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Commemorative Dates 2028

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All Commemorative Dates of 2028

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February 2028
1 Tue Black History Month 1 Tue World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Tue LGBT History Month 2 Wed National Wear Red Day
2 Wed Candlemas Day 2 Wed National Tater Tot Day
2 Wed Groundhog Day 2024 3 Thu National Golden Retriever Day
4 Fri International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Fri Rosa Parks Day
4 Fri Thank Your Mailman Day 4 Fri National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
4 Fri World Cancer Day 5 Sat National Weatherperson's Day
5 Sat World Nutella Day 6 Sun International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Sun National Chopsticks Day 7 Mon Safer Internet Day
7 Mon National Send a Card to a Friend Day 7 Mon National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Mon National Signing Day 8 Tue National Boy Scout Day
9 Wed National Toothache Day 9 Wed National Pizza Day
10 Thu World Pulses Day 10 Thu Lunar New Year
11 Fri International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11 Fri National Inventors' Day
12 Sat Darwin Day 12 Sat International Epilepsy Day
13 Sun Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 13 Sun World Radio Day
13 Sun Mardi Gras 13 Sun Galentine's Day
14 Mon International Book Giving Day 14 Mon Valentine's Day
14 Mon Ash Wednesday 15 Tue Canada's Agriculture Day
15 Tue Singles Awareness Day 15 Tue International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Tue World Anthropology Day 15 Tue Flag Day
17 Thu Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Thu Family Day
20 Sun National Love Your Pet Day 20 Sun World Day of Social Justice
21 Mon International Mother Language Day 21 Mon National Sticky Bun Day
22 Tue World Thinking Day 22 Tue National Chili Day 2024
22 Tue National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 23 Wed National Banana Bread Day
23 Wed National Aviation Day 26 Sat National Pistachio Day
27 Sun World Spay Day 27 Sun World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Sun National Pokemon Day 28 Mon Rare Disease Day
28 Mon Pink Shirt Day  
March 2028
1 Wed Saint David's Day 1 Wed World Candle Day
1 Wed National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 1 Wed Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Wed Zero Discrimination Day 1 Wed Employee Appreciation Day
1 Wed World Music Therapy Day 2 Thu World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Fri World Birth Defects Day 3 Fri World Hearing Day
3 Fri World Wildlife Day 4 Sat World Obesity Day
4 Sat Dental Assistants Recognition Week 5 Sun International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Mon World Lymphedema Day 6 Mon National Day of Unplugging
7 Tue World Plant Power Day 7 Tue National Cereal Day
8 Wed International Women's Day 8 Wed National Proofreading Day
9 Thu National Meatball Day 10 Fri National Pack Your Lunch Day
10 Fri Harriet Tubman Day 10 Fri First Day of Ramadan
10 Fri Daylight Saving Time Starts 10 Fri National Hug Your Dog Day
11 Sat National Promposal Day 11 Sat Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Mon National K9 Veterans Day 14 Tue Pi Day
14 Tue World Kidney Day 14 Tue International Day of Mathematics
14 Tue National Potato Chip Day 15 Wed World Consumer Rights Day
17 Fri Saint Patrick's Day 17 Fri World Sleep Day
17 Fri World Sleep Day 18 Sat Awkward Moments Day
19 Sun St. Joseph's Day 19 Sun World Social Work Day
19 Sun International Read to Me Day 20 Mon International Day of Happiness
20 Mon National Proposal Day 20 Mon National Kick Butts Day
20 Mon French Language Day 20 Mon Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)
20 Mon World Oral Health Day 21 Tue International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 Tue World Down Syndrome Day 21 Tue International Day of Forests
21 Tue National Fragrance Day 21 Tue World Puppetry Day
22 Wed World Water Day 23 Thu National Chip and Dip Day
23 Thu National Puppy Day 23 Thu World Meteorological Day
23 Thu Cuddly Kitten Day 24 Fri Palm Sunday
24 Fri World Tuberculosis Day 25 Sat International Waffle Day
25 Sat Hola Mohalla 25 Sat Holi
26 Sun Purple Day 27 Mon World Theatre Day
28 Tue Respect Your Cat Day 28 Tue Maundy Thursday
28 Tue Holy Thursday 29 Wed Good Friday 2024
29 Wed National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Thu Holy Saturday
30 Thu Earth Hour 31 Fri World Backup Day
31 Fri National Crayon Day  
April 2028
1 Sat National Sourdough Bread Day 1 Sat April Fool's Day
2 Sun Autism Awareness Day 2 Sun International Children's Book Day
3 Mon National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Tue Eid al-Adha
4 Tue International Carrot Day 4 Tue National Burrito Day
6 Thu International Pillow Fight Day 6 Thu International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
6 Thu National Tartan Day 7 Fri World Health Day
7 Fri Green Shirt Day 9 Sun Eid al-Fitr
9 Sun Last Day of Ramadan 10 Mon World Homeopathy Day
10 Mon National Siblings Day 11 Tue National Pet Day
12 Wed American Civil War 12 Wed Day of Silence
13 Thu FND Awareness Day 13 Thu International plant appreciation day
14 Fri Good Friday 14 Fri International Moment of Laughter Day
15 Sat National Laundry Day 15 Sat Father Damien Day
16 Sun World Voice Day 16 Sun Advance Care Planning Day
17 Mon World Hemophilia Day 17 Mon Easter Monday
17 Mon Administrative Professionals Day 17 Mon National Canadian Film Day
18 Tue National Columnists’ Day 18 Tue World Amateur Radio Day
18 Tue International Day for Monuments and Sites 18 Tue National Haiku Poetry Day
18 Tue National Lineman Appreciation Day 20 Thu National Look Alike Day
20 Thu Chinese Language Day 21 Fri vancouver sun run
21 Fri International Creativity and Innovation Day 22 Sat Earth Day
22 Sat International Mother Earth Day 22 Sat National Dance Week
23 Sun World Book Day 23 Sun Hanuman Jayanti
23 Sun National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Sun English Language Day
23 Sun Spanish Language Day 23 Sun Saint George's Day
24 Mon International Guide Dog Day 24 Mon World Immunization Week
25 Tue World Penguin Day 25 Tue National Telephone Day
25 Tue World Malaria Day 25 Tue Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Tue National DNA Day 26 Wed World Intellectual Property Day
26 Wed International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 26 Wed Pretzel Day
27 Thu International Sculpture Day 28 Fri World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Fri National Day of Mourning 29 Sat International Dance Day
30 Sun International Jazz Day  
May 2028
1 Mon National Physicians Day 1 Mon May Day
1 Mon School Principals’ Day 2 Tue World Password Day
2 Tue Astronomy Day 2 Tue International Harry Potter Day
2 Tue World Tuna Day 3 Wed World Press Freedom Day
4 Thu Star Wars Day 4 Thu Free Comic Book Day
5 Fri National Lemonade Day 5 Fri African World Heritage Day
5 Fri International Day of the Midwife 5 Fri World Portuguese Language Day
5 Fri Cinco de Mayo 7 Sun National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Mon Buddha Day 8 Mon Victory in Europe Day
8 Mon Check Your Skin Day 8 Mon World Red Cross Day
8 Mon World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 8 Mon National Receptionists Day
8 Mon International Thalassaemia Day 9 Tue Ascension Day
10 Wed World Lupus Day 11 Thu Fair Trade Day
11 Thu World Migratory Bird Day 12 Fri National Limerick Day
12 Fri International Nurses Day 13 Sat world cocktail day
14 Sun Mother's Day 15 Mon International Day of Families
15 Mon National Pizza Party Day 16 Tue International Day of Light
17 Wed World Hypertension Day 17 Wed Bike-to-Work Day
17 Wed Endangered Species Day 18 Thu International Museum Day
18 Thu World Whisky (Whiskey) Day 19 Fri World Baking Day
19 Fri Pentecost 20 Sat National Rescue Dog Day
20 Sat Whit Monday 20 Sat World Bee Day
21 Sun International Tea Day 21 Sun World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 Mon International Day for Biological Diversity 22 Mon Victoria Day
23 Tue World Turtle Day 24 Wed National Scavenger Hunt Day
24 Wed World Schizophrenia Day 24 Wed National Brother's Day
25 Thu Shavuot 25 Thu National Missing Children’s Day
26 Fri Trinity Sunday 26 Fri National Paper Airplane Day
27 Sat National Sunscreen Day 28 Sun National Brisket Day
29 Mon National Golf Day 29 Mon International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
30 Tue Corpus Christi 30 Tue World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Wed World No Tobacco Day  
June 2028
1 Thu National Say Something Nice Day 1 Thu National Bowls Day
1 Thu Repeat Day 1 Thu World Reef Awareness Day
2 Fri Canadian Armed Forces Day 2 Fri Leave The Office Early Day
2 Fri National Cancer Survivor’s Day 3 Sat World Bicycle Day
