Commemorative Dates 1948
Celebrate every moment of 1948! Discover Canada's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 1948
| 1 | Thu | New Year's Day | 1 | Thu | Dry January |
| 1 | Thu | International Self Care Day | 1 | Thu | Veganuary |
| 2 | Fri | National Science Fiction Day | 2 | Fri | World Introvert Day |
| 4 | Sun | National Ribbon Skirt Day | 4 | Sun | World Braille Day |
| 4 | Sun | World Hypnotism Day | 5 | Mon | National Bird Day |
| 5 | Mon | National Whipped Cream Day | 6 | Tue | Epiphany |
| 6 | Tue | National Bean Day | 6 | Tue | National Cuddle Up Day |
| 7 | Wed | Orthodox Christmas | 8 | Thu | National Bubble Bath Day |
| 11 | Sun | National Clean Off Your Desk Day | 11 | Sun | National Milk Day |
| 12 | Mon | National Curried Chicken Day | 14 | Wed | National Dress Up Your Pet Day |
| 14 | Wed | World Logic Day | 15 | Thu | National Bagel Day |
| 17 | Sat | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | 17 | Sat | Museum Selfie Day |
| 18 | Sun | National Thesaurus Day | 19 | Mon | National Popcorn Day |
| 20 | Tue | World Religion Day | 21 | Wed | National Squirrel Appreciation Day |
| 21 | Wed | World Snow Day | 23 | Fri | International Integrative Health Day |
| 23 | Fri | National Pie Day | 24 | Sat | International Day of Education |
| 24 | Sat | National Peanut Butter Day | 24 | Sat | Tu Bishvat |
| 25 | Sun | Mahayana New Year | 25 | Sun | National Irish Coffee Day |
| 26 | Mon | Bell Let's Talk Day | 26 | Mon | International Customs Day |
| 26 | Mon | National Fun at Work Day | 26 | Mon | National Peanut Brittle Day |
| 26 | Mon | National Spouses Day | 27 | Tue | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 27 | Tue | National Chocolate Cake Day | 28 | Wed | National Lego Day |
| 29 | Thu | National Puzzle Day | 30 | Fri | National Croissant Day |
| 31 | Sat | National Backward Day | 31 | Sat | National Hot Chocolate Day |
February 1948
| 1 | Sun | Black History Month | 1 | Sun | LGBT History Month |
| 1 | Sun | World Interfaith Harmony Week | 2 | Mon | Candlemas Day |
| 2 | Mon | Groundhog Day | 2 | Mon | National Tater Tot Day |
| 2 | Mon | National Wear Red Day | 3 | Tue | National Golden Retriever Day |
| 4 | Wed | International Day of Human Fraternity | 4 | Wed | National Thank A Mail Carrier Day |
| 4 | Wed | Rosa Parks Day | 4 | Wed | Thank Your Mailman Day |
| 4 | Wed | World Cancer Day | 5 | Thu | National Weatherperson's Day |
| 5 | Thu | World Nutella Day | 6 | Fri | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
| 6 | Fri | National Chopsticks Day | 7 | Sat | National Fettuccine Alfredo Day |
| 7 | Sat | National Send a Card to a Friend Day | 7 | Sat | National Signing Day |
| 8 | Sun | National Boy Scout Day | 9 | Mon | International Epilepsy Day |
| 9 | Mon | National Pizza Day | 9 | Mon | National Toothache Day |
| 10 | Tue | Mardi Gras | 10 | Tue | Paczki Day (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) |
| 10 | Tue | World Pulses Day | 11 | Wed | Ash Wednesday |
| 11 | Wed | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | 11 | Wed | National Inventors' Day |
| 12 | Thu | Darwin Day | 13 | Fri | Galentine's Day |
| 13 | Fri | World Radio Day | 14 | Sat | International Book Giving Day |
| 14 | Sat | Valentine's Day | 15 | Sun | Canada's Agriculture Day |
| 15 | Sun | Flag Day | 15 | Sun | International Childhood Cancer Day |
| 15 | Sun | Singles Awareness Day | 15 | Sun | World Anthropology Day |
| 16 | Mon | Family Day | 17 | Tue | Random Acts of Kindness Day |
| 20 | Fri | National Love Your Pet Day | 20 | Fri | World Day of Social Justice |
| 21 | Sat | International Mother Language Day | 21 | Sat | National Sticky Bun Day |
