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Commemorative Dates 2026

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All Commemorative Dates of 2026

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February 2026
1 Sun Black History Month 1 Sun World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Sun LGBT History Month 2 Mon National Wear Red Day
2 Mon Candlemas Day 2 Mon National Tater Tot Day
2 Mon Groundhog Day 2024 3 Tue National Golden Retriever Day
4 Wed World Cancer Day 4 Wed International Day of Human Fraternity
4 Wed Rosa Parks Day 4 Wed Thank Your Mailman Day
4 Wed National Thank A Mail Carrier 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 Signing Day
7 Sat Safer Internet Day 7 Sat National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Sat National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 8 Sun National Boy Scout Day
9 Mon National Toothache Day 9 Mon National Pizza Day
10 Tue World Pulses Day 10 Tue Lunar New Year
11 Wed National Inventors' Day 11 Wed International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Thu Darwin Day 12 Thu International Epilepsy Day
13 Fri Galentine's Day 13 Fri Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday)
13 Fri World Radio Day 13 Fri Mardi Gras
14 Sat International Book Giving Day 14 Sat Valentine's Day
14 Sat Ash Wednesday 15 Sun Flag Day
15 Sun Canada's Agriculture Day 15 Sun Singles Awareness Day
15 Sun International Childhood Cancer Day 15 Sun World Anthropology Day
17 Tue Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Tue Family 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
22 Sun National Chili Day 2024 23 Mon National Banana Bread Day
23 Mon National Aviation Day 26 Thu National Pistachio Day
27 Fri World Spay Day 27 Fri World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Fri National Pokemon Day 28 Sat Rare Disease Day
28 Sat Pink Shirt Day  
March 2026
1 Sun Employee Appreciation Day 1 Sun World Music Therapy Day
1 Sun Saint David's Day 1 Sun World Candle Day
1 Sun National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 1 Sun Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Sun Zero Discrimination Day 2 Mon World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Tue World Birth Defects Day 3 Tue World Hearing Day
3 Tue World Wildlife Day 4 Wed World Obesity Day
4 Wed Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Thu International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Fri National Day of Unplugging 6 Fri World Lymphedema Day
7 Sat World Plant Power Day 7 Sat National Cereal Day
8 Sun International Women's Day 8 Sun National Proofreading Day
9 Mon National Meatball Day 10 Tue National Hug Your Dog Day
10 Tue National Pack Your Lunch Day 10 Tue Harriet Tubman Day
10 Tue First Day of Ramadan 10 Tue Daylight Saving Time Starts
11 Wed National Promposal Day 11 Wed Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Fri National K9 Veterans Day 14 Sat National Potato Chip Day
14 Sat Pi Day 14 Sat World Kidney Day
14 Sat International Day of Mathematics 15 Sun World Consumer Rights Day
17 Tue Saint Patrick's Day 17 Tue World Sleep Day
17 Tue World Sleep Day 18 Wed Awkward Moments Day
19 Thu St. Joseph's Day 19 Thu World Social Work Day
19 Thu International Read to Me Day 20 Fri World Oral Health Day
20 Fri International Day of Happiness 20 Fri National Proposal Day
20 Fri National Kick Butts Day 20 Fri French Language Day
20 Fri Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 21 Sat International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Sat World Down Syndrome Day 21 Sat International Day of Forests
21 Sat National Fragrance Day 21 Sat World Puppetry Day
22 Sun World Water Day 23 Mon Cuddly Kitten Day
23 Mon National Chip and Dip Day 23 Mon National Puppy Day
23 Mon World Meteorological Day 24 Tue Palm Sunday
24 Tue World Tuberculosis Day 25 Wed International Waffle Day
25 Wed Hola Mohalla 25 Wed Holi
26 Thu Purple Day 27 Fri World Theatre Day
28 Sat Holy Thursday 28 Sat Respect Your Cat Day
28 Sat Maundy Thursday 29 Sun Good Friday 2024
29 Sun National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Mon Earth Hour
30 Mon Holy Saturday 31 Tue World Backup Day
31 Tue National Crayon Day  
April 2026
1 Wed National Sourdough Bread Day 1 Wed April Fool's Day
2 Thu Autism Awareness Day 2 Thu International Children's Book Day
