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Commemorative Dates 2021

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All Commemorative Dates of 2021

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February 2021
1 Mon World Interfaith Harmony Week 1 Mon LGBT History Month
1 Mon Black History Month 2 Tue Candlemas Day
2 Tue National Tater Tot Day 2 Tue Groundhog Day 2024
2 Tue National Wear Red Day 3 Wed National Golden Retriever Day
4 Thu Rosa Parks Day 4 Thu Thank Your Mailman Day
4 Thu National Thank A Mail Carrier Day 4 Thu World Cancer Day
4 Thu International Day of Human Fraternity 5 Fri World Nutella Day
5 Fri National Weatherperson's Day 6 Sat International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Sat National Chopsticks Day 7 Sun National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Sun National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 7 Sun National Signing Day
7 Sun Safer Internet Day 8 Mon National Boy Scout Day
9 Tue National Toothache Day 9 Tue National Pizza Day
10 Wed World Pulses Day 10 Wed Lunar New Year
11 Thu National Inventors' Day 11 Thu International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Fri Darwin Day 12 Fri International Epilepsy Day
13 Sat World Radio Day 13 Sat Mardi Gras
13 Sat Galentine's Day 13 Sat Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday)
14 Sun Valentine's Day 14 Sun Ash Wednesday
14 Sun International Book Giving Day 15 Mon Singles Awareness Day
15 Mon International Childhood Cancer Day 15 Mon World Anthropology Day
15 Mon Flag Day 15 Mon Canada's Agriculture Day
17 Wed Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Wed Family Day
20 Sat National Love Your Pet Day 20 Sat World Day of Social Justice
21 Sun National Sticky Bun Day 21 Sun International Mother Language Day
22 Mon World Thinking Day 22 Mon National Chili Day 2024
22 Mon National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 23 Tue National Aviation Day
23 Tue National Banana Bread Day 26 Fri National Pistachio Day
27 Sat National Pokemon Day 27 Sat World Spay Day
27 Sat World Non-governmental Organization Day 28 Sun Rare Disease Day
28 Sun Pink Shirt Day  
March 2021
1 Mon National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 1 Mon Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Mon Zero Discrimination Day 1 Mon Employee Appreciation Day
1 Mon World Music Therapy Day 1 Mon Saint David's Day
1 Mon World Candle Day 2 Tue World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Wed World Hearing Day 3 Wed World Wildlife Day
3 Wed World Birth Defects Day 4 Thu World Obesity Day
4 Thu Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Fri International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Sat National Day of Unplugging 6 Sat World Lymphedema Day
7 Sun World Plant Power Day 7 Sun National Cereal Day
8 Mon National Proofreading Day 8 Mon International Women's Day
9 Tue National Meatball Day 10 Wed Harriet Tubman Day
10 Wed First Day of Ramadan 10 Wed Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Wed National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Wed National Pack Your Lunch Day
11 Thu National Promposal Day 11 Thu Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Sat National K9 Veterans Day 14 Sun World Kidney Day
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 17 Wed World Sleep Day
17 Wed World Sleep Day 18 Thu Awkward Moments Day
19 Fri World Social Work Day 19 Fri International Read to Me Day
19 Fri St. Joseph's Day 20 Sat National Proposal Day
20 Sat National Kick Butts Day 20 Sat French Language Day
20 Sat Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 20 Sat World Oral Health Day
20 Sat International Day of Happiness 21 Sun International Day of Forests
21 Sun National Fragrance Day 21 Sun World Puppetry Day
21 Sun International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Sun World Down Syndrome Day
22 Mon World Water Day 23 Tue National Puppy Day
23 Tue World Meteorological Day 23 Tue Cuddly Kitten Day
23 Tue National Chip and Dip Day 24 Wed Palm Sunday
24 Wed World Tuberculosis Day 25 Thu Holi
25 Thu International Waffle Day 25 Thu Hola Mohalla
26 Fri Purple Day 27 Sat World Theatre Day
28 Sun Maundy Thursday 28 Sun Holy Thursday
28 Sun Respect Your Cat Day 29 Mon Good Friday 2024
29 Mon National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Tue Earth Hour
30 Tue Holy Saturday 31 Wed World Backup Day
31 Wed National Crayon Day  
April 2021
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 4 Sun Eid al-Adha
6 Tue International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 6 Tue National Tartan Day
6 Tue International Pillow Fight Day 7 Wed World Health Day
7 Wed Green Shirt Day 9 Fri Eid al-Fitr
9 Fri Last Day of Ramadan 10 Sat National Siblings Day
10 Sat World Homeopathy Day 11 Sun National Pet Day
12 Mon Day of Silence 12 Mon American Civil War
13 Tue International plant appreciation day 13 Tue FND Awareness Day