4 Sun National Cheese Day 4 Sun National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Mon World Environment Day 5 Mon Global Running Day
6 Tue D-Day 7 Wed World Food Safety Day
7 Wed National Donut Day 8 Thu National Best Friends Day
8 Thu World Oceans Day 8 Thu Global Wellness Day
10 Sat Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas 10 Sat National Iced Tea Day
12 Mon World Day Against Child Labor 13 Tue World Softball Day
13 Tue National Sewing Machine Day 13 Tue International Albinism Awareness Day
14 Wed Bourbon Day 14 Wed World Blood Donor Day
15 Thu World Juggling Day 15 Thu World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15 Thu Nature Photography Day 16 Fri Ganga Dussehra
16 Fri Father's Day 16 Fri Bloomsday
16 Fri International Day of the African Child 16 Fri National Fudge Day
18 Sun International Sushi Day 18 Sun International Picnic Day
18 Sun Father's Day 18 Sun International Panic Day
19 Mon World Sauntering Day 20 Tue World Refugee Day
20 Tue International Surfing Day 21 Wed International Yoga Day
21 Wed National Selfie Day 21 Wed National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Wed Summer Solstice 21 Wed Take Your Dog to Work Day
22 Thu World Rainforest Day 23 Fri National Pink Day
23 Fri International Women in Engineering Day 25 Sun Bourdain Day
25 Sun Global Beatles Day 27 Tue National Sunglasses Day
27 Tue National HIV Testing Day 27 Tue Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Tue International Pineapple Day 27 Tue National PTSD Awareness Day
28 Wed National Insurance Awareness Day 29 Thu National Camera Day
30 Fri International Asteroid Day  
August 2028
1 Tue World Lung Cancer Day 1 Tue Lammas Day
1 Tue National Girlfriend Day 1 Tue Emancipation Day
1 Tue National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 Tue Be An Angel Day
1 Tue World Scout Scarf Day 2 Wed International Beer Day
3 Thu National Watermelon Day 4 Fri National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Mon National Lighthouse Day 8 Tue International Cat Day
9 Wed National Book Lovers Day 9 Wed International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Wed International Coworking Day 10 Thu Lazy Day
10 Thu National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Fri National Son and Daughter Day
12 Sat Middle Child Day 12 Sat International Youth Day
13 Sun Left-Handers Day 14 Mon World Lizard Day
15 Tue Assumption of Mary 15 Tue National Relaxation Day
15 Tue International Homeless Animals Day 15 Tue National Acadian Day
16 Wed Tell a Joke Day 16 Wed National Roller Coaster Day
17 Thu National Thrift Shop Day 17 Thu National Nonprofit Day
17 Thu International Geocaching Day 18 Fri National Couple's Day
18 Fri National Fajita Day 19 Sat World Photography Day
19 Sat National Potato Day 19 Sat World Humanitarian Day
20 Sun National Radio Day 20 Sun World Mosquito Day
21 Mon International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Tue World Plant Milk Day
22 Tue National Tooth Fairy Day 23 Wed National Sponge Cake Day
23 Wed International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Thu International Strange Music Day
24 Thu National Waffle Day 26 Sat Janmashtami
26 Sat National Dog Day 27 Sun National Just Because Day
28 Mon Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Tue International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Wed National Beach Day 30 Wed International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Thu International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2028
1 Fri world alzheimer's month 4 Mon Labour Day
4 Mon World Sexual Health Day 5 Tue International Day of Charity
5 Tue National Cheese Pizza Day 6 Wed Read a Book Day
7 Thu World Beard Day 7 Thu Ganesh Chaturthi
7 Thu International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 8 Fri International Literacy Day
8 Fri Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 8 Fri Grandparents Day
8 Fri World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 9 Sat International Day to Protect Education from Attack
10 Sun World Suicide Prevention Day 12 Tue National Day of Civic Hacking
12 Tue National Day of Encouragement 12 Tue International Day for South-South Cooperation
13 Wed National Bald is Beautiful Day 13 Wed World Sepsis Day
13 Wed Roald Dahl Day 13 Wed International Chocolate Day
15 Fri International Day of Democracy 15 Fri International Dot Day
