January Holidays and Observances

January  Holidays and Observances

Fun quirky, silly and serious daily holidays throughout the month!

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January Monthly and Weekly Observances

• Cervical Health Awareness Month
• National Birth Defects Prevention Month
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• National Radon Action Month
• National Stalking Awareness Month
• Thyroid Awareness Month
• National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month
• National Folic Acid Awareness Week (first full week of January)
• National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (last week of January)

Floating Holidays

These are holidays that fall on a different date each month.

• “Thank God It’s Monday” Day

January 1st Holidays

• Apple Gifting Day
• Commitment Day
• Copyright Law Day
• Ellis Island Day
• Euro Day
• Global Family Day
• National Bloody Mary Day
• National First Foot Day
• National Hangover Day
• New Year’s Day
• World Day of Peace
• Z Day

January 2 Holidays

• 55-MPH Speed Limit Day
• Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
• National Motivation and Inspiration Day
• National Buffet Day
• National Cream Puff Day
• National Weigh-In Day
• National Run it Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes It Day
• National Science Fiction Day
• Swiss Cheese Day

January 3rd Holidays

• Festival of Sleep Day
• Humiliation Day
• International Jewish Book Day
• National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
• National Drinking Straw Day
• J.R.R. Tolkien Day
• National Write to Congress Day
• Women Rock! Day
• Remember You Die Day

January 4th Holidays

• Dimpled Chad Day 
• Free Flower Basket Day
• National Spaghetti Day
• National Trivia Day
• Pop Music Chart Day
• Tom Thumb Day
• World Braille Day
• World Hypnotism Day

January 5th Holidays

• National Bird Day
• National Whipped Cream Day

January 6th Holidays

• Apple Tree Day
• Bean Day
• Cuddle Up Day
• Epiphany
• Apple Tree Day
• Bean Day
• Cuddle Up Day
• Epiphany
• National Shortbread Day
•   National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day
• National Take a Poet to Lunch Day

January 7th Holidays

• Distaff Day
• Fruitcake Toss Day
• Harlem Globetrotter’s Day
• I’m Not Going to Take it Anymore Day
• National Old Rock Day
• International Programmers’ Day
• National Bobblehead Day
• National Tempura Day
• National Pass Gas Day
• Orthodox Christmas Day

January 8th Holidays

• Argyle Day
• Baptism of the Lord
• Bubble Bath Day
• Earth’s Rotation Day
• National English Toffee Day
• National JoyGerm Day
• National Man Watcher’s Day
• Show and Tell Day at Work Day
• War on Poverty Day
• World Typing Day

January 9th Holidays

• Balloon Ascension Day
• International Choreographers Day
• National Apricot Day
• National Word Nerd Day
• National Static Electricity Day
• Play God Day

January 10th Holidays

• Houseplant Appreciation Day
• National Bittersweet Chocolate Day
• National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
• Peculiar People Day
• Save the Eagles Day
• National Poetry at Work Day

January 11th Holidays

• Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day
• Hot Toddy Day
• International Thank-You Day
• Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
• Milk Day
• National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
• National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day
• Secret Pal Day

January 12th Holidays

• Curried Chicken Day
• Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
• International Kiss a Ginger Day
• National Marzipan Day
• National Pharmacist Day
• Stick To Your New Year’s Resolution Day
• Work Harder Day

January 13th Holidays

• Make Your Dream Come True Day
• National Peach Melba Day
• National Rubber Ducky Day
• Public Radio Broadcasting Day
• National Sticker Day

January 14th Holidays

Check out what funny silly holidays land on January 14th.

