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JANUARY

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• JANUARY 1:  New Year’s Day
• JANUARY 2:  Last Day of Chanukah
• JANUARY 4:  World Braille Day
• JANUARY 6:  Epiphany
• JANUARY 10:  Asarah B’Tevet
• JANUARY 20:  Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• JANUARY 19:  World Religion Day
• JANUARY 20:  Inauguration Day
• JANUARY:  International Day of Education
• JANUARY 26:  World Leprosy Day
• JANUARY 27:  Isra and Mi’raj
• JANUARY 27:  World Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day
• JANUARY 29:  Lunar New Year

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• *JANUARY (last Saturday):  National Seed Swap Day
• JANUARY 1:  Polar Bear Plunge Day
• JANUARY 2:  Science Fiction Day
• JANUARY 3:  Festival of Sleep Day / Pajama Day
• JANUARY 4:  Trivia Day
• JANUARY 4:  National Spaghetti Day
• JANUARY 5:  Bird Day
• JANUARY 6:  Apple Tree Day
• JANUARY 8:  Argyle Day
• JANUARY 9:  Word Nerd Day
• JANUARY 10:  Houseplant Appreciation Day
• JANUARY 17:  Kid Inventors’ Day
• JANUARY 21:  Soup Swap Day
• JANUARY 21:  Playdate Day
• JANUARY 21:  Squirrel Appreciation Day
• JANUARY 22:  Polka Dot Day
• JANUARY 23:  National Pie Day
• JANUARY 24:  Compliment Day
• JANUARY 25:  National Opposite Day
• JANUARY 26:  Spouse’s Day
• JANUARY 28:  Big Wigs Day
• JANUARY 29:  Puzzle Day
• JANUARY 31:  Backwards Day

FEBRUARY

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• FEBRUARY 1:  1st Day of Black History Month
• FEBRUARY 2:  World Wetlands Day
• FEBRUARY 2:  Groundhog Day
• FEBRUARY 2:  National Wear Red Day
• FEBRUARY 4:  International Day of Human Fraternity
• FEBRUARY 4:  World Cancer Day
• FEBRUARY 4:  Rosa Parks Day
• FEBRUARY 5:  National Girls & Women in Sports Day
• FEBRUARY 11:  Intl. Day of Women and Girls in Science
• FEBRUARY 13:  World Radio Day
• FEBRUARY 13:  Tu Bishvat/Tu B’Shevat
• FEBRUARY 14:  Valentine’s Day
• FEBRUARY 15:  Susan B. Anthony Day
• FEBRUARY 17:  Presidents’ Day
• FEBRUARY 20:  World Day of Social Justice
• FEBRUARY 21:  International Mother Language Day

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• FEBRUARY 3:  Feed the Birds Day
• FEBRUARY 4:  Thank Your Mail Carrier Day
• FEBRUARY 4:  Homemade Soup Day
• FEBRUARY 5:  National Weatherperson’s Day
• FEBRUARY 7:  Send a Card to a Friend Day
• FEBRUARY 8:  National Fly a Kite Day
• FEBRUARY 8:  Boy Scout Day
• FEBRUARY 10:  Umbrella Day
• FEBRUARY 11:  Make a Friend Day
• FEBRUARY 16:  Do a Grouch a Favor Day
• FEBRUARY 17:  Random Act of Kindness Day
• FEBRUARY 20:  Student Volunteer Day
• FEBRUARY 26:  Tell a Fairy Tale Day
• FEBRUARY 27:  International Polar Bear Day
• FEBRUARY 27:  Retro Day

MARCH

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• MARCH 1:  1st Day of Ramadan
• MARCH 1:  Zero Discrimination Day
• MARCH 1:  Read Across America Day
• MARCH 1:  1st Day of Women’s History Month
• MARCH 1:  1st Day of Irish American Heritage Month
• MARCH 3:  World Wildlife Day
• MARCH 4:  Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
• MARCH 4:  Town Meeting Day
• MARCH 5:  Ash Wednesday
• MARCH 7:  Employee Appreciation Day
• MARCH 8:  International Women’s Day
• MARCH 9:  Daylight Saving Time (1st day)
• MARCH 14:  Purim
• MARCH 14:  Holi
• MARCH 17:  St. Patrick’s Day
• MARCH 20:  March Equinox
• MARCH 20:  International Day of Happiness
• MARCH 21:  World Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination
• MARCH 21:  World Poetry Day
• MARCH 21:  World Down Syndrome Day
• MARCH 21:  International Day of Forests
• MARCH 22:  World Water Day
• MARCH 23:  World Meteorological Day
• MARCH 24:  World Day for Truth of Human Rights Violations
• MARCH 24:  World Tuberculosis Day
• MARCH 25:  Day to Remember Slavery Victims & Slave Trade
• MARCH 25:  World Solidarity Day for Detained & Missing Workers
• MARCH 26:  Lailat al-Qadr
• MARCH 29:  Earth Hour
• MARCH 29:  National Vietnam War Veterans Day
• MARCH 30:  Doctors’ Day
• MARCH 31:  Eid al-Fitr
• MARCH 31:  César Chávez Day

