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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 Candlemas Day
2 Mon National Tater Tot Day 2 Mon Groundhog Day 2024
2 Mon National Wear Red Day 3 Tue National Golden Retriever Day
4 Wed Rosa Parks Day 4 Wed Thank Your Mailman Day
4 Wed National Thank A Mail Carrier Day 4 Wed World Cancer Day
4 Wed International Day of Human Fraternity 5 Thu World Nutella Day
5 Thu National Weatherperson's Day 6 Fri International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Fri National Chopsticks Day 7 Sat National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Sat National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 7 Sat National Signing Day
7 Sat Safer Internet Day 8 Sun National Boy Scout Day
9 Mon National Pizza Day 9 Mon National Toothache 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 Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Fri World Radio Day
13 Fri Mardi Gras 13 Fri Galentine's Day
14 Sat Valentine's Day 14 Sat Ash Wednesday
14 Sat International Book Giving Day 15 Sun Singles Awareness Day
15 Sun International Childhood Cancer Day 15 Sun World Anthropology Day
15 Sun Flag Day 15 Sun Canada's Agriculture 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 National Sticky Bun Day 21 Sat International Mother Language Day
22 Sun World Thinking Day 22 Sun National Chili Day 2024
22 Sun National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 23 Mon National Aviation Day
23 Mon National Banana Bread Day 26 Thu National Pistachio Day
27 Fri World Non-governmental Organization Day 27 Fri National Pokemon Day
27 Fri World Spay Day 28 Sat Rare Disease Day
28 Sat Pink Shirt Day  
March 2026
1 Sun World Candle Day 1 Sun National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Sun Self-Injury Awareness Day 1 Sun Zero Discrimination Day
1 Sun Employee Appreciation Day 1 Sun World Music Therapy Day
1 Sun Saint David's Day 2 Mon World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Tue World Hearing Day 3 Tue World Wildlife Day
3 Tue World Birth Defects 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 National Proofreading Day 8 Sun International Women's Day
9 Mon National Meatball Day 10 Tue Harriet Tubman Day
10 Tue First Day of Ramadan 10 Tue Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Tue National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Tue National Pack Your Lunch Day
11 Wed National Promposal Day 11 Wed Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Fri National K9 Veterans Day 14 Sat Pi Day
14 Sat World Kidney Day 14 Sat International Day of Mathematics
14 Sat National Potato Chip Day 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 National Proposal Day
20 Fri National Kick Butts Day 20 Fri French Language Day
20 Fri Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 20 Fri World Oral Health Day
20 Fri International Day of Happiness 21 Sat International Day of Forests
21 Sat National Fragrance Day 21 Sat World Puppetry Day
21 Sat International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Sat World Down Syndrome Day
22 Sun World Water Day 23 Mon National Puppy Day
23 Mon World Meteorological Day 23 Mon Cuddly Kitten Day
23 Mon National Chip and Dip Day 24 Tue Palm Sunday
24 Tue World Tuberculosis Day 25 Wed Hola Mohalla
25 Wed Holi 25 Wed International Waffle Day
26 Thu Purple Day 27 Fri World Theatre Day
28 Sat Maundy Thursday 28 Sat Holy Thursday
28 Sat Respect Your Cat Day 29 Sun Good Friday 2024
29 Sun National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Mon Holy Saturday
30 Mon Earth Hour 31 Tue World Backup Day
31 Tue National Crayon Day  
April 2026
1 Wed April Fool's Day 1 Wed National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Thu Autism Awareness Day 2 Thu International Children's Book Day
3 Fri National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Sat International Carrot Day
4 Sat National Burrito Day 4 Sat Eid al-Adha
6 Mon International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 6 Mon National Tartan Day
6 Mon International Pillow Fight Day 7 Tue World Health Day
7 Tue Green Shirt Day 9 Thu Eid al-Fitr
9 Thu Last Day of Ramadan 10 Fri National Siblings Day
10 Fri World Homeopathy Day 11 Sat National Pet Day
12 Sun Day of Silence 12 Sun American Civil War
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 World Hemophilia Day
17 Fri Administrative Professionals Day 17 Fri National Canadian Film 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
18 Sat National Columnists’ 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 National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Thu English Language Day
23 Thu Spanish Language Day 23 Thu Saint George's Day
23 Thu World Book Day 23 Thu Hanuman Jayanti
24 Fri International Guide Dog Day 24 Fri World Immunization Week
25 Sat National Telephone Day 25 Sat World Malaria Day
25 Sat Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD) 25 Sat National DNA Day
25 Sat World Penguin Day 26 Sun International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
26 Sun Pretzel Day 26 Sun World Intellectual Property Day
27 Mon International Sculpture Day 28 Tue World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Tue National Day of Mourning 29 Wed International Dance Day
30 Thu International Jazz Day  
May 2026
1 Fri May Day 1 Fri School Principals’ Day
1 Fri National Physicians Day 2 Sat World Password Day
2 Sat Astronomy Day 2 Sat International Harry Potter Day
