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All Commemorative Dates of 2042

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February 2042
1 Sat Black History Month 1 Sat World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Sat LGBT History Month 2 Sun Groundhog Day 2024
2 Sun National Wear Red Day 2 Sun Candlemas Day
2 Sun National Tater Tot Day 3 Mon National Golden Retriever Day
4 Tue National Thank A Mail Carrier Day 4 Tue World Cancer Day
4 Tue International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Tue Rosa Parks Day
4 Tue Thank Your Mailman Day 5 Wed National Weatherperson's Day
5 Wed World Nutella Day 6 Thu National Chopsticks Day
6 Thu International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 7 Fri National Signing Day
7 Fri Safer Internet Day 7 Fri National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Fri National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 8 Sat National Boy Scout Day
9 Sun National Toothache Day 9 Sun National Pizza Day
10 Mon World Pulses Day 10 Mon Lunar New Year
11 Tue National Inventors' Day 11 Tue International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Wed Darwin Day 12 Wed International Epilepsy Day
13 Thu Mardi Gras 13 Thu Galentine's Day
13 Thu Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Thu World Radio Day
14 Fri Ash Wednesday 14 Fri International Book Giving Day
14 Fri Valentine's Day 15 Sat World Anthropology Day
15 Sat Flag Day 15 Sat Canada's Agriculture Day
15 Sat Singles Awareness Day 15 Sat International Childhood Cancer Day
17 Mon Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Mon Family Day
20 Thu World Day of Social Justice 20 Thu National Love Your Pet Day
21 Fri International Mother Language Day 21 Fri National Sticky Bun Day
22 Sat National Chili Day 2024 22 Sat National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
22 Sat World Thinking Day 23 Sun National Banana Bread Day
23 Sun National Aviation Day 26 Wed National Pistachio Day
27 Thu National Pokemon Day 27 Thu World Spay Day
27 Thu World Non-governmental Organization Day 28 Fri Rare Disease Day
28 Fri Pink Shirt Day  
March 2042
1 Sat Zero Discrimination Day 1 Sat Employee Appreciation Day
1 Sat World Music Therapy Day 1 Sat Saint David's Day
1 Sat World Candle Day 1 Sat National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Sat Self-Injury Awareness Day 2 Sun World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Mon World Wildlife Day 3 Mon World Birth Defects Day
3 Mon World Hearing Day 4 Tue World Obesity Day
4 Tue Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Wed International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Thu National Day of Unplugging 6 Thu World Lymphedema Day
7 Fri World Plant Power Day 7 Fri National Cereal Day
8 Sat National Proofreading Day 8 Sat International Women's Day
9 Sun National Meatball Day 10 Mon Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Mon National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Mon National Pack Your Lunch Day
10 Mon Harriet Tubman Day 10 Mon First Day of Ramadan
11 Tue Canadian Women Physicians Day 11 Tue National Promposal Day
13 Thu National K9 Veterans Day 14 Fri National Potato Chip Day
14 Fri Pi Day 14 Fri World Kidney Day
14 Fri International Day of Mathematics 15 Sat World Consumer Rights Day
17 Mon World Sleep Day 17 Mon Saint Patrick's Day
17 Mon World Sleep Day 18 Tue Awkward Moments Day
19 Wed St. Joseph's Day 19 Wed World Social Work Day
19 Wed International Read to Me Day 20 Thu French Language Day
20 Thu Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 20 Thu World Oral Health Day
20 Thu International Day of Happiness 20 Thu National Proposal Day
20 Thu National Kick Butts Day 21 Fri World Puppetry Day
21 Fri International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Fri World Down Syndrome Day
21 Fri International Day of Forests 21 Fri National Fragrance Day
22 Sat World Water Day 23 Sun World Meteorological Day
23 Sun Cuddly Kitten Day 23 Sun National Chip and Dip Day
23 Sun National Puppy Day 24 Mon Palm Sunday
24 Mon World Tuberculosis Day 25 Tue Holi
25 Tue International Waffle Day 25 Tue Hola Mohalla
26 Wed Purple Day 27 Thu World Theatre Day
28 Fri Holy Thursday 28 Fri Respect Your Cat Day
28 Fri Maundy Thursday 29 Sat National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
29 Sat Good Friday 2024 30 Sun Earth Hour
30 Sun Holy Saturday 31 Mon World Backup Day
31 Mon National Crayon Day  