3 Fri National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Sat National Burrito Day
4 Sat Eid al-Adha 4 Sat International Carrot Day
6 Mon International Pillow Fight Day 6 Mon International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
6 Mon National Tartan Day 7 Tue World Health Day
7 Tue Green Shirt Day 9 Thu Last Day of Ramadan
9 Thu Eid al-Fitr 10 Fri World Homeopathy Day
10 Fri National Siblings Day 11 Sat National Pet Day
12 Sun American Civil War 12 Sun Day of Silence
13 Mon FND Awareness Day 13 Mon International plant appreciation day
14 Tue International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Wed Father Damien Day
15 Wed National Laundry Day 16 Thu World Voice Day
16 Thu Advance Care Planning Day 17 Fri National Canadian Film Day
17 Fri World Hemophilia Day 17 Fri Administrative Professionals Day
18 Sat National Columnists’ Day 18 Sat World Amateur Radio Day
18 Sat International Day for Monuments and Sites 18 Sat National Haiku Poetry Day
18 Sat National Lineman Appreciation Day 20 Mon National Look Alike Day
20 Mon Chinese Language Day 21 Tue International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Tue vancouver sun run 22 Wed Earth Day
22 Wed International Mother Earth Day 22 Wed National Dance Week
23 Thu Saint George's Day 23 Thu World Book Day
23 Thu Hanuman Jayanti 23 Thu National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
23 Thu English Language Day 23 Thu Spanish Language Day
24 Fri International Guide Dog Day 24 Fri World Immunization Week
25 Sat World Penguin Day 25 Sat National Telephone Day
25 Sat World Malaria Day 25 Sat Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Sat National DNA Day 26 Sun Pretzel Day
26 Sun World Intellectual Property Day 26 Sun International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27 Mon International Sculpture Day 28 Tue National Day of Mourning
28 Tue World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29 Wed International Dance Day
30 Thu International Jazz Day  
May 2026
1 Fri National Physicians Day 1 Fri May Day
1 Fri School Principals’ Day 2 Sat World Tuna Day
2 Sat World Password Day 2 Sat Astronomy Day
2 Sat International Harry Potter Day 3 Sun World Press Freedom Day
4 Mon Star Wars Day 4 Mon Free Comic Book Day
5 Tue National Lemonade Day 5 Tue African World Heritage Day
5 Tue International Day of the Midwife 5 Tue World Portuguese Language Day
5 Tue Cinco de Mayo 7 Thu National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Fri Buddha Day 8 Fri Victory in Europe Day
8 Fri Check Your Skin Day 8 Fri World Red Cross Day
8 Fri World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 8 Fri National Receptionists Day
8 Fri International Thalassaemia Day 9 Sat Ascension Day
10 Sun World Lupus Day 11 Mon Fair Trade Day
11 Mon World Migratory Bird Day 12 Tue National Limerick Day
12 Tue International Nurses Day 13 Wed world cocktail day
15 Fri International Day of Families 15 Fri National Pizza Party Day
16 Sat International Day of Light 17 Sun World Hypertension Day
17 Sun Bike-to-Work Day 17 Sun Endangered Species Day
18 Mon International Museum Day 18 Mon World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Tue Pentecost 19 Tue World Baking Day
20 Wed National Rescue Dog Day 20 Wed Whit Monday
20 Wed World Bee Day 21 Thu International Tea Day
21 Thu World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Fri International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Sat World Turtle Day 24 Sun National Brother's Day
24 Sun National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Sun World Schizophrenia Day
25 Mon Shavuot 25 Mon National Missing Children’s Day
26 Tue Trinity Sunday 26 Tue National Paper Airplane Day
27 Wed National Sunscreen Day 28 Thu National Brisket Day
29 Fri International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Fri National Golf Day
30 Sat Corpus Christi 30 Sat World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Sun World No Tobacco Day  
June 2026
1 Mon World Reef Awareness Day 1 Mon National Say Something Nice Day
1 Mon National Bowls Day 1 Mon Repeat Day
2 Tue Canadian Armed Forces Day 2 Tue Leave The Office Early Day
2 Tue National Cancer Survivor’s Day 3 Wed World Bicycle Day
4 Thu National Hug Your Cat Day 4 Thu National Cheese Day
5 Fri World Environment Day 5 Fri Global Running Day
6 Sat D-Day 7 Sun World Food Safety Day
7 Sun National Donut Day 8 Mon National Best Friends Day
