January Holidays

January Holidays start off with New Year's Day—the start of a brand new year! It is a perfect time for a fresh start and setting realistic New Year's resolutions. If you indulged a little more than you should have on New Year's Eve, the day might be a quiet one in bed recovering from the night before!

January is National Soup Month!  Nothing like a great bowl of homemade healthy soup in the winter months! Pictured above is a Ham and White Bean Soup - Recipe by Kerry of Healthy Diet Habits.  To see this recipe and her other Soup Recipes, check out her Healthy Soup Recipes on her Healthy Diet Habits Website!

Please Note:

• Movable holidays: If an observance changes dates every year, we will display the specific year along with its scheduling rule. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date annually.

• Help us stay accurate: If you spot an error, notice a missing date, or want to suggest a new awareness day, please let us know via our Contact Us page!

🌍 Global Annual Themes

Did you know that the United Nations dedicates every year to vital global causes? Check out our complete United Nations International Years Master Calendar to see the official themes and global initiatives shaping this year!

New! January 2027
Topical Detail Guides

Looking for a deep-dive into specific types of celebrations this month? Check out our complete, detailed monthly breakdown guides for each category:

• January Animal Holidays (All animals except cats & dogs)
• January Children's Holidays
• January Chocolate Holidays
• January Drink Holidays
• January Festivals and Events
• January Food Holidays
• January Garden Holidays
• January Health Holidays
• January Military & Patriotic Holidays
• January Music Holidays
• January Pet Holidays (Dedicated strictly to cats & dogs)
• January Religious Holidays
• January Shopping & Retail Holidays
• January Sports Holidays
• January Women's Health & Lifestyle Holidays

Monthly Holidays and Observances

Looking for more than just a list? We have created a complete guide breaking down the meaning, history, and wellness themes behind every single month-long observance in January.

Click here to read our detailed guide: [Explore the January Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide]

• Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
• Apple and Apricots Month
• Artichoke and Asparagus Month
• Bath Safety Month
  
• Be Kind to Food Servers Month
  
• Black Diamond Month
• Bread Machine Baking Month
• California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month
• California Restaurant Month
  
• Celebration of Life Month
  
• Cervical Cancer Screening Month
• Cervical Health Awareness Month
  
• Children Impacted by Parent's Cancer Month
• Clap 4 Health Month
• Dry January (Avoiding Alcohol) 
• Eye Care Month
• Family Fit Lifestyle Month
  
• Financial Wellness Month
• Get a Balanced Life Month
• Get Ireland Active Month
• Get Organized Month
• Ginuary
• Human Resource Month
• International Brain Teaser Month
• International Change Your Stars Month
  
• International Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month
• International Creativity Month
• International New Year's Resolution Month for Business
• International Quality of Life Month
• International Wayfinding Month
• International Wealth Mentality Month
  
• Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
• Little Things Mental Health Campaign
• Manuary
• March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
• Menudo Month
• National Be On-Purpose Month
  
• National Birth Defects Awareness Month
• National Blood Donor Month
• National Book Blitz Month
  
• National Braille Literacy Month
  
• National Candy Month
• National CBD Month
• National Clean Up Your Computer Month
• National Codependency Awareness Month
• National Conscience Month
• National Egg Month
• National Fiber Focus Month
  
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• National Hobby Month
  
• National Hot Tea Month
• National Mail Order Gardening Month
  
• National Meat Month
• National Mentoring Month
  
• National Oatmeal Month
• National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month
  
• National Personal Trainer Awareness Month
• National Physiotherapy Month
• National Polka Music Month
  
• National Poverty in America Awareness Month
  
• National Pre-Pregnancy Awareness Month
• National Radon Action Month
• National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
  
• National Slow Cooking Month
• National Skating Month
• National Soup Month
• National Stalking Awareness Month
• National Staying Healthy Month
• National Sunday Supper Month
• National Thank You Month
• National Train Your Dog Month
  
• National Wheat Bread Month
• Prune Breakfast Month
• Receding Gums Awareness Month
• Retail Bakers Month
• Sanctity of Human Life Month
• Self-Help Group Awareness Month
• Self-Love Month
• Shape Up US Month
  
• Start Child Health Campaign (Ireland)
• Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking Month (TANYRSS) - December 17 - February 5 (51 days starting on December 17)
• Teen Driving Awareness Month
• Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
• Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
• Tubers and Dried Fruit Month
• Unchain a Dog Month
• Veganuary
• Walk Your Pet Month
  
• Worldwide Rising Star Month

Weekly Holidays and Observances

• Bald Eagle Appreciation Days - January 16-17, 2027 (Third Weekend in January coinciding with peak winter eagle migrations along the Mississippi River)

• Big Garden Birdwatch (U.K.) - January 29-31, 2027 (Falls on Last Weekend of January)

• Cancertalk Week - January 25-29, 2027 (U.K.)