April 2042
1 Tue April Fool's Day 1 Tue National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Wed Autism Awareness Day 2 Wed International Children's Book Day
3 Thu National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Fri National Burrito Day
4 Fri Eid al-Adha 4 Fri International Carrot Day
6 Sun National Tartan Day 6 Sun International Pillow Fight Day
6 Sun International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7 Mon World Health Day
7 Mon Green Shirt Day 9 Wed Eid al-Fitr
9 Wed Last Day of Ramadan 10 Thu World Homeopathy Day
10 Thu National Siblings Day 11 Fri National Pet Day
12 Sat Day of Silence 12 Sat American Civil War
13 Sun FND Awareness Day 13 Sun International plant appreciation day
14 Mon International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Tue Father Damien Day
15 Tue National Laundry Day 16 Wed World Voice Day
16 Wed Advance Care Planning Day 17 Thu Administrative Professionals Day
17 Thu National Canadian Film Day 17 Thu World Hemophilia Day
18 Fri National Lineman Appreciation Day 18 Fri National Columnists’ Day
18 Fri World Amateur Radio Day 18 Fri International Day for Monuments and Sites
18 Fri National Haiku Poetry Day 20 Sun Chinese Language Day
20 Sun National Look Alike Day 21 Mon International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Mon vancouver sun run 22 Tue National Dance Week
22 Tue Earth Day 22 Tue International Mother Earth Day
23 Wed Spanish Language Day 23 Wed Saint George's Day
23 Wed World Book Day 23 Wed Hanuman Jayanti
23 Wed National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Wed English Language Day
24 Thu International Guide Dog Day 24 Thu World Immunization Week
25 Fri National DNA Day 25 Fri World Penguin Day
25 Fri National Telephone Day 25 Fri World Malaria Day
25 Fri Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 26 Sat Pretzel Day
26 Sat World Intellectual Property Day 26 Sat International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
27 Sun International Sculpture Day 28 Mon World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Mon National Day of Mourning 29 Tue International Dance Day
30 Wed International Jazz Day  
May 2042
1 Thu School Principals’ Day 1 Thu National Physicians Day
1 Thu May Day 2 Fri International Harry Potter Day
2 Fri World Tuna Day 2 Fri World Password Day
2 Fri Astronomy Day 3 Sat World Press Freedom Day
4 Sun Star Wars Day 4 Sun Free Comic Book Day
5 Mon World Portuguese Language Day 5 Mon Cinco de Mayo
5 Mon National Lemonade Day 5 Mon African World Heritage Day
5 Mon International Day of the Midwife 7 Wed National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Thu International Thalassaemia Day 8 Thu Buddha Day
8 Thu Victory in Europe Day 8 Thu Check Your Skin Day
8 Thu World Red Cross Day 8 Thu World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
8 Thu National Receptionists Day 9 Fri Ascension Day
10 Sat World Lupus Day 11 Sun Fair Trade Day
11 Sun World Migratory Bird Day 12 Mon International Nurses Day
12 Mon National Limerick Day 13 Tue world cocktail day
15 Thu International Day of Families 15 Thu National Pizza Party Day
16 Fri International Day of Light 17 Sat Endangered Species Day
17 Sat World Hypertension Day 17 Sat Bike-to-Work Day
18 Sun World Whisky (Whiskey) Day 18 Sun International Museum Day
19 Mon Pentecost 19 Mon World Baking Day
20 Tue World Bee Day 20 Tue National Rescue Dog Day
20 Tue Whit Monday 21 Wed International Tea Day
21 Wed World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Thu International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Fri World Turtle Day 24 Sat National Brother's Day
24 Sat National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Sat World Schizophrenia Day
25 Sun National Missing Children’s Day 25 Sun Shavuot
26 Mon Trinity Sunday 26 Mon National Paper Airplane Day
27 Tue National Sunscreen Day 28 Wed National Brisket Day
29 Thu International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Thu National Golf Day
30 Fri Corpus Christi 30 Fri World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Sat World No Tobacco Day  
June 2042
1 Sun World Reef Awareness Day 1 Sun National Say Something Nice Day
1 Sun National Bowls Day 1 Sun Repeat Day
2 Mon National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Mon Canadian Armed Forces Day
2 Mon Leave The Office Early Day 3 Tue World Bicycle Day
4 Wed National Cheese Day 4 Wed National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Thu World Environment Day 5 Thu Global Running Day