8 Mon World Oceans Day 8 Mon Global Wellness Day
10 Wed National Iced Tea Day 10 Wed Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Fri World Day Against Child Labor 13 Sat World Softball Day
13 Sat National Sewing Machine Day 13 Sat International Albinism Awareness Day
14 Sun Bourbon Day 14 Sun World Blood Donor Day
15 Mon Nature Photography Day 15 Mon World Juggling Day
15 Mon World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16 Tue National Fudge Day
16 Tue Ganga Dussehra 16 Tue Father's Day
16 Tue Bloomsday 16 Tue International Day of the African Child
18 Thu International Sushi Day 18 Thu International Picnic Day
18 Thu International Panic Day 19 Fri World Sauntering Day
20 Sat World Refugee Day 20 Sat International Surfing Day
21 Sun Take Your Dog to Work Day 21 Sun International Yoga Day
21 Sun National Selfie Day 21 Sun National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Sun Summer Solstice 22 Mon World Rainforest Day
23 Tue National Pink Day 23 Tue International Women in Engineering Day
25 Thu Bourdain Day 25 Thu Global Beatles Day
27 Sat National PTSD Awareness Day 27 Sat National Sunglasses Day
27 Sat National HIV Testing Day 27 Sat Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Sat International Pineapple Day 28 Sun National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Mon National Camera Day 30 Tue International Asteroid Day
August 2026
1 Sat World Lung Cancer Day 1 Sat Lammas Day
1 Sat National Girlfriend Day 1 Sat Emancipation Day
1 Sat National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 Sat Be An Angel Day
1 Sat World Scout Scarf Day 2 Sun International Beer Day
3 Mon National Watermelon Day 4 Tue National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Fri National Lighthouse Day 8 Sat International Cat Day
9 Sun National Book Lovers Day 9 Sun International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Sun International Coworking Day 10 Mon National Spoil Your Dog Day
10 Mon Lazy Day 11 Tue National Son and Daughter Day
12 Wed Middle Child Day 12 Wed International Youth Day
13 Thu Left-Handers Day 14 Fri World Lizard Day
15 Sat National Acadian Day 15 Sat Assumption of Mary
15 Sat National Relaxation Day 15 Sat International Homeless Animals Day
16 Sun Tell a Joke Day 16 Sun National Roller Coaster Day
17 Mon International Geocaching Day 17 Mon National Thrift Shop Day
17 Mon National Nonprofit Day 18 Tue National Couple's Day
18 Tue National Fajita Day 19 Wed World Photography Day
19 Wed National Potato Day 19 Wed World Humanitarian Day
20 Thu National Radio Day 20 Thu World Mosquito Day
21 Fri International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Sat National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Sat World Plant Milk Day 23 Sun National Sponge Cake Day
23 Sun International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Mon International Strange Music Day
24 Mon National Waffle Day 26 Wed Janmashtami
26 Wed National Dog Day 27 Thu National Just Because Day
28 Fri Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Sat International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Sun National Beach Day 30 Sun International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Mon International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2026
1 Tue world alzheimer's month 4 Fri World Sexual Health Day
5 Sat International Day of Charity 5 Sat National Cheese Pizza Day
6 Sun Read a Book Day 7 Mon World Beard Day
7 Mon Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Mon International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
8 Tue World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Tue International Literacy Day
8 Tue Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 8 Tue Grandparents Day
9 Wed International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Thu World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Sat National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Sat National Day of Encouragement
12 Sat International Day for South-South Cooperation 13 Sun International Chocolate Day
13 Sun National Bald is Beautiful Day 13 Sun World Sepsis Day
13 Sun Roald Dahl Day 15 Tue International Day of Democracy
15 Tue International Dot Day 15 Tue National Hispanic Heritage Month
15 Tue World Lymphoma Awareness Day 15 Tue Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