• Carnival of Venice - January 30 - February 9, 2027 (Varies yearly; ends on Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday)

• Celebrate Catholic Schools Week - January 31, 2027 - February 6, 2027 (Begins on the last Sunday in January); Also see Discover Catholic Schools Week on November 14-20, 2027

• Celebration of Life Week - January 1-7

• Chinese New Year Festival and Parade (San Francisco, CA) - January 30 - February 21, 2027; Parade is on February 20, 2027

• Christmas Bird Count Week - December 14, 2026 - January 5, 2027 (Every December 14 - January 5)
  

• Colorado Climate Disasters Awareness Week – Observed January 25–29, 2027 (Date Rule: Held annually during the last full week of January to unite environmental groups at the State Capitol, focusing on the economic and human costs of extreme wildfires, flooding, and droughts)

• Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week - January 7-14
  

• Cordova Ice Worm Days - January 30 - February 6, 2027 (Starts on the last Saturday in January and runs for 8 days)

• Cuckoo Dancing Week - January 11-17

• Data Privacy Week - January 24-28

• Diet Resolution Week - January 1-7

• Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (Winter Enforcement) - December 16, 2026 - January 1, 2027

• Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration Week - January 7-10, 2027 (Centered around his actual birthday of January 8)

• Energy Saving Week - January 12-23 (U.K.)

• European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week - January 18-24, 2027

• Farmhouse Breakfast Week (U.K.) - January 25-29, 2027 (Last Week of January, Monday - Friday)

• Fido's Freebie Friday - January 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2027 (Every Friday in January)

• Gasparilla Pirate Fest – Observed on Saturday, January 30, 2027, along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa (Date Rule: Held annually on the last Saturday of January, celebrating a historic mock pirate invasion and massive street parade).

• Hanukkah - Evening of December 24, 2026, through Evening of January 1, 2027

• Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - Mid December 2026 - Late February or Early March 2027

• Home Office Safety and Security Week - January 10-16, 2027 (Second Full Week in January)

• Hot Heads Chili Days - January 17-18

• Hunt for Happiness Week - January 17-23, 2027 (Third Full Week)

• International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo - January 22-31, 2027 (Monaco) (Starts on the Second to the last Friday in January and runs for 10 Days)

• International Hot Air Balloon Week - January 24-30, 2027 (Fourth Full Week of January)

• International Printing Week - January 17-23, 2027 (Third Week of January - the week that includes Benjamin Franklin's birthday of January 17th)

• International Snow Sculpture Championship - January 23 - February 2, 2027 (Typically begins on the next to last Saturday in January and spans multiple weeks for sculpting and viewing)

• International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week - January 9-17, 2027 (Begins on the second Saturday of January)

• International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - January 18-25

• Isra and Mi'raj (Muslim Holiday) - Evening of January 4, 2027, to Evening of January 5, 2027

• Kiss a Shark Week - January 24-30, 2027 (Fourth Full Week of January)

• Kwanzaa - December 26, 2026 - January 1, 2027 (Week of December 26 - January 1)

• National Activity Professionals Week - January 25-29, 2027 (Last Full Week of January, Monday-Friday)

• National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week - January 17-23, 2027 (Third Full Week in January)

• National Clean Out Your Inbox Week - January 25-29, 2027 (Last Business Week Monday - Friday in January)

• National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week - January 25-30, 2027 (The Last Full Week of January)

• National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week - January 17-23, 2027 (Third Full week of January)
  

• National Handwriting Analysis Week - January 17-23, 2027 (Week of John Hancock's birthday on January 23)

• National Healthy Weight Week - January 17-23, 2027 (Third Week in January)

• National Irish Coffee Week - January 24-30, 2027 (Fourth Week of January)
  

• National Law Enforcement Training Week - January 3-9, 2027 (First Full Week of January)

• National Lose Weight - Feel Great Week - January 3-9, 2027 (First Full Week of January Starting with Sunday)

• National Meat Week - January 31, 2026 - February 7, 2027 (8 Days starting on the Last Sunday in January)

