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Commemorative Dates 2027

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All Commemorative Dates of 2027

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February 2027
1 Mon LGBT History Month 1 Mon Black History Month
1 Mon World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 Tue Groundhog Day 2024
2 Tue National Wear Red Day 2 Tue Candlemas Day
2 Tue National Tater Tot Day 3 Wed National Golden Retriever Day
4 Thu National Thank A Mail Carrier Day 4 Thu World Cancer Day
4 Thu International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Thu Rosa Parks Day
4 Thu Thank Your Mailman Day 5 Fri National Weatherperson's Day
5 Fri World Nutella Day 6 Sat National Chopsticks Day
6 Sat International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 7 Sun National Signing Day
7 Sun Safer Internet Day 7 Sun National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Sun National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 8 Mon National Boy Scout Day
9 Tue National Toothache Day 9 Tue National Pizza Day
10 Wed Lunar New Year 10 Wed World Pulses Day
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 Mardi Gras 13 Sat Galentine's Day
13 Sat Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Sat World Radio Day
14 Sun Valentine's Day 14 Sun Ash Wednesday
14 Sun International Book Giving Day 15 Mon World Anthropology Day
15 Mon Flag Day 15 Mon Canada's Agriculture Day
15 Mon Singles Awareness Day 15 Mon International Childhood Cancer Day
17 Wed Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Wed Family Day
20 Sat World Day of Social Justice 20 Sat National Love Your Pet Day
21 Sun International Mother Language Day 21 Sun National Sticky Bun Day
22 Mon National Chili Day 2024 22 Mon National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
22 Mon World Thinking Day 23 Tue National Banana Bread Day
23 Tue National Aviation 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 Pink Shirt Day
28 Sun Rare Disease Day  
March 2027
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 1 Mon National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Mon Self-Injury Awareness 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 Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Wed National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Wed National Pack Your Lunch Day
10 Wed Harriet Tubman Day 10 Wed First Day of Ramadan
11 Thu Canadian Women Physicians Day 11 Thu National Promposal Day
13 Sat National K9 Veterans Day 14 Sun International Day of Mathematics
14 Sun National Potato Chip Day 14 Sun Pi Day
14 Sun World Kidney Day 15 Mon World Consumer Rights Day
17 Wed World Sleep Day 17 Wed Saint Patrick's Day
17 Wed World Sleep Day 18 Thu Awkward Moments Day
19 Fri International Read to Me Day 19 Fri St. Joseph's Day
19 Fri World Social Work 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 20 Sat National Proposal Day
20 Sat National Kick Butts Day 21 Sun World Puppetry Day
21 Sun International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Sun World Down Syndrome Day
21 Sun International Day of Forests 21 Sun National Fragrance Day
22 Mon World Water Day 23 Tue World Meteorological Day
23 Tue Cuddly Kitten Day 23 Tue National Chip and Dip Day
23 Tue National Puppy Day 24 Wed Palm Sunday
24 Wed World Tuberculosis Day 25 Thu Holi
25 Thu International Waffle Day 25 Thu Hola Mohalla
26 Fri Good Friday 26 Fri Purple Day
27 Sat World Theatre Day 28 Sun Holy Thursday
28 Sun Respect Your Cat Day 28 Sun Maundy Thursday
29 Mon National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 29 Mon Good Friday 2024
29 Mon Easter Monday 30 Tue Earth Hour
30 Tue Holy Saturday 31 Wed National Crayon Day
31 Wed World Backup Day  
April 2027
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 National Burrito Day
4 Sun Eid al-Adha 4 Sun International Carrot Day
6 Tue National Tartan Day 6 Tue International Pillow Fight Day
6 Tue International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7 Wed World Health Day
7 Wed Green Shirt Day 9 Fri Eid al-Fitr
9 Fri Last Day of Ramadan 10 Sat World Homeopathy Day
10 Sat National Siblings Day 11 Sun National Pet Day
12 Mon Day of Silence 12 Mon American Civil War
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 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 National Haiku Poetry Day 18 Sun National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Sun National Columnists’ Day 18 Sun World Amateur Radio Day
18 Sun International Day for Monuments and Sites 20 Tue Chinese Language Day
20 Tue National Look Alike Day 21 Wed International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Wed vancouver sun run 22 Thu National Dance Week
22 Thu Earth Day 22 Thu International Mother Earth Day
23 Fri Spanish Language Day 23 Fri Saint George's Day
23 Fri World Book Day 23 Fri Hanuman Jayanti
23 Fri National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Fri English Language Day
24 Sat International Guide Dog Day 24 Sat World Immunization Week
25 Sun Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 25 Sun National DNA Day
25 Sun World Penguin Day 25 Sun National Telephone Day
25 Sun World Malaria Day 26 Mon Pretzel Day
26 Mon World Intellectual Property Day 26 Mon International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance 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 2027
1 Sat May Day 1 Sat School Principals’ Day
1 Sat National Physicians Day 2 Sun International Harry Potter Day
2 Sun World Tuna Day 2 Sun World Password Day
2 Sun Astronomy Day 3 Mon World Press Freedom Day
4 Tue Star Wars Day 4 Tue Free Comic Book Day
5 Wed World Portuguese Language Day 5 Wed Cinco de Mayo
5 Wed National Lemonade Day 5 Wed African World Heritage Day
