Observances

August 2022

  • Back to School Month
  • National Eye Exam Month
  • National Immunization Awareness Month
  • Aug. 4 National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
  • Aug. 7 National Sisters Day
  • Aug. 7 National Lighthouse Day
  • Aug. 9 National Book Lovers Day
  • Aug. 11 National Son and Daughter Day
  • Aug. 12 International Youth Day
  • Aug. 13 International Lefthanders Day
  • Aug. 14 National Financial Awareness Day
  • Aug. 15 Indian Independence Day
  • Aug. 16 National Tell a Joke Day
  • Aug. 19 National Aviation Day
  • Aug. 19 World Humanitarian Day
  • Aug. 20 National Radio Day
  • Aug. 21 National Senior Citizens Day
  • Aug. 26 National Dog Day
  • Aug. 26 Women’s Equality Day

September 2022

  • National Learning and Development Month
  • Suicide Prevention Month
  • Self Improvement Month
  • World Alzheimer’s Month
  • Cholesterol Education Month
  • Sept. 15-Oct. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Sept. 2 College Colors Day
  • Sept. 4 National Wildlife Day
  • Sept. 5 Labor Day
  • Sept. 5 International Day of Charity
  • Sept. 6 National Read a Book Day
  • Sept. 8 International Literacy Day
  • Sept. 10 World Suicide Prevention Day
  • Sept. 11 Grandparents Day
  • Sept. 15 International Day of Democracy
  • Sept. 16 Mexican Independence Day
  • Sept. 17 National Dance Day
  • Sept. 19 Talk Like a Pirate Day
  • Sept. 20 National Voter Registration Day
  • Sept. 21 International Day of Peace
  • Sept. 21 School Backpack Awareness Day
  • Sept. 24 Heritage Day
  • Sept. 29 World Heart Day

October 2022

  • Sept. 15-Oct. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month
  • National Bullying Prevention Month
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Down Syndrome Awareness Month
  • AIDS Awareness Month
  • Oct. 2 National Custodian Day
  • Oct. 3 National Child Health Day
  • Oct. 4 World Animal Day
  • Oct. 5 National Walk and Bike to School Day
  • Oct. 6 World Cerebral Palsy Day
  • Oct. 6 National Coaches Day
  • Oct. 6 National Poetry Day
  • Oct. 10 World Mental Health Day
  • Oct. 10 Indigenous Peoples’ Day
  • Oct. 15 White Cane Safety Day
  • Oct. 16 National Boss’s Day
  • Oct. 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day
  • Oct. 25 National Art Day
  • Oct. 28 National First Responders Day
  • Oct. 29 National Cat Day
  • Oct. 31 Halloween

November 2022

  • National Family Literacy Month
  • National Scholarship Month
  • National Gratitude Month
  • National Epilepsy Awareness Month
  • National Diabetes Month
  • Nov. 2 National Stress Awareness Day
  • Nov. 6 Daylight Saving Time Ends
  • Nov. 8 National STEM Day
  • Nov. 10 International Accounting Day
  • Nov. 11 Veterans Day
  • Nov. 14-18 American Education Week
  • Nov. 13 World Kindness Day
  • Nov. 16 National Educational Support Professionals Day
  • Nov. 20 Future Teachers of America Day
  • Nov. 24 Thanksgiving
  • Nov. 29 Giving Tuesday

December 2022

  • Universal Human Rights Month
  • Dec. 1-7 National Handwashing Awareness Week
  • Dec. 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • Dec. 7 National Letter Writing Day
  • Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance
  • Dec. 18-26 Hanukkah
  • Dec. 21 Winter Solstice
  • Dec. 24 Christmas Eve
  • Dec. 25 Christmas Day
  • Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve

January 2023

  • National Mentoring Month
  • Jan. 1 New Year’s Day
  • Jan. 9-13 Wisconsin’s Adult School Crossing Guard Recognition Week
  • Jan. 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Jan. 19 National Popcorn Day
  • Jan. 24 International Day of Education
  • Jan. 24 National Compliment Day

February 2023

  • Black History Month
  • Feb. 2 Groundhog Day
  • Feb. 6-10 National School Counseling Week
  • Feb. 9 National Pizza Day
  • Feb. 11 National Make A Friend Day
  • Feb. 13-17 Bus Driver Appreciation Week
  • Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day
  • Feb. 14-20 National Random Acts of Kindness Week
  • Feb. 20 President’s Day
  • Feb. 27-March 3 Public Schools Week

March 2023

  • Music In Our Schools Month
  • Arts In Our Schools Month
  • National Women’s History Month
  • March 2 Read Across America Day
  • March 3 World Wildlife Day
  • March 3-4 National Day of Unplugging
  • March 5-11 National School Social Work Week
  • March 7 National Be Heard Day
  • March 8 International Women’s Day
  • March 14 National Pi Day
  • March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
  • March 20 International Day of Happiness

April 2023

  • National Month of Hope
  • Autism Awareness Month
  • National Poetry Month
  • Stress Awareness Month
  • Alcohol Awareness Month
  • April 2 World Autism Awareness Day
  • April 2 International Children’s Book Day
  • April 2 Geologists Day
  • April 7 World Health Day
  • April 14 International Moment of Laughter Day
  • April 15 World Art Day
  • April 16 School Librarian Day
  • April 16 World Voice Day
  • April 22 Earth Day
  • April 26 National Administrative Professionals’ Day
  • April 29 International Dance Day

May 2023

  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Better Hearing and Speech Month (ASHA)
  • National Get Caught Reading Month
  • National Water Safety Month
  • May 1-5 Teacher Appreciation Week
  • May 1 School Principals’ Day
  • May 2 Teacher Appreciation Day
  • May 2 National Fitness Day
  • May 4 National Star Wars Day
  • May 5 School Lunch Hero Day
  • May 5 Cinco de Mayo
  • May 10 National School Nurse Day
  • May 14 Mother’s Day
  • May 15 International Day of Families
  • May 16 National Biographer’s Day
  • May 19 National Endangered Species Day
  • May 20 National Armed Forces Day
  • May 24 National Scavenger Hunt Day
  • May 26 National Paper Airplane Day
  • May 29 Memorial Day

June 2023

  • June 1 National Say Something Nice Day
  • June 1 National Pen Pal Day
  • June 5 World Environment Day
  • June 7 National Running Day
  • June 8 National Best Friends Day
  • June 11 Children’s Day
  • June 14 Flag Day
  • June 17 National Eat Your Vegetables Day
  • June 18 Father’s Day
  • June 19 Juneteenth
  • June 21 Summer Solstice
  • June 21 Make Music Day
  • June 29 National Camera Day
  • June 30 Social Media Day

July 2023

  • July 1 National Postal Worker Day
  • July 4 Independence Day
  • July 15 National Give Something Away Day
  • July 16 National Ice Cream Day
  • July 17 World Emoji Day
  • July 20 National Moon Day
  • July 23 National Parents Day
  • July 26 National Aunt and Uncle Day
  • July 30 International Day of Friendship