Calendar of Events
Need some inspiration for lessons? Why not tap into the holidays and events happening at the time?
*= I have a TinyTap activity for this.
JANUARY
3rd Monday: MLK Jr. Day
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
International Creativity Month
International Brain Teaser Month
Note: If you're looking for Winter activities, scroll down to December or see my Winter page.
Jan 1: New Year's Day
Jan 2: Science Fiction Day*
Jan 3: J.R.R.Tolkien born
Jan 4: Trivia Day*; Louis Braille born/World Braille Day
Jan 5: National Bird Day*
Jan 6: Bean Day; AppleTree Day; Sherlock Holmes born
Jan 8: Elvis Presley born
Jan 9: First iPhone introduced; Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Jan 10: Clean Your Desk Day
Jan 11: Make Your Dreams Come True Day; Milk Day; Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day; Secret Pal Day
Jan 12: Pharmacist Day
Jan 13: Poetry Break Day; Rubber Duckie's birthday; Sticker Day
Jan 14: Dress Up Your Pet Day*; International Kite Day*
Jan 15: Hat Day*; Dragon Day*
Jan 17: Ben Franklin born; Kid Inventor's Day
Jan 18: A.A.Milne born/ Winnie the Pooh Day
Jan 19: Paul Cezanne born; Popcorn Day*
Jan 20: Cheese Lover's Day; Disc Jockey Day
Jan 21: Hugging Day
Jan 23: Measure Your Feet Day*; Handwriting Day; Pie Day
Jan 25: Opposite Day*
Jan 27: Lewis Carroll born; National Geographic Day
Jan 28: Kazoo Day; Fun at Work Day; International Lego Day
Jan 29: Puzzle Day*; Corn Chip Day
Jan 31: Backwards Day*; Jackie Robinson born
FEBRUARY
1st Mon-Fri: School Counseling Week
North American Inclusion Month
National Library Lover's Month
Note: Mardis Gras* dates vary, but they are mostly in late February or early March.
Feb 1: African Heritage & Health Week; Cheerleading Week
Feb 2: Groundhog Day*; Sled Dog Day; Hedgehog Day
Feb 3: Elmo's birthday; World Read Aloud Day
Feb 4: Thank a Mail Carrier Day; World Cancer Day
Feb 5: Weatherman's Day*; Take Your Child to the Library Day
Feb 6: Charles Dickens born; Laura Ingalls Wilder born
Feb 7: Jules Verne born;
Feb 8: Boy Scouts Day; Safer Internet Day*
Feb 9: Toothache Day; Pizza Day*
Feb 10: Umbrella Day*
Feb 11: National Inventors' Day/Thomas Edison's birthday; Make a Friend Day*
Feb 12: Darwin Day; Judy Blume born
Feb 13: Get a Different Name Day
Feb 14: Valentine's Day*; Ferris Wheel Day; International Book Giving Day
Feb 15: National Gumdrop Day; World Hippo Day
Feb 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day; Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day*
Feb 18: No One Eats Alone Day; Pluto Day
Feb 20: President's Day; Love Your Pet Day*; World Whale Day
Feb 21: International Mother Language Day
Feb 22: George Washington born; World Thinking Day; World Yoga Day; Digital Learning Day
Feb 23: Pink Day (Bullying)
Feb 24: Chili Day
Feb 26: Tell a Fairy Tale Day*
Feb 27: International Polar Bear Day*;
Feb 28: Tooth Fairy Day
MARCH
2nd Sunday: Daylight Savings Time begins
1st full week: National Women in Construction Week
Mar 20 or 21 (varies)- First day of Spring*
National Women's History Month*
National Music in Our Schools Month
NOTE: EASTER can fall on any date between March 22 and April 25, but it is mostly in April. Check there for Easter activities)
Note: Mardis Gras* dates vary, but they are mostly in late February or early March.
