February Holidays

When I think of all the February Holidays, or February in general, I think of Valentine's Day, a day set aside, where you can express your LOVE to your spouse, or your significant other, your family members and kids, and even your friends with a card, gift, or flowers.  It's a great day to get engaged, or married, and many people use the holiday as an excuse to take a mini-vacation and reconnect!

Below you will find our listing of February Holidays and Observances, that fall in the month of February.  

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked below.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, we'll include the year as well as the date rule below. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
3. If we have made an error, have any incorrect dates, or have left off any Holidays, Observances, or Awareness Days etc, please let us know! Contact Us!

The Moveable Dates below have been updated for 2025!

Annual Holidays and Observances
United Nations International Years

Each year, the United Nations chooses a few different topics, or themes that they want all the Countries around the World to focus on. 

In 2026, these are:

• International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

In 2025, these are:

• International Year of Glaciers Preservation

In 2024, these are:

• International Year of Camelids

In 2023, these are:

• Interational Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace
• International Year of Millets 

In 2022, these are:

• International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
• International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development
• International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development
• Interational Year of Glass

In 2021, these are:

• International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
• International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
• International Year of Peace and Trust

In 2020, these are:

• International Year of Plant Health
• International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife

In 2019, these are:

• International Year of Indigenous Languages
• International Year of Moderation
• International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements 

In 2017, these are:

• International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

In 2016, these are:

• International Year of Pulses

In 2015, these are:

• International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies
• International Year of Soils

In 2014, these are:

• International Year of Crystallography
• International Year of Family Farming
• International Year of Small Island Developing States
• International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

In 2013, these are:

• International Year of Quinoa
• International Year of Water Cooperation

In 2012, these are:

• International Year of Cooperatives
• International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.
  

Monthly Holidays and Observances

• Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
  
• African American History Month
  
• AMD / Low Vision Awareness Month 
• American Heart Month
• American History Month
• An Affair to Remember Month
• Avocado and Banana Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
  
• Barley Month
• Beans Month
• Beat the Heat Month
• Berry Fresh Month
  
• Bike to Work Month (New Zealand)
• Canned Food Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month 
• Creative Romance Month
• Declutter for a Cause Month
• Dog Training Education Month
• Ethnic Equality Month
• Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit Month
• Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
  
• Feline Fix by Five Month
• Financial Aid Awareness Month
• Free and Open Source Software Month
• "From Africa to Virginia" Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Human Relations Month
• Humpback Whale Awareness Month
• International Boost Self Esteem Month
• International Expect Success Month
• International Friendship Month
  
• International Hoof Care Month
• International Month of Black Women in the Arts
• International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
  
• Jobs in Golf Month
• LGBT+ History Month (United Kingdom)
• Library Lovers Month
• Love the Bus Month
• Low Vision Awareness Month
• Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
  
• Marijuana Awareness Month
• National African American Read-In
• National Arts Month (Philippines)
• National Bird Feeding Month
• National Black History Month
• National Blah Buster Month
• National Cancer Prevention Month
  
• National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
• National Cat Health Month
• National Cherry Month
• National Children's Dental Health Month
• National Condom Month
  
• National Embroidery Month
• National Enrolled Agents Month
• National Fasting February
• National Fiber Focus Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Goat Yoga Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• National Haiku Writing Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Laugh-Friendly Month
• National Macadamia Nut Month
• National Mend a Broken Heart Month
• National Parent Leadership Month
  
• National Patient Recognition Month
• National Pet Dental Health Care Month
• National Prevent a Litter Month
• National Self Check Month
• National Senior Independence Month
  
• National Snack Food Month
• National Sweet Potato Month
• National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
• National Therapeutic Recreation Month
• National Time Management Month
  
• National Weddings Month
• National Wild Bird-Feeding Month
• National Wise Health Consumer Month
• National Women Inventors Month
• North American Inclusion Month (NAIM)
• Pet Dental Health Month
• Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
  
• Potato Lovers Month
• Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall Month
• Relationship Wellness Month
• Responsible Animal Guardian Month
  
• Responsible Pet Owner Month
• Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
  
• Spiritual Teachers Month
• Spunky Old Broads Month
  
• Sweet Potato Month
• Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking Month (TANYRSS) - December 17 - February 5 (51 days starting on December 17)
• Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
• Unchain a Dog Month
  
• Vegan Cuisine Month
• Wise Health Care Consumer Month
  
• Women's Role in History Month (Philippines)
• Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month
• Youth Leadership Month
  