16 Wed International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 16 Wed National Guacamole Day
17 Thu World Patient Safety Day 17 Thu National IT Professionals Day
18 Fri International Equal Pay Day 18 Fri National First Love Day
18 Fri National Cheeseburger Day 19 Sat Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Sat Batman Day 21 Mon World Gratitude Day
21 Mon World Alzheimer’s Day 21 Mon International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Mon National Chai Day 21 Mon International Day of Peace
22 Tue Hobbit Day 22 Tue World Rivers Day
22 Tue World Car-Free Day 22 Tue National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Tue World Rhino Day 22 Tue Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Tue World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 23 Wed International Day of Sign Languages
23 Wed Bi Visibility Day 24 Thu World Gorilla Day
25 Fri National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Fri World Dream Day
26 Sat International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Sat World Contraception Day
27 Sun World Tourism Day 28 Mon Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Mon National Ghost Hunting Day 28 Mon International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Mon National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Mon International Rabbit Day
28 Mon National Sons Day 28 Mon World Rabies Day
29 Tue International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 29 Tue Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Tue International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Tue National Coffee Day
29 Tue World Heart Day 30 Wed International Translation Day
30 Wed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 30 Wed World Maritime Day
30 Wed International Podcast Day  
October 2026
1 Thu International Coffee Day 1 Thu International Day of Older Persons
1 Thu World Vegetarian Day 1 Thu National Seniors Day
1 Thu International Music Day 1 Thu Urticaria day
1 Thu National Hair Day 1 Thu Breast Cancer Awareness Month
2 Fri International Day of Non-Violence 2 Fri World Financial Planning Day
2 Fri Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Fri National Kale Day
3 Sat National Boyfriend Day 4 Sun National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Sun World Smile Day 4 Sun World Space Week
4 Sun National Taco Day 4 Sun National Vodka Day
4 Sun Feast of St Francis of Assisi 4 Sun World Animal Day
5 Mon World Teachers’ Day 6 Tue National Noodle Day
6 Tue World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Wed World Architecture Day
7 Wed National Frappe Day 7 Wed World Habitat Day
7 Wed World Cotton Day 8 Thu National Depression Screening Day
8 Thu International Podiatry Day 9 Fri World Post Day
9 Fri Leif Erikson Day 10 Sat World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Sat World Mental Health Day 10 Sat World Sight Day
10 Sat World Homeless Day 11 Sun National Coming Out Day
11 Sun International Day of the Girl Child 11 Sun World Egg Day
12 Mon Thanksgiving Day 12 Mon World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
12 Mon World Arthritis Day 13 Tue International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Tue World Thrombosis Day 14 Wed World Standards Day
15 Thu National Grouch Day 15 Thu Global Handwashing Day
15 Thu International Day of Rural Women 15 Thu National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Thu White Cane Safety Day 16 Fri World Food Day
16 Fri Global Dignity Day 16 Fri World Spine Day
16 Fri Boss's Day 17 Sat National Pasta Day
17 Sat International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 18 Sun National Mammography Day
18 Sun Persons Day 20 Tue International Sloth Day
20 Tue International Chefs Day 20 Tue World Statistics Day
20 Tue National Day on Writing 20 Tue International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Tue World Osteoporosis Day 21 Wed National Reptile Day
21 Wed Back to the Future Day 21 Wed Waste Reduction Week
22 Thu International Stuttering Awareness Day 24 Sat World Development Information Day
24 Sat World Polio day 24 Sat United Nations Day
25 Sun International Dwarfism Awareness Day 25 Sun World Opera Day
25 Sun International Artist Day 26 Mon National Pumpkin Day
27 Tue World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 28 Wed Canadian School Library Day
28 Wed International Animation Day 28 Wed world judo day
