Party Calendar

Reasons to Celebrate

January

National Hobby Month
National Soup Month
Martin Luther King Jr. Day*
Super Bowl Sunday*
1- New Year’s Day
3- Festival of Sleep Day
3- Tolkein / Lord of the Rings Day
7- Old Rock Day (perfect for a 50s theme party)
8- Women’s Day
14- National Dress Up your Pet Day
16- Hot and Spicy Food International Day
17- Customer Service Day
18- Winnie the Pooh Day
20- Islamic New Year
22- Celebration of Life Day
25- Opposite Day
27- Thomas Crapper Day
28- Bald Eagle Day
31- National Popcorn Day
31- Inspire your Heart with Art Day

(Note: Holidays marked * are not on the same date every year.)

February

Mardi Gras*
Ash Wednesday*
President’s Day*
Chinese New Year*
Black History Month
2- Groundhog Day
2- Wear Red Day
3- Elmo’s Birthday
7- Women (Girls) in Sports Day
11- World Marriage Day
12- Lincoln’s Birthday
12- Man Day
14- Valentine’s Day
16- Do a Grouch a Favor Day
17- Random Acts of Kindness Day
22- Washington’s Birthday
24- National Tortilla Chip Day
27- International Polar Bear Day
28- National Tooth Fairy’s Day
29- Leap Day

March

Women’s History Month
National Craft Month
1- World Book Day
2- World Day of Prayer
2- Dr. Suess’s Birthday
6- Dentist’s Day
8- International Working Women’s Day
9- Barbie’s Birthday
11- Johnny Appleseed Day
12- First Library Opened
13- Good Samaritan Day
14- National Potato Chip Day
14- Pi Day
15- Ides of March (Great day for a Toga Party!)
17- St. Patrick’s Day
20- Proposal Day
20- Big Bird’s Birthday
21- Children’s Poetry Day
21- World Down Syndrome Day
22- National Goof-off Day
22- World Day for Water
24- Yo-Yo Day
25- Greek and American Democracy Day
26- Make up Your Own Holiday Day
27- Diabetes Association Awareness Day
30- Doctors’ Day
31- Eiffel Tower Opened (1889) (Host an Eiffel Tower party!)

April

Passover*
Palm Sunday*
Easter*
1- April Fool’s Day
1- U.S. Air Force Day
1- School Principal’s Day
1- Mother Goose Day
4- Professional Appreciation Day
5- National Fun at Work Day
10- Golfer’s Day
10- Siblings Day
11- Eight-track Tape Day (Host a retro party!)
12- Look Up at the Sky Day
15- Husband Appreciation Day
19- High Five Day
10- Oklahoma City Bombing Remembrance Day
22- National Jelly Bean Day
22- Earth Day
23- Administrative Professional’s Day
23- National Picnic Day
25- Red Hat Society Day
26- Take your Son/Daughter to Work Day
27- Arbor Day
27- Tell a Story Day
28- Costume Day
29- National Dance Day
30- National Honesty Day
30- Hairstylists Appreciation Day

May

Mother’s Day*
Memorial Day*
Kentucky Derby*
Indianapolis 500*
1- May Day
1- Stepmother’s Day
1- Lei Day (Great for a Luau party)
3- National Day of Prayer
3- National Anxiety Disorder Screening Day
3- World Press Freedom Day
5- Cinco de Mayo
5- Pilates Day
6- Nurses’ Day
7- Unity in Diversity Day
7- Melanoma Monday (Awareness Day)
8- World Red Cross Day
9- National School Nurse Day
9- Lost Sock Memorial Day
11- Child Care Provider Day
12- Native American Rights Day
13- Leprechaun Day
14- Receptionist’s Day
16- Wear Purple for Peace Day
18- National Pizza Party Day
19- Armed Forces Day
21- National Waitress/Waitor Day
24- Brother’s Day
24- Tiara Day
28- National Hamburger Day
29- International Jazz Music Day
31- World No Tobacco Day

