Calendar of Holidays

JANUARY
International Creativity Month
1 - New Year’s Day
5 - 9 - Thank Your Customers Week
8 - Elvis' Birthday
9 - Balloon Ascension Day
11 - International Thank You Day
18 - Pooh Day
17 - Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
20 - National Cheese Day
23 - National Compliment Day
26 - Australia Day

FEBRUARY
American Heart Month / Black History Month
2 - Groundhog Day
6 - Super Bowl Sunday
8 - Mardi Gras/Boy Scout Day
7 - 11 Random Acts of Kindness Week
9 - Ash Wednesday
9 - Chinese New Year
12 - Lincoln’s Birthday
14 - Valentine’s Day
21 - President’s Day
22 - Washington’s Birthday
26 - Floral Design Day
27 – Academy Awards

MARCH
Women’s History Month
8 - International Women’s Day
7 - 11 - Girl Scout Week
12 - Employee Appreciation Day
13 - Good Samaritan Involvement Day
17 - St. Patrick’s Day
20 - First Day of Spring/Palm Sunday
21 - Single Parent’s Day
23 - Organize your Office Day
25 - Good Friday
27 - Easter Sunday
30 - Doctor’s Day

APRIL
National Humor Month
1 - April Fool’s Day
3 - Daylight Saving begins
7 - World Health Day
10 - National Siblings Day
15 - Tax Day / Accountant’s Day
21 - Take Your Daughters to Work Day
22 - Earth Day / Jelly Bean Day
23 - Get to Know Your Customer Day
24 - First Day of Passover
25 - School Bus Driver’s Day
27 - Assistant’s Day
30 - Arbor Day

MAY
1 - May Day
1 - National Day of Prayer
3 - National Teacher’s Day
5 - Cinco de Mayo
6 - Nurse’s Day
8 - Mother’s Day
16 - National Bike to Work Day
16 - Stepmother’s Day
21 - Armed Forces Day
21 - National Waiter/Waitress Day
23 - Victoria Day (Canada)
30 - Memorial Day

JUNE
1 - National Family Day
8 - Best Friend’s Day
9 - Children’s Day
14 - Flag Day
19 - Father’s Day
13 - 17 - National Forgiveness Week
21 - First Day of Summer
26 - Beautician’s Day

JULY
1 - Canada Day (Canada)
2 - I Forgot Day – recognize forgotten birthdays, etc.
4 - Independence Day
16 - National Get Out of the Doghouse Day
21 - Moon Day
23 - National Hot Dog Day
25 - Parent’s Day

AUGUST
5 - Sister’s Day
7 - National Friendship Day
8-12 - National Smile Week
13 - International Lefthander’s Day
19 - Aviation Day
22 - Tooth Fairy Day
25 - Kiss-and-Make-Up Day
26 - Women’s Equality Day

SEPTEMBER
5 - Labor Day
6 - Back to School
11 - Patriot Day
11 - Grandparent’s Day
16 - Step Family Day
17 - Citizenship Day
19 - National Student Day
21 - International Day of Peace
21 - World Gratitude Day
22 - First Day of Autumn
23 - Native American Day


OCTOBER
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 - World Vegetarian Day
4 - Child Health Day
4 - Rosh Hashanah (Begins at sundown)
3-7 - National Customer Service Week
9 - National Children’s Day
10 - Columbus Day
13 - Yom Kippur (Begins at sundown)
15 - Sweetest Day
16 - Boss’s Day
17-23 - National Reading Week
24 - United Nations Day
24 - Mother-in-Law Day
30 - Daylight Saving ends
31 - Halloween

NOVEMBER
1 - All Saint’s Day
2 - All Soul’s Day
8 - Election Day
11 - Veteran’s Day
18 - Mickey Mouse’s Birthday
24 - Thanksgiving Day
28 - First Day of Advent

DECEMBER
7 - Pearl Harbor Day
10 - Human Rights Day
12 - Poinsettia Day
17 - Wright Brothers Day
19-23 - Tell Someone “ Good Job” Week
21 - First Day of Winter
24 - Christmas Eve
25 - Christmas
26 - Kwanzaa / Chanukah
31 - New Year’s Eve