Holiday Days
Traditional holidays and special occasions
Explore all 101 holiday days and observances with full details including history, fun facts, and ideas for how to celebrate. Each entry includes upcoming dates, related occasions, and frequently asked questions to help you make the most of every holiday celebration throughout the year.
Earth Day
Show love for our planet on Earth Day! This global environmental movement encourages people to take action to protect the environment and…
Administrative Professionals Day
Administrative Professionals Day is the Wednesday of the last full week of April — a workplace thank-you date for secretaries, assistants…
St George's Day
Fly the red-cross flag on St George’s Day. 23 April is England’s traditional national day — marked with the Flag of St George, local…
Arbor Day
Plant trees and celebrate nature on Arbor Day! This environmental holiday encourages tree planting and forest conservation. Trees provide…
ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day is observed every 25 April in Australia and New Zealand. It began as a remembrance of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps…
Koningsdag (King's Day)
Wear orange for Koningsdag — King’s Day — the Dutch national holiday that celebrates the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. Streets turn…
Kentucky Derby Day
Kentucky Derby Day is the first Saturday in May, when Churchill Downs in Louisville hosts the Kentucky Derby — a landmark American…
Cinco de Mayo
¡Viva México! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, the vibrant American-Mexican cultural celebration! While it commemorates Mexico's victory at the…
Liberation Day (Netherlands)
Observe Liberation Day — Bevrijdingsdag — on May 5, when the Netherlands marks the end of German occupation in 1945 and the value of living…
National Day of Prayer
Join millions of Americans in prayer and reflection on the National Day of Prayer. Observed on the first Thursday in May, this day invites…
VE Day
Mark VE Day — Victory in Europe Day — on 8 May. It commemorates the Allied victory in Europe in 1945, when Nazi Germany’s unconditional…
Mother's Day
Honor the amazing women who raised us on Mother's Day! This beloved American holiday celebrates mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures…
Norway Constitution Day (Syttende Mai)
Wave a flag for Syttende Mai — the Seventeenth of May — Norway’s Constitution Day. Schoolchildren lead the parades, brass bands fill the…
Victoria Day
Open the cottage season on Victoria Day! Canada observes the holiday on the Monday preceding May 25 — the classic May long weekend that…
Memorial Day
Honor and remember the brave men and women who died serving in the U.S. military on Memorial Day. This solemn federal holiday is a time to…
World Football Day
World Football Day on May 25 is the United Nations date for association football — the game most of the world simply calls football, and…
King’s Birthday (New Zealand)
New Zealand observes the King’s Birthday on the first Monday in June — a national public holiday marking the official birthday of the…
Danish Constitution Day (Grundlovsdag)
Mark Grundlovsdag — Danish Constitution Day — on June 5, when Denmark remembers the constitutions that turned absolute monarchy into…
D-Day Anniversary
On June 6 each year, many people pause for the D-Day Anniversary — remembrance of the 1944 Allied landings in Normandy. It is a history and…
Swedish National Day
Raise the blue-and-yellow flag for Swedish National Day on June 6. Sveriges nationaldag remembers Gustav Vasa’s election as king in 1523…
King’s Birthday (Australia)
The King’s Birthday public holiday in Australia is observed on the second Monday in June in most states and territories, creating a…
Flag Day
Honor the Stars and Stripes on Flag Day! This patriotic observance commemorates the adoption of the American flag on June 14, 1777. Learn…
Bloomsday
Walk Dublin with Leopold Bloom on Bloomsday — June 16 — the date James Joyce chose for his 1922 novel Ulysses. Readings, costume Edwardian…
Iceland National Day
Celebrate Iceland National Day on June 17, when the country marks the founding of the Republic of Iceland in 1944 — on the birthday of…