Observances and Holidays
JANUARY
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
HOLIDAYS:
Jan 1 – New Year’s Day
Jan 6 – Three Kings Day (Mexico)
Jan 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 24 – International Day of Education
Jan 31 – National Fun at Work Day
FEBRUARY
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
African American History Month (US & Canada)
American Heart Month (US)
WEEKLY OBSERVANCES:
Feb 16-22 – National Engineers Week
HOLIDAYS:
Feb 2 – Groundhog Day (US & Canada)
Feb 5 – Mexican Constitution Day
Feb 10 – Chinese New Year
Feb 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Feb 13 – Mardi Gras
Feb 14 – Ash Wednesday
Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb 15 – National Flag of Canada Day
Feb 17 – Random Acts of Kindness
Feb 19 – Presidents’ Day (US)
Feb 19 – Family Day (Canada)
Feb 24 – Flag Day (Mexico)
MARCH
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
National Women’s History Month (US)
WEEKLY OBSERVANCES:
Mar 3-9 – Women In Construction Week
HOLIDAYS:
Mar 1 – Employee Appreciation Day
Mar 8 – International Women’s Day
Mar 10 – Daylight Savings begins
Mar 10 – Ramadan begins (sundown)
Mar 11 – Commonwealth Day (Canada)
Mar 11 – World Plumbing Day
Mar 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
Mar 18 – Benito Juarez Birthday Memorial (Mexico)
Mar 19 – National Ag Day (US)
Mar 19 – First Day of Spring!
Mar 21 – International Day of Forests
Mar 22 – World Water Day
Mar 24 – Palm Sunday
Mar 25 – Holi
Mar 28 – Maundy Thursday
Mar 29 – Good Friday
Mar 29 – Vietnam War Vets Day (US)
Mar 30 – Holy Saturday (Mexico)
Mar 30 – National Doctors’ Day (US)
Mar 31 – Easter Sunday
APRIL
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
WEEKLY OBSERVANCES:
Apr 1-7 – National Public Health Week
Apr 6-13 – National Robotics Week
HOLIDAYS:
Apr 1 – Easter Monday (Canada)
Apr 7 – World Health Day
Apr 9 – Eid al-Fitr begins (sundown)
Apr 15 – Tax Day
Apr 22 – Earth Day
Apr 22 – First Day of Passover
Apr 24 – Administrative Professionals Day
Apr 25 – Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Apr 28 – Workers’ Memorial Day
Apr 30 – Last Day of Passover
MAY
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
National Electrical Safety Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (US)
WEEKLY OBSERVANCES:
May 5-11 – National Public Service Recognition Week
May 6-10 – National Safety Stand-Down
May 12-18 – National Hospital Week
HOLIDAYS:
May 1 – Labor Day (Mexico)
May 1 – National Skilled Trades Day
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
May 5 – Orthodox Easter
May 5 – World Laughter Day
May 6 – May Day (USA)
May 8 – National 3rd Shift Workers Day
May 11 – National Train Day
May 12 – International Nurses’ Day
May 12 – Mother’s Day (US & Canada)
May 15 – World Facilities Management Day
May 16 – Supply Chain Professionals Day
May 18 – Armed Forces Day (USA)
May 20 – Victoria Day (Canada)
May 27 – Memorial Day (US)
JUNE
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
HOLIDAYS:
Jun 2 – Armed Forces Day (Canada)
Jun 5 – World Environment Day
Jun 11 – Shavuot begins (sundown)
Jun 14 – Flag Day (US)
Jun 16 – Eid al-Adha begins (sundown)
Jun 16 – Father’s Day
Jun 19 – Juneteenth (US)
Jun 20 – First Day of Summer!
Jun 21 – National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
Jun 22 – National HVAC Tech Day
JULY
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
National Parks & Recreation Month
HOLIDAYS:
Jul 1 – Canada Day
Jul 2 – Made in the USA Day
Jul 4 – Independence Day (US)
Jul 25 – National Hire a Veteran Day
Jul 25 – National Intern Day
Jul 29 – NASA was founded
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
Sep 15-Oct 15 – National Hispanic Heritage Month (US)
WEEKLY OBSERVANCES:
Sep 15-21 – National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
HOLIDAYS:
Sep 1 – Labour Day (Mexico)
Sep 2 – Labor Day (US)
Sep 4 – Labour Day (Canada)
Sep 11 – Patriot Day
Sep 16: Independence Day (Mexico)
Sep 17 – National IT Professional Day
Sep 20 – Concussion Awareness Day
Sep 22 – First Day of Autumn!
Sep 26 – World Maritime Day
Sep 28 – National Good Neighbor Day
OCTOBER
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
Manufacturing Month
National Hearing Protection Month
National Energy Awareness Month
WEEKLY OBSERVANCES:
Oct 6-12 – National Health Care Supply Chain Week
Oct 7-11 – National Customer Service Week
HOLIDAYS:
Oct 1 – International Coffee Day
Oct 2 – National Custodial Workers’ Day
Oct 2 – Rosh Hashanah begins (sundown)
Oct 4 – National Manufacturing Day (US)
Oct 7 – World Architect Day
Oct 11 – Yom Kippur begins (sundown)
Oct 14 – Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Oct 15 – Global Handwashing Day
Oct 16 – Boss’s Day
Oct 28 – National First Responders Day
Oct 31 – Diwali begins
Oct 31 – Halloween
NOVEMBER
MONTHLY OBSERVANCES:
Aviation History Month
National Career Development Month
National Native American Heritage Month (US)
HOLIDAYS:
Nov 1 – All Saints’ Day
Nov 1 – Day of the Dead (Mexico)
Nov 3 – Daylight Savings ends
Nov 5 – Election Day (US)
Nov 6 – National Stress Awareness Day
Nov 9 – World Freedom Day
Nov 11 – Veterans Day (US)
Nov 11 – Remembrance Day (Canada)
Nov 15 – America Recycles Day
Nov 20 – Mexican Revolution Day
Nov 28 – Thanksgiving Day
Nov 29 – Native American Heritage Day
DECEMBER
HOLIDAYS:
Dec 6 – World Miners’ Day
Dec 7 – Pearl Harbor Day (US)
Dec 8 – National Blue Collar Day
Dec 13 – National Salesperson Day
Dec 21 – First Day of Winter!
Dec 24 – Christmas Eve
Dec 25 – Christmas Day
Dec 25 – First day of Hanukkah
Dec 26 – First Day of Kwanzaa
Dec 26 – Boxing Day (Canada)
Dec 31 – New Year’s Eve
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