2 Sat World Tuna Day 3 Sun World Press Freedom Day
4 Mon Star Wars Day 4 Mon Free Comic Book 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
5 Tue National Lemonade Day 7 Thu National Child and Youth Mental Health 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 8 Fri Buddha Day
8 Fri Victory in Europe Day 9 Sat Ascension Day
10 Sun World Lupus Day 11 Mon World Migratory Bird Day
11 Mon Fair Trade 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 Bike-to-Work Day
17 Sun Endangered Species Day 17 Sun World Hypertension 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 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
21 Thu International Tea Day 22 Fri International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Sat World Turtle Day 24 Sun World Schizophrenia Day
24 Sun National Brother's Day 24 Sun National Scavenger Hunt Day
25 Mon Shavuot 25 Mon National Missing Children’s Day
26 Tue National Paper Airplane Day 26 Tue Trinity Sunday
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 National Say Something Nice Day 1 Mon National Bowls Day
1 Mon Repeat Day 1 Mon World Reef Awareness Day
2 Tue Leave The Office Early Day 2 Tue National Cancer Survivor’s Day
2 Tue Canadian Armed Forces Day 3 Wed World Bicycle Day
4 Thu National Cheese Day 4 Thu National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Fri Global Running Day 5 Fri World Environment Day
6 Sat D-Day 7 Sun National Donut Day
7 Sun World Food Safety 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 National Sewing Machine Day
13 Sat International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Sat World Softball Day
14 Sun Bourbon Day 14 Sun World Blood Donor Day
15 Mon World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Mon Nature Photography Day
15 Mon World Juggling Day 16 Tue Ganga Dussehra
16 Tue Father's Day 16 Tue Bloomsday
16 Tue International Day of the African Child 16 Tue National Fudge Day
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 National Selfie Day 21 Sun National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Sun Summer Solstice 21 Sun Take Your Dog to Work Day
21 Sun International Yoga Day 22 Mon World Rainforest Day
23 Tue International Women in Engineering Day 23 Tue National Pink Day
25 Thu Bourdain Day 25 Thu Global Beatles Day
27 Sat National HIV Testing Day 27 Sat Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Sat International Pineapple Day 27 Sat National PTSD Awareness Day
27 Sat National Sunglasses Day 28 Sun National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Mon National Camera Day 30 Tue International Asteroid Day
August 2026
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
1 Sat World Lung Cancer 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 International Day of the World's Indigenous People 9 Sun International Coworking Day
9 Sun National Book Lovers Day 10 Mon Lazy Day
10 Mon National Spoil Your Dog 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 Assumption of Mary 15 Sat National Relaxation Day
15 Sat International Homeless Animals Day 15 Sat National Acadian Day
16 Sun National Roller Coaster Day 16 Sun Tell a Joke Day
17 Mon National Thrift Shop Day 17 Mon National Nonprofit Day
17 Mon International Geocaching Day 18 Tue National Couple's Day
18 Tue National Fajita Day 19 Wed National Potato Day
19 Wed World Humanitarian Day 19 Wed World Photography 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 National Waffle Day
24 Mon International Strange Music 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 Ganesh Chaturthi
7 Mon International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 7 Mon World Beard Day
8 Tue International Literacy Day 8 Tue Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day
8 Tue Grandparents Day 8 Tue World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
9 Wed International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Thu World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Sat National Day of Encouragement 12 Sat International Day for South-South Cooperation
12 Sat National Day of Civic Hacking 13 Sun World Sepsis Day
13 Sun Roald Dahl Day 13 Sun International Chocolate Day
13 Sun National Bald is Beautiful Day 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) 15 Tue International Day of Democracy
16 Wed National Guacamole Day 16 Wed International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Thu National IT Professionals Day 17 Thu World Patient Safety Day
18 Fri National First Love Day 18 Fri National Cheeseburger Day
18 Fri International Equal Pay Day 19 Sat Talk Like a Pirate Day
19 Sat Batman Day 21 Mon International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Mon National Chai Day 21 Mon International Day of Peace
21 Mon World Gratitude Day 21 Mon World Alzheimer’s 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 22 Tue Hobbit Day
22 Tue World Rivers 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 National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Mon International Rabbit Day 28 Mon National Sons Day
28 Mon World Rabies Day 28 Mon Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Mon National Ghost Hunting Day 28 Mon International Day for Universal Access to Information
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
29 Tue International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 30 Wed International Podcast Day
30 Wed International Translation Day 30 Wed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Wed World Maritime Day  