5 Wed International Day of the Midwife 7 Fri National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Sat International Thalassaemia Day 8 Sat Buddha Day
8 Sat Victory in Europe Day 8 Sat Check Your Skin Day
8 Sat World Red Cross Day 8 Sat World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
8 Sat National Receptionists Day 9 Sun Ascension Day
9 Sun Mother's Day 10 Mon World Lupus Day
11 Tue Fair Trade Day 11 Tue World Migratory Bird 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
17 Mon Endangered Species Day 17 Mon World Hypertension Day
17 Mon Bike-to-Work Day 18 Tue World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
18 Tue International Museum Day 19 Wed Pentecost
19 Wed World Baking Day 20 Thu World Bee Day
20 Thu National Rescue Dog Day 20 Thu Whit Monday
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 World Turtle Day
24 Mon Victoria Day 24 Mon National Brother's Day
24 Mon National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Mon World Schizophrenia Day
25 Tue National Missing Children’s Day 25 Tue Shavuot
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 2027
1 Tue Repeat Day 1 Tue World Reef Awareness Day
1 Tue National Say Something Nice Day 1 Tue National Bowls Day
2 Wed National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Wed Canadian Armed Forces Day
2 Wed Leave The Office Early Day 3 Thu World Bicycle Day
4 Fri National Cheese Day 4 Fri National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Sat World Environment Day 5 Sat Global Running Day
6 Sun D-Day 7 Mon National Donut 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 National Iced Tea Day 10 Thu Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Sat World Day Against Child Labor 13 Sun International Albinism Awareness Day
13 Sun World Softball Day 13 Sun National Sewing Machine Day
14 Mon Bourbon Day 14 Mon World Blood Donor Day
15 Tue World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Tue Nature Photography Day
15 Tue World Juggling Day 16 Wed International Day of the African Child
16 Wed National Fudge Day 16 Wed Ganga Dussehra
16 Wed Father's Day 16 Wed Bloomsday
18 Fri International Picnic Day 18 Fri International Panic Day
18 Fri International Sushi Day 19 Sat World Sauntering Day
20 Sun Father's Day 20 Sun World Refugee Day
20 Sun International Surfing Day 21 Mon Summer Solstice
21 Mon Take Your Dog to Work Day 21 Mon International Yoga Day
21 Mon National Selfie Day 21 Mon National Indigenous Peoples Day
22 Tue World Rainforest Day 23 Wed National Pink Day
23 Wed International Women in Engineering Day 25 Fri Global Beatles Day
25 Fri Bourdain Day 27 Sun International Pineapple Day
27 Sun National PTSD Awareness Day 27 Sun National Sunglasses Day
27 Sun National HIV Testing Day 27 Sun Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
28 Mon National Insurance Awareness Day 29 Tue National Camera Day
30 Wed International Asteroid Day  
August 2027
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
1 Sun Lammas Day 1 Sun National Girlfriend Day
1 Sun Emancipation 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 National Book Lovers Day 9 Mon International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Mon International Coworking 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 International Homeless Animals Day 15 Sun National Acadian Day
15 Sun Assumption of Mary 15 Sun National Relaxation Day
16 Mon Tell a Joke Day 16 Mon National Roller Coaster Day
17 Tue National Nonprofit Day 17 Tue International Geocaching 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 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 2027
1 Wed world alzheimer's month 4 Sat World Sexual Health Day
5 Sun National Cheese Pizza Day 5 Sun International Day of Charity
6 Mon Read a Book Day 6 Mon Labour Day
7 Tue World Beard Day 7 Tue Ganesh Chaturthi
7 Tue International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 8 Wed Grandparents Day
8 Wed World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Wed International Literacy Day
8 Wed Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 9 Thu International Day to Protect Education from Attack
10 Fri World Suicide Prevention Day 12 Sun National Day of Civic Hacking
12 Sun National Day of Encouragement 12 Sun International Day for South-South Cooperation
13 Mon Roald Dahl Day 13 Mon International Chocolate Day
13 Mon National Bald is Beautiful Day 13 Mon World Sepsis Day
15 Wed Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 15 Wed International Day of Democracy
15 Wed International Dot Day 15 Wed National Hispanic Heritage Month
15 Wed World Lymphoma Awareness Day 16 Thu National Guacamole Day
16 Thu International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 17 Fri World Patient Safety Day
17 Fri National IT Professionals Day 18 Sat National Cheeseburger Day
18 Sat International Equal Pay Day 18 Sat National First Love Day
19 Sun Talk Like a Pirate Day 19 Sun Batman Day
21 Tue International Day of Peace 21 Tue World Gratitude Day
21 Tue World Alzheimer’s Day 21 Tue International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Tue National Chai 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 22 Wed National Elephant Appreciation 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 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
28 Tue National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Tue International Rabbit Day
28 Tue National Sons 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
29 Wed International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Wed National Coffee 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 2027
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 1 Fri World Vegetarian Day