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• MARCH 1:  World Compliment Day
• MARCH 1:  Plan a Solo Vacation Day
• MARCH 2:  Old Stuff Day
• MARCH 4:  Day of Unplugging
• MARCH 10:  Name Tags Day
• MARCH 11:  National Johnny Appleseed Day
• MARCH 12:  Plant a Flower Day
• MARCH 12:  Alfred Hitchcock Day
• MARCH 12:  Girl Scout Day
• MARCH 13:  Good Samaritan Day
• MARCH 14:  Pi Day
• MARCH 14:  Kid’s Crafts Day
• MARCH 15:  Essential Workers Day
• *MARCH (mid-month):  Final Frost Date (average for Pacific NW)
• MARCH 18:  Global Recycling Day
• MARCH 19:  Let’s Laugh Day
• MARCH 20:  World Storytelling Day
• MARCH 20:  Proposal Day
• MARCH 20:  World Sparrow Day
• MARCH 21:  World Planting Day
• MARCH 22:  International Goof Off Day
• MARCH 25:  Little Red Wagon Day
• MARCH 25:  Pecan Day
• MARCH 26:  National Spinach Day
• MARCH 26:  Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
• MARCH 28:  Weed Appreciation Day
• MARCH 29:  World Marbles Day

APRIL

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• APRIL 1:  April Fool’s Day
• APRIL 2:  World Autism Awareness Day
• APRIL 4:  Mine Awareness Day
• APRIL 5:  International Day of Conscience
• APRIL 7:  United Nations’ World Health Day
• APRIL 7:  Day to Remember Rwanda Genocide Victims
• APRIL 8:  National Library Workers’ Day
• APRIL 12:  Passover Eve
• APRIL 13:  Palm Sunday
• APRIL 13:  Passover (first day)
• APRIL 15:  World Art Day
• APRIL 15:  Tax Day
• APRIL 18:  Good Friday
• APRIL 20:  Last Day of Passover
• APRIL 20:  Easter Sunday
• APRIL 22:  Earth Day
• APRIL 23:  Yom HaShoah
• APRIL 24:  Intl. Day of Multilateralism & Diplomacy for Peace
• APRIL 24:  Take our Daughters & Sons to Work Day
• APRIL 25:  International Delegate’s Day
• APRIL 25:  World Malaria Day
• APRIL 25:  Arbor Day
• APRIL 28:  World Day for Safety & Health at Work
• APRIL 30:  International Jazz Day

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• *APRIL:  National Lawn & Garden Month
• APRIL 2:  Children’s Books Day
• APRIL 3:  World Party Day
• APRIL 5:  “Star Trek” Day
• APRIL 5:  National Dandelion Day
• *APRIL 5-12:  International Dark Sky Week
• APRIL 6:  California Poppy Day
• APRIL 7:  Handmade Day
• APRIL 10:  Siblings Day
• APRIL 10:  Young Writers Day
• APRIL 11:  Barbershop Quartet Day
• APRIL 13:  “Scrabble” Day
• APRIL 13:  International Plant Appreciation Day
• APRIL 15:  American Sign Language Day
• APRIL 16:  Record Shop Day
• APRIL 16:  National Orchid Day
• *APRIL 17-25:  National Park Week
• APRIL 17:  World Aquatic Animal Day
• APRIL 17:  Bat Appreciation Day
• APRIL 17:  Haiku Poetry Day
• APRIL 18:  World Amateur Radio Day
• APRIL 18:  World Heritage Day
• APRIL 19:  Poker Day
• APRIL 19:  National Garlic Day
• APRIL 20:  Look-alike Day
• APRIL 20:  420 Day
• APRIL 20:  Volunteer Recognition Day
• APRIL 21:  Go Fly a Kite Day
• APRIL 23:  World Book Night
• APRIL 23:  Shakespeare Day
• APRIL 23:  Take a Chance Day
• APRIL 23:  National Picnic Day
• APRIL 23:  National Zucchini Bread Day
• APRIL 25:  Take our Daughters & Sons to Work Day
• APRIL 26:  Pretzel Day
• APRIL 26:  Library Workers Day
• APRIL 27:  Book-mobile Day
• APRIL 28:  Superhero Day
• APRIL 28:  Pay It Forward Day
• APRIL 29:  National Peace Rose Day
• APRIL 29:  World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
• APRIL 29:  Day of Dialogue
• APRIL 29:  Independent Bookstore Day
• APRIL 29:  World Wish Day
• APRIL 30:  Honesty Day