14 Wed International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Thu Father Damien Day
15 Thu National Laundry Day 16 Fri World Voice Day
16 Fri Advance Care Planning Day 17 Sat Administrative Professionals Day
17 Sat National Canadian Film Day 17 Sat World Hemophilia Day
18 Sun World Amateur Radio Day 18 Sun International Day for Monuments and Sites
18 Sun National Haiku Poetry Day 18 Sun National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Sun National Columnists’ Day 20 Tue National Look Alike Day
20 Tue Chinese Language 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 National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Fri English Language Day
23 Fri Spanish Language Day 23 Fri Saint George's Day
23 Fri World Book Day 23 Fri Hanuman Jayanti
24 Sat International Guide Dog Day 24 Sat World Immunization Week
25 Sun World Malaria Day 25 Sun Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Sun National DNA Day 25 Sun World Penguin Day
25 Sun National Telephone 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 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Wed National Day of Mourning 29 Thu International Dance Day
30 Fri International Jazz Day  
May 2021
1 Sat May Day 1 Sat School Principals’ Day
1 Sat National Physicians Day 2 Sun World Password Day
2 Sun Astronomy Day 2 Sun International Harry Potter Day
2 Sun World Tuna Day 3 Mon World Press Freedom Day
4 Tue Star Wars Day 4 Tue Free Comic Book Day
5 Wed African World Heritage Day 5 Wed International Day of the Midwife
5 Wed World Portuguese Language Day 5 Wed Cinco de Mayo
5 Wed National Lemonade Day 7 Fri National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Sat World Red Cross Day 8 Sat World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
8 Sat National Receptionists Day 8 Sat International Thalassaemia Day
8 Sat Buddha Day 8 Sat Victory in Europe Day
8 Sat Check Your Skin Day 9 Sun Ascension Day
10 Mon World Lupus Day 11 Tue World Migratory Bird Day
11 Tue Fair Trade Day 12 Wed National Limerick Day
12 Wed International Nurses Day 13 Thu world cocktail day
15 Sat National Pizza Party Day 15 Sat International Day of Families
16 Sun International Day of Light 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 Pentecost 19 Wed World Baking Day
20 Thu National Rescue Dog Day 20 Thu Whit Monday
20 Thu World Bee Day 21 Fri World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
21 Fri International Tea Day 22 Sat International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Sun World Turtle Day 24 Mon World Schizophrenia Day
24 Mon National Brother's Day 24 Mon National Scavenger Hunt Day
25 Tue Shavuot 25 Tue National Missing Children’s Day
26 Wed Trinity Sunday 26 Wed National Paper Airplane Day
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 Corpus Christi 30 Sun World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Mon World No Tobacco Day  
June 2021
1 Tue National Bowls Day 1 Tue Repeat Day
1 Tue World Reef Awareness Day 1 Tue National Say Something Nice Day
2 Wed Leave The Office Early Day 2 Wed National Cancer Survivor’s Day
2 Wed Canadian Armed Forces Day 3 Thu World Bicycle Day
4 Fri National Cheese Day 4 Fri National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Sat Global Running Day 5 Sat World Environment Day
6 Sun D-Day 7 Mon National Donut Day
7 Mon World Food Safety Day 8 Tue National Best Friends Day
8 Tue World Oceans Day 8 Tue Global Wellness Day
10 Thu National Iced Tea Day 10 Thu Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Sat World Day Against Child Labor 13 Sun National Sewing Machine Day
13 Sun International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Sun World Softball Day
14 Mon World Blood Donor Day 14 Mon Bourbon Day
15 Tue World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Tue Nature Photography Day
15 Tue World Juggling Day 16 Wed Father's Day
16 Wed Bloomsday 16 Wed International Day of the African Child
16 Wed National Fudge Day 16 Wed Ganga Dussehra
18 Fri International Sushi Day 18 Fri International Picnic Day
18 Fri International Panic Day 19 Sat World Sauntering Day
20 Sun World Refugee Day 20 Sun International Surfing Day
21 Mon National Selfie Day 21 Mon National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Mon Summer Solstice 21 Mon Take Your Dog to Work Day
21 Mon International Yoga Day 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
27 Sun National HIV Testing Day 27 Sun Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Sun International Pineapple 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
August 2021
1 Sun Lammas Day 1 Sun National Girlfriend Day
1 Sun Emancipation Day 1 Sun National Minority Donor Awareness Day
1 Sun Be An Angel Day 1 Sun World Scout Scarf Day
1 Sun World Lung Cancer Day 2 Mon International Beer Day
3 Tue National Watermelon Day 4 Wed National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Sat National Lighthouse Day 8 Sun International Cat Day