1 Fri National Seniors Day 1 Fri International Music Day
2 Sat National Kale Day 2 Sat International Day of Non-Violence
2 Sat World Financial Planning Day 2 Sat Random Acts of Poetry Day
3 Sun National Boyfriend Day 4 Mon World Animal Day
4 Mon National Cinnamon Roll Day 4 Mon World Smile Day
4 Mon World Space Week 4 Mon National Taco Day
4 Mon National Vodka Day 4 Mon Feast of St Francis of Assisi
5 Tue World Teachers’ Day 6 Wed National Noodle Day
6 Wed World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Thu World Cotton Day
7 Thu World Architecture Day 7 Thu National Frappe Day
7 Thu World Habitat Day 8 Fri National Depression Screening Day
8 Fri International Podiatry Day 9 Sat Leif Erikson Day
9 Sat World Post Day 10 Sun World Homeless Day
10 Sun World Day Against the Death Penalty 10 Sun World Mental Health Day
10 Sun World Sight Day 11 Mon National Coming Out Day
11 Mon International Day of the Girl Child 11 Mon Thanksgiving Day
11 Mon World Egg Day 12 Tue World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
12 Tue World Arthritis Day 13 Wed International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Wed World Thrombosis Day 14 Thu World Standards Day
15 Fri White Cane Safety Day 15 Fri National Grouch Day
15 Fri Global Handwashing Day 15 Fri International Day of Rural Women
15 Fri National Pharmacy Technicians Day 16 Sat Boss's Day
16 Sat World Food Day 16 Sat Global Dignity 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 Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Wed World Osteoporosis Day 20 Wed International Sloth Day
20 Wed International Chefs Day 20 Wed World Statistics Day
20 Wed National Day on Writing 21 Thu National Reptile Day
21 Thu Back to the Future 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 World Opera Day 25 Mon International Artist Day
25 Mon International Dwarfism Awareness Day 26 Tue National Pumpkin Day
27 Wed World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 28 Thu world judo day
28 Thu Canadian School Library Day 28 Thu International Animation Day
29 Fri National Cat Day 29 Fri World Psoriasis Day
29 Fri World Stroke Day 30 Sat Dhanteras
31 Sun World Savings Day 31 Sun Halloween
31 Sun National Magic Day 31 Sun World Cities Day
November 2027
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 1 Mon All Saints' Day
1 Mon Movember 1 Mon World Vegan Day
2 Tue All Souls' Day 2 Tue International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Wed Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Wed National Sandwich Day
4 Thu National Candy Day 5 Fri World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Fri National Redhead 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 National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Mon National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Mon National Cappuccino Day 8 Mon World Urbanism Day
9 Tue Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Tue World Adoption Day
9 Tue International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Wed World Keratoconus Day
10 Wed International Accounting 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 World Kindness Day
13 Sat Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Sun World Diabetes Day
14 Sun National Pickle Day 15 Mon National Philanthropy Day
16 Tue International Day for Tolerance 17 Wed International Students' Day
17 Wed World Prematurity Day 17 Wed National Unfriend Day
17 Wed World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 18 Thu World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Fri International Men's Day 19 Fri National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Fri World Toilet 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
20 Sat Africa Industrialization Day 21 Sun World pancreatic cancer day
21 Sun World Hello Day 21 Sun World Television Day
21 Sun World Philosophy 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 Black Friday
29 Mon International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 Mon Buy Nothing Day
30 Tue Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 Tue Small Business Saturday
December 2027
1 Wed World AIDS Day 2 Thu International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Thu National Mutt Day 2 Thu Cyber Monday
3 Fri Giving Tuesday 3 Fri International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Sat Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Sat International Day of Banks
5 Sun International Volunteer Day 5 Sun World Soil Day
6 Mon St. Nicholas Day 7 Tue Candle Day
7 Tue World Pear Day 7 Tue National Cotton Candy Day
7 Tue International Civil Aviation Day 7 Tue National Letter Writing Day
8 Wed National Brownie Day 8 Wed Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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 Human Rights Day 10 Fri Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Fri Nobel Prize Day 10 Fri International Animal Rights Day
11 Sat UNICEF Birthday 11 Sat International Mountain Day
12 Sun International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Sun Gingerbread House Day
12 Sun National Poinsettia Day 12 Sun International Day of Neutrality
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 International Human Solidarity Day 20 Mon National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Tue Yule 21 Tue Winter Solstice
22 Wed National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Thu Festivus
24 Fri The Feast of the Seven Fishes 24 Fri Christmas Eve
25 Sat Hanukkah 25 Sat Christmas Day
26 Sun Kwanzaa 26 Sun Boxing Day
27 Mon International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Tue National Call a Friend Day
31 Fri New Year's Eve  
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