• Feast of the Ass
• International Kite Day
• National Dress Up Your Pet Day
• National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
• Organize Your Home Day
• Ratification Day
• Take a Missionary to Lunch Day

January 15th Holidays

• Humanitarian Day
• National Hat Day
• National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
• National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
• Wikipedia Day

January 16th Holidays

• Appreciate a Dragon Day
• Book Publishers Day
• International Hot and Spicy Food Day
• National Fig Newton Day
• National Good Teen Day
• National Nothing Day
• Prohibition Remembrance Day
• Religious Freedom Day

January 17th Holidays

• Ben Franklin Day
• Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day
• Cable Car Day
• Ditch New Years Resolutions Day
• Judgment Day
• Hot-Buttered Rum Day
• National Hot Heads Chili Day
• Kid Inventors’ Day

January 18th Holidays

• National Gourmet Coffee Day
• National Peking Duck Day
• National Sanctity of Human Life Day
• National Winnie the Pooh Day
• Thesaurus Day

National 19th Holidays

• Artist as Outlaw Day
• Brew a Potion Day
• Good Memory Day
• National Popcorn Day
• Tenderness Toward Existence Day
• Tin Can Day

January 20th Holidays

• Camcorder Day
• International Day of Acceptance
• National Buttercrunch Day
• National Cheese Lovers Day
• National Disc Jockey Day
• Penguin Awareness Day
• Take a Walk Outdoors Day

January 21st Holidays

• National Granola Bar Day
• National Hugging Day
• National New England Clam Chowder Day
• One-Liners Day
• Own Your Own Home Day
• Squirrel Appreciation Day

January 22nd Holidays

• Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
• Celebration of Life Day
• Dance of the Seven Veils Day
• Come in From the Cold Day
• National Hot Sauce Day
• National Polka Dot Day
• National Blonde Brownie Day

January 23rd Holidays

• Measure Your Feet Day
• National Handwriting Day
• National Pie Day
• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day
• National Rhubarb Pie Day

January 24th Holidays

• Beer Can Appreciation Day
• Belly Laugh Day
• National “Just Do It” Day
• National Compliment Day
• National Lobster Thermidor Day
• National Eskimo Pie Patent Day
• National Peanut Butter Day
• Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day

January 25th Holidays

• A Room of One’s Own Day
• National Opposite Day
• Macintosh Computer Day

January 26th Holidays

• International Customs Day
• Lotus 1-2-3 Day
• National Peanut Brittle Day
• Spouses Day
• Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement

January 27th Holidays

• International Holocaust Remembrance Day
  (Auschwitz Liberation Day)
• National Chocolate Cake Day
• National  Geographic Day
• Punch the Clock Day
• Thomas Crapper Day
• Vietnam Peace Day

January 28th Holidays

• Daisy Day
• Data Privacy Day
• National Blueberry Pancake Day
• National Kazoo Day
• Pop Art Day
• Rattlesnake Roundup Day
• Thank a Plugin Developer Day

January 29th Holidays

• Curmudgeons Day
• Freethinkers Day
• National Carnation Day
• National Corn Chip Day
• National Puzzle Day
• Seeing Eye Dog Day
• Thomas Paine Day

January 30th Holidays

• National Croissant Day
• National Escape Day
• National Inane Answering Message Day
• School Day of Non-violence and Peace
• Yodel for Your Neighbors Day

January 31st Holidays

• Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day
• Backwards Day
• Brandy Alexander Day
• Eat Brussel Sprouts Day
• Hell is Freezing Over Day
• Hug an Economist Day
• Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
• National Hot Chocolate Day
• Scotch Tape Day

Floating Holidays

(Holidays that fall on different days each year.)

• “Thank God It’s Monday” Day (first Monday in January)
• National Sunday Supper Day (Celebrated second Sunday in January)
• National Clean Off Your Desk Day (second Monday of January )
• Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day (second Thursday of January
• National Sunday Supper Day (second Saturday in January)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ( third Monday of January )
• Rid the World of Fad Diet and Gimmicks Day (third Tuesday of January.)
• International Fetish Day – January 19, 2018 (Third Friday in January)
• Women’s Healthy Weight Day  (Thursday of the third full week of January)
• World Religion Day (third Sunday in January)
• World Snow Day: Facebook Page Youtube Channel Twitter (the third Sunday of January)
• Better Business Communication Day ( fourth Monday of January)
• Community Manager Appreciation Day (fourth Monday of January)
• International Sweatpants Day ( closest weekday to January 21st)
• Speak Up and Succeed Day (fourth Tuesday of January)
• Clashing Clothes Day (fourth Thursday of January)
• Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (Observed the last Monday of January)
• National Plan for Vacation Day (Observed the last Tuesday of January)