JANUARY
January is National Thank You Month - it's a great time to tell your customers/clients that you have appreciated their business and look forward to working with them in the upcoming year!
National Mentoring Month - say thanks to those that have helped you along the way!
International Gourmet Coffee Month
National Book Blitz Month
National Soup Month
Hot Tea Month
National Staying Healthy Month
National Organization Month
January 4th is National Trivia Day
National Clean Your Desk Day - Second Monday of the month.
January 18th is Winnie the Pooh Day, "born" in 1882!
Get To Know Your Customers Day - Third Thursday of the month.
27th is National Chocolate Cake Day
*The Chinese New Year - between late January and the 3rd week of February, falling on the new moon and celebrated for two weeks.
FEBRUARY
Black History Month
American Heart Month
Chocolate Lover's Month
Creative Romance Month
Great American Pie Month
International Friendship Month
Super Bowl Sunday - usually the first Sunday in February
President's Day - Third Monday of the month.
1st Spunky Old Broads Day
5th National Weatherman's Day
6th Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation
14th Valentine's Day
17th Random Acts of Kindness Day
25th is National IV Nurses Day
Mardi Gras - aka Fat Tuesday, the celebration before Ash Wednesday. Date range is February 3 - March 9.
Leap Year - 29th, every four years....except....If the year is also divisible by 100, it is not a Leap Year unless it is also divisible by 400 (2100 will not be a Leap Year). 2024, is the next Leap Year.
Easter can fall on any Sunday between March 23 and April 25.
MARCH
National Employee Appreciation Day - the first Friday in March
MAY
Be Kind to Animals Week, National Pet Week, is the first full week in May
May 5th is Cinco de Mayo
Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week in May
National Nurses Week is May 6 through May 12
National Nurses Day is May 6
National Teacher's Day is the first Tuesday of the first full week of May
National School Nurse Day is May 6
JUNE
June is International Men's Month
JULY
National Family Reunion Month
National Grilling Month
Women's Motorcycle Month
20th is National Lollipop Day
22nd Parents' Day
24th Cousins Day
30th Father-In-Law Day
AUGUST
National Black Business Month
National Golf Month
National Coffee Month
1st Week is Simplify Your Life Week
3rd Week is Friendship Week
1st Sunday is Sister's Day
13th is International Left Hander's Day
Clear the Shelters Pet Adoption Day is in August
21st is Poet's Day
SEPTEMBER
National Blood Cancer Awareness Month
National Organic Harvest Month
Shameless Self-Promotion Month
Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15
The first Monday of the month is Labor Day
National Grandparent's Day is the Sunday after Labor Day
10th is Swap Ideas Day
13th is Fortune Cookie Day
13th is International Chocolate Day
15th is World Lymphoma Awareness Day
Rosh Hashanah is in September
Yom Kippur is in September
28th is National Good Neighbor Day
OCTOBER
National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Class Reunion Month
National Cookie Month
National Diabetes Month
National Vegetarian Month
Customer Service Week, the first week of October
International Magic Week, last week of October
Take Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day, the 2nd Wednesday of October
Travel Nurses Day, the 2nd Friday of October
16th National Bosses Day
Sweetest Day, is the 3rd Saturday of October
Mother-In-Law Day, 4th Sunday of October
Make A Difference Day, 4th Saturday of October
30th International Orthopaedic Nurses Day
31st Halloween
NOVEMBER
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Family Caregivers Month
World Kindness Day, the 13th
10th Forget-Me-Not Day
18th National Adoption Day
19th International Men's Day
Thanksgiving, the final Thursday of November
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving
Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
Hanukkah is in December
25th is Christmas
January is National Thank You Month - it's a great time to tell your customers/clients that you have appreciated their business and look forward to working with them in the upcoming year!
National Mentoring Month - say thanks to those that have helped you along the way!
