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264 days for the movies, shows, games, and books that took over the world. Star Wars Day, International Harry Potter Day, National Pokemon Day, National Shrek Day, Spider-Man Day, Annoy Squidward Day. Six subcategories from books and music to gaming and anime. Most started as fan-driven jokes that became calendar fixtures. Browse by fandom, by month, or find the next reason for your group chat to rewatch the trilogy.
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January
24 holidays01Jan · FRINational Uno DayGamingUnited States 1kALLJan · MONTHInternational Brain Teaser MonthGamingMonthInternational 1202Jan · SATNational Science Fiction DayBooksUnited States 36903Jan · SUNWomen Rock! DayMusicUnited States 20803Jan · SUNJRR Tolkien DayBooksUnited States 19604Jan · MONNational Trivia DayGamingUnited States 24004Jan · MONPop Music Chart DayMusicUnited States 9206Jan · WEDNational Take a Poet to Lunch DayBooksUnited States 2410Jan · SUNGolden Globe AwardsMovies & TVUnited States 110Jan · SUNUniversal Letter Writing WeekBooksWeekInternational 2412Jan · TUEPoetry at Work DayBooksUnited States 2313Jan · WEDPoetry Break DayBooksUnited States 10417Jan · SUNPopeye DayComicsUnited States 10518Jan · MONNational Winnie the Pooh DayBooksUnited States 48218Jan · MONNational Thesaurus DayBooksUnited States 9320Jan · WEDNational DJ DayMusicUnited States 13921Jan · THUMariachi DayMusicMexico 11522Jan · FRIDance of the Seven Veils DayMovies & TVInternational 2427Jan · WEDNational Geographic DayBooksUnited States 17227Jan · WEDLibrary Shelfie DayBooksUnited States 2528Jan · THUNational Lego DayGamingUnited States 43429Jan · FRINational Puzzle DayGamingUnited States 24230Jan · SATNational Storytelling WeekBooksWeekUnited Kingdom 1231Jan · SUNGrammy Awards DayMusicUnited States 24
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February
20 holidays01Feb · MONG.I. Joe DayGamingUnited States 10301Feb · MONRobinson Crusoe DayBooksUnited States 12ALLFeb · MONTHNational Library Lovers MonthBooksMonthUnited States 992ALLFeb · MONTHAn Affair to Remember MonthMovies & TVMonthUnited States 2302Feb · TUEThe Record of a Sneeze DayMovies & TVUnited States 1103Feb · WEDElmo’s BirthdayMovies & TVUnited States 44303Feb · WEDThe Day the Music DiedMusicUnited States 10106Feb · SATBob Marley DayMusicInternational 41007Feb · SUNInternational Clash DayMusicInternational 8008Feb · MONOpera DayMusicUnited States 3510Feb · WEDInternational Cribbage DayGamingUnited States 3411Feb · THUNational Guitar DayMusicUnited States 20713Feb · SATGlobal Movie DayMovies & TVUnited States 13914Feb · SUNLibrary Lovers’ DayBooksInternational 28614Feb · SUNInternational Book Giving DayBooksInternational 25215Feb · MONAnnoy Squidward DayMovies & TVUnited States 62622Feb · MONPlay More Cards DayGamingUnited States 5823Feb · TUEPinocchio DayMovies & TVUnited States 14824Feb · WEDTwin Peaks DayMovies & TVUnited States 6827Feb · SATNational Pokemon DayGamingInternational 594
202603
March
23 holidaysALLMar · MONTHNZ Book MonthBooksMonthNew Zealand 6906Mar · SATDay of the DudeMovies & TVUnited States 16008Mar · MONNational Retro Video Game DayGamingUnited States 20709Mar · TUENational Barbie DayMovies & TVUnited States 33310Mar · WEDMario DayGamingInternational 44610Mar · WEDInternational Bagpipe DayMusicInternational 8111Mar · THU311 DayMusicUnited States 6812Mar · FRIAlfred Hitchcock DayMovies & TVUnited States 5813Mar · SATKen DayMovies & TVUnited States 10314Mar · SUNNational Write Your Story DayBooksUnited States 11615Mar · MONWorld Folktales & Fables WeekBooksWeekUnited States 3620Mar · SATWorld Storytelling DayBooksInternational 18320Mar · SATHufflepuff Pride DayMovies & TVInternational 12721Mar · SUNSlytherin Pride DayMovies & TVInternational 19621Mar · SUNWorld Poetry DayBooksInternational 12622Mar · MONShakespeare WeekBooksWeekInternational 1223Mar · TUERavenclaw Pride DayMovies & TVInternational 13925Mar · THUTolkien Reading DayBooksInternational 1226Mar · FRILive Long and Prosper DayMovies & TVUnited States 9127Mar · SATQuirky Country Music Song Titles DayMusicUnited States 9227Mar · FRIUltra Music FestivalMusicWeekUnited States 1229Mar · MONWorld Piano DayMusicInternational 8130Mar · TUEWorld Tb-303 Appreciation dayMusicInternational 23
