February 1 – National Baked Alaska Day
February 8 – Kite Flying Day
February 13 – Get a Different Name Day
February 22 – National Margarita Day
February 23 – International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
February 28 – National Chocolate Souffle Day

The third week is International Flirting Week – note this is the week after Valentine’s Day…
The whole month is [...]

Without a doubt January is a quirky month:
January 2nd – National Buffet Day
January 10th – Peculiar People Day
January 13th – National Peach Melba Day
January 20th – Penguin Awareness Day
January 23 – National Rhubarb Pie Day
January also features some oddly sexist (not that we’re complaining) and unexplained holidays:
January 8th – Male Watcher’s Day
January 12th – The [...]

Think you’re ready for Christmas?  Better read the FAQ at Norad’s official Santa Tracker site to be sure.  Did you know you can still call to get Santa’s location on Christmas Eve?
And a little tune from the Muppets will help get you in the mood (and remind everyone that some things are better off key…)

December 5th – anniversary of the end of Prohibition in the U.S. – go ahead – spike that eggnog!
December 6th – Put on Your Own Shoes Day – interesting proximity to the holiday directly above…
December 6th – Woolseymas (for all the James Joyce fans out there)
December 14th – National Bouillabaisse Day – you have to [...]

Turkey Day is almost upon us. Now that the excitement of frying turkeys has mostly worn off – except for those that manage to burn their house down with this method – there doesn’t seem to be a new bizarre Thanksgiving custom on the horizon.  People seem to stick pretty close to tradition for this [...]

The month is pretty well dominated by Veterans’ Day and Thanksgiving, but if you’re in the mood for something less well known, these should get you started:

November 2  – Look for circles day.  No evidence that it started with Sesame Street but I’m suspicious
November 13 – Sadie Hawkins Day
November 14 – National Guacamole Day
November 28 [...]

The prime holiday season is upon us and the less common holidays are in abundance:

October 3rd- Techies Day – hug a geek!
October 7th – Bald and Free Day (best do it now before it gets too cold)
October 9th – Leif Erikson Day, eat lutefisk if you dare
October 18th – National Chocolate Cupcake Day
October 20th – [...]

The big day is almost here. If you don’t have everything picked out for International Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept. 19th  by now, you’re running late! Here are a few online generators to help you catch up:
Name your pirate ship – ahem, The Evil Eel is now taken.
Name your parrot – very specific [...]

September 13 – Fortune Cookie Day and Uncle Sam Day
September 19 – International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Third Saturday of September – Von Steuban Day – basically celebrating people that volunteer to fight in other nations’ wars.
The entire month is dedicated to the following foods, although no one has yet suggested eating them together:  chicken, [...]

August is woefully short of holidays of any sort so we’ve had to go a bit farther afield this month:
August 3 – Picnic Day in the Northern Territory of Australia – maybe we should all join in?
August 6 – National Root Beer Float Day
August 24 – Vesuvius Day – 1930th anniversary of the big eruption
August [...]