Thanksgiving - Tie One On Day (www.apronmemories.com)
Fourth Thursday - Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving - National Flossing Day (www.flossing.org)
American Diabetes Month
Aviation History Month
Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month
(www.identitytheftinfo.com)
Lung Cancer Awareness Month (www.lungcanceralliance.org)
(www.cancer.org)
National Adoption Month (www.adoptioncouncil.org)
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month (www.alz.org)
National American Indian Heritage Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Hospice Month
National Novel Writing Month (www.nanowrimo.org)
December
December 1st - World AIDS Day (www.worldaidsday.org)
4th - National Dice Day
5th - National Communicate With Your Kids Day (www.signingbaby.com)
7th - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
10th - Human Rights Day
21st - Forefather's Day (www.pilgrimhall.org)
21st - World Peace Day (www.yingcom.com/indexpeace)
24th - Eggnog Day
25th - Christmas Day
Second Saturday - Day Of The Horse
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Universal Human Rights Month