29 Thu National Cat Day 29 Thu World Psoriasis Day
29 Thu World Stroke Day 30 Fri Dhanteras
31 Sat Halloween 31 Sat National Magic Day
31 Sat World Cities Day 31 Sat World Savings Day
November 2026
1 Sun Diwali 1 Sun Native American Heritage Month
1 Sun Author's Day 1 Sun National Adoption Month
1 Sun All Saints' Day 1 Sun Movember
1 Sun World Vegan Day 1 Sun Day of the Dead
2 Mon International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2 Mon All Souls' Day
3 Tue Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Tue National Sandwich Day
4 Wed National Candy Day 5 Thu National Redhead Day
5 Thu World Tsunami Awareness Day 6 Fri National Nachos Day
6 Fri National Stress Awareness Day 6 Fri International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Sat National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Sun National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Sun National Cappuccino Day 8 Sun World Urbanism Day
9 Mon World Adoption Day 9 Mon International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Mon Go to an Art Museum Day 10 Tue International Accounting Day
10 Tue World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 Tue World Keratoconus Day
11 Wed Remembrance Day 11 Wed Singles Day
12 Thu World Pneumonia Day 13 Fri Sadie Hawkins Day
13 Fri World Kindness Day 14 Sat World Diabetes Day
14 Sat National Pickle Day 15 Sun National Philanthropy Day
16 Mon International Day for Tolerance 17 Tue World Prematurity Day
17 Tue National Unfriend Day 17 Tue World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Tue International Students' Day 18 Wed World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Thu International Men's Day 19 Thu National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Thu World Toilet Day 20 Fri Universal Children’s Day
20 Fri National Child Day 20 Fri Africa Industrialization Day
20 Fri World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day 20 Fri Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Fri National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims 21 Sat World Hello Day
21 Sat World Television Day 21 Sat World Philosophy Day
21 Sat World pancreatic cancer day 23 Mon National Espresso Day
23 Mon Fibonacci Day 25 Wed International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Thu National Cake Day 29 Sun International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 Sun Buy Nothing Day 29 Sun Black Friday
30 Mon Small Business Saturday 30 Mon Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2026
1 Tue World AIDS Day 2 Wed International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Wed National Mutt Day 2 Wed Cyber Monday
3 Thu International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 Thu Giving Tuesday
4 Fri Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Fri International Day of Banks
5 Sat World Soil Day 5 Sat International Volunteer Day
6 Sun St. Nicholas Day 7 Mon World Pear Day
7 Mon National Cotton Candy Day 7 Mon International Civil Aviation Day
7 Mon National Letter Writing Day 7 Mon Candle Day
8 Tue Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Tue National Brownie Day
9 Wed International Anti-corruption Day 9 Wed International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Wed National Pastry Day 9 Wed Green Monday
10 Thu Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Thu Nobel Prize Day
10 Thu International Animal Rights Day 10 Thu Human Rights Day
11 Fri International Mountain Day 11 Fri UNICEF Birthday
12 Sat Gingerbread House Day 12 Sat National Poinsettia Day
12 Sat International Day of Neutrality 12 Sat International Universal Health Coverage Day
13 Sun National Violin Day 14 Mon Monkey Day
17 Thu National Maple Syrup Day 17 Thu Anti-Bullying Day
18 Fri International Migrants Day 18 Fri Arabic Language Day
20 Sun International Human Solidarity Day 20 Sun National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Mon Winter Solstice 21 Mon Yule
22 Tue National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Wed Festivus
24 Thu Christmas Eve 24 Thu The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Fri Hanukkah 25 Fri Christmas Day
26 Sat Kwanzaa 26 Sat Boxing Day
27 Sun International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Mon National Call a Friend Day
31 Thu New Year's Eve  
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