• National Medical Group Practice Week - January 25-29, 2027 (Last Full Business Week in January)

• National Mocktail Week - January 10-16, 2027 (Second Full Week in January)

• National Obesity Awareness Week (U.K. and parts of the U.S.) - January 10-16  

• National Passenger Safety Week - January 24-30, 2027 (Last Week in January)

• National Pizza Week - January 10-16, 2027 (Second Full Week of January)

• National School Choice Week - January 24-30, 2027 (Last Full Week in January)

• National Soccer Coaches of America Week - January 20-23, 2027

• National Storytelling Week (U.K.) - January 30, 2026 - February 7, 2027 (Begins on the last Saturday in January and runs for 9 days)

• National Thank Your Customers Week - January 3-9, 2027 (First Full Week of January)

• National Time Consciousness Week - January 1-7 (Philippines)

• National Western Stock Show and Rodeo - (Denver, CO) - January 9-24, 2027 (Begins on the First Saturday after January 5 and runs for 16 consecutive days)

• New Years' Resolution Week - January 1-8

• No Name Calling Week - January 18-22, 2027 (Third Week of January during Monday - Friday)

• No Tillage Week - January 13-15, 2027
  

• North American International Auto Show (Detroit) - January 14-24, 2027

• Pennsylvania Farm Show - January 9-16, 2027 (Harrisburg, PA)

• Rolex 24 at Daytona - January 30-31, 2027 (Daytona, FL)

• Saint Paul Winter Carnival - January 28 - February 7, 2027 (St. Paul, MN) (Begins on the Fourth Thursday in January and runs for 11 days spanning two weekends)

• Silent Record Week - January 1-7

• Someday We'll Laugh About This Week - January 2-8

• Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show - January 15 - February 6, 2027 (Fort Worth, TX) (Also known as the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)

• Sugar Awareness Week - January 18-24, 2027 (Third Week in January starting on the Third Monday)

• Sundance Film Festival - January 21-31, 2027, NOTE: Effective 2027, the festival is moving from Park City, Utah to Boulder, Colorado)

• Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking Month (TANYRSS) - December 17, 2026 - February 5, 2027 (51 Days starting on December 17th)

• Tax Identity Theft Week - January 25-29, 2027 (5 Days Starting the Last Monday in January)
  

• The American Express Tournament (Formerly: CareerBuilder Challenge and Prior to that Bob Hope Classic) - January 18-24, 2027, in La Quinta, CA

• The World Series of Beer Pong - January 1-5, 2027 (Held in the Las Vegas, Nevada area)

• Tie One On For Safety Campaign - November 26, 2026 - January 1, 2027 (Thanksgiving to New Years Day); 

• Universal Letter Writing Week - January 10-16, 2027 (Second Full Week of January)

• Week of Christian Unity - January 18-25
  

• Westminster Dog Show -January 30, 2027, and February  1-2, 2027

• World Kiwanis Week - January 17-32, 2027 (Third Full Week of January that includes January 21, which is the Kiwanis International Anniversary date)

Daily Holidays and Observances

• Apple Gifting Day - January 1
  
• Bonza Bottler Day - January 1
• Commitment Day - January 1
• Copyright Law Day - January 1
• Ellis Island Day - January 1
  
• Euro Day - January 1
• First-Foot Day - January 1
  
• Global Family Day - January 1
• Haitian Independence Day - January 1
• Mummers Parade - January 1
  
• National Bloody Mary Day - January 1
  
• National Hangover Day - January 1
• National Shepherd Day - January 1
• New Year's Day - January 1 
• New Year's Dishonor List Day - January 1
• Polar Bear Plunge or Swim Day - January 1
• Public Domain Day - January 1
• Ring a Bell Day - January 1
• Rose Bowl Game and Tournament of Roses Parade (Rose Parade) - January 1, 2027 (Never on a Sunday Tradition)
• Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - January 1 (Catholic)
• St. Basil's Day - January 1 in Eastern Churches; January 2 in Western Churches; January 14 in Churches that follow the Julian Calendar
• Sudan Independence Day - January 1
• Triumph of the Revolution (Also Known as Liberation Day) - January 1
• Universal Hour of Peace - January 1
• World Day of Peace - January 1
• Z Day - January 1

• 55 MPH Speed Limit Day - January 2
• Ancestry Day (Haiti) - January 2
• Earth at Perihelion - January 2, 2027 @ 6:32 PM PST (closest to the Sun)
• Happy Mew Year for Cats Day - January 2
  
