Activity Calendar

Canada Day, aka Dominion Day (1868)

First U.S. zoo opens (1874)

U.S. Stamp Anniversary

Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day

Joke Day

Build a Scarecrow Day

Sunglasses invented in China (1200)

Silly putty trademarked (1952)

Halfway Point of the Year

I Forgot Day

Violin Lovers Day

Birth of the automobile (1886)

Birth of color TV (1928)

Watermelon Day

First bank in U.S. (1819)

Stay Out of the Sun Day

Independence Day

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Day (1903)

Country Music Day

Barbeque Day

Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Day

First bus built (1829)

Birth of the rodeo (1869)

Family Day

Caribbean Day

Graham Cracker Day

Fried Chicken Day

The dollar is chosen as the U.S. monetary unit (1785)

Postal Worker Day

Macaroni Day

Birth of the comic book (1802)

Sundae Day

Be a Kid Day

Rock 'n' Roll Day

Fashion Day

Recreation Day

Air Conditioning Appreciation Day

Sugar Cookie Day

Teddy Bear's Picnic Day

Smile Power Day

Don't Step on a Bee Day

Cheer Up the Lonely Day

Swimming Pool Day

Blueberry Muffin Day

Vegetarian Food Day

Different Colored Eyes Day

Pecan Pie Day

Go West Day

French Fries Day

Beans and Franks Day

Pandemonium Day

Cow Appreciation Day

Comedy Celebration Day

First Boeing 707 flew (1954)

Be a Dork Day

I Love Horses Day

Artist Rembrandt’s Birthday (1606)

Hot Dog Day

Disneyland opened (1955)

Sewing machine patented (1790)

Wrong Way Day

Chrysanthemum Day

Railroad Day

Woman's Day

New Friends Day

Stick Out Your Tongue Day

Moon Day - first landing on the moon (1969)

Chess Day

Lollipop Day

Nap Day

Ugly Truck Day

Junk Food Day

Ice Cream Soda Day

Tug-of-War Tournament Day

Summer Leisure Day

Spoonerism Day

Birth of Fruit Loops (1963)

Maple Syrup Day

Ice Cream Cone Day – ice cream cone introduced in St. Louis, MO (1904)

Mosquito Day

Lamp patented (1872)

Aviator Amelia Earhart’s Birthday (1897)

Cousins' Day

Pioneer Day

Birthday of the Birthday Cake - Greeks were first to put candles on a cake celebrating someone's birthday (55 B.C.)

Act Like a Caveman Day

Threading the Needle Day

Aunts and Uncles Day

All or Nothing Day

U.S. Postal Service began ( 1775)

World Youth Day

Hula Hoop Day

Take a Plant for a Walk Day

Bugs Bunny debuted in animated short A Wild Hare (1940)

First fingerprint taken (year?)

Birth of wiffle ball (1957)

Rain Day

Rocket Day

Lasagna Day

Lipstick Day

Comedy Day

Cheesecake Day

Monopoly board game trademarked (1933)

Always Live Better Than Yesterday

Harry Potter author JK Rowling's Birthday (1965)

Floating Holidays:

Baseball's All-Star Game (2nd Tuesday)
Parents' Day (4th Sunday)


Specialty Weeks:

1st week (1st full week):
Canned Luncheon Meat Week
Freedom Week
Great Circus Parade Week

2nd week:
Laughter Week

3rd week:
Space Week
World Hug Week

4th week:
Equal Parent's Week
Don't Eat Meat Week (Monday to Monday)


Specialty Months:

Anti-Boredom Month
Baked Bean Month
Bison Month
Blackberry Month
Blueberry Month
Cell Phone Month
Fireworks Safety Month
Graduation Month
Hotdog Month
Ice Cream Month
Outdoor Month
Peach Month
Picnic Month
Purposeful Parenting Month
Raspberry Month
Read an Almanac Month
Recreation and Parks Month
Red, White and Blue Month
Tennis Month
Wild about Wildlife Month