MAY

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• MAY 1:  Lei Day (Hawaii)
• MAY 1:  1st Day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
• MAY 1:  1st Day of Jewish American Heritage Month
• MAY 3:  World Press Freedom Day
• MAY 3 :  National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day
• MAY 5:  Cinco de Mayo
• MAY 6 :  National Nurses Day
• MAY 6:  National Teacher Appreciation Day
• MAY 8:  Time to Remember Lost Lives From WW II
• MAY 8:  World Ovarian Cancer Day
• MAY 8:  World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
• MAY 10:  World Migratory Bird Day
• MAY 11:  Mother’s Day
• MAY 12:  International Nurses Day
• MAY 12:  Vesak Day
• MAY 15:  International Day of Families
• MAY 15:  Peace Officers Memorial Day
• MAY 16:  Intl. Day of Living Together in Peace
• MAY 16:  International Day of Light
• MAY 20:  World Bee Day
• MAY 21:  World Day for Cultural Diversity
• MAY 21:  Emergency Medical Services for Children Day
• MAY 22:  World Biological Diversity Day
• MAY 22:  Harvey Milk Day
• MAY 25:  National Missing Children’s Day
• MAY 26:  Memorial Day
• MAY 29:  Intl. Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
• MAY 29:  Ascension Day

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• *MAY (1st week):  National Wildflower Week
• *MAY (1st Saturday):  Herb Day
• *MAY (1st Saturday):  World Naked Gardening Day
• *MAY (Friday before Mother’s Day):  National Public Gardens Week
• *MAY (1st Tuesday):  Teachers Appreciation Day
• *MAY (3rd Friday):  Endangered Species Day
• *MAY (2nd Sunday):  Lilac Sunday
• MAY 1:  May Day
• MAY 1:  “Batman” Day
• MAY 1:  “Mother Goose” Day
• MAY 3:  Public Radio Day
• MAY 4:  “Star Wars” Day
• MAY 4:  Kids Fitness Day
• MAY 4:  Anti-Bullying Day
• MAY 5:  Space Day
• MAY 5:  Cartoonists Day
• MAY 6:  Beverage Day
• MAY 7:  Babysitters Day
• MAY 7:  Join Hands Day
• MAY 8:  Iris Day
• MAY 10:  National School Nurse Day
• MAY 11:  “Twilight Zone” Day
• MAY 12:  Limerick Day
• MAY 13:  Tulip Day
• MAY 15:  Bring Flowers to Someone Day
• MAY 15:  Straw Hat Day
• MAY 15:  Bring Someone Flowers Day
• MAY 18:  Visit Your Relatives Day
• MAY 19:  Pizza Party Day
• MAY 20:  Pick Strawberries Day
• MAY 22:  Buy/Make/Trade/Share a Musical Instrument Day
• MAY 24:  Scavenger Hunt Day
• MAY 24:  Road Trip Day
• MAY 24:  Brother’s Day
• MAY 26:  Paper Airplane Day
• MAY 26:  “Dracula” Day
• MAY 29:  Composting Day

JUNE

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• JUNE 1:  Global Day of Parents
• JUNE 1:  1st Day of Pride Month
• JUNE 1:  1st Day of Caribbean-American Heritage Month
• JUNE 2:  Shavuot
• JUNE 3:  World Bicycle Day
• JUNE 4:  World Day for Child Victims of Aggression
• JUNE 5:  World Environment Day
• JUNE 6:  D-Day
• JUNE 7:  Eid al-Adha
• JUNE 7:  World Food Safety Day
• JUNE 8:  Pentecost
• JUNE 8:  World Oceans Day
• JUNE 11:  Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)
• JUNE 12:  World Day Against Child Labour
• JUNE 13:  Friday the 13th
• JUNE 14:  World Blood Donor Day
• JUNE 14:  Flag Day
• JUNE 15:  Trinity Sunday
• JUNE 15:  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
• JUNE 15:  Father’s Day
• JUNE 17:  World Day to Combat Desertification
• JUNE 18:  Sustainable Gastronomy Day
• JUNE 19:  Intl. Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
• JUNE 19:  Juneteenth
• JUNE 19:  Corpus Christi
• JUNE 20:  World Refugee Day
• JUNE 20:  American Eagle Day
• JUNE 20:  June Solstice
• JUNE 21:  Intl Day of the Celebration of Solstice
• JUNE 23:  Public Service Day
• JUNE 25:  Day of the Seafarer
• JUNE 26:  World Day to Support Torture Victims
• JUNE 27:  Muharram
• JUNE 30:  International Asteroid Day