June

Father’s Day*
Shavout*
3- Cheer Coach Day
3- Cancer Survivors Day
5- National Family Day
5- Hunger Awareness Day
5- World Environment Day
6- Teacher’s Day
8- Banana Split Day
11- Abused Women and Children Awareness Day
14- Flag Day
14- Family History Day
15- Dollars Against Diabetes Day
21- Baby Boomers Recognition Day
23- National Pink Day
23- Great American Backyard Campout Day
23- Public Service Day
24- Celebration of the Senses
26- International Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking

July

National Barbeque Month
Tour de France Month
1- Zoo Day
1- Canada Day
4- Independence Day
5- Workaholics’ Day
7- Cherry Pit Spitting Day
8- Birthday of the Ice Cream Sundae
11- World Population Day
12- Hot Dog Day
14- Be a Geek Day
18- National Ice Cream Day
20- Robin Hood Day
23- Gorgeous Grandmas Day
26- Anniversary of the FBI
28- National Cowboy Day
28- System Administrator Appreciation Day
31- National Parent’s Day

August

Little League World Series
1- Friendship Day
1- Girlfriend’s Day
3- Watermelon Day
4- Twins Day Festival
5- Sister’s Day
8- Family Day
10- Lazy Day
10- Kool Aid Day
10- S’mores Day
11- National Garage Sale Day
11- Presidential Joke Day
12- Middle Child’s Day
12- Vinyl Records Day
12- Elvis Presley Day
13- International Lefthanders Day
15- Best Friends Day
22- Be an Angel Day
26- Women’s Suffrage Day
29- According to Hoyle Game Day

September

Hispanic Heritage Month
Southern Gospel Music Month
Labor Day*
Rosh Hashanah*
3- Bath Tub Race Day
6- Fight Procrastination Day
9- Grandparent’s Day
11- Patriot Day and No News is Good News Day
15- Wife Appreciation Day
15- America’s Day for Kids
16- National Student Day
16- Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
19- National Talk Like a Pirate Day (Host a pirate party!)
19- Wool Day (Great for a knitter’s circle party!)
21- POW/MIA Remembrance Day
21- World Gratitude Day
23- Checkers Day
25- World Maritime Day
25- National One-Hit Wonder Day
26- Good Neighbor Day
26- National Pancake Day
28- Love Note Day

October

National Chili Month
National Roller Skating Month
Columbus Day*
Eid-al-Fitr*
1- World Vegetarian Day
2- Ghandi’s Birthday
4- National Golf Day
4- National Taco Day
6- German-American Day (Oktoberfest!)
6- Mad Hatter Day
8- Native Americans’ Day
8- Great Chicago Fire Day
11- It’s My Party Day
13- Take your Teddy Bear to Work Day
14- National Dessert Day
16- National Boss Day
16- Sweetest Day
21- Sunday School Appreciation Day
22- United Nations Day
23- National Nut Day
29- Bring your Jack-o-Lantern to Work Day
30- National Candy Corn Day
31- Halloween
31- National Magic Day

November

Aviation History Month
Thanksgiving*
Black Friday*
1- All Saint’s Day
3- National Housewife’s Day
3- National Sandwich Day
5- National Doughnut Day
6- Election Day (Try our patriotic party supplies)
9- Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Day
10- Sesame Street Anniversary
11- Veteran’s Day
12- National Pizza with the Works Day (Host a pizza party!)
14- OR Nurse Day
16- International Day for Tolerance
17- Homemade Bread Day
19- Square Dance Day (Great for a western themed party!)
20- Absurdity Day
30- Mark Twain’s Birthday

December

Advent*
Kwanza*
Hanukkah*
Eid-al-Adha*
1- World AIDS Day
2- Special Education Day
4- National Dice Day
6- St. Nicholas Day
7- Pearl Harbor Day
9- National Pastry Day
12- Gingerbread House Day
15- National Firefighter’s Day
16- Boston Tea Party
16- National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
18- Anniversary of the 13th Amendment Abolishing Slavery
22- World Peace Day
24- Christmas Eve
25- Christmas
28- Card Playing Day
31- New Year’s Eve

Anytime

Birthdays
Graduations
Anniversaries
Bridal Shower
Weddings
Baby Shower