6 Fri D-Day 7 Sat National Donut Day
7 Sat World Food Safety Day 8 Sun Global Wellness Day
8 Sun National Best Friends Day 8 Sun World Oceans Day
10 Tue National Iced Tea Day 10 Tue Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Thu World Day Against Child Labor 13 Fri International Albinism Awareness Day
13 Fri World Softball Day 13 Fri National Sewing Machine Day
14 Sat Bourbon Day 14 Sat World Blood Donor Day
15 Sun Nature Photography Day 15 Sun World Juggling Day
15 Sun World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16 Mon International Day of the African Child
16 Mon National Fudge Day 16 Mon Ganga Dussehra
16 Mon Father's Day 16 Mon Bloomsday
18 Wed International Panic Day 18 Wed International Sushi Day
18 Wed International Picnic Day 19 Thu World Sauntering Day
20 Fri World Refugee Day 20 Fri International Surfing Day
21 Sat Summer Solstice 21 Sat Take Your Dog to Work Day
21 Sat International Yoga Day 21 Sat National Selfie Day
21 Sat National Indigenous Peoples Day 22 Sun World Rainforest Day
23 Mon National Pink Day 23 Mon International Women in Engineering Day
25 Wed Global Beatles Day 25 Wed Bourdain Day
27 Fri International Pineapple Day 27 Fri National PTSD Awareness Day
27 Fri National Sunglasses Day 27 Fri National HIV Testing Day
27 Fri Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day 28 Sat National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Sun National Camera Day 30 Mon International Asteroid Day
August 2042
1 Fri Be An Angel Day 1 Fri World Scout Scarf Day
1 Fri World Lung Cancer Day 1 Fri Lammas Day
1 Fri National Girlfriend Day 1 Fri Emancipation Day
1 Fri National Minority Donor Awareness Day 2 Sat International Beer Day
3 Sun National Watermelon Day 4 Mon National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Thu National Lighthouse Day 8 Fri International Cat Day
9 Sat National Book Lovers Day 9 Sat International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Sat International Coworking Day 10 Sun Lazy Day
10 Sun National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Mon National Son and Daughter Day
12 Tue Middle Child Day 12 Tue International Youth Day
13 Wed Left-Handers Day 14 Thu World Lizard Day
15 Fri National Acadian Day 15 Fri Assumption of Mary
15 Fri National Relaxation Day 15 Fri International Homeless Animals Day
16 Sat Tell a Joke Day 16 Sat National Roller Coaster Day
17 Sun National Nonprofit Day 17 Sun International Geocaching Day
17 Sun National Thrift Shop Day 18 Mon National Couple's Day
18 Mon National Fajita Day 19 Tue World Humanitarian Day
19 Tue World Photography Day 19 Tue National Potato Day
20 Wed National Radio Day 20 Wed World Mosquito Day
21 Thu International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Fri National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Fri World Plant Milk Day 23 Sat National Sponge Cake Day
23 Sat International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Sun National Waffle Day
24 Sun International Strange Music Day 26 Tue Janmashtami
26 Tue National Dog Day 27 Wed National Just Because Day
28 Thu Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Fri International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Sat National Beach Day 30 Sat International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Sun International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2042
1 Mon world alzheimer's month 4 Thu World Sexual Health Day
5 Fri International Day of Charity 5 Fri National Cheese Pizza Day
6 Sat Read a Book Day 7 Sun World Beard Day
7 Sun Ganesh Chaturthi 7 Sun International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
8 Mon Grandparents Day 8 Mon World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
8 Mon International Literacy Day 8 Mon Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
9 Tue International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Wed World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Fri National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Fri National Day of Encouragement
12 Fri International Day for South-South Cooperation 13 Sat Roald Dahl Day
13 Sat International Chocolate Day 13 Sat National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Sat World Sepsis Day 15 Mon Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
15 Mon International Day of Democracy 15 Mon International Dot Day