• National Buffet Day - January 2
  
• National Cream Puff Day - January 2
• National Erica Day - January 2
• National Motivation and Inspiration Day - January 2
• National Personal Trainer Awareness Day - January 2
• National Pet Travel Safety Day - January 2
• National Play Outside Day - January 2, 2027 (First Saturday of EVERY Month)
• National Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes It Day - January 2 (also known as Run Up Your Flags Day)
• National Science Fiction Day - January 2
• Reconquest Day (Spain) - January 2
• St. Basil's Day - January 1 in Eastern Churches; January 2 in Western Churches; January 14 in Churches that follow the Julian Calendar
• Swiss Cheese Day - January 2
• World Introvert Day - January 2

• Festival of Sleep Day - January 3
• Fruitcake Toss Day - January 3
• Humiliation Day - January 3
• International Mind-Body Wellness Day - January 3
• J.R.R. Tolkien Day - January 3
• Memento Mori "Remember You Die" Day - January 3
• National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day - January 3
• National Drinking Straw Day - January 3
• National Write to Congress Day - January 3
• Women Rock! Day - January 3

• Dimpled Chad Day - January 4
• Divorce Monday - January 4, 2027 (First Monday of the year is when most divorces are filed)
• Free Flower Basket Day - January 4
• Handsel Day - January 4, 2027 (First Monday in January)
• National Can Do Day - January 4
  
• National Clara Day - January 4
• National Missouri Day - January 4
• National Rachel Day - January 4
• National Spaghetti Day - January 4
• National Thank God It's Monday Day - January 4, 2027, and June 7, 2027 (First Monday in January and June)
• National Trivia Day - January 4 
• National Weigh-In Day - January 4, 2027 (First Monday after New Year's)
• New Year's Day Substitute (New Zealand) - January 4, 2027
• Pop Music Chart Day - January 4
• Tom Thumb Day - January 4
• Utah Admission Day - January 4 (Utah was officially admitted to the Union as the 45th U.S. state on January 4, 1896)
• World Braille Day - January 4 (Also referred to as International Braille Day) 
• World Hypnotism Day - January 4

• George Washington Carver Recognition Day - January 5 
• Monopoly Game Day - January 5
• National Bird Day - January 5
  
• National Day of Dialogue - January 5
• National Ellen Day - January 5
• National Keto Day - January 5
• National Screenwriters Day - January 5
• National Whipped Cream Day - January 5
• Twelfth Night - January 5

• Apple Tree Day - January 6
• Armenian Christmas - January 6
• Cuddle Up Day - January 6
• Día de los Reyes / Day of Los Reyes - January 6 (Catholic Holiday in Uruguay)
• Epiphany, or Three Kings Day - January 6 (12th Day After Christmas)
• I Am a Mentor Day - January 6
• Little Christmas - January 6 (This is the traditional Irish name for Epiphany)
• National Bean Day - January 6 (Also known as Dry Bean Day)
• National Davis Day - January 6
• National Samantha Day - January 6
• National Shortbread Day - January 6
  
• National Smith Day - January 6
• National Take a Poet to Lunch Day - January 6
• National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day - January 6
• National Technology Day - January 6
• New Mexico Admission Day - January 6 (New Mexico was officially admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state on January 6, 1912.)
• World Day for War Orphans - January 6

• Distaff Day - January 7
• Festival of Seven Herbs (Nanakusa no Sekku) - January 7 (A major, historically rich Japanese calendar holiday on January 7th where people eat a symbolic seven-herb rice porridge to bring longevity and health in the new year)
• Harlem Globetrotters Day - January 7
• I'm Not Going to Take it Anymore Day - January 7
  
• International Programmers' Day - January 7
  
• National Bobblehead Day - January 7
• National Pass Gas Day - January 7
• National Tempura Day - January 7
• Old Rock Day - January 7
  
• Orthodox Christmas Day - January 7

• Argyle Day - January 8
• Bubble Bath Day - January 8
• Earth's Rotation Day - January 8
  
• International Typing Day (also known as World Typing Day) - January 8
• Midwives' Day or Women's Day - January 8 (In Greece)
• National English Toffee Day - January 8
  
• National JoyGerm Day - January 8
  
• National Man Watchers Day - January 8 (Also known as Male Watchers Day)
• National Snuggle a Chicken Day - January 8
• National Winter Skin Relief Day - January 8
  
• Quitters Day - January 8, 2027 (Second Friday in January)
• Show and Tell Day at Work - January 8
  
