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.
Juneteenth
Celebrate freedom and African American culture on Juneteenth! This federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States…
Swedish Midsummer (Midsommar)
Celebrate Swedish Midsummer when the northern light lingers late and the table fills with summer food. Midsummer Eve — always a Friday…
Father's Day
Celebrate the dads who make a difference on Father's Day! This special American holiday honors fathers, grandfathers, and father figures…
National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
Honour First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Canada marks June 21 — often the summer solstice — as a…
Canada Day
Fly the maple leaf on Canada Day! July 1 marks the anniversary of Confederation in 1867 — when the British North America Act united the…
Independence Day
Celebrate America's birthday on Independence Day! This patriotic federal holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of…
Matariki
Matariki marks the Māori New Year — the winter rising of the Matariki star cluster (Pleiades) — and is New Zealand’s newest national public…
Bastille Day
Celebrate French culture and history on Bastille Day! This French national holiday commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in…
Swiss National Day
Light a bonfire for Swiss National Day on August 1 — the Bundesfeier that commemorates the Federal Charter of 1291 and the legendary…
Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day on August 26 commemorates the 1920 certification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibits denying the vote on the…
National V-J Day
National V-J Day on September 2 marks Japan’s formal surrender in 1945, ending World War II. The United States also remembers August 14…
Father's Day (Australia)
Father's Day in Australia falls on the first Sunday of September — in 2026, that is Sunday, September 6. It is a family celebration for…
Labor Day
Labor Day is the U.S. federal holiday on the first Monday in September. In 2026 that Monday is September 7. It honors the social and…
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, observed on 1-2 Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar and the opening of the High Holy Days. In 2026 it…
Patriot Day
Patriot Day is observed each September 11 as the U.S. National Day of Service and Remembrance for the 2001 terrorist attacks. In 2026 it…
Mexican Independence Day
Mexican Independence Day is observed on September 16. In 2026 it falls on Wednesday, September 16. It commemorates the 1810 Grito de…
National Constitution Day
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is the U.S. civic observance marked on September 17. In 2026 that is Thursday, September 17. It…
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September. In 2026 that is Friday, September 18. It honors prisoners of…
U.S. Air Force Birthday
The U.S. Air Force Birthday marks September 18, the date associated with the National Security Act of 1947 establishing the Air Force as an…
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement - is the holiest day in Judaism. In 2026 it begins at sundown on Sunday, September 20, and ends after…
National Public Lands Day
National Public Lands Day is observed on the fourth Saturday in September. In 2026 that is Saturday, September 26. It is a volunteer…
National Gold Star Mother's Day
National Gold Star Mother's Day is observed on the last Sunday in September. In 2026 that is Sunday, September 27. It honors mothers who…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
Wear orange on September 30 for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The date honours Survivors of Canada’s…
German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
Mark German Unity Day — Tag der Deutschen Einheit — on the date Germany became one country again. October 3 commemorates the formal…