Activity Calendar

Freedom Day

Be an Encourager Day

Groundhog Day

Job Shadow Day

Bottle cap patented (1892)

California Kiwi Fruit Day

Carrot Cake Day

Sesame Street's Elmo's Birthday

Thank a Mailman Day

Baseball player Hank Aaron's Birthday (1934)

“Mother of the Civil Rights movement” Rosa Parks’ Birthday (1913)

Homemade Soup Day

Obscurity Day

Weatherperson's Day

Mexico Constitution Day

Girls and Women in Sports Day

Sale of the first wiffle ball

Pay a Compliment Day

Reggae Day

Carrot Festival

Baseball player Babe Ruth's Birthday (1895)

Monopoly board game goes on sale (1935)

Send a Card to a Friend Day

Author Charles Dickens' Birthday (1812)

Ballet Day

Run for Your Life Day

Daniel Boone Escape Day

Boy Scout Day (founded 1910)

Hershey's chocolate founded (1894)

Volleyball invented (1895)

Toothache Day

Umbrella Day

Smoke detector patented (1976)

Make a New Friend Day

Inventor's Day/Thomas Edison's Birthday (1847)

White Shirt Day

Ghost Day

Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

President Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (1809)

Pancake Day

Get a Different Name Day

First public school established (1635)

Valentine's Day

Race Relations Day

Read to Your Child Day

Ferris Wheel Day

Jewelry Day

Gumdrop Day

Senior Day

Activist Susan B. Anthony's Birthday (1820)

World Championship Crab Races

Bumper Car Day

Mule Day

Almond Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day

PTA Founder's Day

Washing machine patented (1827)

Planet Pluto discovered (1925)

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood debuted (1968)

Phonograph patented (1878)

John Glenn becomes first person to orbit Earth (1962)

Paper bag manufacturing machine patented (1872)

Toothpick patented (1872)

Student Volunteer Day

Cherry Pie Day

Sticky Bun Day

President George Washington's Birthday (1732)

Be Humble Day

Thinking Day

Walking the Dog Day

Branch Day

Tennis Day

Banana Bread Day

Vaudeville Day

Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day (International)

Tortilla Chip Day

Don't Utter a Word Day (Quiet Day)

Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day

Submarine patented (1902)

Carnival Day

Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Bun Day

Pistachio Day

Polar Bear Day (International)

No Brainer Day

Aspirin patented (1900)

Public Sleeping Day

Floral Design Day

Leap Day – once every four years (2000, 2004, 2008, etc.)

Floating Holidays:

Ash Wednesday –3/1/06, 2/21/07, 2/6/08 (46 days before Easter) Click here to find actual dates for specific years.
President's Day (3rd Monday)


Specialty Weeks:

1st week:
Agricultural Week
Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
Pay Your Bills Week
Pride in Food Services Week
Shape Up with Pickles Time

2nd week:
Big Brothers/Sisters Week
Boy Scouts Week
Celebration of Love Week
Crime Prevention Week
Great American Pizza Bake
Hero Week
Kraut & Frankfurter Week (begins 2nd Thursday)
New Idea Week
Pancake Week
School Counseling Week

3rd week:
Brotherhood Week
Engineering Week
Health Education Week
Home for Birds Week
Pay Your Bills Week
Wildlife Week

4th week:
Friendship Week (International)
Truth Week


Specialty Months:

American Heart Month
American Music Month
Black History Month
"Boost" Your Ego Month (International)
Canned Food Month
Cat Health Month
Celebration of Chocolate Month
Cherry Month
Children's Dental Health Month
Embroidery Month
Friendship Month (International)
Grapefruit Month
Great American Pie Month
Hobby Month
Library Lover's Month
Potato Lover's Month
Responsible Pet Owner Month
Scottish Culture Month
Snack Food Month
Vegetation Month
Wedding Month
Wild Bird Feeding Month
World Understanding Month