• War on Poverty Day - January 8

• Balloon Ascension Day - January 9
• Connecticut Ratification Day - January 9 (On January 9, 1788, Connecticut became the 5th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.) See our Connecticut State Holidays Page
• International Choreographers' Day - January 9
• Martyrs' Day (Panama) - January 9
• National Apricot Day - January 9
• National Austin Day - January 9
• National Carter Day - January 9
• National Cassoulet Day - January 9
• National Faith Day - January 9 (People With the Name Faith) 
• National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day - January 9
• National Static Electricity Day - January 9
  
• National Vision Board Day - January 9, 2027 (Second Saturday in January)
• National Wonk Day - January 9
• National Word Nerd Day - January 9
• Play God Day - January 9

• Baptism of the Lord - January 10, 2027 (Sunday after Epiphany)
• Bittersweet Chocolate Day - January 10
• Common Sense Publication Day - January 10 (On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published his world-changing revolutionary pamphlet, Common Sense.)
• Golden Globe Awards (Beverly Hills) - January 10, 2027
• League of Nations Day - January 10 (Also Known as League of Nations Anniversary)
• National Cut Your Energy Costs Day - January 10
• National Houseplant Appreciation Day - January 10
• National Oysters Rockefeller Day - January 10
• National Peculiar People Day - January 10
• National Save the Eagles Day - January 10
• National Shareholder Day - January 10
• National Sunday Supper Day - January 10, 2027 (Second Sunday in January)
• No Pants Subway Ride Day - January 10, 2027 (Second Sunday in January) 

• Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day - January 11
• Coming of Age Day - January 11, 2027 (Celebrated in Japan on the Second Monday of January)
• Girl Hug Boy Day - January 11
• Heritage Treasures Day (UK) - January 11
• Hot Toddy Day - January 11
  
• International Parity at Work Day - January 11
• International Thank-You Day - January 11
• Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day - January 11
  
• Milk Day - January 11
• National 4th Graders Day - January 11, 2027 (Second Monday in January)
• National Arkansas Day - January 11
• National Clean Off Your Desk Day - January 11, 2027 (Second Monday in January)
• National Gluten-Free Day - January 11, 2027 (Second Monday in January)
• National Human Trafficking Awareness Day - January 11
• National Joel Day - January 11
• National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day - January 11
• National Tara Day - January 11
• No Longer New Year's Day - January 11
• Paget's Awareness Day - January 11 (Bone Disease)
• Plough Monday - January 11, 2027 (First Monday after January 6)
• Secret Pal Day - January 11
  
• World Sketchnote Day - January 11

• Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day - January 12
• Kiss a Ginger Day - January 12
• National Curried Chicken Day - January 12
• National Hot Tea Day - January 12
• National Kettlebell Day - January 12
• National Marzipan Day - January 12 
• National Pharmacist Day - January 12
• National Poetry at Work Day - January 12, 2027 (Second Tuesday in January)
• National Shop for Travel Day - January 12, 2027 (Second Tuesday in January)
• National Work Harder Day - January 12
• Stick to Your New Year's Resolution Day - January 12

• Calennig Day- January 13 (U.K.)
• Delta Sigma Theta Founders Day - January 13 (Founded on January 13, 1913, this historically Black sorority has over 350,000 members worldwide who celebrate this day annually.)
• Korean American Day - January 13
• Make Your Dream Come True Day - January 13
• National Catherine Day - January 13
• National Kathleen Day - January 13
• National Peach Melba Day - January 13
• National Rubber Ducky Day - January 13
• National Sticker Day - January 13
• National Take the Stairs Day - January 13, 2027 (Every Second Wednesday in January)
• Poetry Break Day - January 13
• Public Radio Broadcasting Day - January 13
• Stephen Foster Memorial Day - January 13

• Cesarean Section Day - January 14 (Also known as C-Section Awareness Day, International Cesarean Section Day (Global), and National C-Section Day
• Feast of the Ass (Donkey) - January 14 (Celebrates all the donkeys of the Bible)
• Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day - January 14, 2027 (Second Thursday in January)
• International Kite Day - January 14
• Makar Sankranti - January 14, 2027 - (Either January 14 or 15th each year - Major Hindu Festival in India)
• National Dress Up Your Pet Day - January 14
  