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• *JUNE:  National Rose Month
• *JUNE (1st week):  National Garden Week
• *JUNE (1st Saturday):  National Trails Day
• *JUNE (3rd week):  National Grasslands Week
• JUNE 1:  Pen-Pal Day
• JUNE 1:  Intergenerational Day
• JUNE 1:  Global Day of Parents
• JUNE 3 World Bicycle Day
• JUNE 4:  Hug Your Cat Day
• JUNE 4:  Family Recreation Day
• JUNE 7:  June Bug Day
• JUNE 6:  Drive-In Movie Day
• JUNE 6:  Hunger Awareness Day
• JUNE 8:  Best Friends Day
• JUNE 8:  “Ghostbusters” Day
• JUNE 10:  Positive Role Model Day
• JUNE 12:  Red Rose Day
• JUNE 14:  Family History Day
• JUNE 15:  Global Wind Day
• JUNE 15:  Nature Photography Day
• JUNE 17:  World Juggling Day
• JUNE 17:  Eat Your Vegetables Day
• JUNE 18:  International Picnic Day
• JUNE 23:  Take Your Dog to Work Day
• JUNE 27:  National Onion Day
• JUNE 29:  Camera Day
• JUNE 30:  Meteor Watch Day

JULY

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• JULY 4:  Independence Day
• JULY 5:  International Day of Cooperatives
• JULY 11:  World Population Day
• JULY 14:  Bastille Day
• JULY 15:  World Youth Skills Day
• JULY 18:  Nelson Mandela Day
• JULY 20:  World Chess Day
• JULY 27:  National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
• JULY 27:  Parents’ Day
• JULY 30:  World Friendship Day
• JULY 30:  World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• *JULY (1st Sunday):  Build a Scarecrow Day
• JULY 1-7:  National Clean Beaches Week
• JULY 1:  Postal Worker Day
• JULY 1:  International Joke Day
• JULY 2:  World UFO Day
• JULY 10:  Pick Blueberries Day
• JULY 12:  New Conversations Day
• JULY 14:  Pandemonium Day
• JULY 15:  Give Something Away Day
• JULY 18:  World Listening Day
• JULY 20:  International Chess Day
• JULY 24:  Cousins Day
• JULY 24:  International Self Care Day
• JULY 26:  Uncle & Aunt Day
• JULY 27:  Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day
• JULY 29:  Lasagna Day
• JULY 30:  National Cheesecake Day
• JULY 31:  Uncommon Musical Instrument Day

AUGUST

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• AUGUST 3:  Tisha B’Av
• AUGUST 7:   Purple Heart Day
• AUGUST 9:  World Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• AUGUST 12:  International Youth Day
• AUGUST 15:  Assumption of Mary
• AUGUST 17:  National Navajo Code Talkers Day
• AUGUST 17:  National Senior Citizens Day
• AUGUST 19:  World Humanitarian Day
• AUGUST 21:  Intl. Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism
• AUGUST 23:  World Day for Slave Trade Abolition
• AUGUST 26:  Women’s Equality Day
• AUGUST 29:  Intl. Day against Nuclear Tests
• AUGUST 30:  World Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance
• AUGUST 31:  Intl. Day for People of African Descent
• AUGUST 31:  International Overdose Awareness Day