Weekly Holidays and Observances

• African Heritage & Health Week - February 1-7

• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14-21

• American Association for the Advancement of Science Week - February 13-15, 2025
  

• American Camp Week - February 18-21, 2025
  

• Bird Health Awareness Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Last Full Week of February)

• Boy Scout Anniversary Week - February 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in February)

• Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Third Week in February)
  

• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Third Full Week in February)

• Burn Awareness Week - February 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in February)

• Carnival (Rio de Janeiro in Brazil) - February 28 - March 8, 2025 - Carnival is the biggest festival in the world with two million people a day on the streets. Floats, Parades, Balls, Music and Dancing are all part of the Event

• Carnival of Venice - February 22 - March 4, 2025 - An annual festival held in Venice, Italy where people wear masks and costumes.

• Catholic Schools Week - January 26, 2025 - February 1, 2025 (Begins on the last Sunday in January)

• Celebration of Love Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in February)

• Children of Alcoholics Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in February)

• Children's Authors & Illustrators Week - February 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in February)

• Children's Mental Health Week (U.K.) - February 3-9, 2025 (First Full Week in February) 

• Chinese New Year Festival and Parade (San Francisco, CA) - January 29 - February 16, 2025, Parade is on February 15, 2025

• Collegiate Safe Spring Break Programming - Late February - Early April
  

• Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week - February 7-14 

• Cordova Ice Worm Days - January 25 - February 1, 2025

• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week - February 13-19
  

• Dump Your Significant Jerk Week - February 2-8, 2025 (Week Before Valentines Day)

• Feeding Tube Awareness Week - February 2-6, 2025 (During the First Week in February for 5 Days)
  

• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Week of February)

• Getting Dizzy Week - February 8-14

• Girl Scout Cookie Weekend - February 14-16, 2025 (Third Weekend in February) 

• Great American Pizza Bake - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)

• Great Backyard Bird Count - February 14-17, 2025

• Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - January 5, 2025 - end of February or early March, 2025 (weather Permitting)

• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week - February 7-14
  

• Heart Failure Awareness Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of Valentine's Day)

• Homes for Birds Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)

• International Energy Week (Formerly Known as International Petroleum Week) - February 25-27, 2025

• International Flirting Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of Valentines Day)

• International Hot Air Balloon Week - January 26 - February 1, 2025

• International Networking Week - February 3-7, 2025 (M-F of First Full Week of February)

• International Week of Black Women In the Arts - February 7-15
  

• Intimate Apparel Market Week - February 2-8, 2025 (First Week of February / May / August / November)

• Invictus Games - February 8-16, 2025
  

• Jell-O Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)

• Kiss a Shark Week - January 26 - February 1, 2025 (Fourth Full Week of January)

• Kraut and Frankfurter Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)
  

• La Poutine Week (Canada) - February 1-7

• Losar - February 28 - March 2, 2025 - The Tibetan New Year, typically a three-day festival that mixes sacred and secular practices that include prayers, ceremonies, hanging prayer flags, as well as sacred and folk dancing and partying. The first day is the most important. (Buddhist)
  

• Love a Mensch Week - February 7-14

• Love Data Week - February 10-14, 2025 (During the Week of Valentines Day)

• Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week - February 8-14
  

• Love Teaching Week - February 14-21

• Lui-Ngai-Ni Festival (India) - February 14-15

• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 20, 2025)

• Museum Advocacy Days - February 24-25, 2025 (Last Mon/Tues in February)

• National Apprenticeship Week (United Kingdom) - February 3-9, 2025

• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week - February 9-15, 2025 - (Second Week of February, the Week of Valentines Day)

• National Chastity Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of Valentines Day)

• National Children's Mental Health Week - February 2-8, 2025 and May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week of February and May)

• National Chip Week (U.K.) - February 20-26, 2025 (Last Full Week in February)

• National Condom Week - February 14-21

• National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week - January 27 - February 1, 2025

• National Crime Prevention Week - February 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in February)

• National Date Week (Fruit) - February 11-20

• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - February 24 - March 2, 2025 

• National Engineer's Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Third Full Week in February)

• National Entrepreneurship Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Third Week of February)

• National FFA Week - February 15-22, 2025 (Runs Saturday to Saturday and has February 22, George Washington's birthday in the week)

• National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2025 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)

• National Hero Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)

• National Invasive Species Awareness Week - February 24-28, 2025 (For 5 Days Starting the Last Monday in February)

• National Justice for Animals Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Begins on the Fourth Week in February)

• National Marriage Week USA - February 7-14

• National Meat Week - January 26 - February 2, 2025

• National Nestbox Week - February 14-21

• National New Idea Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)