15 Mon National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Mon World Lymphoma Awareness Day
16 Tue National Guacamole Day 16 Tue International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Wed World Patient Safety Day 17 Wed National IT Professionals Day
18 Thu National Cheeseburger Day 18 Thu International Equal Pay Day
18 Thu National First Love Day 19 Fri Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Fri Batman Day 21 Sun World Gratitude Day
21 Sun World Alzheimer’s Day 21 Sun International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Sun National Chai Day 21 Sun International Day of Peace
22 Mon Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) 22 Mon World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Mon Hobbit Day 22 Mon World Rivers Day
22 Mon World Car-Free Day 22 Mon National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Mon World Rhino Day 23 Tue International Day of Sign Languages
23 Tue Bi Visibility Day 24 Wed World Gorilla Day
25 Thu National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Thu World Dream Day
26 Fri International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Fri World Contraception Day
27 Sat World Tourism Day 28 Sun World Rabies Day
28 Sun Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Sun National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Sun International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 Sun National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Sun International Rabbit Day 28 Sun National Sons Day
29 Mon World Heart Day 29 Mon International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Mon Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 29 Mon International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
29 Mon National Coffee Day 30 Tue International Translation Day
30 Tue National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 30 Tue World Maritime Day
30 Tue International Podcast Day  
October 2042
1 Wed National Hair Day 1 Wed Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Wed International Coffee Day 1 Wed International Day of Older Persons
1 Wed World Vegetarian Day 1 Wed National Seniors Day
1 Wed International Music Day 1 Wed Urticaria day
2 Thu National Kale Day 2 Thu International Day of Non-Violence
2 Thu World Financial Planning Day 2 Thu Random Acts of Poetry Day
3 Fri National Boyfriend Day 4 Sat World Animal Day
4 Sat National Cinnamon Roll Day 4 Sat World Smile Day
4 Sat World Space Week 4 Sat National Taco Day
4 Sat National Vodka Day 4 Sat Feast of St Francis of Assisi
5 Sun World Teachers’ Day 6 Mon National Noodle Day
6 Mon World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Tue World Cotton Day
7 Tue World Architecture Day 7 Tue National Frappe Day
7 Tue World Habitat Day 8 Wed National Depression Screening Day
8 Wed International Podiatry Day 9 Thu World Post Day
9 Thu Leif Erikson Day 10 Fri World Homeless Day
10 Fri World Day Against the Death Penalty 10 Fri World Mental Health Day
10 Fri World Sight Day 11 Sat National Coming Out Day
11 Sat International Day of the Girl Child 11 Sat World Egg Day
12 Sun World Arthritis Day 12 Sun World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
13 Mon International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Mon World Thrombosis Day
14 Tue World Standards Day 15 Wed White Cane Safety Day
15 Wed National Grouch Day 15 Wed Global Handwashing Day
15 Wed International Day of Rural Women 15 Wed National Pharmacy Technicians Day
16 Thu Boss's Day 16 Thu World Food Day
16 Thu Global Dignity Day 16 Thu World Spine Day
17 Fri International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Fri National Pasta Day
18 Sat National Mammography Day 18 Sat Persons Day
20 Mon World Osteoporosis Day 20 Mon International Sloth Day
20 Mon International Chefs Day 20 Mon World Statistics Day
20 Mon National Day on Writing 20 Mon International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
21 Tue National Reptile Day 21 Tue Back to the Future Day
21 Tue Waste Reduction Week 22 Wed International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Fri United Nations Day 24 Fri World Development Information Day
24 Fri World Polio day 25 Sat International Artist Day
25 Sat International Dwarfism Awareness Day 25 Sat World Opera Day
26 Sun National Pumpkin Day 27 Mon World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Tue world judo day 28 Tue Canadian School Library Day
28 Tue International Animation Day 29 Wed National Cat Day