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• *AUGUST (1st week):  National Farmer’s Market Week
• *AUGUST (1st Sunday):  Friendship Day
• *AUGUST (3rd Saturday):  National Honey Bee Day
• *AUGUST (last Friday):  World Daffodil Day
• AUGUST 1:  National Girlfriends Day
• AUGUST 2:  National Night Out
• AUGUST 3:  National Watermelon Day
• AUGUST 6:  Sisters’ Day
• AUGUST 6:  Farmworker Appreciation Day
• AUGUST 7:  Lighthouse Day
• AUGUST 8:  National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day
• AUGUST 9:  Book Lovers Day
• AUGUST 10:  Lazy Day
• AUGUST 11:  Sons & Daughters Day
• AUGUST 11:  Hip Hop Day
• AUGUST 16:  Tell a Joke Day
• AUGUST 17:  Thrift Shop Day
• AUGUST 19:  World Photo Day
• AUGUST 21:  Senior Citizens Day
• AUGUST 21:  Poets Day
• AUGUST 25:  Kiss & Make up Day
• AUGUST 25:  National Park Service Anniversary
• AUGUST 26:  Dog Appreciation Day
• AUGUST 28:  Bow Tie Day
• AUGUST 30:  “Frankenstein” Day
• AUGUST 31:  Eat Outside Day
• AUGUST 31:  Matchmaker Day

SEPTEMBER

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• SEPTEMBER 1:  Labor Day
• SEPTEMBER 5:  The Prophet’s Birthday
• SEPTEMBER 5:  International Day of Charity
• SEPTEMBER 7:  Intl. Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
• SEPTEMBER 7:  National Grandparents Day
• SEPTEMBER 8:  International Literacy Day
• SEPTEMBER 10:  World Suicide Prevention Day
• SEPTEMBER 11:  First Responders Day
• SEPTEMBER 15:  International Day of Democracy
• SEPTEMBER 15:  1st Day of National Hispanic Heritage Month
• SEPTEMBER 16:  World Ozone Layer Day
• SEPTEMBER 17:  World Patient Safety Day
• SEPTEMBER 17:  Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
• SEPTEMBER 18:  International Equal Pay Day
• SEPTEMBER 19:  National POW/MIA Recognition Day
• SEPTEMBER 21:  International Day of Peace
• SEPTEMBER 22:  September Equinox
• SEPTEMBER 23:  Rosh Hashana
• SEPTEMBER 23:  International Day of Sign Languages
• SEPTEMBER 26:  World Day to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
• SEPTEMBER 26:  American Indian Heritage Day
• SEPTEMBER 27:  World Tourism Day
• SEPTEMBER 27:  National Public Lands Day
• SEPTEMBER 28:  Gold Star Mother’s Day
• SEPTEMBER 29:  World Heart Day
• SEPTEMBER 29:  Intl. Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste
• SEPTEMBER 30:  International Translation Day

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• SEPTEMBER: National Organic Harvest Month
• SEPTEMBER 2:  Food Bank Day
• SEPTEMBER 3:  National Bowling League Day
• SEPTEMBER 4:  Newspaper Carrier Day
• SEPTEMBER 4:  Hummingbird Day
• SEPTEMBER 6:  Read a Book Day
• SEPTEMBER 8:  Wonderful Weirdoes Day
• SEPTEMBER 10:  Hug a Hound Day
• SEPTEMBER 10:  Swap Ideas Day
• SEPTEMBER 11:  Grandparents Day
• SEPTEMBER 13:  Positive Thinking Day
• SEPTEMBER 15:  Make a Hat Day
• SEPTEMBER 16:  National Cleanup Day
• SEPTEMBER 17:  Intl. Country Music Day
• SEPTEMBER 17:  Dance Day
• SEPTEMBER 18:  National Clean-up Day
• SEPTEMBER 19:  Intl. Talk Like a Pirate Day
• SEPTEMBER 21:  Zero Emissions Day
• SEPTEMBER 22:  “Hobbit” Day
• SEPTEMBER 23:  Astronomy Day
• SEPTEMBER 23:  Intl. Day of Sign Languages
• SEPTEMBER 26:  Love Note Day
• SEPTEMBER 27:  Ancestor Appreciation Day
• SEPTEMBER 28:  Good Neighbor Day
• SEPTEMBER 30:  Hot Cider Day

OCTOBER

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• OCTOBER 1:  International Day of Older Persons
• OCTOBER 1:  World Vegetarian Day
• OCTOBER 2:  Yom Kippur
• OCTOBER 2:  International Day of Non-Violence
• OCTOBER 4:  Feast of St Francis of Assisi
• OCTOBER 5:  World Teachers’ Day
• OCTOBER 6:  World Cerebral Palsy Day
• OCTOBER 6:  World Habitat Day
• OCTOBER 6:  Child Health Day
• OCTOBER 7:  First Day of Sukkot
• OCTOBER 8:  World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
• OCTOBER 9:  World Sight Day
• OCTOBER 10:  World Mental Health Day
• OCTOBER 11:  World Migratory Bird Day
• OCTOBER 11:  Intl. Day of the Girl Child
• OCTOBER 13:  Last Day of Sukkot
• OCTOBER 13:  Indigenous People’s Day
• OCTOBER 15:  International Day of Rural Women
• OCTOBER 15:  White Cane Safety Day
• OCTOBER 16:  World Food Day
• OCTOBER 17:  World Day for Poverty Eradication
• OCTOBER 24:  United Nations Day
• OCTOBER 27:  World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
• OCTOBER 29:  World Stroke Day
• OCTOBER 31:  Halloween