| 22 | Sun | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day | 22 | Sun | World Thinking Day |
| 23 | Mon | National Aviation Day | 23 | Mon | National Banana Bread Day |
| 26 | Thu | National Chili Day | 26 | Thu | National Pistachio Day |
| 27 | Fri | National Pokemon Day | 27 | Fri | World Non-governmental Organization Day |
| 27 | Fri | World Spay Day | 28 | Sat | Pink Shirt Day |
| 29 | Sun | Rare Disease Day | |||
March 1948
| 1 | Mon | Employee Appreciation Day | 1 | Mon | National Peanut Butter Lover's Day |
| 1 | Mon | Saint David's Day | 1 | Mon | Self-Injury Awareness Day |
| 1 | Mon | World Candle Day | 1 | Mon | World Music Therapy Day |
| 1 | Mon | Zero Discrimination Day | 2 | Tue | World Teen Mental Wellness Day |
| 3 | Wed | World Birth Defects Day | 3 | Wed | World Hearing Day |
| 3 | Wed | World Wildlife Day | 4 | Thu | Dental Assistants Recognition Week |
| 4 | Thu | World Obesity Day | 5 | Fri | International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness |
| 6 | Sat | National Day of Unplugging | 6 | Sat | World Lymphedema Day |
| 7 | Sun | National Cereal Day | 7 | Sun | World Plant Power Day |
| 8 | Mon | International Women's Day | 8 | Mon | National Proofreading Day |
| 9 | Tue | National Meatball Day | 10 | Wed | Harriet Tubman Day |
| 10 | Wed | National Hug Your Dog Day | 10 | Wed | National Pack Your Lunch Day |
| 11 | Thu | Canadian Women Physicians Day | 11 | Thu | National Promposal Day |
| 11 | Thu | World Kidney Day | 13 | Sat | National K9 Veterans Day |
| 14 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time Starts | 14 | Sun | International Day of Mathematics |
| 14 | Sun | National Potato Chip Day | 14 | Sun | Pi Day |
| 15 | Mon | World Consumer Rights Day | 17 | Wed | Saint Patrick's Day |
| 18 | Thu | Awkward Moments Day | 19 | Fri | International Read to Me Day |
| 19 | Fri | St. Joseph's Day | 19 | Fri | World Sleep Day |
| 19 | Fri | World Sleep Day | 19 | Fri | World Social Work Day |
| 20 | Sat | French Language Day | 20 | Sat | International Day of Happiness |
| 20 | Sat | National Kick Butts Day | 20 | Sat | National Proposal Day |
| 20 | Sat | Spring | 20 | Sat | Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) |
| 20 | Sat | World Oral Health Day | 21 | Sun | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 21 | Sun | International Day of Forests | 21 | Sun | National Fragrance Day |
| 21 | Sun | Palm Sunday | 21 | Sun | World Down Syndrome Day |
| 21 | Sun | World Puppetry Day | 22 | Mon | World Water Day |
| 23 | Tue | Cuddly Kitten Day | 23 | Tue | National Chip and Dip Day |
| 23 | Tue | National Puppy Day | 23 | Tue | World Meteorological Day |
| 24 | Wed | World Tuberculosis Day | 25 | Thu | Hola Mohalla |
| 25 | Thu | Holy Thursday | 25 | Thu | International Waffle Day |
| 25 | Thu | Maundy Thursday | 26 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 26 | Fri | Good Friday | 26 | Fri | Purple Day |
| 27 | Sat | Earth Hour | 27 | Sat | Holy Saturday |
| 27 | Sat | World Theatre Day | 28 | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| 28 | Sun | Respect Your Cat Day | 29 | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 29 | Mon | National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day | 31 | Wed | National Crayon Day |
| 31 | Wed | World Backup Day | |||
April 1948
| 1 | Thu | April Fool's Day | 1 | Thu | National Sourdough Bread Day |
| 2 | Fri | Autism Awareness Day | 2 | Fri | International Children's Book Day |
| 3 | Sat | National Find a Rainbow Day | 4 | Sun | International Carrot Day |
