Activity Calendar

World Vegetarian Day

Homemade Cookies Day

Day for the Elderly (International)

World Habitat Day

Custodial Worker Day

Name Your Car Day

Peanuts comic strip first published (1950)

World Farm Animals Day

Spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (1869)

First airing of children’s TV show Captain Kangaroo (1955)

First space vehicle launched (1957)

Toot Your Flute Day

Do Something Nice Day

Story Telling Day

World Smile Day

World Teacher's Day

German American Day

Thomas Edison shows first motion picture (1889)

Photocopying patented (1942)

Bald and Free Day

Frugal Fun Day

Children's Day

Curious Events Day

Fire Prevention Day

Leif Erikson Day

Moldy Cheese Day

First two-way telephone conversation (1876)

Sewing machine patented (1955)

Angel Food Cake Day

It's My Party Day

Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt's Birthday (1884)

School Celebration Day

Farmer's Day

Moment of Frustration Day

Emergency Nurses Day

Happy Birthday to the “Happy Birthday” song; originally published as “Good Morning to All” (1893)

Dessert Day

Grouch Day

Poetry Day

Pizza Hut trademarked (1991)

World Food Day

Boss Day

Dictionary Day

School Librarian Day

Black Poetry Day

Wear Something Gaudy Day

Puerto Rico became U.S. Colony (1898)

Star-Spangled Banner first sung (1814)

Evaluate Your Life Day

Fruit Day

Babbling Day

Count Your Buttons Day

Tater tots trademarked (1958)

Clean Up the Earth Day (6 months after Earth Day)

Nut Day

TV Talk Show Host Day

Mole Day

Canned Food Day

United Nations Day

Bologna Day

Artist Pablo Picasso's Birthday (1881)

Denim Day

Punk-for-a-Day Day

Make a Difference Day

Mule Day

International Red Cross organized (1863)

Navy Day

President Teddy Roosevelt's Birthday (1858)

Nintendo hand-held video game trademarked (1992)

Statue of Liberty officially accepted on behalf of U.S. by President Grover Cleveland (1886)

Plush Animal Lover's Day

Chocolate Day

Hermit Day

Frankenstein Day

Internet Day (International)

Stock Market Crash (1929)

Candy Corn Day

Mischief Night

Ballpoint pen patented (1888)

Halloween

Magic Day

Increase Your Psychic Powers Day

Floating Holidays:

Child Health Day (1st Monday)
Jewish holiday Yom Kippur begins at sundown on 10/1/06, 9/21/07, 10/8/08
Jewish holiday Sukkot begins at sundown on 10/6/06, 9/26/07, 10/13/08
Columbus Day (2nd Monday)
Sweetest Day (3rd Saturday)
Daylight Saving Time Ends (last Sunday)


Specialty Weeks:

1st week:
Bank Teller Appreciation Week
Customer Service Week
Get Organized Week (1-7)
Human Service Professional Awareness Week
Newspaper Week
Pickled Pepper Week

2nd week:
Chili Week
Fire Prevention Week
Pet Peeve Week
School Lunch Week
Squirrel Awareness Week

3rd week:
Business Women's Week
Consumers Week
Forest Products Week
Getting the World to Beat a Path to Your Door Week
Kids Care Week
Pharmacy Week
Teen Read Week
Veterinary Week
Wolf Awareness Week

4th week:
Magic Week
Peace, Friendship, and Good Will Week
School Bus Safety Week
World Rainforest Week


Specialty Months:

Adopt a Dog Month/Adopt a Shelter Pet Month
AIDS Awareness Month
American Magazine Month
Apple Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Car Care Month
Caramel Month
Child Health Month
Christmas Seal Campaign Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Clock Month
Communicate with Your Kid Month
Computer Learning Month
Consumer Information Month
Cookie Month
Cosmetology Month
Country Music Month
Crime Prevention Month
Dental Hygiene Month
Depression Education & Awareness Month
Dessert Month
Dinosaur Month
Diversity Awareness Month
Do-It Yourself Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Drum Month (International)
Eat Country Ham Month
Energy Awareness Month
Family History Month
Fantasy Month
Fire Prevention Month
Hunger Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Orthodontic Month
Pasta Month
Pharmacy Month
Pickled Pepper Month
Pizza Month
Polish American History Month
Popcorn Popping Month
Pork Month
Pretzel Month
Roller Skating Month
Sarcastic Month
Seafood Month
SIDS Awareness Month
Stamp Collector Month
UNICEF Month
Vegetarian Awareness Month
World Chocolate Awareness Month
Youth Against Tobacco Month