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• OCTOBER:  National Farm to School Month
• *OCTOBER (1st Wednesday):  Pumpkin Seed Day
• *OCTOBER (1st Wednesday):  National Kale Day
• OCTOBER 1:  Raccoon Appreciation Day
• OCTOBER 1:  Homemade Cookies Day
• OCTOBER 1:  International Coffee Day
• OCTOBER 4:  Taco Day
• OCTOBER 5:  World Teachers Day
• OCTOBER 6:  Mad Hatter Day
• OCTOBER 7:  Card Making Day
• OCTOBER 9:  National Chess Day
• OCTOBER 12:  Old Farmers Day
• OCTOBER 15:  “I Love Lucy” Day
• OCTOBER 15:  Grouch Day
• OCTOBER 16:  Dictionary Day
• OCTOBER 17:  Wear Something Gaudy Day
• OCTOBER 18:  Chocolate Cupcake Day
• OCTOBER 26:  Howl at the Moon Day
• OCTOBER 27:  Mentoring Day
• OCTOBER 28:  Make a Difference Day
• OCTOBER 31:  Magic Day

NOVEMBER

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• NOVEMBER 1:  All Saints’ Day
• NOVEMBER 1:  World Vegan Day
• NOVEMBER 1:  1st Day of Native American Heritage Month
• NOVEMBER 2:  All Souls’ Day
• NOVEMBER 2:  International Day to End Impunity
• NOVEMBER 2:  Daylight Saving Time ends
• NOVEMBER 4:  Election Day
• NOVEMBER 5:  World Tsunami Awareness Day
• NOVEMBER 6:  World Day to Protect the Environment in War
• NOVEMBER 11:  Veterans Day
• NOVEMBER 14:  World Diabetes Day
• NOVEMBER 16:  International Day for Tolerance
• NOVEMBER 20:  Universal Children’s Day
• NOVEMBER 20:  Transgender Day of Remembrance
• NOVEMBER 20:  World Philosophy Day
• NOVEMBER 25:  World Day to Eliminate Violence on Women
• NOVEMBER 27:  Thanksgiving Day
• NOVEMBER 28:  Native American Heritage Day
• NOVEMBER 29:  World Solidarity Day with Palestinian People
• NOVEMBER 30:  1st Sunday of Advent
• NOVEMBER 30:  Day to Remember Chemical Warfare Victims

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• NOVEMBER 1:  Author’s Day
• NOVEMBER 3:  Sandwich Day
• NOVEMBER 6:  Saxophone Day
• NOVEMBER 8:  Tongue Twister Day
• NOVEMBER 10:  “Sesame Street” Day
• NOVEMBER 10:  National Forget-Me-Not Day
• NOVEMBER 11:  Origami Day
• NOVEMBER 13:  World Kindness Day
• NOVEMBER 14:  Pickle Day
• NOVEMBER (mid month):  1st Frost Date (average for Pacific NW)
• NOVEMBER 16:  Use Less Stuff Day
• NOVEMBER 17:  National Hiking Day
• NOVEMBER 20:  National Absurdity Day
• NOVEMBER 21:  World Hello Day
• NOVEMBER 23:  “Doctor Who” Day
• NOVEMBER 24:  Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
• NOVEMBER 24:  Buy Nothing Day
• NOVEMBER 25:  Hat Day
• NOVEMBER 26:  Cake Day
• NOVEMBER 29:  Giving Tuesday

