Daily Observances | Weekly Observances | Monthly Observances
Want an idea for a book display? Or do you want to plan ahead to jump on a topic for social media? Check out our list of observances and celebrations throughout the year. Weekly observances and celebrations shift from year to year, so it’s best to do a bit of research to see what days they will fall on for the current year.
January
- Bald Eagle Appreciation Days
- Catholic Schools Week
- Celebration of Life Week
- Clean Out Your Inbox Week
- Cuckoo Dancing Week
- Diet Resolution Week
- Health Weight Week
- Home Office Safety and Security Week
- Hunt for Happiness Week
- International Hoof Care Week
- International Printing Week
- International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week
- Meat Week
- National Activity Professionals Week
- National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Week
- National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week
- National Folic Acid Awareness Week
- National Fresh-Squeezed Juice Week
- National Handwriting Analysis Week (Week of John Hancock’s birthday on January 23)
- National Irish Coffee Week
- National Medical Group Practice Week
- National Mocktail Week
- National Pizza Week
- National School Choice Week
- National Soccer Coaches of America Week
- New Year’s Resolutions Week
- No Name-Calling Week
- Silent Record Week
- Someday We’ll Laugh About This Week
- Sugar Awareness Week
- Tax Identity Theft Week
- Universal Letter Writing Week
- World Kiwanis Week
February
- African Heritage and Health Week
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Staff Education Week
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Week
- American Camp Week
- Boy Scout Anniversary Week
- Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week
- Burn Awareness Week (First Full Week)
- Children of Alcoholics Week (Second Full Week)
- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
- Cordova Ice Worm Festival Week
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
- Feeding Tube Awareness Week
- Freelance Writers Appreciation Week (Second Week)
- Great American Pizza Bake (Second Week)
- Great Backyard Bird Count
- Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
- Homes for Birds Week (Second Week)
- International Networking Week
- Intimate Apparel Market Week (Quarterly)
- Jell-O Week
- Kraut and Frankfurter Week (Second Week)
- Love a Mensch Week
- National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (Second Week)
- National Condom Week
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
- National Engineers Week (Week of George Washington’s Birthday from Saturday to Saturday)
- National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week (Week of George Washington’s Birthday from Saturday to Saturday)
- National Patient Recognition Week
- National School Counseling Week
- National Secondhand Wardrobe Week (Second Week)
- Peace Corps Week
- Pride in Food Service Week (First Full Work Week)
- Random Acts of Kindness Week
- Solo Diners Eat Out Week
- Take Your Family to School Week
- Telecommuter Appreciation Week (Week of Alexander Graham Bell’s Birthday – March 3)
- US Snow Sculpting Week
- Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden
March
- American Crossword Puzzles Week
- Brain Awareness Week
- Endometriosis Awareness Week (First full week, Monday through Sunday)
- Girl Scout Week (Week of March 12)
- Health Information Professionals Week
- Iditarod Race Starts
- International Celebrate Your Name Week (First full week)
- International Festival of Owls Week
- Jewish Book Week
- Nano Days
- National Aardvark Week (Second week)
- National Agriculture Week
- National Animal Poison Prevention Week (Third full week)
- National Button Week (Third full week)
- National Cheerleading Week (First full week)
- National Cleaning Week (Last Week)
- National Consumer Protection Week (First full week)
- National Dental Assistants Recognition Week
- National Fix a Leak Week
- National Groundwater Awareness Week
- National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
- National Introverts Week (Third full week)
- National Invasive Species Awareness Week
- National Pet Sitters Week (First full week)
- National Physicians Week
- National Procrastination Week (First full week)
- National Protocol Officer’s Week
- National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (Third week)
- National School Breakfast Week (First full work week)
- National Schools Social Work Week (First full week)
- National Sleep Awareness Week
- National Wildlife Week
- National Write a Letter Appreciation Week