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April
46 holidays01Apr · THUEdible Book DayBooksInternational 21801Apr · THUNickelodeon Anniversary Celebration DayMovies & TVUnited States 19501Apr · THUNational Greeting Card DayBooksUnited States 116ALLApr · MONTHNational Poetry MonthBooksMonthUnited States 618ALLApr · MONTHNational Card and Letter Writing MonthBooksMonthUnited States 59ALLApr · MONTHJazz Appreciation MonthMusicMonthUnited States 1302Apr · FRIChildren’s Picture Book DayBooksInternational 10402Apr · FRIInternational Children’s Book DayBooksInternational 10403Apr · SATIndependent Artist Day™MusicUnited States 25203Apr · SATFish Fingers and Custard DayMovies & TVUnited States 11403Apr · SATNational Film Score DayMovies & TVUnited States 2406Apr · TUENational Library DayBooksUnited States 16309Apr · FRICoachella Valley Music & Arts FestivalMusicWeekUnited States 011Apr · SUNNational Eight Track Tape DayMusicUnited States 5811Apr · SUNInternational Louie Louie DayMusicUnited States 3413Apr · TUENational Scrabble DayGamingUnited States 31115Apr · THUNational Anime DayAnimeInternational 62815Apr · THUSupport Teen Literature DayBooksUnited States 5916Apr · FRISelena DayMusicUnited States 70717Apr · SATInternational Haiku Poetry DayBooksInternational 11517Apr · SATRecord Store DayMusicUnited States 10317Apr · SATThere’s Nothing Like a Dame DayMovies & TVUnited States 2318Apr · SUNNational Princess WeekMovies & TVWeekUnited States 3419Apr · MONNational Poker DayGamingUnited States 8219Apr · MONPoetry & The Creative Mind DayBooksUnited States 4820Apr · TUEInternational Cli-Fi DayBooksInternational 3423Apr · FRIWorld Book DayBooksInternational 58223Apr · FRIShakespeare DayBooksInternational 18323Apr · FRITalk Like Shakespeare DayBooksUnited States 14823Apr · FRIMovie Theatre DayMovies & TVUnited States 12723Apr · FRIWorld Book NightBooksInternational 11523Apr · FRIImpossible Astronaut DayMovies & TVInternational 8123Apr · FRICanada Book DayBooksCanada 5823Apr · FRIWorld Book and Copyright DayBooksInternational 4724Apr · SATNew Kids on the Block DayMusicUnited States 16026Apr · MONWorld Burlesque DayMovies & TVInternational 3427Apr · TUENational Tell A Story DayBooksUnited States 22927Apr · TUEWoody Woodpecker DayMovies & TVUnited States 9128Apr · WEDNational Superhero DayComicsUnited States 46928Apr · WEDClean Comedy DayMovies & TVUnited States 9328Apr · WEDGreat Poetry Reading DayBooksUnited States 4829Apr · THUPoem In Your Pocket DayBooksUnited States 2329Apr · THUMachynlleth Comedy FestivalMovies & TVUnited Kingdom 1130Apr · FRINational Bugs Bunny DayAnimeUnited States 29930Apr · FRIInternational Jazz DayMusicInternational 17230Apr · FRINational Mahjong DayGamingUnited States 105
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May
21 holidays01May · SATFree Comic Book DayComicsUnited States 149ALLMay · MONTHNational Share a Story MonthBooksMonthUnited Kingdom 24ALLMay · MONTHGet Caught Reading MonthBooksMonthUnited States 1302May · SUNInternational Harry Potter DayBooksInternational 70803May · MONWordsmith DayBooksInternational 2403May · MONChildren’s Book WeekBooksWeekUnited States 1104May · TUEStar Wars DayMovies & TVUnited States 73004May · TUEDave Brubeck DayMusicUnited States 3405May · WEDNational Cartoonists DayComicsUnited States 14905May · WEDNational Concert DayMusicUnited States 14911May · TUENational Twilight Zone DayMovies & TVUnited States 14812May · WEDNational Limerick DayBooksUnited States 13713May · THUTop Gun DayMovies & TVUnited States 3418May · TUENational Shrek DayMovies & TVUnited States 54320May · THUNational Notebook DayBooksUnited States 10522May · SATSherlock Holmes DayBooksInternational 16322May · SATWorld Goth DayMusicInternational 11622May · SATNational Solitaire DayGamingUnited States 10625May · TUETowel DayBooksInternational 10425May · TUENational VTuber DayAnimeUnited States 4627May · THUOld Time Player Piano DayMusicUnited States 34