DECEMBER

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

• DECEMBER 1:  World AIDS Day
• DECEMBER 1:  Rosa Parks Day
• DECEMBER 2:  World Day for Slavery Abolition
• DECEMBER 2:  Giving Tuesday
• DECEMBER 3:  World Day for Persons with Disabilities
• DECEMBER 5:  International Volunteer Day
• DECEMBER 5:  World Soil Day
• DECEMBER 6:  Saint Nicholas Day
• DECEMBER 8:  Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• DECEMBER 9:  International Anti-Corruption Day
• DECEMBER 9:  World Genocide Commemoration Day
• DECEMBER 10:  Human Rights Day
• DECEMBER 11:  International Mountain Day
• DECEMBER 12:  International Day of Neutrality
• DECEMBER 12:  Intl. Universal Health Coverage Day
• DECEMBER 12:  Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• DECEMBER 15:  Hanukkah (1st day)
• DECEMBER 15:  Bill of Rights Day
• DECEMBER 18:  International Migrants Day
• DECEMBER 20:  International Human Solidarity Day
• DECEMBER 21:  December Solstice
• DECEMBER 22:  Last Day of Hanukah
• DECEMBER 24:  Christmas Eve
• DECEMBER 25:  Christmas Day
• DECEMBER 26:  Kwanzaa (1st day)
• DECEMBER 27:  Intl. Day of Epidemic Preparedness
• DECEMBER 31:  New Year’s Eve

OTHER SPECIAL DATES

• DECEMBER 3:  Make a Gift Day
• DECEMBER 5:  International Volunteer Day
• DECEMBER 7:  Letter Writing Day
• DECEMBER 8:  Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
• DECEMBER 9:  Christmas Card Day
• DECEMBER 12:  Gingerbread House Day
• DECEMBER 12:  Worldwide Candle Lighting Day
• DECEMBER 12:  National Poinsettia Day
• DECEMBER 16:  Ugly Sweater Day
• DECEMBER 16:  Chocolate Covered Anything Day
• DECEMBER 20:  Sangria Day
• DECEMBER 20:  Go Caroling Day
• DECEMBER 21:  Humbug Day
• DECEMBER 21:  Intl. Dalek Remembrance Day (Doctor Who)
• DECEMBER 22:  Regifting Day
• DECEMBER 23:  Festivus
• DECEMBER 24:  Eggnog Day
• DECEMBER 26:  Thank You Note Day
• DECEMBER 28:  Card Playing Day

JANUARY

• JAN 3:  Venus 1.4°N of Moon
• JAN 3:  Quadrantid Meteor Shower
• JAN 4:  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
• JAN 6:  1st QUARTER MOON
• JAN 9:  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
• JAN 13:  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
• JAN 13:  FULL MOON
• JAN 16:  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
• JAN 18:  Venus 2.2°N of Saturn
• JAN 20:  Spica 0.1°N of Moon
• JAN 21:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• JAN 23:  Mars 2.3°S of Pollux
• JAN 24:  Antares 0.3°N of Moon
• JAN 29:  NEW MOON

FEBRUARY

• FEB 1:  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
• FEB 5:  1st QUARTER MOON
• FEB 5:  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
• FEB 9:  Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
• FEB 9:  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
• FEB 12:  FULL MOON
• FEB 12:  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
• FEB 17:  Spica 0.3°N of Moon
• FEB 19:  Venus at Perihelion
• FEB 20:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• FEB 21:  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
• FEB 27:  NEW MOON
• FEB 28:  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.

MARCH

• MAR 4:  Mercury at Perihelion
• MAR 5:  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
• MAR 6:  1st QUARTER MOON
• MAR 9:  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
• MAR 11:  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
• MAR 12:  Saturn in Conjunction w/ Sun
• MAR 13:  FULL MOON
• MAR 13:  Total Lunar Eclipse
• MAR 16:  Spica 0.3°N of Moon
• MAR 19:  Neptune in Conjunction w/ Sun
• MAR 20:  Vernal Equinox
• MAR 22:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• MAR 29:  Partial Solar Eclipse
• MAR 29:  NEW MOON
• MAR 29:  Mars 3.9°S of Pollux

APRIL

• APR 1:  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
• APR 4:  1st QUARTER MOON
• APR 5:  Mars 2.2°S of Moon
• APR 8:  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
• APR 10:  Mercury 2.1°N of Saturn
• APR 12:  FULL MOON
• APR 12:  Spica 0.3°N of Moon
• APR 16:  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
• APR 20:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• APR 22:  Lyrid Meteor Shower
• APR 24:  Venus 2.4°N of Moon
• APR 24:  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
• APR 25:  Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
• APR 27:  NEW MOON
• APR 28:  Venus 3.7°N of Saturn

MAY

• MAY 2:  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
• MAY 3:  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
• MAY 4:  1st QUARTER MOON
• MAY 4:  Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
• MAY 5:  Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
• MAY 9:  Spica 0.4°N of Moon
• MAY 12:  FULL MOON
• MAY 13:  Antares 0.3°N of Moon
• MAY 17:  Uranus in Conjunction w/ Sun
• MAY 20:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• MAY 22:  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
• MAY 23:  Venus 4.0°S of Moon
• MAY 26:  NEW MOON
• MAY 31:  Mercury at Perihelion