15 Fri National Hispanic Heritage Month 15 Fri World Lymphoma Awareness Day
15 Fri Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 16 Sat National Guacamole Day
16 Sat International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 17 Sun World Patient Safety Day
17 Sun National IT Professionals Day 18 Mon International Equal Pay Day
18 Mon National First Love Day 18 Mon National Cheeseburger Day
19 Tue Talk Like a Pirate Day 19 Tue Batman Day
21 Thu World Alzheimer’s Day 21 Thu International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Thu National Chai Day 21 Thu International Day of Peace
21 Thu World Gratitude Day 22 Fri World Rivers Day
22 Fri World Car-Free Day 22 Fri National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Fri World Rhino Day 22 Fri Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Fri World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day 22 Fri Hobbit Day
23 Sat International Day of Sign Languages 23 Sat Bi Visibility Day
24 Sun World Gorilla Day 25 Mon World Dream Day
25 Mon National One-Hit Wonder Day 26 Tue International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26 Tue World Contraception Day 27 Wed World Tourism Day
28 Thu National Ghost Hunting Day 28 Thu International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Thu National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Thu International Rabbit Day
28 Thu National Sons Day 28 Thu World Rabies Day
28 Thu Ask a Stupid Question Day 29 Fri International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Fri Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 29 Fri International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
29 Fri National Coffee Day 29 Fri World Heart Day
30 Sat World Maritime Day 30 Sat International Podcast Day
30 Sat International Translation Day 30 Sat National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 2028
1 Sun International Day of Older Persons 1 Sun World Vegetarian Day
1 Sun National Seniors Day 1 Sun International Music Day
1 Sun Urticaria day 1 Sun National Hair Day
1 Sun Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 Sun International Coffee Day
2 Mon International Day of Non-Violence 2 Mon World Financial Planning Day
2 Mon Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Mon National Kale Day
3 Tue National Boyfriend Day 4 Wed National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Wed World Smile Day 4 Wed World Space Week
4 Wed National Taco Day 4 Wed National Vodka Day
4 Wed Feast of St Francis of Assisi 4 Wed World Animal Day
5 Thu World Teachers’ Day 6 Fri World Cerebral Palsy Day
6 Fri National Noodle Day 7 Sat World Architecture Day
7 Sat National Frappe Day 7 Sat World Habitat Day
7 Sat World Cotton Day 8 Sun National Depression Screening Day
8 Sun International Podiatry Day 9 Mon Thanksgiving Day
9 Mon Leif Erikson Day 9 Mon World Post Day
10 Tue World Day Against the Death Penalty 10 Tue World Mental Health Day
10 Tue World Sight Day 10 Tue World Homeless Day
11 Wed International Day of the Girl Child 11 Wed World Egg Day
11 Wed National Coming Out Day 12 Thu World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
12 Thu World Arthritis Day 13 Fri International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Fri World Thrombosis Day 14 Sat World Standards Day
15 Sun Global Handwashing Day 15 Sun International Day of Rural Women
15 Sun National Pharmacy Technicians Day 15 Sun White Cane Safety Day
15 Sun National Grouch Day 16 Mon World Food Day
16 Mon Global Dignity Day 16 Mon World Spine Day
16 Mon Boss's Day 17 Tue International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 Tue National Pasta Day 18 Wed National Mammography Day
18 Wed Persons Day 20 Fri International Sloth Day
20 Fri International Chefs Day 20 Fri World Statistics Day
20 Fri National Day on Writing 20 Fri International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Fri World Osteoporosis Day 21 Sat Back to the Future Day
21 Sat Waste Reduction Week 21 Sat National Reptile Day
22 Sun International Stuttering Awareness Day 24 Tue World Polio day
24 Tue United Nations Day 24 Tue World Development Information Day
25 Wed International Dwarfism Awareness Day 25 Wed World Opera Day
25 Wed International Artist Day 26 Thu National Pumpkin Day
27 Fri World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 28 Sat International Animation Day
28 Sat world judo day 28 Sat Canadian School Library Day