29 Wed World Psoriasis Day 29 Wed World Stroke Day
30 Thu Dhanteras 31 Fri World Savings Day
31 Fri Halloween 31 Fri National Magic Day
31 Fri World Cities Day  
November 2042
1 Sat Day of the Dead 1 Sat Diwali
1 Sat Native American Heritage Month 1 Sat Author's Day
1 Sat National Adoption Month 1 Sat All Saints' Day
1 Sat Movember 1 Sat World Vegan Day
2 Sun International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2 Sun All Souls' Day
3 Mon Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Mon National Sandwich Day
4 Tue National Candy Day 5 Wed World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Wed National Redhead Day 6 Thu National Nachos Day
6 Thu National Stress Awareness Day 6 Thu International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Fri National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Sat National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Sat National Cappuccino Day 8 Sat World Urbanism Day
9 Sun Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Sun World Adoption Day
9 Sun International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Mon World Keratoconus Day
10 Mon International Accounting Day 10 Mon World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Tue Remembrance Day 11 Tue Singles Day
12 Wed World Pneumonia Day 13 Thu World Kindness Day
13 Thu Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Fri World Diabetes Day
14 Fri National Pickle Day 15 Sat National Philanthropy Day
16 Sun International Day for Tolerance 17 Mon World Prematurity Day
17 Mon National Unfriend Day 17 Mon World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Mon International Students' Day 18 Tue World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Wed International Men's Day 19 Wed National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Wed World Toilet Day 20 Thu Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Thu National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims 20 Thu Universal Children’s Day
20 Thu National Child Day 20 Thu Africa Industrialization Day
20 Thu World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day 21 Fri World pancreatic cancer day
21 Fri World Hello Day 21 Fri World Television Day
21 Fri World Philosophy Day 23 Sun National Espresso Day
23 Sun Fibonacci Day 25 Tue International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Wed National Cake Day 29 Sat Black Friday
29 Sat International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 Sat Buy Nothing Day
30 Sun Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 Sun Small Business Saturday
December 2042
1 Mon World AIDS Day 2 Tue International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Tue National Mutt Day 2 Tue Cyber Monday
3 Wed Giving Tuesday 3 Wed International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Thu Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Thu International Day of Banks
5 Fri World Soil Day 5 Fri International Volunteer Day
6 Sat St. Nicholas Day 7 Sun Candle Day
7 Sun World Pear Day 7 Sun National Cotton Candy Day
7 Sun International Civil Aviation Day 7 Sun National Letter Writing Day
8 Mon Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Mon National Brownie Day
9 Tue Green Monday 9 Tue International Anti-corruption Day
9 Tue International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide 9 Tue National Pastry Day
10 Wed Human Rights Day 10 Wed Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Wed Nobel Prize Day 10 Wed International Animal Rights Day
11 Thu UNICEF Birthday 11 Thu International Mountain Day
12 Fri International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Fri Gingerbread House Day
12 Fri National Poinsettia Day 12 Fri International Day of Neutrality
13 Sat National Violin Day 14 Sun Monkey Day
17 Wed National Maple Syrup Day 17 Wed Anti-Bullying Day
18 Thu Arabic Language Day 18 Thu International Migrants Day
20 Sat International Human Solidarity Day 20 Sat National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Sun Winter Solstice 21 Sun Yule
22 Mon National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Tue Festivus
24 Wed The Feast of the Seven Fishes 24 Wed Christmas Eve
25 Thu Hanukkah 25 Thu Christmas Day
26 Fri Kwanzaa 26 Fri Boxing Day
27 Sat International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Sun National Call a Friend Day
31 Wed New Year's Eve  
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