9 Mon International Day of the World's Indigenous People 9 Mon International Coworking Day
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 Middle Child Day 12 Thu International Youth Day
13 Fri Left-Handers Day 14 Sat World Lizard Day
15 Sun National Relaxation Day 15 Sun International Homeless Animals Day
15 Sun National Acadian Day 15 Sun Assumption of Mary
16 Mon National Roller Coaster Day 16 Mon Tell a Joke Day
17 Tue National Thrift Shop Day 17 Tue National Nonprofit Day
17 Tue International Geocaching Day 18 Wed National Fajita Day
18 Wed National Couple's 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 National Sponge Cake Day
23 Mon International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Tue National Waffle Day
24 Tue International Strange Music 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 National Beach Day 30 Mon International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Tue International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2021
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 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 Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 8 Wed Grandparents Day
8 Wed World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Wed International Literacy Day
9 Thu International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Fri World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Sun National Day of Encouragement 12 Sun International Day for South-South Cooperation
12 Sun National Day of Civic Hacking 13 Mon World Sepsis Day
13 Mon Roald Dahl Day 13 Mon International Chocolate Day
13 Mon National Bald is Beautiful Day 15 Wed International Dot Day
15 Wed National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Wed World Lymphoma Awareness Day
15 Wed Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 15 Wed International Day of Democracy
16 Thu National Guacamole Day 16 Thu International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Fri National IT Professionals Day 17 Fri World Patient Safety Day
18 Sat National First Love Day 18 Sat National Cheeseburger Day
18 Sat International Equal Pay Day 19 Sun Batman Day
19 Sun Talk Like a Pirate Day 21 Tue International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Tue National Chai Day 21 Tue International Day of Peace
21 Tue World Gratitude Day 21 Tue World Alzheimer’s Day
22 Wed National Elephant Appreciation Day 22 Wed World Rhino Day
22 Wed Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) 22 Wed World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Wed Hobbit Day 22 Wed World Rivers Day
22 Wed World Car-Free Day 23 Thu International Day of Sign Languages
23 Thu Bi Visibility Day 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 National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Tue International Rabbit Day 28 Tue National Sons Day
28 Tue World Rabies Day 28 Tue Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Tue National Ghost Hunting Day 28 Tue International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Wed International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Wed National Coffee Day
29 Wed World Heart Day 29 Wed International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Wed Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 30 Thu International Podcast Day
30 Thu International Translation Day 30 Thu National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Thu World Maritime Day  
October 2021
1 Fri World Vegetarian Day 1 Fri National Seniors Day
1 Fri International Music Day 1 Fri Urticaria day
1 Fri National Hair Day 1 Fri Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Fri International Coffee Day 1 Fri International Day of Older Persons
2 Sat World Financial Planning Day 2 Sat Random Acts of Poetry Day
2 Sat National Kale Day 2 Sat International Day of Non-Violence
3 Sun National Boyfriend Day 4 Mon World Space Week
4 Mon National Taco Day 4 Mon National Vodka Day
4 Mon Feast of St Francis of Assisi 4 Mon World Animal Day
4 Mon National Cinnamon Roll Day 4 Mon World Smile Day
5 Tue World Teachers’ Day 6 Wed National Noodle Day
6 Wed World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Thu National Frappe Day
7 Thu World Habitat Day 7 Thu World Cotton Day
7 Thu World Architecture 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 Mental Health Day
10 Sun World Sight Day 10 Sun World Homeless Day
10 Sun World Day Against the Death Penalty 11 Mon World Egg Day
11 Mon National Coming Out Day 11 Mon International Day of the Girl Child
12 Tue World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 12 Tue World Arthritis Day
13 Wed World Thrombosis Day 13 Wed International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
14 Thu World Standards Day 15 Fri International Day of Rural Women
15 Fri National Pharmacy Technicians Day 15 Fri White Cane Safety Day
15 Fri National Grouch Day 15 Fri Global Handwashing Day
16 Sat Global Dignity Day 16 Sat World Spine Day