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June
17 holidays01Jun · TUEOscar the Grouch DayMovies & TVUnited States 14901Jun · TUEWorld Outlander DayMovies & TVInternational 47ALLJun · MONTHNational Accordion Awareness MonthMusicMonthUnited States 5805Jun · SATInternational Tabletop DayGamingInternational 9305Jun · SATNational Lincoln Loud DayMovies & TVUnited States 9106Jun · SUNNational Drive-In Movie DayMovies & TVUnited States 15107Jun · MONLove Island DayMovies & TVUnited States 8009Jun · WEDNational Donald Duck DayMovies & TVUnited States 34410Jun · THUSuperman WeekComicsWeekInternational 1312Jun · SATSuperman DayComicsUnited States 26712Jun · SATRaggedy Ann and Andy DayBooksUnited States 3516Jun · WEDBloomsdayBooksUnited States 3519Jun · SATNational Garfield the Cat DayComicsUnited States 41321Jun · MONWorld Day of MusicMusicInternational 32722Jun · TUEGlastonbury FestivalMusicEngland 125Jun · FRIGlobal Beatles DayMusicInternational 12927Jun · SUNNational Bingo DayGamingUnited States 187
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July
17 holidays01Jul · THUInternational Reggae DayMusicInternational 14101Jul · THUBlink 182 DayMusicUnited States 48ALLJul · MONTHInternational Blondie and Deborah Harry MonthMusicMonthUnited States 1102Jul · FRINational Disco DayMusicNew Zealand 11802Jul · FRIComic Sans DayBooksUnited States 2607Jul · WEDNational Dora DayMovies & TVInternational 9607Jul · WEDNational Day of Rock ‘n’ RollMusicUnited States 8708Jul · THUNational Video Game DayGamingUnited States 31313Jul · TUENational Barbershop Music Appreciation DayMusicUnited States 5919Jul · MONNational Words with Friends DayGamingInternational 2520Jul · TUEInternational Chess DayGamingInternational 13021Jul · WEDNational Fortnite DayGamingInternational 36722Jul · THUComic ConComicsUnited States 323Jul · FRIInternational Yada Yada Yada DayMovies & TVUnited States 2527Jul · TUEGary Gygax DayGamingUnited States 1130Jul · FRIPaperback Book DayBooksUnited States 7131Jul · SATHarry Potter’s BirthdayBooksInternational 355
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August
15 holidays01Aug · SUNSpider-Man DayComicsInternational 529ALLAug · MONTHBrecon Jazz FestivalMusicMonthUnited Kingdom 3408Aug · SUNOdie DayComicsUnited States 5909Aug · MONNational Book Lovers DayBooksUnited States 22210Aug · TUEDuran Duran Appreciation DayMusicUnited States 2411Aug · WEDHip Hop DayMusicUnited States 10512Aug · THUNational Vinyl Record DayMusicUnited States 7013Aug · FRINational Rap DayMusicUnited States 27814Aug · SATLove Your Bookshop DayBooksAustralia 6218Aug · WEDNational Bad Poetry DayBooksUnited States 15120Aug · FRINational Radio DayMusicUnited States 16628Aug · SATNational Power Rangers DayMovies & TVUnited States 21129Aug · SUNAccording to Hoyle DayGamingUnited States 1230Aug · MONFrankenstein DayBooksInternational 5831Aug · TUEWe Love Memoirs DayBooksUnited States 36
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September
Happening now25 holidaysALLSep · MONTHClassical Music MonthMusicMonthUnited States 9201Sep · WEDWorld Letter Writing DayBooksInternational 31101Sep · WEDAmerican Chess DayGamingUnited States 23007Sep · TUEBuy a Book DayBooksInternational 8408Sep · WEDStar Trek DayMovies & TVUnited States 20908Sep · WEDNational Ampersand DayBooksInternational 2609Sep · THUInternational Sudoku DayGamingInternational 16509Sep · THUCare Bears Share Your Care DayMovies & TVUnited States 14010Sep · THUToronto International Film FestivalMovies & TVWeekCanada 1212Sep · SUNNational Video Games DayGamingUnited States 29913Sep · MONSupernatural DayMovies & TVUnited States 12913Sep · MONRoald Dahl DayBooksInternational 2617Sep · THUInternational Country Music DayMusicInternational 12718Sep · FRIRead An eBook DayBooksUnited States 3619Sep · SATBatman DayComicsUnited States 29922Sep · TUEDear Diary DayBooksUnited States 2323Sep · WEDNational Checkers DayGamingUnited States 9323Sep · WEDBruce Springsteen DayMusicUnited States 2424Sep · THUWorld Bollywood DayMovies & TVInternational 1125Sep · FRINational Comic Book DayComicsUnited States 8525Sep · FRINational One-Hit Wonder DayMusicUnited States 5825Sep · FRIBinge DayMovies & TVUnited States 5725Sep · FRIOne-Hit Wonder DayMusicUnited States 1329Sep · TUENational Silent Movie DayMovies & TVUnited States 10430Sep · WEDThunderbirds DayMovies & TVUnited States 1