| 4 | Sun | National Burrito Day | 6 | Tue | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace |
| 6 | Tue | International Pillow Fight Day | 6 | Tue | National Tartan Day |
| 7 | Wed | Green Shirt Day | 7 | Wed | World Health Day |
| 10 | Sat | National Siblings Day | 10 | Sat | World Homeopathy Day |
| 11 | Sun | National Pet Day | 12 | Mon | American Civil War |
| 12 | Mon | Day of Silence | 13 | Tue | FND Awareness Day |
| 13 | Tue | International plant appreciation day | 14 | Wed | International Moment of Laughter Day |
| 15 | Thu | Father Damien Day | 15 | Thu | National Laundry Day |
| 16 | Fri | Advance Care Planning Day | 16 | Fri | World Voice Day |
| 17 | Sat | National Canadian Film Day | 17 | Sat | World Hemophilia Day |
| 18 | Sun | International Day for Monuments and Sites | 18 | Sun | National Columnists’ Day |
| 18 | Sun | National Haiku Poetry Day | 18 | Sun | National Lineman Appreciation Day |
| 18 | Sun | World Amateur Radio Day | 20 | Tue | Chinese Language Day |
| 20 | Tue | National Look Alike Day | 21 | Wed | Administrative Professionals Day |
| 21 | Wed | International Creativity and Innovation Day | 21 | Wed | vancouver sun run |
| 22 | Thu | Earth Day | 22 | Thu | International Mother Earth Day |
| 22 | Thu | National Dance Week | 23 | Fri | English Language Day |
| 23 | Fri | Hanuman Jayanti | 23 | Fri | National Talk Like Shakespeare Day |
| 23 | Fri | Saint George's Day | 23 | Fri | Spanish Language Day |
| 23 | Fri | World Book Day | 24 | Sat | International Guide Dog Day |
| 24 | Sat | World Immunization Week | 25 | Sun | National DNA Day |
| 25 | Sun | National Telephone Day | 25 | Sun | Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) |
| 25 | Sun | World Malaria Day | 25 | Sun | World Penguin Day |
| 26 | Mon | International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day | 26 | Mon | Pretzel Day |
| 26 | Mon | World Intellectual Property Day | 27 | Tue | International Sculpture Day |
| 28 | Wed | National Day of Mourning | 28 | Wed | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 29 | Thu | International Dance Day | 30 | Fri | International Jazz Day |
May 1948
| 1 | Sat | May Day | 1 | Sat | National Physicians Day |
| 1 | Sat | School Principals’ Day | 2 | Sun | Astronomy Day |
| 2 | Sun | International Harry Potter Day | 2 | Sun | World Password Day |
| 2 | Sun | World Tuna Day | 3 | Mon | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Tue | Free Comic Book Day | 4 | Tue | Star Wars Day |
| 5 | Wed | African World Heritage Day | 5 | Wed | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Wed | International Day of the Midwife | 5 | Wed | National Lemonade Day |
| 5 | Wed | World Portuguese Language Day | 6 | Thu | Ascension Day |
| 7 | Fri | National Child and Youth Mental Health Day | 8 | Sat | Buddha Day |
| 8 | Sat | Check Your Skin Day | 8 | Sat | International Thalassaemia Day |
| 8 | Sat | National Receptionists Day | 8 | Sat | Victory in Europe Day |
| 8 | Sat | World Migratory Bird Day | 8 | Sat | World Red Cross Day |
| 8 | Sat | World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day | 9 | Sun | Mother's Day |
| 10 | Mon | World Lupus Day | 11 | Tue | Fair Trade Day |
| 12 | Wed | International Nurses Day | 12 | Wed | National Limerick Day |
| 13 | Thu | world cocktail day | 15 | Sat | International Day of Families |
| 15 | Sat | National Pizza Party Day | 16 | Sun | International Day of Light |
| 16 | Sun | Pentecost | 17 | Mon | Bike-to-Work Day |
| 17 | Mon | Endangered Species Day | 17 | Mon | World Hypertension Day |
| 18 | Tue | International Museum Day | 18 | Tue | World Whisky (Whiskey) Day |