JUNE

• JUN 1:  Mars 1.4°S of Moon
• JUN 1:  Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
• JUN 2:  1st QUARTER MOON
• JUN 6:  Spica 0.5°N of Moon
• JUN 10:  Antares 0.3°N of Moon
• JUN 10:  FULL MOON
• JUN 16:  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
• JUN 18:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• JUN 18:  Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
• JUN 20:  Summer Solstice
• JUN 21:  Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux
• JUN 24:  Jupiter in Conjunction w/ Sun
• JUN 25:  NEW MOON
• JUN 26:  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
• JUN 26:  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon

JULY

• JUL 2:  1st QUARTER MOON
• JUL 3:  Spica 0.8°N of Moon
• JUL 3:  Mercury at Greatest Elongation
• JUL 7:  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
• JUL 10:  FULL MOON
• JUL 13:  Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran
• JUL 16:  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
• JUL 17:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• JUL 20:  Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
• JUL 22:  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
• JUL 24:  NEW MOON
• JUL 26:  Regulus 1.4°S of Moon
• JUL 27:  Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
• JUL 28:  Mars 1.3°N of Moon

AUGUST

• AUG 1:  1st QUARTER MOON
• AUG 3:  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
• AUG 8:  FULL MOON
• AUG 11:  Venus 0.9°S of Jupiter
• AUG 12:  Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
• AUG 12:  Perseid Meteor Shower
• AUG 15:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• AUG 16:  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
• AUG 19:  Mercury at Greatest Elongation
• AUG 19:  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
• AUG 20:  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
• AUG 22:  NEW MOON
• AUG 26:  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
• AUG 27:  Mercury at Perihelion
• AUG 30:  1st QUARTER MOON
• AUG 31:  Antares 0.7°N of Moon

SEPTEMBER

• SEP 7:  FULL MOON
• SEP 7:  Total Lunar Eclipse
• SEP 8:  Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
• SEP 12:  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
• SEP 13:  Mercury at Superior Conjunction
• SEP 14:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• SEP 16:  Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon
• SEP 16:  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
• SEP 19:  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
• SEP 20:  Saturn at Opposition
• SEP 21:  Partial Solar Eclipse
• SEP 21:  NEW MOON
• SEP 22:  Autumnal Equinox
• SEP 23:  Neptune at Opposition
• SEP 24:  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
• SEP 27:  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
• SEP 29:  1st QUARTER MOON

OCTOBER

• OCT 2:  Venus at Perihelion
• OCT 5:  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
• OCT 6:  FULL MOON (Supermoon)
• OCT 9:  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
• OCT 13:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• OCT 13:  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
• OCT 13:  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
• OCT 16:  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
• OCT 19:  Mercury 2.0°S of Mars
• OCT 21:  Orionid Meteor Shower
• OCT 21:  NEW MOON
• OCT 23:  Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
• OCT 24:  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
• OCT 29:  1st QUARTER MOON
• OCT 29:  Mercury at Greatest Elongation

NOVEMBER

• NOV 1:  Venus 3.3°N of Spica
• NOV 5:  S Taurid Meteor Shower
• NOV 5:  FULL MOON
• NOV 6:  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
• NOV 9:  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
• NOV 9:  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
• NOV 11:  3rd QUARTER MONN
• NOV 12:  N Taurid Meteor Shower
• NOV 12:  Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
• NOV 12:  Mercury 1.2°S of Mars
• NOV 17:  Leonid Meteor Shower
• NOV 19:  NEW MOON
• NOV 21:  Uranus at Opposition
• NOV 23:  Mercury at Perihelion
• NOV 27:  1st QUARTER MOON
• NOV 29:  Saturn 3.7°S of Moon

DECEMBER

• DEC 4:  FULL MOON (Supermoon)
• DEC 7:  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
• DEC 7:  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
• DEC 7:  Mercury at Greatest Elongation
• DEC 9:  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
• DEC 11:  3rd QUARTER MOON
• DEC 13:  Geminid Meteor Shower
• DEC 14:  Spica 1.4°N of Moon
• DEC 18:  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
• DEC 19:  NEW MOON
• DEC 21:  Winter Solstice
• DEC 22:  Ursid Meteor Shower
• DEC 26:  Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
• DEC 27:  1st QUARTER MOON
• DEC 31:  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon