Commemorative Dates 1974
Celebrate every moment of 1974! Discover Canada's Seasonal Calendar, featuring all commemorative dates, national holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.
January 1974
| 1 | Tue | New Year's Day | 1 | Tue | Dry January |
| 1 | Tue | International Self Care Day | 1 | Tue | Veganuary |
| 2 | Wed | National Science Fiction Day | 2 | Wed | World Introvert Day |
| 4 | Fri | Eid al-Adha | 4 | Fri | National Ribbon Skirt Day |
| 4 | Fri | World Braille Day | 4 | Fri | World Hypnotism Day |
| 5 | Sat | National Bird Day | 5 | Sat | National Whipped Cream Day |
| 6 | Sun | Epiphany | 6 | Sun | National Bean Day |
| 6 | Sun | National Cuddle Up Day | 7 | Mon | Orthodox Christmas |
| 8 | Tue | National Bubble Bath Day | 11 | Fri | National Clean Off Your Desk Day |
| 11 | Fri | National Milk Day | 12 | Sat | National Curried Chicken Day |
| 14 | Mon | National Dress Up Your Pet Day | 14 | Mon | World Logic Day |
| 15 | Tue | National Bagel Day | 17 | Thu | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
| 17 | Thu | Museum Selfie Day | 18 | Fri | National Thesaurus Day |
| 19 | Sat | National Popcorn Day | 20 | Sun | World Religion Day |
| 21 | Mon | National Squirrel Appreciation Day | 21 | Mon | World Snow Day |
| 23 | Wed | International Integrative Health Day | 23 | Wed | National Pie Day |
| 24 | Thu | International Day of Education | 24 | Thu | National Peanut Butter Day |
| 24 | Thu | Tu Bishvat | 25 | Fri | Mahayana New Year |
| 25 | Fri | National Irish Coffee Day | 26 | Sat | Bell Let's Talk Day |
| 26 | Sat | International Customs Day | 26 | Sat | National Fun at Work Day |
| 26 | Sat | National Peanut Brittle Day | 26 | Sat | National Spouses Day |
| 27 | Sun | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | 27 | Sun | National Chocolate Cake Day |
| 28 | Mon | National Lego Day | 29 | Tue | National Puzzle Day |
| 30 | Wed | National Croissant Day | 31 | Thu | National Backward Day |
| 31 | Thu | National Hot Chocolate Day | |||
February 1974
| 1 | Fri | Black History Month | 1 | Fri | LGBT History Month |
| 1 | Fri | World Interfaith Harmony Week | 2 | Sat | Candlemas Day |
| 2 | Sat | Groundhog Day | 2 | Sat | National Tater Tot Day |
| 2 | Sat | National Wear Red Day | 3 | Sun | National Golden Retriever Day |
| 4 | Mon | International Day of Human Fraternity | 4 | Mon | National Thank A Mail Carrier Day |
| 4 | Mon | Rosa Parks Day | 4 | Mon | Thank Your Mailman Day |
| 4 | Mon | World Cancer Day | 5 | Tue | National Weatherperson's Day |
| 5 | Tue | World Nutella Day | 6 | Wed | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
| 6 | Wed | National Chopsticks Day | 7 | Thu | National Fettuccine Alfredo Day |
| 7 | Thu | National Send a Card to a Friend Day | 7 | Thu | National Signing Day |
| 8 | Fri | National Boy Scout Day | 9 | Sat | National Pizza Day |
| 9 | Sat | National Toothache Day | 10 | Sun | World Pulses Day |
| 11 | Mon | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | 11 | Mon | International Epilepsy Day |
| 11 | Mon | National Inventors' Day | 12 | Tue | Darwin Day |
| 13 | Wed | Galentine's Day | 13 | Wed | World Radio Day |
| 14 | Thu | International Book Giving Day | 14 | Thu | Valentine's Day |
| 15 | Fri | Canada's Agriculture Day | 15 | Fri | Flag Day |
| 15 | Fri | International Childhood Cancer Day | 15 | Fri | Singles Awareness Day |
| 15 | Fri | World Anthropology Day | 17 | Sun | Random Acts of Kindness Day |
| 18 | Mon | Family Day | 20 | Wed | National Love Your Pet Day |
| 20 | Wed | World Day of Social Justice | 21 | Thu | International Mother Language Day |
| 21 | Thu | National Sticky Bun Day | 22 | Fri | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day |
| 22 | Fri | World Thinking Day | 23 | Sat | National Aviation Day |
| 23 | Sat | National Banana Bread Day | 26 | Tue | Mardi Gras |
| 26 | Tue | National Pistachio Day | 26 | Tue | Paczki Day (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) |
| 27 | Wed | Ash Wednesday | 27 | Wed | National Pokemon Day |
| 27 | Wed | World Non-governmental Organization Day | 27 | Wed | World Spay Day |
| 28 | Thu | National Chili Day | 28 | Thu | Pink Shirt Day |
| 28 | Thu | Rare Disease Day | |||
March 1974
| 1 | Fri | Employee Appreciation Day | 1 | Fri | National Peanut Butter Lover's Day |
| 1 | Fri | Saint David's Day | 1 | Fri | Self-Injury Awareness Day |
| 1 | Fri | World Candle Day | 1 | Fri | World Music Therapy Day |
| 1 | Fri | Zero Discrimination Day | 2 | Sat | World Teen Mental Wellness Day |
| 3 | Sun | World Birth Defects Day | 3 | Sun | World Hearing Day |
| 3 | Sun | World Wildlife Day | 4 | Mon | Dental Assistants Recognition Week |
| 4 | Mon | World Obesity Day | 5 | Tue | International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness |
| 6 | Wed | National Day of Unplugging | 6 | Wed | World Lymphedema Day |
| 7 | Thu | National Cereal Day | 7 | Thu | World Plant Power Day |
| 8 | Fri | International Women's Day | 8 | Fri | National Proofreading Day |
| 9 | Sat | National Meatball Day | 10 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time Starts |
| 10 | Sun | Harriet Tubman Day | 10 | Sun | National Hug Your Dog Day |
| 10 | Sun | National Pack Your Lunch Day | 11 | Mon | Canadian Women Physicians Day |
| 11 | Mon | National Promposal Day | 13 | Wed | National K9 Veterans Day |
| 14 | Thu | International Day of Mathematics | 14 | Thu | National Potato Chip Day |
| 14 | Thu | Pi Day | 14 | Thu | World Kidney Day |
| 15 | Fri | World Consumer Rights Day | 15 | Fri | World Sleep Day |
| 15 | Fri | World Sleep Day | 17 | Sun | Saint Patrick's Day |
| 18 | Mon | Awkward Moments Day | 19 | Tue | International Read to Me Day |
| 19 | Tue | St. Joseph's Day | 19 | Tue | World Social Work Day |
| 20 | Wed | French Language Day | 20 | Wed | International Day of Happiness |
| 20 | Wed | National Kick Butts Day | 20 | Wed | National Proposal Day |
| 20 | Wed | Spring | 20 | Wed | Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) |
| 20 | Wed | World Oral Health Day | 21 | Thu | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 21 | Thu | International Day of Forests | 21 | Thu | National Fragrance Day |
| 21 | Thu | World Down Syndrome Day | 21 | Thu | World Puppetry Day |
| 22 | Fri | World Water Day | 23 | Sat | Cuddly Kitten Day |
| 23 | Sat | National Chip and Dip Day | 23 | Sat | National Puppy Day |
| 23 | Sat | World Meteorological Day | 24 | Sun | World Tuberculosis Day |
| 25 | Mon | Hola Mohalla | 25 | Mon | International Waffle Day |
| 26 | Tue | Purple Day | 27 | Wed | World Theatre Day |
| 28 | Thu | Respect Your Cat Day | 29 | Fri | National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day |
| 30 | Sat | Earth Hour | 31 | Sun | National Crayon Day |
| 31 | Sun | World Backup Day | |||
April 1974
| 1 | Mon | April Fool's Day | 1 | Mon | National Sourdough Bread Day |
| 2 | Tue | Autism Awareness Day | 2 | Tue | International Children's Book Day |
| 3 | Wed | National Find a Rainbow Day | 4 | Thu | International Carrot Day |
| 4 | Thu | National Burrito Day | 6 | Sat | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace |
| 6 | Sat | International Pillow Fight Day | 6 | Sat | National Tartan Day |
| 7 | Sun | Green Shirt Day | 7 | Sun | Palm Sunday |
| 7 | Sun | World Health Day | 10 | Wed | National Siblings Day |
| 10 | Wed | World Homeopathy Day | 11 | Thu | Holy Thursday |
| 11 | Thu | Maundy Thursday | 11 | Thu | National Pet Day |
| 12 | Fri | Good Friday | 12 | Fri | American Civil War |
| 12 | Fri | Day of Silence | 12 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 13 | Sat | FND Awareness Day | 13 | Sat | Holy Saturday |
| 13 | Sat | International plant appreciation day | 14 | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| 14 | Sun | International Moment of Laughter Day | 15 | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 15 | Mon | Father Damien Day | 15 | Mon | National Laundry Day |
| 16 | Tue | Advance Care Planning Day | 16 | Tue | World Voice Day |
| 17 | Wed | National Canadian Film Day | 17 | Wed | World Hemophilia Day |
| 18 | Thu | International Day for Monuments and Sites | 18 | Thu | National Columnists’ Day |
| 18 | Thu | National Haiku Poetry Day | 18 | Thu | National Lineman Appreciation Day |
| 18 | Thu | World Amateur Radio Day | 20 | Sat | Chinese Language Day |
| 20 | Sat | National Look Alike Day | 21 | Sun | International Creativity and Innovation Day |
| 21 | Sun | vancouver sun run | 22 | Mon | Earth Day |
| 22 | Mon | International Mother Earth Day | 22 | Mon | National Dance Week |
| 23 | Tue | English Language Day | 23 | Tue | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 23 | Tue | National Talk Like Shakespeare Day | 23 | Tue | Saint George's Day |
| 23 | Tue | Spanish Language Day | 23 | Tue | World Book Day |
| 24 | Wed | Administrative Professionals Day | 24 | Wed | International Guide Dog Day |
| 24 | Wed | World Immunization Week | 25 | Thu | National DNA Day |
| 25 | Thu | National Telephone Day | 25 | Thu | Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) |
| 25 | Thu | World Malaria Day | 25 | Thu | World Penguin Day |
| 26 | Fri | International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day | 26 | Fri | Pretzel Day |
| 26 | Fri | World Intellectual Property Day | 27 | Sat | International Sculpture Day |
| 28 | Sun | National Day of Mourning | 28 | Sun | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 29 | Mon | International Dance Day | 30 | Tue | International Jazz Day |
May 1974
| 1 | Wed | May Day | 1 | Wed | National Physicians Day |
| 1 | Wed | School Principals’ Day | 2 | Thu | Astronomy Day |
| 2 | Thu | International Harry Potter Day | 2 | Thu | World Password Day |
| 2 | Thu | World Tuna Day | 3 | Fri | World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 | Sat | Free Comic Book Day | 4 | Sat | Star Wars Day |
| 5 | Sun | African World Heritage Day | 5 | Sun | Cinco de Mayo |
| 5 | Sun | International Day of the Midwife | 5 | Sun | National Lemonade Day |
| 5 | Sun | World Portuguese Language Day | 7 | Tue | National Child and Youth Mental Health Day |
| 8 | Wed | Buddha Day | 8 | Wed | Check Your Skin Day |
| 8 | Wed | International Thalassaemia Day | 8 | Wed | National Receptionists Day |
| 8 | Wed | Victory in Europe Day | 8 | Wed | World Red Cross Day |
| 8 | Wed | World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day | 10 | Fri | World Lupus Day |
| 11 | Sat | Fair Trade Day | 11 | Sat | World Migratory Bird Day |
| 12 | Sun | International Nurses Day | 12 | Sun | Mother's Day |
| 12 | Sun | National Limerick Day | 13 | Mon | world cocktail day |
| 15 | Wed | International Day of Families | 15 | Wed | National Pizza Party Day |
| 16 | Thu | International Day of Light | 17 | Fri | Bike-to-Work Day |
| 17 | Fri | Endangered Species Day | 17 | Fri | World Hypertension Day |
| 18 | Sat | International Museum Day | 18 | Sat | World Whisky (Whiskey) Day |
| 19 | Sun | World Baking Day | 20 | Mon | National Rescue Dog Day |
| 20 | Mon | Victoria Day | 20 | Mon | Whit Monday |
| 20 | Mon | World Bee Day | 21 | Tue | International Tea Day |
| 21 | Tue | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | 22 | Wed | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 23 | Thu | Ascension Day | 23 | Thu | World Turtle Day |
| 24 | Fri | National Brother's Day | 24 | Fri | National Scavenger Hunt Day |
| 24 | Fri | World Schizophrenia Day | 25 | Sat | National Missing Children’s Day |
| 26 | Sun | National Paper Airplane Day | 27 | Mon | National Sunscreen Day |
| 27 | Mon | Shavuot | 28 | Tue | National Brisket Day |
| 29 | Wed | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers | 29 | Wed | National Golf Day |
| 30 | Thu | World Multiple Sclerosis Day | 31 | Fri | World No Tobacco Day |
June 1974
| 1 | Sat | National Bowls Day | 1 | Sat | National Say Something Nice Day |
| 1 | Sat | Repeat Day | 1 | Sat | World Reef Awareness Day |
| 2 | Sun | Canadian Armed Forces Day | 2 | Sun | Leave The Office Early Day |
| 2 | Sun | National Cancer Survivor’s Day | 2 | Sun | Pentecost |
| 3 | Mon | World Bicycle Day | 4 | Tue | National Cheese Day |
| 4 | Tue | National Hug Your Cat Day | 5 | Wed | Global Running Day |
| 5 | Wed | World Environment Day | 6 | Thu | D-Day |
| 7 | Fri | National Donut Day | 7 | Fri | World Food Safety Day |
| 8 | Sat | Global Wellness Day | 8 | Sat | National Best Friends Day |
| 8 | Sat | World Oceans Day | 9 | Sun | Trinity Sunday |
| 10 | Mon | Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas | 10 | Mon | National Iced Tea Day |
| 12 | Wed | World Day Against Child Labor | 13 | Thu | Corpus Christi |
| 13 | Thu | International Albinism Awareness Day | 13 | Thu | National Sewing Machine Day |
| 13 | Thu | World Softball Day | 14 | Fri | Bourbon Day |
| 14 | Fri | World Blood Donor Day | 15 | Sat | Nature Photography Day |
| 15 | Sat | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | 15 | Sat | World Juggling Day |
| 16 | Sun | Bloomsday | 16 | Sun | Father's Day |
| 16 | Sun | Father's Day | 16 | Sun | Ganga Dussehra |
| 16 | Sun | International Day of the African Child | 16 | Sun | National Fudge Day |
| 18 | Tue | International Panic Day | 18 | Tue | International Picnic Day |
| 18 | Tue | International Sushi Day | 19 | Wed | World Sauntering Day |
| 20 | Thu | International Surfing Day | 20 | Thu | World Refugee Day |
| 21 | Fri | International Yoga Day | 21 | Fri | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| 21 | Fri | National Selfie Day | 21 | Fri | Summer |
| 21 | Fri | Summer Solstice | 21 | Fri | Take Your Dog to Work Day |
| 22 | Sat | World Rainforest Day | 23 | Sun | International Women in Engineering Day |
| 23 | Sun | National Pink Day | 25 | Tue | Bourdain Day |
| 25 | Tue | Global Beatles Day | 27 | Thu | International Pineapple Day |
| 27 | Thu | Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day | 27 | Thu | National HIV Testing Day |
| 27 | Thu | National PTSD Awareness Day | 27 | Thu | National Sunglasses Day |
| 28 | Fri | National Insurance Awareness Day | 29 | Sat | National Camera Day |
| 30 | Sun | International Asteroid Day | |||
July 1974
| 1 | Mon | Canada Day | 1 | Mon | International Joke Day |
| 1 | Mon | World Bronchiectasis Day | 2 | Tue | World UFO Day |
| 5 | Fri | National Bikini Day | 6 | Sat | International Day of Cooperatives |
| 6 | Sat | International Kissing Day | 6 | Sat | National Fried Chicken Day |
| 7 | Sun | Global Forgiveness Day | 8 | Mon | International Town Criers Day |
| 9 | Tue | Cow Appreciation Day | 11 | Thu | World Population Day |
| 12 | Fri | Malala Day | 12 | Fri | National Simplicity Day |
| 12 | Fri | Orangemen's Day (The Twelfth) | 13 | Sat | National French Fry Day |
| 14 | Sun | Bastille Day | 14 | Sun | National Mac and Cheese Day |
| 15 | Mon | National Clean Beauty Day | 15 | Mon | National Give Something Away Day |
| 16 | Tue | Moon Landing Anniversary | 16 | Tue | National Cherry Day |
| 16 | Tue | World Snake Day | 17 | Wed | World Emoji Day |
| 18 | Thu | Nelson Mandela International Day | 19 | Fri | Seneca Falls Convention |
| 20 | Sat | International Chess Day | 21 | Sun | National Ice Cream Day |
| 21 | Sun | National Junk Food Day | 24 | Wed | Cousins Day |
| 25 | Thu | Christmas In July | 26 | Fri | Uncle and Aunt Day |
| 27 | Sat | National Disability Independence Day | 28 | Sun | World War I |
| 29 | Mon | International Tiger Day | 29 | Mon | National Lasagna Day |
| 29 | Mon | National Lipstick Day | 30 | Tue | International Friendship Day |
| 30 | Tue | National Cheesecake Day | 30 | Tue | World Day Against Trafficking in Persons |
| 31 | Wed | World Ranger Day | |||
August 1974
| 1 | Thu | Be An Angel Day | 1 | Thu | Emancipation Day |
| 1 | Thu | Lammas Day | 1 | Thu | National Girlfriend Day |
| 1 | Thu | National Minority Donor Awareness Day | 1 | Thu | World Lung Cancer Day |
| 1 | Thu | World Scout Scarf Day | 2 | Fri | International Beer Day |
| 3 | Sat | National Watermelon Day | 4 | Sun | National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day |
| 7 | Wed | National Lighthouse Day | 8 | Thu | International Cat Day |
| 9 | Fri | International Coworking Day | 9 | Fri | International Day of the World's Indigenous People |
| 9 | Fri | National Book Lovers Day | 10 | Sat | Lazy Day |
| 10 | Sat | National Spoil Your Dog Day | 11 | Sun | National Son and Daughter Day |
| 12 | Mon | International Youth Day | 12 | Mon | Middle Child Day |
| 13 | Tue | Left-Handers Day | 14 | Wed | World Lizard Day |
| 15 | Thu | Assumption of Mary | 15 | Thu | International Homeless Animals Day |
| 15 | Thu | National Acadian Day | 15 | Thu | National Relaxation Day |
| 16 | Fri | National Roller Coaster Day | 16 | Fri | Tell a Joke Day |
| 17 | Sat | International Geocaching Day | 17 | Sat | National Nonprofit Day |
| 17 | Sat | National Thrift Shop Day | 18 | Sun | National Couple's Day |
| 18 | Sun | National Fajita Day | 19 | Mon | National Potato Day |
| 19 | Mon | World Humanitarian Day | 19 | Mon | World Photography Day |
| 20 | Tue | National Radio Day | 20 | Tue | World Mosquito Day |
| 21 | Wed | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | 22 | Thu | National Tooth Fairy Day |
| 22 | Thu | World Plant Milk Day | 23 | Fri | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
| 23 | Fri | National Sponge Cake Day | 24 | Sat | International Strange Music Day |
| 24 | Sat | National Waffle Day | 26 | Mon | Janmashtami |
| 26 | Mon | National Dog Day | 27 | Tue | National Just Because Day |
| 28 | Wed | Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day | 29 | Thu | International Day Against Nuclear Tests |
| 30 | Fri | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance | 30 | Fri | National Beach Day |
| 31 | Sat | International Overdose Awareness Day | |||
September 1974
| 1 | Sun | world alzheimer's month | 2 | Mon | Labour Day |
| 4 | Wed | World Sexual Health Day | 5 | Thu | International Day of Charity |
| 5 | Thu | National Cheese Pizza Day | 6 | Fri | Read a Book Day |
| 7 | Sat | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7 | Sat | International Day of Clean Air for blue skies |
| 7 | Sat | World Beard Day | 8 | Sun | Grandparents Day |
| 8 | Sun | International Literacy Day | 8 | Sun | World Physiotherapy (PT) Day |
| 8 | Sun | Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day | 9 | Mon | International Day to Protect Education from Attack |
| 10 | Tue | World Suicide Prevention Day | 12 | Thu | International Day for South-South Cooperation |
| 12 | Thu | National Day of Civic Hacking | 12 | Thu | National Day of Encouragement |
| 13 | Fri | International Chocolate Day | 13 | Fri | National Bald is Beautiful Day |
| 13 | Fri | Roald Dahl Day | 13 | Fri | World Sepsis Day |
| 15 | Sun | International Day of Democracy | 15 | Sun | International Dot Day |
| 15 | Sun | National Hispanic Heritage Month | 15 | Sun | Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) |
| 15 | Sun | World Lymphoma Awareness Day | 16 | Mon | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| 16 | Mon | National Guacamole Day | 17 | Tue | National IT Professionals Day |
| 17 | Tue | World Patient Safety Day | 18 | Wed | First Day of Ramadan |
| 18 | Wed | International Equal Pay Day | 18 | Wed | National Cheeseburger Day |
| 18 | Wed | National First Love Day | 19 | Thu | Batman Day |
| 19 | Thu | Talk Like a Pirate Day | 21 | Sat | International Coastal CleanUp Day |
| 21 | Sat | International Day of Peace | 21 | Sat | National Chai Day |
| 21 | Sat | World Alzheimer’s Day | 21 | Sat | World Gratitude Day |
| 22 | Sun | Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) | 22 | Sun | Hobbit Day |
| 22 | Sun | National Elephant Appreciation Day | 22 | Sun | World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day |
| 22 | Sun | World Car-Free Day | 22 | Sun | World Rhino Day |
| 22 | Sun | World Rivers Day | 23 | Mon | Bi Visibility Day |
| 23 | Mon | Fall | 23 | Mon | International Day of Sign Languages |
| 24 | Tue | World Gorilla Day | 25 | Wed | National One-Hit Wonder Day |
| 25 | Wed | World Dream Day | 26 | Thu | International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons |
| 26 | Thu | World Contraception Day | 26 | Thu | World Maritime Day |
| 27 | Fri | World Tourism Day | 28 | Sat | Ask a Stupid Question Day |
| 28 | Sat | International Day for Universal Access to Information | 28 | Sat | International Rabbit Day |
| 28 | Sat | National Ghost Hunting Day | 28 | Sat | National Hunting and Fishing Day |
| 28 | Sat | National Sons Day | 28 | Sat | World Rabies Day |
| 29 | Sun | International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste | 29 | Sun | International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day |
| 29 | Sun | National Coffee Day | 29 | Sun | Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day |
| 29 | Sun | World Heart Day | 30 | Mon | International Podcast Day |
| 30 | Mon | International Translation Day | |||
October 1974
| 1 | Tue | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | 1 | Tue | International Coffee Day |
| 1 | Tue | International Day of Older Persons | 1 | Tue | International Music Day |
| 1 | Tue | National Hair Day | 1 | Tue | National Seniors Day |
| 1 | Tue | Urticaria day | 1 | Tue | World Vegetarian Day |
| 2 | Wed | International Day of Non-Violence | 2 | Wed | National Kale Day |
| 2 | Wed | Random Acts of Poetry Day | 2 | Wed | World Financial Planning Day |
| 3 | Thu | National Boyfriend Day | 4 | Fri | Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
| 4 | Fri | National Cinnamon Roll Day | 4 | Fri | National Taco Day |
| 4 | Fri | National Vodka Day | 4 | Fri | World Animal Day |
| 4 | Fri | World Smile Day | 4 | Fri | World Space Week |
| 5 | Sat | World Teachers’ Day | 6 | Sun | National Noodle Day |
| 6 | Sun | World Cerebral Palsy Day | 7 | Mon | National Frappe Day |
| 7 | Mon | World Architecture Day | 7 | Mon | World Cotton Day |
| 7 | Mon | World Habitat Day | 8 | Tue | International Podiatry Day |
| 8 | Tue | National Depression Screening Day | 9 | Wed | Leif Erikson Day |
| 9 | Wed | World Post Day | 10 | Thu | World Day Against the Death Penalty |
| 10 | Thu | World Homeless Day | 10 | Thu | World Mental Health Day |
| 10 | Thu | World Sight Day | 11 | Fri | International Day of the Girl Child |
| 11 | Fri | National Coming Out Day | 11 | Fri | World Egg Day |
| 12 | Sat | World Arthritis Day | 12 | Sat | World Hospice and Palliative Care Day |
| 13 | Sun | International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction | 13 | Sun | World Thrombosis Day |
| 14 | Mon | Thanksgiving Day | 14 | Mon | World Standards Day |
| 15 | Tue | Global Handwashing Day | 15 | Tue | International Day of Rural Women |
| 15 | Tue | National Grouch Day | 15 | Tue | National Pharmacy Technicians Day |
| 15 | Tue | White Cane Safety Day | 16 | Wed | Boss's Day |
| 16 | Wed | Global Dignity Day | 16 | Wed | World Food Day |
| 16 | Wed | World Spine Day | 17 | Thu | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 17 | Thu | Last Day of Ramadan | 17 | Thu | National Pasta Day |
| 18 | Fri | Eid al-Fitr | 18 | Fri | National Mammography Day |
| 18 | Fri | Persons Day | 20 | Sun | International Chefs Day |
| 20 | Sun | International Day of the Air Traffic Controller | 20 | Sun | International Sloth Day |
| 20 | Sun | National Day on Writing | 20 | Sun | World Osteoporosis Day |
| 20 | Sun | World Statistics Day | 21 | Mon | Back to the Future Day |
| 21 | Mon | National Reptile Day | 21 | Mon | Waste Reduction Week |
| 22 | Tue | International Stuttering Awareness Day | 24 | Thu | United Nations Day |
| 24 | Thu | World Development Information Day | 24 | Thu | World Polio day |
| 25 | Fri | International Artist Day | 25 | Fri | International Dwarfism Awareness Day |
| 25 | Fri | World Opera Day | 26 | Sat | National Pumpkin Day |
| 27 | Sun | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | 28 | Mon | Canadian School Library Day |
| 28 | Mon | International Animation Day | 28 | Mon | world judo day |
| 29 | Tue | National Cat Day | 29 | Tue | World Psoriasis Day |
| 29 | Tue | World Stroke Day | 30 | Wed | Dhanteras |
| 31 | Thu | Halloween | 31 | Thu | National Magic Day |
| 31 | Thu | World Cities Day | 31 | Thu | World Savings Day |
November 1974
| 1 | Fri | All Saints' Day | 1 | Fri | Author's Day |
| 1 | Fri | Day of the Dead | 1 | Fri | Movember |
| 1 | Fri | National Adoption Month | 1 | Fri | Native American Heritage Month |
| 1 | Fri | World Vegan Day | 2 | Sat | All Souls' Day |
| 2 | Sat | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists | 3 | Sun | Daylight Saving Time Ends |
| 3 | Sun | National Sandwich Day | 4 | Mon | National Candy Day |
| 5 | Tue | National Redhead Day | 5 | Tue | World Tsunami Awareness Day |
| 6 | Wed | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | 6 | Wed | National Nachos Day |
| 6 | Wed | National Stress Awareness Day | 7 | Thu | National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day |
| 8 | Fri | National Cappuccino Day | 8 | Fri | National STEM/STEAM Day |
| 8 | Fri | World Urbanism Day | 9 | Sat | Go to an Art Museum Day |
| 9 | Sat | International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism | 9 | Sat | World Adoption Day |
| 10 | Sun | International Accounting Day | 10 | Sun | World Keratoconus Day |
| 10 | Sun | World Science Day for Peace and Development | 11 | Mon | Remembrance Day |