16 Sat Boss's Day 16 Sat World Food Day
17 Sun International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Sun National Pasta Day
18 Mon Persons Day 18 Mon National Mammography Day
20 Wed World Statistics Day 20 Wed National Day on Writing
20 Wed International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 20 Wed World Osteoporosis Day
20 Wed International Sloth Day 20 Wed International Chefs Day
21 Thu Waste Reduction Week 21 Thu National Reptile Day
21 Thu Back to the Future Day 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 Dwarfism Awareness Day
25 Mon World Opera Day 25 Mon International Artist Day
26 Tue National Pumpkin Day 27 Wed World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Thu International Animation Day 28 Thu world judo day
28 Thu Canadian School Library Day 29 Fri World Psoriasis Day
29 Fri World Stroke Day 29 Fri National Cat Day
30 Sat Dhanteras 31 Sun National Magic Day
31 Sun World Cities Day 31 Sun World Savings Day
31 Sun Halloween  
November 2021
1 Mon All Saints' Day 1 Mon Movember
1 Mon World Vegan Day 1 Mon Day of the Dead
1 Mon Diwali 1 Mon Native American Heritage Month
1 Mon Author's Day 1 Mon National Adoption Month
2 Tue All Souls' Day 2 Tue International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Wed National Sandwich Day 3 Wed Daylight Saving Time Ends
4 Thu National Candy Day 5 Fri World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Fri National Redhead Day 6 Sat National Stress Awareness Day
6 Sat International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 6 Sat National Nachos Day
7 Sun National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Mon National Cappuccino Day
8 Mon World Urbanism Day 8 Mon National STEM/STEAM Day
9 Tue Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Tue World Adoption Day
9 Tue International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Wed International Accounting Day
10 Wed World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 Wed World Keratoconus Day
11 Thu Singles Day 11 Thu Remembrance Day
12 Fri World Pneumonia Day 13 Sat World Kindness Day
13 Sat Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Sun National Pickle Day
14 Sun World Diabetes Day 15 Mon National Philanthropy Day
16 Tue International Day for Tolerance 17 Wed World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Wed International Students' Day 17 Wed World Prematurity Day
17 Wed National Unfriend Day 18 Thu World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Fri National Grief and Bereavement Day 19 Fri World Toilet Day
19 Fri International Men's Day 20 Sat Africa Industrialization Day
20 Sat World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day 20 Sat Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Sat National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims 20 Sat Universal Children’s Day
20 Sat National Child Day 21 Sun World Television Day
21 Sun World Philosophy Day 21 Sun World pancreatic cancer day
21 Sun World Hello Day 23 Tue National Espresso Day
23 Tue Fibonacci Day 25 Thu International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Fri National Cake Day 29 Mon Buy Nothing Day
29 Mon Black Friday 29 Mon International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Tue Small Business Saturday 30 Tue Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2021
1 Wed World AIDS Day 2 Thu National Mutt Day
2 Thu Cyber Monday 2 Thu International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Fri Giving Tuesday 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 International Civil Aviation Day
7 Tue National Letter Writing Day 7 Tue Candle Day
7 Tue World Pear Day 7 Tue National Cotton Candy Day
8 Wed Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Wed National Brownie Day
9 Thu International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide 9 Thu National Pastry Day
9 Thu Green Monday 9 Thu International Anti-corruption Day
10 Fri International Animal Rights Day 10 Fri Human Rights Day
10 Fri Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Fri Nobel Prize Day
11 Sat International Mountain Day 11 Sat UNICEF Birthday
12 Sun National Poinsettia Day 12 Sun International Day of Neutrality
12 Sun International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Sun Gingerbread House Day
13 Mon National Violin Day 14 Tue Monkey Day
17 Fri National Maple Syrup Day 17 Fri Anti-Bullying Day
18 Sat Arabic Language Day 18 Sat International Migrants Day
20 Mon National Ugly Sweater Day 20 Mon International Human Solidarity Day
21 Tue Yule 21 Tue Winter Solstice
22 Wed National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Thu Festivus
24 Fri Christmas Eve 24 Fri The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Sat Hanukkah 25 Sat Christmas Day
26 Sun Boxing Day 26 Sun Kwanzaa
27 Mon International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Tue National Call a Friend Day
31 Fri New Year's Eve  
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