Mar 1: Pig Day*; World Compliment Day; Pancake Day*
Mar 2: Dr. Seuss born; Read Across America Day
Mar 3: World Book Day; World Wildlife Day*
Mar 4: Iditarod Race Begins; Day of Unplugging; Grammar Day*
Mar 6: Michelangelo born; First Oreo sold; Dentist Day
Mar 7: Cereal Day
Mar 8: International Women's Day*; Unique Names Day
Mar 9: Meatball Day*; National Barbie Day
Mar 10: Harriet Tubman Day; Mario Day
Mar 11: Johnny Appleseed Day; No Smoking Day
Mar 12: Girl Scout Day; Genealogy Day
Mar 13: Good Samaritan Day
Mar 14: Albert Einstein born/Pi Day (3.14...); Butterflies Day; Science Education Day*
Mar 15: World Speech Day
Mar 16: Panda Day
Mar 17: St. Patrick's Day*; rubber band invented
Mar 18: First Space Walk; Red Nose Day
Mar 19: International Read to Me Day
Mar 21: Children's Poetry Day; International Day of Forests; World Down Syndrome Day
Mar 22: Goof Off Day
Mar 24: Harry Houdini born; Puppy Day; World Maths Day*
Mar 25: Tolkien Reading Day
Mar 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday; Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness)
Mar 27: Neighbor Day*; World Theater Day
Mar 29: Coca Cola invented; International Mermaid Day; World Piano Day
Mar 30: Doctor's Day; Van Gogh born;
Mar 31: Tater Day; Crayon Day
APRIL
National Jazz Appreciation Month
NOTE: EASTER can fall on any date between March 22 and April 25, but it is mostly in April. Check below for Easter* activities)
Apr 1: April Fool'sDay; Walk to Work Day
Apr 2: World Autism Awareness Day; International Children's Book Day; Hans Christian Andersen born*; DIY Day
Apr 3: Find a Rainbow Day; first iPad sold (2010); World Aquatic Animal Day*
Apr 4: D.A.R.E. Day
Apr 5: Read a Road Map Day*; Library Workers Day
Apr 6: Bookmobile Day
Apr 7: World Health Day; International Beaver Day
Apr 8: Zoo Lovers Day*
Apr 9: Unicorn Day
Apr 10: Encourage a Young Writer Day; Siblings Day
Apr 11: Pet Day*
Apr 12: Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day; Hamster Day
Apr 13: Scrabble Day
Apr 14: Titanic hit iceberg; Dolphin Day; Day of Silence
Apr 15: Leonardo Da Vinci born*; Income Tax Day; ASL Day*
Apr 16: Save the Elephant Day*; Eggs Benedict Day
Apr 17: Sherlock Hemlock's birthday (Sesame St.); International Haiku Poetry Day
Apr 18: Pinata Day; Animal Crackers Day
Apr 19: Humorous Day*; Bicycle Day
Apr 20: Volunteer Recognition Day; Banana Day
Apr 22: Earth Day*; Jelly Bean Day; Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day
Apr 23: William Shakespeare Day(Talk Like Shakespeare Day); English Language Day
Apr 24: Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day; Admin Professionals/Secretaries Day; International Guide Dog Day
Apr 25: Hubble Telescope launched; World Penguin Day*; Financial Awareness Day*; Take Your Kids to Work Day
Apr 26: Hug a Friend Day; Pretzel Day.