| 19 | Wed | World Baking Day | 20 | Thu | National Rescue Dog Day |
| 20 | Thu | Whit Monday | 20 | Thu | World Bee Day |
| 21 | Fri | International Tea Day | 21 | Fri | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| 22 | Sat | International Day for Biological Diversity | 23 | Sun | Trinity Sunday |
| 23 | Sun | World Turtle Day | 24 | Mon | National Brother's Day |
| 24 | Mon | National Scavenger Hunt Day | 24 | Mon | Victoria Day |
| 24 | Mon | World Schizophrenia Day | 25 | Tue | National Missing Children’s Day |
| 26 | Wed | National Paper Airplane Day | 27 | Thu | Corpus Christi |
| 27 | Thu | National Sunscreen Day | 28 | Fri | National Brisket Day |
| 29 | Sat | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers | 29 | Sat | National Golf Day |
| 30 | Sun | World Multiple Sclerosis Day | 31 | Mon | World No Tobacco Day |
June 1948
| 1 | Tue | National Bowls Day | 1 | Tue | National Say Something Nice Day |
| 1 | Tue | Repeat Day | 1 | Tue | World Reef Awareness Day |
| 2 | Wed | Leave The Office Early Day | 2 | Wed | National Cancer Survivor’s Day |
| 3 | Thu | World Bicycle Day | 4 | Fri | National Cheese Day |
| 4 | Fri | National Donut Day | 4 | Fri | National Hug Your Cat Day |
| 5 | Sat | Global Running Day | 5 | Sat | World Environment Day |
| 6 | Sun | Canadian Armed Forces Day | 6 | Sun | D-Day |
| 7 | Mon | World Food Safety Day | 8 | Tue | Global Wellness Day |
| 8 | Tue | National Best Friends Day | 8 | Tue | World Oceans Day |
| 10 | Thu | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas | 10 | Thu | National Iced Tea Day |
| 12 | Sat | World Day Against Child Labor | 13 | Sun | International Albinism Awareness Day |
| 13 | Sun | National Sewing Machine Day | 13 | Sun | Shavuot |
| 13 | Sun | World Softball Day | 14 | Mon | Bourbon Day |
| 14 | Mon | World Blood Donor Day | 15 | Tue | Nature Photography Day |
| 15 | Tue | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | 15 | Tue | World Juggling Day |
| 16 | Wed | Bloomsday | 16 | Wed | Ganga Dussehra |
| 16 | Wed | International Day of the African Child | 16 | Wed | National Fudge Day |
| 18 | Fri | International Panic Day | 18 | Fri | International Picnic Day |
| 18 | Fri | International Sushi Day | 19 | Sat | World Sauntering Day |
| 20 | Sun | Father's Day | 20 | Sun | Father's Day |
| 20 | Sun | International Surfing Day | 20 | Sun | World Refugee Day |
| 21 | Mon | International Yoga Day | 21 | Mon | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| 21 | Mon | National Selfie Day | 21 | Mon | Summer |
| 21 | Mon | Summer Solstice | 22 | Tue | World Rainforest Day |
| 23 | Wed | International Women in Engineering Day | 23 | Wed | National Pink Day |
| 25 | Fri | Bourdain Day | 25 | Fri | Global Beatles Day |
| 25 | Fri | Take Your Dog to Work Day | 27 | Sun | International Pineapple Day |
| 27 | Sun | Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day | 27 | Sun | National HIV Testing Day |
| 27 | Sun | National PTSD Awareness Day | 27 | Sun | National Sunglasses Day |
| 28 | Mon | National Insurance Awareness Day | 29 | Tue | National Camera Day |
| 30 | Wed | International Asteroid Day | |||
July 1948
| 1 | Thu | Canada Day | 1 | Thu | International Joke Day |
| 1 | Thu | World Bronchiectasis Day | 2 | Fri | World UFO Day |
| 5 | Mon | National Bikini Day | 6 | Tue | International Day of Cooperatives |
| 6 | Tue | International Kissing Day | 6 | Tue | National Fried Chicken Day |
| 7 | Wed | Global Forgiveness Day | 8 | Thu | First Day of Ramadan |
| 8 | Thu | International Town Criers Day | 9 | Fri | Cow Appreciation Day |
| 11 | Sun | World Population Day | 12 | Mon | Malala Day |
| 12 | Mon | National Simplicity Day | 12 | Mon | Orangemen's Day (The Twelfth) |
| 13 | Tue | National French Fry Day | 14 | Wed | Bastille Day |
| 14 | Wed | National Mac and Cheese Day | 15 | Thu | National Clean Beauty Day |
| 15 | Thu | National Give Something Away Day | 16 | Fri | Moon Landing Anniversary |
| 16 | Fri | National Cherry Day | 16 | Fri | World Snake Day |
| 17 | Sat | World Emoji Day | 18 | Sun | Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 19 | Mon | Seneca Falls Convention | 20 | Tue | International Chess Day |
| 21 | Wed | National Ice Cream Day | 21 | Wed | National Junk Food Day |
| 24 | Sat | Cousins Day | 25 | Sun | Christmas In July |
| 26 | Mon | Uncle and Aunt Day | 27 | Tue | National Disability Independence Day |
| 28 | Wed | World War I | 29 | Thu | International Tiger Day |
| 29 | Thu | National Lasagna Day | 29 | Thu | National Lipstick Day |
| 30 | Fri | International Friendship Day | 30 | Fri | National Cheesecake Day |
| 30 | Fri | World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | 31 | Sat | World Ranger Day |
August 1948
| 1 | Sun | Be An Angel Day | 1 | Sun | Emancipation Day |
| 1 | Sun | Lammas Day | 1 | Sun | National Girlfriend Day |
| 1 | Sun | National Minority Donor Awareness Day | 1 | Sun | World Lung Cancer Day |
| 1 | Sun | World Scout Scarf Day | 2 | Mon | International Beer Day |
| 3 | Tue | National Watermelon Day | 4 | Wed | National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day |
| 6 | Fri | Last Day of Ramadan | 7 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr |
| 7 | Sat | National Lighthouse Day | 8 | Sun | International Cat Day |
| 9 | Mon | International Coworking Day | 9 | Mon | International Day of the World's Indigenous People |
| 9 | Mon | National Book Lovers Day | 10 | Tue | Lazy Day |
| 10 | Tue | National Spoil Your Dog Day | 11 | Wed | National Son and Daughter Day |
| 12 | Thu | International Youth Day | 12 | Thu | Middle Child Day |
| 13 | Fri | Left-Handers Day | 14 | Sat | World Lizard Day |
| 15 | Sun | Assumption of Mary | 15 | Sun | International Homeless Animals Day |
| 15 | Sun | National Acadian Day | 15 | Sun | National Relaxation Day |
| 16 | Mon | National Roller Coaster Day | 16 | Mon | Tell a Joke Day |
| 17 | Tue | International Geocaching Day | 17 | Tue | National Nonprofit Day |
| 17 | Tue | National Thrift Shop Day | 18 | Wed | National Couple's Day |
| 18 | Wed | National Fajita Day | 19 | Thu | National Potato Day |
| 19 | Thu | World Humanitarian Day | 19 | Thu | World Photography Day |
| 20 | Fri | National Radio Day | 20 | Fri | World Mosquito Day |
| 21 | Sat | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | 22 | Sun | National Tooth Fairy Day |
| 22 | Sun | World Plant Milk Day | 23 | Mon | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
| 23 | Mon | National Sponge Cake Day | 24 | Tue | International Strange Music Day |
| 24 | Tue | National Waffle Day | 26 | Thu | Janmashtami |
| 26 | Thu | National Dog Day | 27 | Fri | National Just Because Day |
| 28 | Sat | Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day | 29 | Sun | International Day Against Nuclear Tests |
| 30 | Mon | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance | 30 | Mon | National Beach Day |
| 31 | Tue | International Overdose Awareness Day | |||
September 1948
| 1 | Wed | world alzheimer's month | 4 | Sat | World Sexual Health Day |
| 5 | Sun | International Day of Charity | 5 | Sun | National Cheese Pizza Day |
| 6 | Mon | Labour Day | 6 | Mon | Read a Book Day |
| 7 | Tue | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Tue | International Day of Clean Air for blue skies |
| 7 | Tue | World Beard Day | 8 | Wed | International Literacy Day |
| 8 | Wed | World Physiotherapy (PT) Day | 8 | Wed | Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day |
| 9 | Thu | International Day to Protect Education from Attack | 10 | Fri | World Suicide Prevention Day |
| 12 | Sun | Grandparents Day | 12 | Sun | International Day for South-South Cooperation |
| 12 | Sun | National Day of Civic Hacking | 12 | Sun | National Day of Encouragement |
| 13 | Mon | International Chocolate Day | 13 | Mon | National Bald is Beautiful Day |
| 13 | Mon | Roald Dahl Day | 13 | Mon | World Sepsis Day |
| 15 | Wed | International Day of Democracy | 15 | Wed | International Dot Day |
| 15 | Wed | National Hispanic Heritage Month | 15 | Wed | Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) |
| 15 | Wed | World Lymphoma Awareness Day | 16 | Thu | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| 16 | Thu | National Guacamole Day | 17 | Fri | National IT Professionals Day |
| 17 | Fri | World Patient Safety Day | 18 | Sat | International Equal Pay Day |
| 18 | Sat | National Cheeseburger Day | 18 | Sat | National First Love Day |
| 19 | Sun | Batman Day | 19 | Sun | Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 21 | Tue | International Coastal CleanUp Day | 21 | Tue | International Day of Peace |
| 21 | Tue | National Chai Day | 21 | Tue | World Alzheimer’s Day |
| 21 | Tue | World Gratitude Day | 22 | Wed | Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) |
| 22 | Wed | Fall | 22 | Wed | Hobbit Day |
| 22 | Wed | National Elephant Appreciation Day | 22 | Wed | World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day |
| 22 | Wed | World Car-Free Day | 22 | Wed | World Rhino Day |
| 22 | Wed | World Rivers Day | 23 | Thu | Bi Visibility Day |
| 23 | Thu | International Day of Sign Languages | 24 | Fri | World Gorilla Day |
| 25 | Sat | National One-Hit Wonder Day | 25 | Sat | World Dream Day |
| 26 | Sun | International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | 26 | Sun | World Contraception Day |
| 27 | Mon | World Tourism Day | 28 | Tue | Ask a Stupid Question Day |
| 28 | Tue | International Day for Universal Access to Information | 28 | Tue | International Rabbit Day |
| 28 | Tue | National Ghost Hunting Day | 28 | Tue | National Hunting and Fishing Day |
| 28 | Tue | National Sons Day | 28 | Tue | World Rabies Day |
| 29 | Wed | International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste | 29 | Wed | International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day |
| 29 | Wed | National Coffee Day | 29 | Wed | Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day |
| 29 | Wed | World Heart Day | 30 | Thu | International Podcast Day |
| 30 | Thu | International Translation Day | 30 | Thu | World Maritime Day |
October 1948
| 1 | Fri | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Fri | International Coffee Day |
| 1 | Fri | International Day of Older Persons | 1 | Fri | International Music Day |
| 1 | Fri | National Hair Day | 1 | Fri | National Seniors Day |
| 1 | Fri | Urticaria day | 1 | Fri | World Vegetarian Day |
| 2 | Sat | International Day of Non-Violence | 2 | Sat | National Kale Day |
| 2 | Sat | Random Acts of Poetry Day | 2 | Sat | World Financial Planning Day |
| 3 | Sun | National Boyfriend Day | 4 | Mon | Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
| 4 | Mon | National Cinnamon Roll Day | 4 | Mon | National Taco Day |
| 4 | Mon | National Vodka Day | 4 | Mon | World Animal Day |
| 4 | Mon | World Architecture Day | 4 | Mon | World Habitat Day |
| 4 | Mon | World Smile Day | 4 | Mon | World Space Week |
| 5 | Tue | World Teachers’ Day | 6 | Wed | National Noodle Day |
| 6 | Wed | World Cerebral Palsy Day | 7 | Thu | National Frappe Day |
| 7 | Thu | World Cotton Day | 8 | Fri | International Podiatry Day |
| 8 | Fri | National Depression Screening Day | 9 | Sat | Leif Erikson Day |
| 9 | Sat | World Post Day | 10 | Sun | World Day Against the Death Penalty |
| 10 | Sun | World Homeless Day | 10 | Sun | World Mental Health Day |
| 11 | Mon | International Day of the Girl Child | 11 | Mon | National Coming Out Day |
| 11 | Mon | Thanksgiving Day | 11 | Mon | World Egg Day |
| 12 | Tue | World Arthritis Day | 12 | Tue | World Hospice and Palliative Care Day |
| 13 | Wed | International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction | 13 | Wed | World Thrombosis Day |
| 14 | Thu | Eid al-Adha | 14 | Thu | World Sight Day |
| 14 | Thu | World Standards Day | 15 | Fri | Global Handwashing Day |
| 15 | Fri | International Day of Rural Women | 15 | Fri | National Grouch Day |
| 15 | Fri | National Pharmacy Technicians Day | 15 | Fri | White Cane Safety Day |
| 16 | Sat | Boss's Day | 16 | Sat | Global Dignity Day |
| 16 | Sat | World Food Day | 16 | Sat | World Spine Day |
| 17 | Sun | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | 17 | Sun | National Pasta Day |
| 18 | Mon | National Mammography Day | 18 | Mon | Persons Day |
| 20 | Wed | International Chefs Day | 20 | Wed | International Day of the Air Traffic Controller |
| 20 | Wed | International Sloth Day | 20 | Wed | National Day on Writing |
| 20 | Wed | World Osteoporosis Day | 20 | Wed | World Statistics Day |
| 21 | Thu | Back to the Future Day | 21 | Thu | National Reptile Day |
| 21 | Thu | Waste Reduction Week | 22 | Fri | International Stuttering Awareness Day |
| 24 | Sun | United Nations Day | 24 | Sun | World Development Information Day |
| 24 | Sun | World Polio day | 25 | Mon | International Artist Day |
| 25 | Mon | International Dwarfism Awareness Day | 25 | Mon | World Opera Day |
| 26 | Tue | National Pumpkin Day | 27 | Wed | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
| 28 | Thu | Canadian School Library Day | 28 | Thu | International Animation Day |
| 28 | Thu | world judo day | 29 | Fri | National Cat Day |
| 29 | Fri | World Psoriasis Day | 29 | Fri | World Stroke Day |
| 30 | Sat | Dhanteras | 31 | Sun | Halloween |
| 31 | Sun | National Magic Day | 31 | Sun | World Cities Day |
| 31 | Sun | World Savings Day | |||
November 1948
| 1 | Mon | All Saints' Day | 1 | Mon | Author's Day |
| 1 | Mon | Day of the Dead | 1 | Mon | Movember |
| 1 | Mon | National Adoption Month | 1 | Mon | Native American Heritage Month |
| 1 | Mon | World Vegan Day | 2 | Tue | All Souls' Day |
| 2 | Tue | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists | 3 | Wed | National Sandwich Day |
| 4 | Thu | National Candy Day | 5 | Fri | National Redhead Day |
| 5 | Fri | World Tsunami Awareness Day | 6 | Sat | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
| 6 | Sat | National Nachos Day | 6 | Sat | National Stress Awareness Day |
| 7 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time Ends | 7 | Sun | National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day |
| 8 | Mon | National Cappuccino Day | 8 | Mon | National STEM/STEAM Day |
| 8 | Mon | World Urbanism Day | 9 | Tue | Go to an Art Museum Day |
| 9 | Tue | International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism | 9 | Tue | World Adoption Day |
| 10 | Wed | International Accounting Day | 10 | Wed | World Keratoconus Day |
| 10 | Wed | World Science Day for Peace and Development | 11 | Thu | Remembrance Day |