International Gourmet Coffee Month
National Book Blitz Month
National Soup Month
Hot Tea Month
National Staying Healthy Month
National Organization Month
January 4th is National Trivia Day
National Clean Your Desk Day - Second Monday of the month.
January 18th is Winnie the Pooh Day, "born" in 1882!
Get To Know Your Customers Day - Third Thursday of the month.
27th is National Chocolate Cake Day
*The Chinese New Year - between late January and the 3rd week of February, falling on the new moon and celebrated for two weeks.
FEBRUARY
Black History Month
American Heart Month
Chocolate Lover's Month
Creative Romance Month
Great American Pie Month
International Friendship Month
Super Bowl Sunday - usually the first Sunday in February
President's Day - Third Monday of the month.
1st Spunky Old Broads Day
5th National Weatherman's Day
6th Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation
14th Valentine's Day
17th Random Acts of Kindness Day
25th is National IV Nurses Day
Mardi Gras - aka Fat Tuesday, the celebration before Ash Wednesday. Date range is February 3 - March 9.
Leap Year - 29th, every four years....except....If the year is also divisible by 100, it is not a Leap Year unless it is also divisible by 400 (2100 will not be a Leap Year). 2024, is the next Leap Year.
Easter can fall on any Sunday between March 23 and April 25.
MARCH
National Employee Appreciation Day - the first Friday in March
American Chocolate Week - 3rd week in March
National Ethics Awareness Month
National Women's History Month
National Small Press Month
National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - 1st full week in March
Celebrate Your Name Week - 1st full week in March
2nd Texas Independence Day, commemorates the adoption of the TX Declaration of Independence-March 2, 1836. This event marked Texas' independence from Mexico
17th St. Patrick's Day
19th Certified Nurses Day
22nd National Goof-off Day
29th National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
30th National Doctor's Day
Passover period is March 30 - April 7
APRIL
1st is April Fools Day
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the Full Moon date, based on mathematical calculations, that falls on or after March 21.
15th is generally the deadline for filing taxes
Administrative Professionals' Week is the last full week in April
Administrative Professionals' Day is the Wednesday in the last full week in April
National Ethics Awareness Month
National Women's History Month
National Small Press Month
National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - 1st full week in March
Celebrate Your Name Week - 1st full week in March
2nd Texas Independence Day, commemorates the adoption of the TX Declaration of Independence-March 2, 1836. This event marked Texas' independence from Mexico
17th St. Patrick's Day
19th Certified Nurses Day
22nd National Goof-off Day
29th National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
30th National Doctor's Day
Passover period is March 30 - April 7
APRIL
1st is April Fools Day
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the Full Moon date, based on mathematical calculations, that falls on or after March 21.
15th is generally the deadline for filing taxes
Administrative Professionals' Week is the last full week in April
Administrative Professionals' Day is the Wednesday in the last full week in April
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is observed each year on April 30
MAY
Be Kind to Animals Week, National Pet Week, is the first full week in May
May 5th is Cinco de Mayo
Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week in May
National Nurses Week is May 6 through May 12
National Nurses Day is May 6
National Teacher's Day is the first Tuesday of the first full week of May
National School Nurse Day is May 6
Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May.
MEMORIAL DAY is the last Monday of the month. Decoration Day was
first observed on May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of the
soldiers of the Civil War. Flowers and other decorations were to be
placed on the graves. The alternative name Memorial Day, began being
used in 1882. After World War I, observances began for all those that
had died in all American wars. In 1968, congress passed the Uniform
Holidays Bill, which moved the dates of three holidays to a specified
Monday. These holidays were Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, and
Veterans Day. Memorial Day was moved to the last Monday in May. The
law took effect in 1971. Today, on Memorial Day, a small American flag
is placed on each grave at Arlington National Cemetery and it is
customary for the president or vice president to give a speech in honor
of the contributions of those that have died to protect our freedoms and
lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Many people all over
America visit cemeteries and memorials. A national moment of
remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. ET. Another tradition is to fly the
flag at quarter staff from dawn until noon, local time.