• National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day - January 14
• National Undhiya Day - January 14
• Organize Your Home Day - January 14
• Orthodox New Year - January 14 
• Pony Express Birthday - January 14 (The famous overland mail service was officially incorporated on January 14, 1860.) 
• Ratification Day - January 14
• St. Basil's Day - January 1 in Eastern Churches; January 2 in Western Churches; January 14 in Churches that follow the Julian Calendar
• Stary Novy God - January 14 (Russian New Year)
• Take a Missionary to Lunch Day - January 14
• World Logic Day - January 14

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders Day - January 15 (commemorates the sorority's founding at Howard University in 1908.)
• Bodhi Day - January 15, 2027 (8th Day of the 12 Lunar Month)
• Hat Day - January 15
• Humanitarian Day - January 15
• Indian Army Day - January 15 (India)
• International Fetish Day - January 15, 2027 (Third Friday in January)
• National Bagel Day - January 15
• National Booch Day (Kombucha) - January 15
• National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day - January 15
  
• National Kayla Day - January 15
• National Pothole Day - January 15
• Strawberry Ice Cream Day - January 15
  
• Wikipedia Day - January 15

• Appreciate a Dragon Day - January 16
• Book Publishers Day - January 16
• Civil Service Day - January 16
• International Hot & Spicy Food Day - January 16
• National Boston Day - January 16
• National Fig Newton Day - January 16
• National Good Teen Day - January 16
• National Nothing Day - January 16
  
• National Quinoa Day - January 16
• National Use Your Gift Card Day - January 16, 2027 (Third Saturday in January)
• National Without a Scalpel Day - January 16
• Prohibition Remembrance Day - January 16
• Psychiatric Technicians Day - January 16
• Religious Freedom Day - January 16
• Soup Swap Day - January 16, 2027 (Third Saturday in January)
• Underwater Parks Day (California) - January 16, 2027 (Third Saturday in January)

• Benjamin Franklin Day - January 17 on his Birthday
• Cable Car Day - January 17
• Customer Service Day - January 17
• Ditch New Year's Resolutions Day - January 17
• International Mentoring Day - January 17
• International We Are Not Broken Day - January 17
• Judgment Day - January 17
• Kid Inventors' Day - January 17
• National Bootleggers Day - January 17
• National Carolina Day - January 17
• National Charlotte Day - January 17
• National Hot Buttered Rum Day - January 17
• National Hot Heads Chili Day - January 17
• National Lose the Jet Lag Day - January 17
• Popeye Day - January 17
• World Religion Day - January 17, 2027 (Third Sunday in January)
• World Snow Day - January 17, 2027 (Third Sunday in January)

• Blue Monday - January 18, 2027 (Third Monday in January)
• Brew Monday - January 18, 2027 (Third Monday in January)
• Civil Rights Day - January 18, 2027 (Same Day as Martin Luther King Day, Third Monday in January)
• Elementary School Teacher Day - January 18, 2027 (Third Monday in January)
• First Commercial Aviation Flight Anniversary - January 18 (On January 18, 1911, Eugene Ely landed his plane on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania, marking the birth of naval aviation)
• Idaho Human Rights Day - January 18, 2027 (Same Day as Martin Luther King Day, Third Monday in January)
• International Weedless Day - January 18
• Maintenance Day - January 18
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day & National Day of Service - January 18, 2027 (Third Monday in January).
• National Crowd Feed Day - January 18, 2027 (Same Day as Martin Luther King Day, Third Monday in January)
• National Forrest Name Day - January 18 (Boy's Name)
• National Gourmet Coffee Day - January 18
• National Michigan Day - January 18
• Peking Duck Day - January 18
• Robert E. Lee Day - January 18, 2027 (States of AL, MS)
• Thesaurus Day - January 18
• Winnie the Pooh Day - January 18

• Archery Day - January 19
• Artist as Outlaw Day - January 19
• Brew a Potion Day - January 19
• Confederate Heroes Day - January 19 (Texas) (Also called Confederate Memorial Day)
• Good Memory Day - January 19
• Kashmiri Pandit Exodus Remembrance Day - January 19 -  (Commemorates the 1990 exodus)
• National Annie Day - January 19 (Girl's Name)
• National Gun Appreciation Day - January 19
• National Lucy Day - January 19 (Girl's Name)
• National Popcorn Day - January 19
• National Tin Can Day - January 19
• New Friends Day - January 19, July 19, and October 19
• Printing Ink Day - January 19, 2027 (Closest Tuesday to January 16)
• Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day - January 19, 2027 (Third Tuesday in January)
• Robert E. Lee's Birthday - January 19 (State of Florida) - See our Florida State Holidays page
• Tenderness Toward Existence Day - January 19
• World Day of Migrants and Refugees - January 19
• World Quark Day - January 19