29 Sun National Cat Day 29 Sun World Psoriasis Day
29 Sun World Stroke Day 30 Mon Dhanteras
31 Tue Halloween 31 Tue National Magic Day
31 Tue World Cities Day 31 Tue World Savings Day
November 2028
1 Wed Native American Heritage Month 1 Wed Author's Day
1 Wed National Adoption Month 1 Wed All Saints' Day
1 Wed Movember 1 Wed World Vegan Day
1 Wed Day of the Dead 1 Wed Diwali
2 Thu All Souls' Day 2 Thu International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Fri Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Fri National Sandwich Day
4 Sat National Candy Day 5 Sun World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Sun National Redhead Day 6 Mon National Nachos Day
6 Mon National Stress Awareness Day 6 Mon International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Tue National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Wed National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Wed National Cappuccino Day 8 Wed World Urbanism Day
9 Thu International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 9 Thu Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Thu World Adoption Day 10 Fri International Accounting Day
10 Fri World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 Fri World Keratoconus Day
11 Sat Remembrance Day 11 Sat Singles Day
12 Sun World Pneumonia Day 13 Mon World Kindness Day
13 Mon Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Tue World Diabetes Day
14 Tue National Pickle Day 15 Wed National Philanthropy Day
16 Thu International Day for Tolerance 17 Fri World Prematurity Day
17 Fri National Unfriend Day 17 Fri World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Fri International Students' Day 18 Sat World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Sun International Men's Day 19 Sun National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Sun World Toilet Day 20 Mon National Child Day
20 Mon Africa Industrialization Day 20 Mon World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Mon Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Mon National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Mon Universal Children’s Day 21 Tue World Hello Day
21 Tue World Television Day 21 Tue World Philosophy Day
21 Tue World pancreatic cancer day 23 Thu Fibonacci Day
23 Thu National Espresso Day 25 Sat International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Sun National Cake Day 29 Wed International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 Wed Buy Nothing Day 29 Wed Black Friday
30 Thu Small Business Saturday 30 Thu Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2028
1 Fri World AIDS Day 2 Sat International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Sat National Mutt Day 2 Sat Cyber Monday
3 Sun International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 Sun Giving Tuesday
4 Mon Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Mon International Day of Banks
5 Tue International Volunteer Day 5 Tue World Soil Day
6 Wed St. Nicholas Day 7 Thu National Cotton Candy Day
7 Thu International Civil Aviation Day 7 Thu National Letter Writing Day
7 Thu Candle Day 7 Thu World Pear Day
8 Fri Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Fri National Brownie Day
9 Sat International Anti-corruption Day 9 Sat International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Sat National Pastry Day 9 Sat Green Monday
10 Sun Nobel Prize Day 10 Sun International Animal Rights Day
10 Sun Human Rights Day 10 Sun Dewey Decimal System Day
11 Mon International Mountain Day 11 Mon UNICEF Birthday
12 Tue Gingerbread House Day 12 Tue National Poinsettia Day
12 Tue International Day of Neutrality 12 Tue International Universal Health Coverage Day
13 Wed National Violin Day 14 Thu Monkey Day
17 Sun National Maple Syrup Day 17 Sun Anti-Bullying Day
18 Mon International Migrants Day 18 Mon Arabic Language Day
20 Wed International Human Solidarity Day 20 Wed National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Thu Yule 21 Thu Winter Solstice
22 Fri National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Sat Festivus
24 Sun Christmas Eve 24 Sun The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Mon Christmas Day 25 Mon Hanukkah
26 Tue Kwanzaa 26 Tue Boxing Day
27 Wed International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Thu National Call a Friend Day
31 Sun New Year's Eve  
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