JUNE
June is International Men's Month
June is National Candy Month
The Thursday of the 2nd full week of June, is the beginning of Nursing Assistants Week
8th is Best Friends Day
10th is Iced Tea Day
FLAG DAY (June 14) - The Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of
the United States on Jun 14, 1777. Flag Day was established by an Act
of Congress in August, 1949.
Father's Day is the third Sunday of June.
There are different
accounts on how the celebration of Fathers' Day started, but it is
agreed that one of the strongest proponents was Sonora Smart Dodd.
After listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909, she felt her father
should be honored as well. William Jackson Smart raised six children on
his own, after his wife died when all of the children were at a young
age. Since the month of June was Mr. Smart’s birth month, the first
Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, on June 19, 1910, in a church
service. Discussions began in 1926, and Congress recognized Father's Day
in 1956. In 1972, President Richard Nixon made Father's Day the third
Sunday in June, as a permanent official holiday. JULY
National Family Reunion Month
National Grilling Month
Women's Motorcycle Month
National Independent Retailer Month
INDEPENDENCE DAY (July 4th) - Commemorates the adoption of the
Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which declared independence
from Great Britain. The first recorded use of the name Independence
Day occurred in 1791. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday
for federal employees in 1870, and a paid federal holiday in 1931.
7th is World Chocolate Day
10th is Teddy Bear Picnic Day
20th is National Lollipop Day
22nd Parents' Day
24th Cousins Day
30th Father-In-Law Day
AUGUST
National Black Business Month
National Golf Month
National Coffee Month
1st Week is Simplify Your Life Week
3rd Week is Friendship Week
1st Sunday is Sister's Day
13th is International Left Hander's Day
Clear the Shelters Pet Adoption Day is in August
21st is Poet's Day
SEPTEMBER
National Blood Cancer Awareness Month
National Organic Harvest Month
Shameless Self-Promotion Month
Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15
The first Monday of the month is Labor Day
National Grandparent's Day is the Sunday after Labor Day
10th is Swap Ideas Day
13th is Fortune Cookie Day
13th is International Chocolate Day
15th is World Lymphoma Awareness Day
Rosh Hashanah is in September
Yom Kippur is in September
28th is National Good Neighbor Day
OCTOBER
National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Class Reunion Month
National Cookie Month
National Diabetes Month
National Vegetarian Month
Customer Service Week, the first week of October
International Magic Week, last week of October
Take Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day, the 2nd Wednesday of October
Travel Nurses Day, the 2nd Friday of October
16th National Bosses Day
Sweetest Day, is the 3rd Saturday of October
Mother-In-Law Day, 4th Sunday of October
Make A Difference Day, 4th Saturday of October
30th International Orthopaedic Nurses Day
31st Halloween
NOVEMBER
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Family Caregivers Month
World Kindness Day, the 13th
10th Forget-Me-Not Day
11th Veterans Day, in honor of those have served this great nation. VETERANS DAY - President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day to be
November 12, 1919. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended
at the 11th hour on the 11th day in the 11th month of 1918, with the
German signing of The Armistice. Congress passed a resolution in 1926,
requesting that November 11, be the appropriate day for ceremonies and
an Act in 1938, made the date a legal holiday dedicated to the cause of
world peace and to be celebrated. Al King, a Kansas shoe store owner,
wanted to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans. A bill was
later passed by congress and signed into law in 1954, replacing
"Armistice" with "Veterans" Day. Starting in 1971, in accordance with
the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth
Monday of October. In 1978, it was moved back to its original
celebration on November 11.
13th Sadie Hawkins Day
14th Operating Room (OR) Nurses Day
18th National Adoption Day
19th International Men's Day
Thanksgiving, the final Thursday of November
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving
Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
Hanukkah is in December
25th is Christmas
Kwanzaa, begins December 26th through January 1