• Camcorder Day - January 20
• Feast of Saint Sebastian - January 20
• Inauguration Day - January 20
• International Day of Acceptance - January 20
• Museum Selfie Day - January 20, 2027 (Third Wednesday in January)
• National Buttercrunch Day - January 20
• National Charlie Day - January 20 
• National Cheese Lovers Day - January 20
• National Claudia Day - January 20
• National Coffee Break Day - January 20
• National Disc Jockey Day - January 20
• National Judy Day - January 20
• National Sebastian Day - January 20
• Penguin Awareness Day - January 20
  
• Take a Walk Outdoors Day - January 20
• Weedless Wednesday - January 20, 2027 (Wednesday of Third Full Week in January) - Canada

• Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic) - Celebrated annually on January 21st, this is a major national public holiday and feast day honoring Our Lady of Altagracia. 
• International Mariachi Day - January 21
• International Playdate Day - January 21
  
• International Sweatpants Day - January 21
• National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day - January 21
• National Cheesy Socks Day - January 21
• National Conscious Uncoupling Day - January 21
• National Get to Know Your Customer Day - January 21, 2027 (Third Thursday of the Start of Each Quarter, Jan/April/July/Oct)
• National Granola Bar Day - January 21
• National Hug Your Puppy Day - January 21
• National Hugging Day - January 21
• National Max Day - January 21 
• National New England Clam Chowder Day - January 21
• National One-Liner Day - January 21
• Own Your Own Home Day - January 21
• Squirrel Appreciation Day - January 21
• Women's Healthy Weight Day - January 21, 2027 (Thursday of the Third Full Week of January)

• Celebration of Life Day - January 22
  
• Come in From the Cold Day - January 22
• Dance of the Seven Veils Day - January 22
  
• Day of Unity (Ukraine) - January 22
• Mahayana New Year - January 22, 2027 (Buddhist) (Begins on the first full moon day of January)
• National Activity Professionals Day - January 22, 2027 (Fourth Friday in January)
• National Answer Your Cat's Question Day - January 22
• National Blonde Brownie Day - January 22 (Also called National Blondie Day)
• National Hot Sauce Day - January 22
• National Polka Dot Day - January 22
• National Sanctity of Human Life Day (or Pro-Life Day) - January 22, 2027 (Closest Sunday to January 22)
• National Ty Day - January 22
• National Vincent Day - January 22
• Roe v. Wade Day - January 22

• International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day - January 23
• Maternal Health Awareness Day - January 23 (Established officially in 2017 to draw attention to maternal mortality and safety.)
• Measure Your Feet Day - January 23
• National Aiden Day - January 23
• National Handwriting Day - January 23
  
• National King Day - January 23
• National Pedro Day - January 23
• National Pie Day - January 23
• National Report Pharmaceutical Fraud Day - January 23
• Rhubarb Pie Day - January 23
  
• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day - January 23
• Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day (also known as Local Quilt Shop Day - January 23, 2027) (Fourth Saturday in January)

• Beer Can Appreciation Day - January 24
  
• Belly Laugh Day - January 24
• Change a Pet's Life Day - January 24
• Gold Discovery Day (California) - January 24 (On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill, sparking the historic California Gold Rush.)
• International Day of Education - January 24
• International Mobile Phone Recycling Day - January 24
• Macintosh Computer Day - January 24
• National Bible Sunday - January 24, 2027 (Fourth Sunday in January)
• National Compliment Day - January 24
• National Just Do It Day - January 24
• National Lobster Thermidor Day - January 24
• National Matthew Day - January 24
• National Peanut Butter Day - January 24
• Paul Pitcher Day - January 24 (U.K.)
• Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day - January 24

• A Room of One's Own Day - January 25
• Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day - January 25, 2027 (Last Monday in January)
• Burns Night (Also known as Robert Burns Day) - January 25
  
• Community Manager Appreciation Day - January 25, 2027 (Fourth Monday in January)
• Fluoride Day - January 25
• National Fish Taco Day - January 25
• National Florida Day - January 25 [See our Florida State Holidays Guide]
• National Irish Coffee Day - January 25
  
• National IV Nurse Day (Also known as National Infusion Nurse Day) - January 25
• Observe the Weather Day - January 25
• Opposite Day - January 25
  