October 2026
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 1 Thu International Coffee Day
2 Fri World Financial Planning Day 2 Fri Random Acts of Poetry Day
2 Fri National Kale Day 2 Fri International Day of Non-Violence
3 Sat National Boyfriend 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
4 Sun National Cinnamon Roll Day 4 Sun World Smile Day
5 Mon World Teachers’ Day 6 Tue National Noodle Day
6 Tue World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Wed National Frappe Day
7 Wed World Habitat Day 7 Wed World Cotton Day
7 Wed World Architecture Day 8 Thu National Depression Screening Day
8 Thu International Podiatry Day 9 Fri Leif Erikson Day
9 Fri World Post Day 10 Sat World Mental Health Day
10 Sat World Sight Day 10 Sat World Homeless Day
10 Sat World Day Against the Death Penalty 11 Sun International Day of the Girl Child
11 Sun World Egg Day 11 Sun National Coming Out Day
12 Mon Thanksgiving Day 12 Mon World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
12 Mon World Arthritis Day 13 Tue World Thrombosis Day
13 Tue International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 14 Wed World Standards Day
15 Thu International Day of Rural Women 15 Thu National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Thu White Cane Safety Day 15 Thu National Grouch Day
15 Thu Global Handwashing Day 16 Fri Global Dignity Day
16 Fri World Spine Day 16 Fri Boss's Day
16 Fri World Food Day 17 Sat International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 Sat National Pasta Day 18 Sun Persons Day
18 Sun National Mammography 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
20 Tue International Sloth Day 21 Wed Waste Reduction Week
21 Wed National Reptile Day 21 Wed Back to the Future Day
22 Thu International Stuttering Awareness Day 24 Sat World Polio day
24 Sat United Nations Day 24 Sat World Development Information 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 International Animation Day
28 Wed world judo day 28 Wed Canadian School Library Day
29 Thu World Psoriasis Day 29 Thu World Stroke Day
29 Thu National Cat Day 30 Fri Dhanteras
31 Sat National Magic Day 31 Sat World Cities Day
31 Sat World Savings Day 31 Sat Halloween
November 2026
1 Sun National Adoption Month 1 Sun All Saints' Day
1 Sun Movember 1 Sun World Vegan Day
1 Sun Day of the Dead 1 Sun Diwali
1 Sun Native American Heritage Month 1 Sun Author's Day
2 Mon All Souls' Day 2 Mon International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Tue National Sandwich Day 3 Tue Daylight Saving Time Ends
4 Wed National Candy Day 5 Thu World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Thu National Redhead 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 Cappuccino Day
8 Sun World Urbanism Day 8 Sun National STEM/STEAM Day
9 Mon Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Mon World Adoption Day
9 Mon International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Tue International Accounting Day
10 Tue World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 Tue World Keratoconus Day
11 Wed Singles Day 11 Wed Remembrance Day
12 Thu World Pneumonia Day 13 Fri World Kindness Day
13 Fri Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Sat National Pickle Day
14 Sat World Diabetes Day 15 Sun National Philanthropy Day
16 Mon International Day for Tolerance 17 Tue National Unfriend Day
17 Tue World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 17 Tue International Students' Day
17 Tue World Prematurity Day 18 Wed World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Thu National Grief and Bereavement Day 19 Thu World Toilet Day
19 Thu International Men'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
20 Fri Universal Children’s Day 21 Sat World Television Day
21 Sat World Philosophy Day 21 Sat World pancreatic cancer day
21 Sat World Hello 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 Buy Nothing Day
29 Sun Black Friday 29 Sun International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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 National Mutt Day
2 Wed Cyber Monday 2 Wed International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Thu Giving Tuesday 3 Thu International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Fri Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Fri International Day of Banks
5 Sat International Volunteer Day 5 Sat World Soil Day
6 Sun St. Nicholas Day 7 Mon National Cotton Candy Day
7 Mon International Civil Aviation Day 7 Mon National Letter Writing Day
7 Mon Candle Day 7 Mon World Pear Day
8 Tue Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Tue National Brownie 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 9 Wed International Anti-corruption Day
10 Thu International Animal Rights Day 10 Thu Human Rights Day
10 Thu Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Thu Nobel Prize Day
11 Fri International Mountain Day 11 Fri UNICEF Birthday
12 Sat National Poinsettia Day 12 Sat International Day of Neutrality
12 Sat International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Sat Gingerbread House Day
13 Sun National Violin Day 14 Mon Monkey Day
17 Thu National Maple Syrup Day 17 Thu Anti-Bullying Day
18 Fri Arabic Language Day 18 Fri International Migrants Day
20 Sun International Human Solidarity Day 20 Sun National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Mon Yule 21 Mon Winter Solstice
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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