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October
16 holidays01Oct · THUInternational Music DayMusicInternational 377ALLOct · MONTHCountry Music MonthMusicMonthUnited States 36ALLOct · MONTHNational Book MonthBooksMonthUnited States 24ALLOct · MONTHNational Cookbook MonthBooksMonthUnited States 2403Oct · SATMean Girls DayMovies & TVUnited States 21910Oct · SATNational Hug a Drummer DayMusicUnited States 12510Oct · SATNational Chess DayGamingUnited States 7010Oct · SATUniversal Music DayMusicInternational 6912Oct · MONHarry Potter Book DayBooksUnited States 10715Oct · THUNational I Love Lucy DayMovies & TVUnited States 14921Oct · WEDBack to the Future DayMovies & TVUnited States 19521Oct · WEDEveryone Writes DayBooksUnited Kingdom 4725Oct · SUNNational Chucky The Notorious Killer Doll DayMovies & TVUnited States 21727Oct · TUEWorld Day for Audiovisual HeritageMovies & TVInternational 1130Oct · FRIFrankenstein FridayBooksUnited States 2531Oct · SATNational Prince DayMusicInternational 12
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November
23 holidays01Nov · SUNNational Author’s DayBooksUnited States 32201Nov · SUNInternational Games WeekGamingWeekInternational 35ALLNov · MONTHNational Novel Writing MonthBooksMonthUnited States 367ALLNov · MONTHPhilippine Book Development MonthBooksMonthPhilippines 106Nov · FRINational Saxophone DayMusicUnited States 12606Nov · FRIFountain Pen DayBooksInternational 6907Nov · SATNational Book Award WeekBooksWeekInternational 4710Nov · TUESesame Street DayMovies & TVUnited States 17211Nov · WEDNational Metal DayMusicUnited States 9212Nov · THUChicken Soup for the Soul DayBooksUnited States 8113Nov · FRISymphonic Metal DayMusicInternational 1215Nov · SUNNational Drummer DayMusicUnited States 38915Nov · SUNI Love to Write DayBooksUnited States 18316Nov · MONClarinet DayMusicUnited States 10418Nov · WEDMinnie Mouse’s BirthdayMovies & TVUnited States 20718Nov · WEDMickey Mouse’s BirthdayMovies & TVUnited States 18418Nov · WEDMickey Mouse DayMovies & TVUnited States 1219Nov · THUNational Play Monopoly DayGamingUnited States 24020Nov · FRINational Oscar DayMovies & TVInternational 1120Nov · FRINational Game & Puzzle WeekGamingWeekUnited States 1221Nov · SATWorld Television DayMovies & TVInternational 11525Nov · WEDNational Jukebox DayMusicUnited States 4726Nov · THUNational Dog Show BroadcastMovies & TVUnited States 24
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December
17 holidays04Dec · FRINational Dice DayGamingUnited States 2407Dec · MONWalt Disney DayMovies & TVUnited States 22907Dec · MONNational Letter Writing DayBooksUnited States 13809Dec · WEDTechno DayMusicUnited States 11509Dec · WEDWeary Willie DayMovies & TVUnited States 113Dec · SUNNational Taylor Swift DayMusicInternational 39918Dec · FRIAnswer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf DayMovies & TVUnited States 28619Dec · SATNational Emo DayMusicUnited States 17220Dec · SUNGames DayGamingInternational 11521Dec · MONNational Crossword Puzzle DayGamingUnited States 13821Dec · MONInternational Dalek Remembrance DayMovies & TVInternational 1121Dec · MONPhileas Fogg Win a Wager DayBooksUnited States 1123Dec · WEDNational Christmas Movie Marathon DayMovies & TVUnited States 20626Dec · SATNational Thank You Note DayBooksUnited States 18328Dec · MONCard Playing DayGamingUnited States 10428Dec · MONNational Short Film DayMovies & TVUnited States 47ALLDec · MONTHFalls Festival HistoryMusicMonthAustralia 12

































































































































































































































