| 11 | Thu | Singles Day | 12 | Fri | World Pneumonia Day |
| 13 | Sat | Sadie Hawkins Day | 13 | Sat | World Kindness Day |
| 14 | Sun | National Pickle Day | 14 | Sun | World Diabetes Day |
| 15 | Mon | National Philanthropy Day | 16 | Tue | International Day for Tolerance |
| 17 | Wed | International Students' Day | 17 | Wed | National Unfriend Day |
| 17 | Wed | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | 17 | Wed | World Prematurity Day |
| 18 | Thu | World Antimicrobial Awareness Week | 18 | Thu | World Philosophy Day |
| 19 | Fri | International Men's Day | 19 | Fri | National Grief and Bereavement Day |
| 19 | Fri | World Toilet Day | 20 | Sat | Africa Industrialization Day |
| 20 | Sat | National Child Day | 20 | Sat | National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims |
| 20 | Sat | Transgender Day of Remembrance | 20 | Sat | Universal Children’s Day |
| 20 | Sat | World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day | 21 | Sun | World Hello Day |
| 21 | Sun | World Television Day | 21 | Sun | World pancreatic cancer day |
| 23 | Tue | Fibonacci Day | 23 | Tue | National Espresso Day |
| 25 | Thu | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women | 26 | Fri | Black Friday |
| 26 | Fri | National Cake Day | 27 | Sat | Small Business Saturday |
| 29 | Mon | Buy Nothing Day | 29 | Mon | Cyber Monday |
| 29 | Mon | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | 30 | Tue | Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare |
| 30 | Tue | Giving Tuesday | |||
December 1948
| 1 | Wed | World AIDS Day | 2 | Thu | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 2 | Thu | National Mutt Day | 3 | Fri | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| 4 | Sat | International Day of Banks | 4 | Sat | Wildlife Conservation Day |
| 5 | Sun | International Volunteer Day | 5 | Sun | World Soil Day |
| 6 | Mon | St. Nicholas Day | 7 | Tue | Candle Day |
| 7 | Tue | International Civil Aviation Day | 7 | Tue | National Cotton Candy Day |
| 7 | Tue | National Letter Writing Day | 7 | Tue | World Pear Day |
| 8 | Wed | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | 8 | Wed | National Brownie Day |
| 9 | Thu | Green Monday | 9 | Thu | International Anti-corruption Day |
| 9 | Thu | International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide | 9 | Thu | National Pastry Day |
| 10 | Fri | Dewey Decimal System Day | 10 | Fri | Human Rights Day |
| 10 | Fri | International Animal Rights Day | 10 | Fri | Nobel Prize Day |
| 11 | Sat | International Mountain Day | 11 | Sat | UNICEF Birthday |
| 12 | Sun | Gingerbread House Day | 12 | Sun | International Day of Neutrality |
| 12 | Sun | International Universal Health Coverage Day | 12 | Sun | National Poinsettia Day |
| 13 | Mon | National Violin Day | 14 | Tue | Monkey Day |
| 17 | Fri | Anti-Bullying Day | 17 | Fri | National Maple Syrup Day |
| 18 | Sat | Arabic Language Day | 18 | Sat | International Migrants Day |
| 20 | Mon | International Human Solidarity Day | 20 | Mon | National Ugly Sweater Day |
| 21 | Tue | Winter | 21 | Tue | Winter Solstice |
| 21 | Tue | Yule | 22 | Wed | National Cookie Exchange Day |
| 23 | Thu | Festivus | 24 | Fri | Christmas Eve |
| 24 | Fri | The Feast of the Seven Fishes | 25 | Sat | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Sun | Boxing Day | 26 | Sun | Kwanzaa |
| 27 | Mon | Christmas Day (observed) | 27 | Mon | Hanukkah |
| 27 | Mon | International Day of Epidemic Preparedness | 28 | Tue | National Call a Friend Day |
| 31 | Fri | New Year's Eve | |||
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