- Newspaper in Education Week
- No More Week
- Read an E-Book Week
- Return Borrowed Books Week
- Shakespeare Week
- Sherlock Holmes Weekend
- Teen Tech Week
- Termite Awareness Week
- Tsunami Awareness Week
- Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign
- Universal Human Beings Week
- Universal Women’s Week
- Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
- Will Eisner Week
- Women in Construction Week
- Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
- World Orphan Week
- World Rattlesnake Roundup
April
- Administrative Professionals Week (Last full week)
- American Indian Awareness Week
- Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week (Second full week)
- Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists (aPAWS) International Pooper Scooper Week
- Boys & Girls Club Week (Third full week)
- Cancer Registrars Week
- Coin Week (Third full week)
- Crime Victim’s Rights Week
- Every Kid Healthy Week
- Fiddler’s Frolic
- Gathering of Nations (Pow Wow)
- Global Youth Service Days (Third weekend)
- Interstate Mullet Toss (Last full weekend)
- Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
- National and Global Youth Service Days
- National Animal Control Appreciation Week (Second full week)
- National Dream Hotline (Last full weekend)
- National Infant & Toddler Immunization Week
- National Library Week
- National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
- National Pet ID Week (Third week)
- National Princess Week (Last full week)
- National Public Health Week
- National Public Safety Telecommunications Week
- National Student Employment Week (Second full week)
- National Volunteer Week
- National Window Safety Week (First full week)
- National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Neurodiagnostic Week (Third full week)
- Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
- Orchid Male Cancer Awareness Week
- Pan American Week (Week of April 14th)
- Preservation Week
- Sky Awareness Week (Last full week)
- Spring Astronomy Week (Week of Spring Astronomy Day)
May
- American Craft Beer Week
- Choose Privacy Week (First Full Week)
- Intimate Apparel Market Week (Quarterly)
- National Emergency Medical Services Week (Third full week)
- National Etiquette Week (Begins the Monday of the second full week)
- National Hospital Week (First full week of May)
- National Pet Week (First Sunday through Monday)
- National Salvation Army Week (Second full week)
- National Wildflower Week (First full week)
- North American Occupational Safety & Health Week (First Sunday through Saturday)
- Nurses Week
- Police Week (Week of May 15th)
- Public Service Recognition Week (Begins First Sunday of May)
- Public Works Week (Week of May 15th)
- Screen-Free Week (First Full Week)
- Small Business Week (First week)
- Teacher Appreciation Week (Monday through Friday)
June
- Lightning Safety Awareness Week (Last full week)
- Men’s Health Week (Always ends on Father’s Day)
- National Fishing and Boating Week (Begins first full weekend)
- National Flag Week (Week of June 14)
- National Gardening Week (First full week)
- National Little League Week (Second week)
- National Nurse Assistants Week (Second full week)
- National Play Catch Week (Third full week)
- National Right of Way Professionals Week (Second full week of June)
- Universal Father’s Week (Third week)
July
- Be Nice to Jersey Week
- Captive Nations Week (Third week in July)
- Everybody Deserves a Massage Week
- National Farriers Week
- National Moth Week (Last week in July)
- National Parenting Gifted Children Week (Third week in July)
- National Zoo Keeper Week (Third week in July)
- Nude Recreation Week
- Week of Major League All-Star Baseball Game
August
- Be Kind to Humankind Week (Last week)
- Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
- Elvis Week (Week of August 16)
- International Assistance Dog Week (Starts first Sunday)
- International Bat Nights (Last full weekend)
- International Clown Week (First week)
- Intimate Apparel Market Week (Quarterly)
- Kool-Aid Days (Second week)
- National Aviation Week (Week of Orville Wright’s birthday, August 19)
- National Bargain Hunting Week (Second week)
- National Cleanse Your Skin Week
- National Exercise with Your Child Week (First full week)
- National Farmers Market Week (First week)
- National Health Center Week (Second week)
- National Hobo Week (Second week)
- National Minority Donor Awareness Week
- National Resurrect Romance Week (Second full week)
- Satchmo Summerfest (Weekend of August 4)
- Simplify Your Life Week (First week)
- Stop on Red Week (First full week)
- Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (Begins Friday before the first full week)
- Twins Days (First full weekend)
- World Breastfeeding Week
September
- Active Aging Week
- Balance Awareness Week
- Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
- Line Dance Week (Starts on second Monday through Saturday)
- National Assisted Living Week
- National Biscuit and Gravy Week (Second week)
- National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
- National Chimney Safety Week
- National Construction Appreciation Week (Third full week)
- National Days of Prayer and Remembrance
- National Deaf Dog Week
- National Eczema Week
- National Fall Foliage Week
- National Farm & Ranch Safety & Health Week (Third full week)
- National Farm Animals Awareness Week (Third week)
- National Healthcare Environmental Services Week
- National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week
- National Indoor Plant Week (Third full week)
- National Keep Kids Creative Week (Third full Monday through Friday week)
- National Nephrology Nurses Week (Second full week)
- National Payroll Week
- National Rehabilitation Awareness Week (Third full week)
- National Security Officer Appreciation Week
- National Singles Week (Third full week)
- National Suicide Prevention Week
- National Surgical Technologists Week (Third full week)
- National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
- National Waffle Week
- National Wild Rice Week
October
- American Beer Week
- Astronomy Week
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
- Customer Service Week
- Death Penalty Focus Week (Week of October 10th)
- Disarmament Week
- Financial Planning Week
- Freedom of Speech Week
- Get Organized Week
- Healthcare Security & Safety Week
- Hepatitis Awareness Week
- Infection Control Week
- International Post Card Week
- Kid’s Goal Setting Week
- Medical Assistants Recognition (MAR) Week
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
- Minority Enterprise Development Week
- Mystery Series Week
- National Business Women’s Week
- National Carry a Tune Week
- National Chemistry Week
- National Chestnut Week
- National Chili Week
- National Chimney Safety Week
- National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
- National Deen Driver Safety Week
- National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
- National Fire Prevention Week
- National Food Bank Week (Week of October 16th)
- National Forest Products Week
- National Friends of Libraries Week
- National Healthcare Food Service Workers Week
- National Heimlich Heroes Week
- National Kraut Sandwich Week
- National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- National Massage Therapy Awareness Week
- National Metric Week (Week of October 10th)
- National Midwifery Week
- National Newspaper Week
- National Physician Assistants Week
- National Primary Care Physician Week
- National Red Ribbon Week
- National Save for Retirement Week
- National School Bus Safety Week
- National School Lunch Week
- National Wolf Awareness Week
- No Salt Week
- Nuclear Science Week
- Pastoral Care Week
- Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week
- Respiratory Care Week
- RightCare Action Week
- Rodent Awareness Week
- Spinning & Weaving Week
- Take Your Medicine, Americans Week
- Teen Read Week
- Veterinary Technicians Week
- World Dairy Expo (Tuesday – Sunday)
- World Rainforest Week
- World Space Week
- YMCA Week without Violence
November
- American Education Week
- Better Conversation Week
- Church/State Separation Week
- Dear Santa Letter Week
- Geography Awareness Week
- International Fraud Awareness Week
- Intimate Apparel Market Week
- National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
- National Bible Week (Thanksgiving week)
- National Book Award Week
- National Deal Week (Starts Wednesday before Thanksgiving)
- National Donor Sabbath
- National Farm-City Week
- National Fig Week
- National Game & Puzzle Week (Thanksgiving week)
- National Global Entrepreneurship Week
- National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week
- National Nurse Practitioner Week
- National Rad Tech Week
- National Young Reader’s Week
- World Kindness Week
December
- Christmas Bird Count Week
- Clerc-Gallaudet Week
- Cookie Cutter Week
- Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week
- Gluten-free Baking Week (Week Before Christmas)
- Halcyon Days (7 days before and 7 days after the Winter Solstice)
- Human Rights Week
- It’s About Time Week
- Kwanzaa (December 26 – January 1)
- National Hand Washing Awareness Week
- Posadas
- Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week
- Saturnalia