| 11 | Mon | Singles Day | 12 | Tue | World Pneumonia Day |
| 13 | Wed | Sadie Hawkins Day | 13 | Wed | World Kindness Day |
| 14 | Thu | National Pickle Day | 14 | Thu | World Diabetes Day |
| 15 | Fri | National Philanthropy Day | 16 | Sat | International Day for Tolerance |
| 17 | Sun | International Students' Day | 17 | Sun | National Unfriend Day |
| 17 | Sun | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | 17 | Sun | World Prematurity Day |
| 18 | Mon | World Antimicrobial Awareness Week | 19 | Tue | International Men's Day |
| 19 | Tue | National Grief and Bereavement Day | 19 | Tue | World Toilet Day |
| 20 | Wed | Africa Industrialization Day | 20 | Wed | National Child Day |
| 20 | Wed | National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims | 20 | Wed | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
| 20 | Wed | Universal Children’s Day | 20 | Wed | World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day |
| 21 | Thu | World Hello Day | 21 | Thu | World Philosophy Day |
| 21 | Thu | World Television Day | 21 | Thu | World pancreatic cancer day |
| 23 | Sat | Fibonacci Day | 23 | Sat | National Espresso Day |
| 25 | Mon | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women | 26 | Tue | National Cake Day |
| 29 | Fri | Black Friday | 29 | Fri | Buy Nothing Day |
| 29 | Fri | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | 30 | Sat | Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare |
| 30 | Sat | Small Business Saturday | |||
December 1974
| 1 | Sun | World AIDS Day | 2 | Mon | Cyber Monday |
| 2 | Mon | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | 2 | Mon | National Mutt Day |
| 3 | Tue | Giving Tuesday | 3 | Tue | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| 4 | Wed | International Day of Banks | 4 | Wed | Wildlife Conservation Day |
| 5 | Thu | International Volunteer Day | 5 | Thu | World Soil Day |
| 6 | Fri | St. Nicholas Day | 7 | Sat | Candle Day |
| 7 | Sat | International Civil Aviation Day | 7 | Sat | National Cotton Candy Day |
| 7 | Sat | National Letter Writing Day | 7 | Sat | World Pear Day |
| 8 | Sun | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | 8 | Sun | National Brownie Day |
| 9 | Mon | Green Monday | 9 | Mon | Hanukkah |
| 9 | Mon | International Anti-corruption Day | 9 | Mon | International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide |
| 9 | Mon | National Pastry Day | 10 | Tue | Dewey Decimal System Day |
| 10 | Tue | Human Rights Day | 10 | Tue | International Animal Rights Day |
| 10 | Tue | Nobel Prize Day | 11 | Wed | International Mountain Day |
| 11 | Wed | UNICEF Birthday | 12 | Thu | Gingerbread House Day |
| 12 | Thu | International Day of Neutrality | 12 | Thu | International Universal Health Coverage Day |
| 12 | Thu | National Poinsettia Day | 13 | Fri | National Violin Day |
| 14 | Sat | Monkey Day | 17 | Tue | Anti-Bullying Day |
| 17 | Tue | National Maple Syrup Day | 18 | Wed | Arabic Language Day |
| 18 | Wed | International Migrants Day | 20 | Fri | International Human Solidarity Day |
| 20 | Fri | National Ugly Sweater Day | 21 | Sat | Yule |
| 22 | Sun | National Cookie Exchange Day | 22 | Sun | Winter |
| 22 | Sun | Winter Solstice | 23 | Mon | Festivus |
| 24 | Tue | Christmas Eve | 24 | Tue | The Feast of the Seven Fishes |
| 25 | Wed | Christmas Day | 25 | Wed | Eid al-Adha |
| 26 | Thu | Boxing Day | 26 | Thu | Kwanzaa |
| 27 | Fri | International Day of Epidemic Preparedness | 28 | Sat | National Call a Friend Day |
| 31 | Tue | New Year's Eve | |||
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