Apr 27: World Veterinary Day; Sense of Smell Day
Apr 28: (Real) Superhero Day*
Apr 29: Arbor Day (dates vary by state); Zipper Day; International Dance Day
Apr 30: Honesty Day
MAY
Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
National Get Caught Reading Month
National Military Appreciation Month
1st Week: Be Kind to Animals Week; Teacher Appreciation Week
3rd week: National Bike to Work Week
1st Saturday: The Kentucky Derby
2nd Sunday: Mother's Day*
Last Monday: Memorial Day
May 1: Mother Goose Day*; May Day; School Bus Drivers Day; School Principals' Day
May 4: Weather Observers' Day*; Star Wars Day; International Firefighters' Day
May 5: Leo Lionni born; Cinco de Mayo
May 6: Teacher Day; Space Day*; No Homework Day
May 8: No Socks Day; Receptionists Day
May 10: Clean Up Your Room Day; Mother Ocean Day
May 11: School Nurse Day; Twilight Zone Day; Train Day
May 12: Limerick Day
May 14: Dance Like a Chicken Day;
May 15: Bring Flowers to Someone Day
May 16: Drawing Day; Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 17: Pizza Party Day*; Work From Home Day; Shades (sunglasses) Day; Bike to Work Day; Endangered Species Day*
May 18: Happy Speech-Language Pathologist Day! Not that anyone else knows!
May 19: World Baking Day
May 20: World Bee Day*; Weights & Measures Day*
May 21: Waitstaff Day; International Tea Day
May 22: Sherlock Holmes Day
May 23: Lucky Penny Day; World Turtle Day
May 24: Mary Had a Little Lamb Day; International Museum Day
May 25: Geek Pride Day
May 26: World Dracula Day; Paper Airplane Day
May 27: Sunscreen Day
May 28: Hamburger Day*
May 29: Biscuit/Cookie Day
May 31: Save Your Hearing Day; World No Tobacco Day; Macaroon Day*
JUNE
3rd Sunday: Father's Day*
1st Week: National Fishing Week*
2nd Week: National Little League Baseball Week
June 20-22 (varies): First day of Summer*
June 1: Oscar the Grouch's Birthday; Say Something Nice Day; International Tabletop (Games) Day
June 2: Leave the Office Early Day
June 4: Aesop's birthday*
June 5: Richard Scarry born
June 6: Yo-Yo Day
June 7: Donut Day
June 8: Best Friends Day*
June 9: Donald Duck's birthday;
June 10: Maurice Sendak born
June 11: Robert Munsch born
June 12: World Magic Day*
June 13: World Softball Day; Farm Workers Day* (different each year)
June 14: Flag Day; "Pop Goes the Weasel" Day
June 17: Global Garbage Man Day
June 18: International Picnic Day*; Go Fishing Day*
June 19: Garfield the Cat Day
June 20: Ice Cream Soda Day
June 21: World Music Day; International Yoga Day; World Giraffe Day*
June 22: World Rainforest Day; B Kinder Day
June 23: Public Service Day
June 24: Take Your Dog to Work Day (you'd better ask first!); International Fairy Day
June 25: Eric Carle born*; LEON Day (halfway point to Christmas)
June 26: Charlotte Zolotow born
June 27: Helen Keller born
June 28: Paul Bunyan Day
June 29: Camera Day; Flip Flop Day
June 30: Superman's birthday*; Social Media Day
JULY
July 1: International Joke Day*; Postal Workers Day; Canada Day
July 2: World UFO Day
July 3: Build a Scarecrow Day; Dog Days of Summer (7/3-8/11)
July 4: Independence Day
July 6: Fried Chicken Day
July 7: Macaroni Day; World Chocolate Day; Tell the Truth Day*
July 10: Teddy Bear's Picnic Day*; Don't Step on a Bee Day*
July 12: Cow Appreciation Day*; New Conversations Day
July 14: Shark Awareness Day; Pandemonium Day
July 15: Gummi Worm Day; Pet Fire Safety Day
July 16: Guinea Pig Appreciation Day
July 17: Disneyland Opened (1955); World Emoji Day; National Hot Dog Day (changes each year)
July 18: International Nelson Mandela Day
