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Commemorative Dates 2024

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All Commemorative Dates of 2024

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