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