July 19: Stick Your Tongue Out Day
July 20: Moon Day; International Chess Day; Space Exploration Day
July 22: Pied Piper of Hamelin Day* (also called Rat Catcher's Day)
July 23: Parents' Day
July 24: Amelia Earhart Day; Cousins Day*
July 25: Carousel Day
July 26: Bert's Birthday (Sesame St.); Jan Berenstain's birthday; Aunt & Uncle Day*
July 27: Bugs Bunny's debut (1940)
July 28: Ernie's birthday (Sesame St.); Beatrix Potter born;
July 29: Lasagna Day; International Tiger Day; Rain Day*
July 30: International Friendship Day; Paperback Book Day
July 31: World Ranger Day; Harry Potter's Birthday
AUGUST
1st Sunday: Sisters Day*
2nd Saturday: Garage Sale Day
3rd Saturday: World Geocaching Day; World Honey Bee Day*
1st week: Clown Week*
Aug 2: Coloring Book Day
Aug 3: World Wide Web Day*; Girlfriends Day
Aug 4: Assistance Dog Day
Aug 5: Work Like a Dog Day; Underwear Day
Aug 6: Odie's birthday; Farm Worker Appreciation Day
Aug. 8: International Cat Day*
Aug 9: Smokey the Bear's brithday; Book Lovers Day
Aug 10: S'mores Day*; World Lion Day; World Doll Day
Aug 11: Play in the Sand Day
Aug 12: World Elephant Day*; International Youth Day
Aug 13: International Left-Handers Day
Aug 15: Wizard of Oz premiered
Aug 17: Thrift Shop Day; Black Cat Appreciation Day*
Aug 21: Senior Citizen Day; Poet's Day
Aug 22: Eat a Peach Day
Aug 26: Dog Day*; Women's Equality Day
Aug 27: Tug of War Day
Aug 28: Bow Tie Day
Aug 30: Herry Monster's birthday (Sesame St.); Slinky Day; Grief Awareness Day; Frankenstein Day
SEPTEMBER
1st Monday: Labor Day
1st Sunday after Labor Day: Grandparents Day*
3rd Saturday: Coastal Cleanup Day; Batman Day
4th Friday: Native American Day
4th Sunday: Good Neighbor Day*
Last Saturday: International Rabbit Day*
15th-30th: Hispanic Heritage Month (part 1)
Sep 1: World Letter Writing Day
Sep 3: Barkley's birthday (Sesame St.); World Beard Day
Sep 4: National Wildlife Day; Newspaper Carrier Day
Sep 8: International Literacy Day; Star Trek Day*; World Physical Therapy Day
Sep 9: Teddy Bear Day*
Sep 13: Scooby Doo's birthday; Fortune Cookie Day; Defy Superstition Day; Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day*; Roald Dahl Day
Sep 15: Tomie de Paola born*; Make a Hat Day*
Sep 16: Play-Doh Day; Working Parents Day
Sep 17: Citizenship Day; International Country Music Day;
Sep 18: Respect Day*
Sep 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Sep 21: World Gratitude Day
Sep 22: Business Women's Day; Hobbit Day; International Astronomy Day
Sep 23: Education Technology Day; International Day of Sign Languages*
Sep 24: Punctuation Day
Sep 25: Comic Book Day
Sep 26: Johnny Appleseed's birthday; Lumberjack Day
Sep 27: Ancestor Appreciation Day
Sep 29: Telly Monster's birthday (Sesame St.)
Sep 30: International Podcast Day; International Translation Day
OCTOBER
1st Monday: Bullying Prevention Day*
2nd Monday: Columbus Day; National Indigenous Peoples Day
2nd Friday: World Egg Day*
4th Saturday: Make a Difference Day
1st Week: World Space Week*
2nd Week: National School Lunch Week (dates varies)
Oct 1-15: National Hispanic Heritage Month (part 2)
Oct 1: International Coffee Day
Oct 2: World Farm Animals Day*; Custodial Worker Recognition Day
Oct 3: World Habitat Day*
Oct 4: National Taco Day
Oct 5: World Teachers Day; Balloons Around the World Day
Oct 6: World Cerebral Palsy Day; Mad Hatter Day
Oct 7: Kids Music Day*
Oct 9: The Count's birthday (Sesame St.); Fire Prevention Day
Oct 12: Farmer's Day*
Oct 13: Poetry Day; Train Your Brain Day*
Oct 14: ; Grover's birthday (Sesame St.)