• St. Dwynwen's Day (U.K.) - January 25
• Thank Your Mentor Day - January 25

• Australia Day - January 26
• Dental Drill Appreciation Day - January 26
• International Customs Day - January 26
  
• International Environmental Education Day - January 26
• Lotus 1-2-3 Day - January 26
• National Diane Day - January 26
• National Green Juice Day - January 26
  
• National Peanut Brittle Day - January 26
• National Plan for Vacation Day - January 26, 2027 (Last Tuesday in January)
• Republic Day (India) - January 26
• Speak Up and Succeed Day - January 26, 2027 (Fourth Tuesday in January)
• Spouses Day - January 26
  
• Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement - January 26

• Capitol Hill Day (Mentoring Summit) - January 27, 2027 (Last Wednesday in January)
• International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (UN) - January 27 (Also known as Auschwitz Liberation Day and Holocaust Memorial Day (UK)
• Library Shelfie Day - January 27, 2027 (Fourth Wednesday in January)
• National Bible Day - January 27
• National Chocolate Cake Day - January 27
• National Geographic Day - January 27
• Punch the Clock Day - January 27
• Thomas Crapper Day - January 27
• Vietnam Peace Day - January 27
• World Breast Pumping Day - January 27
  

• Christa McAuliffe Day - January 28
• Clashing Clothes Day - January 28, 2027 (Fourth Thursday in January)
• Daisy Day - January 28
• Global Community Engagement Day - January 28
• International Lego Day - January 28
• International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day - January 28
• NASA's Day of Remembrance - January 28, 2027 (Last Thursday in January)
• National Amy Day - January 28
• National Blueberry Pancake Day - January 28
  
• National Data Privacy Day - January 28
• National Gift of the Ladybug Day - January 28 (Set up to honor children facing critical illnesses.)
• National Kazoo Day - January 28
• National Pediatrician Day - January 28
• National Tina Day - January 28
• Pop Art Day - January 28
• Rattlesnake Round Up - January 28
• Thank a Plugin Developer Day (WordPress) - January 28

• Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day - January 29, 2027 (Last Friday in January)
• Freethinkers Day - January 29 (Also known as Thomas Paine Day)
• Gnocchi Day (Día de Ñoquis) - January 29 (Celebrated widely every month on the 29th across Argentina, Uruguay, and other parts of South America)
• Kansas Day - January 29
• National Big Wig Day - January 29, 2027 (Last Friday in January)
• National Carnation Day - January 29
• National Colin Day - January 29
• National Corn Chip Day - January 29
• National Curmudgeons Day - January 29
• National Fun at Work Day - January 29, 2027 (Last Friday in January)
• National Preschool Health and Fitness Day - January 29, 2027 (Last Friday in January)
• National Puzzle Day - January 29
• Seeing Eye Guide Dog Day - January 29 (Celebrates their Founding Date of 1929)

• Gasparilla Pirate Fest – Observed on Saturday, January 30, 2027, along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida (Date Rule: Held annually on the last Saturday of January, celebrating a historic mock pirate invasion and massive street parade).
• Martyrs' Day (India) - January 30 (Observed annually on January 30th to mark the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, which coincidentally shares a thematic bridge with the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace)
• National Croissant Day - January 30
• National Draw a Dinosaur Day - January 30
• National Escape Day - January 30
• National Inane Answering Message Day - January 30 (Also known as National Inane Answering Machine Day)
• National Maxwell Day - January 30
• National Seed Swap Day - January 30, 2027 (Last Saturday in January)
• School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (DENIP) - January 30
• Yodel for Your Neighbors Day - January 30

• Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day - January 31
  
• Backward Day - January 31
  
• Brandy Alexander Day - January 31
• Gorilla Suit Day - January 31
• Hell is Freezing Over Day - January 31
  
• Hug an Economist Day - January 31
• Inspire Your Heart with the Arts Day - January 31
• International Day for Street Children's Day - January 31
• International Zebra Day - January 31
• National Eat Brussels Sprouts Day - January 31
• National Hot Chocolate Day - January 31
• National Seth Day - January 31
• Nauru Independence Day - January 31
• Scotch Tape Day - January 31
• World Leprosy Day - January 31, 2027 (Last Sunday in January)

January Holidays - Daily Detail

Below, you will find a Daily page for each day of January that will have lots of information pertaining to that specific day of the year!

If you know of any January Holidays, or Observances that we have left off this list, please contact us, and let us know!  We want to include them all!

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