Oct 15: World Students' Day (date varies); Adventure Day* (date varies)
Oct 16: Boss' Day (date varies); Dictionary Day; World Food Day
Oct 17: Black Poetry Day; Mulligan Day
Oct 18: Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day
Oct 20: International Chefs Day*
Oct 22: International Stuttering Awareness Day*
Oct 24: Betty Lou's birthday (Sesame St.)
Oct 25: Picasso born; International Artist Day*; World Pasta Day
Oct 26: Howl at the Moon Day; Pumpkin Day*
Oct 27: Black Cat Day*; Cranky Co-Workers Day
Oct 28: International Animation Day
Oct 29: Internet Day*
NOVEMBER
1st Sunday: Daylight Savings Time Ends
2nd Mon-Fri: Talk Money Week (dates vary)
1st Wed: Stress Awareness Day*
1st Thursday: Men Make Dinner Day
2nd Sunday: International Tongue Twister Day*
2nd Monday: World Orphans Day
4th Thursday: Thanksgiving (USA)*
3rd Friday: Day of Listening*
2nd Week: Young Readers Week
2nd Week: American Education Week (Wed of this week is Educational Support Professionals Day)
Last week of Nov through Dec: Blue Christmas
Nov 1: Author's Day*; Family Literacy Day
Nov 2: Cookie Monster's birthday (Sesame St.);
Nov 3: Sandwich Day; Cliche Day
Nov 5: Love Your Red Hair Day
Nov 7: Scientist Marie Curie born
Nov 9: World Freedom Day
Nov 10: Sesame Street Day
Nov 11: Veteran's Day; World Origami Day; Singles Day
Nov 13: World Kindness Day
Nov 14: World Diabetes Day
Nov 15: America Recycles Day*
Nov 16: Button Day
Nov 17: Take a Hike Day
Nov 18: Mickey Mouse's birthday; Adoption Day; Princess Day
Nov 19: International Men's Day
Nov 20: Name Your PC Day; World Children's Day; Absurdity Day*
Nov 22: Go For a Ride Day
Nov 23: Fibonacci Day
Nov 24: Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
Nov 26: Charles Schulz born
Nov 29: Square Dancing Day
Nov 30: Mark Twain born; Computer Security Day; Mason Jar Day
DECEMBER
Last Week: Kwanzaa, African Harvest Festival
1st Monday: Walt Disney Day
3rd Friday: Underdog Day; Ugly Sweater Day
Dec 21 or 22 (varies): First day of Winter*
Note: Hanukkah* dates vary, but usually sometime in December.
Dec 1: Rosa Parks Day; World AIDS Day
Dec 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Dec 4: Cookie Day; World Wildlife Conservation Day*
Dec 6: Mitten Tree Day*; Miner's Day
Dec 8: Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
Dec 9: Christmas Card Day; Lost & Found Day; International Day of Veterinary Medicine
Dec 10: Human Rights Day; Gingerbread Decorating Day*
Dec 11: Mountain Day*
Dec 12: Poinsettia Day; Gingerbread House Day
Dec 13: Cocoa Day; Day of the Horse
Dec 14: Monkey Day*; Free Shipping Day
Dec15: Cat Herders Day
Dec 17: Wright Bros' Day
Dec 18: International Migrants Day
Dec 19: Eve Bunting's birthday
Dec 20: Go Caroling Day; Games Day*
Dec 21: Humbug Day; Short Story Day*; Crossword Puzzle Day*
Dec 24: Christmas Eve; Eggnog Day
Dec 25: Christmas Day*
Dec 26: Thank You Note Day; Boxing Day; Kwanzaa begins
Dec 27: Visit the Zoo Day*; Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day
Dec 29: Tick Tock Day
Dec 31: Make Up Your Mind Day; New Year's Eve