• National Pancake Week - February 17-23, 2025

• National Pasty Week - February 27 - March 4, 2025 (Closest to St. Piran's Day on March 5th)

• National Patient Recognition Week - February 1-7

• National Salute to Veteran Patients - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of February 14 - Valentine's Day)

• National Sauna Week - February 16-22, 2025 (Last Full Week of February)

• National School Counseling Week - February 3-7, 2025 (First Full  M-F Week in February)

• National Secondhand Wardrobe Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week in February)

• National Storytelling Week (U.K.) - January 30 - February 7, 2025

• National Week of Chastity - February 9-15, 2025 (Week of Valentine's Day)
  

• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14-21

• Pay Your Bills Week - February 2-8, 2025 (First Full Week in February)
  

• Peace Corp Week - February 23-27, 2025

• Pickle Time Week - February 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of February)

• Pride in Food Services Week - February 3-7, 2025 (First Full Workweek of February)

• Publicity for Profit Week - February 2-8

• Ramadan - Evening of February 28, 2025 - Evening of March 30, 2025

• Random Acts of Kindness Week - February 14-20, 2025 

• Real Bread Week - February 15-23, 2025 (Second to Last Saturday to Last Saturday in February)

• Risk Awareness Week - February 7-14
  

• Royal Hobart Regatta (Australia) - February 8-10, 2025

• Saint Paul Winter Carnival - January 23 - February 2, 2025 (St. Paul, MN)

• Shape Up With Pickles Time - First Week of February

• Simplot Games - February 20-22, 2025

• Solo Diners Eat Out Week - February 1-7

• Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show - January 17 - February 8, 2025 (Fort Worth, TX)

• Spring Festival Golden Week (China) - January 28 - February 3

• Student Volunteering Week (United Kingdom) - February 10-16, 2025

• Sundance Film Festival (Park City, UT) - January 23 - February 2, 2025

• Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week - February 8-17, 2025

• Take Your Family to School Week - February 17-21, 2025

• Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco) - February 16-22, 2025 (Third Full Week in February)

• Tinnitus Awareness Week - February 3-9, 2025

• Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) - Evening of February 12, 2025 - Evening of February 13, 2025

• US Snow Sculpting Week - February 5-9, 2025
  

• Valentine's Week - February 7-14
  

• Westminster Dog Show - February 8 and February 10-11, 2025

• Whooping Crane Festival - February 20-23, 2025 

• Women in Blue Jeans Days - February 23-24, 2024 (2025 TBA)

• Women's Heart Week - February 1-7 (Annually for 7 days starting February 1)
  

• World AG Expo - February 11-13, 2025 in Tulare, CA

• World Interfaith Harmony Week - February 1-7 (First Week of February)

• Yukon Quest - Starting on February 1, 2025 - Typically the Awards Ceremony is six days after the start date.

Daily Holidays and Observances

• Abolition of Slavery Day - February 1
• Barber Day - February 1, 2025 (First Saturday in February)
• Candy-Making Day - February 1
  
• Car Insurance Day - February 1
• CBD Day - February 1
• Change Your Password Day - February 1
• Conservatorship and Guardianship Abuse Awareness Day - February 1
• Dark Chocolate Day - February 1
  
• Decorating With Candy Day - February 1
• G.I. Joe Day - February 1
• Holiday Hugs Day - February 1
• Hula in the Coola Day - February 1
• Ice Cream for Breakfast Day - February 1, 2025 (First Saturday in February)
• International Day of Black Women in the Arts - February 1 (First Day of Black History Month)
• International Face & Body Art Day - February 1 
• International Pisco Sour Day - February 1, 2025 (First Saturday in February)
• Lung Leavin' Day - February 1, 2025 (First Saturday in February)
• National Baked Alaska Day - February 1
• National Cameron Day - February 1
• National Freedom Day - February 1
• National Get Up Day - February 1
• National Play Outside Day - February 1, 2025 - First Saturday of EVERY Month)
• National Sean Day - February 1
• Robinson Crusoe Day - February 1
  
• Serpent Day - February 1
• Spunky Old Broads Day - February 1
• Take Your Child to the Library Day - February 1, 2025 (First Saturday in February)
• Texas Day - February 1
• World Aspergillosis Day - February 1
• World Hijab Day - February 1

• 2025 Pro Bowl - February 2, 2025
• Ayn Rand Day - February 2
  
• Bonza Bottler Day - February 2
• British Yorkshire Pudding Day (United Kingdom) - February 2, 2025 (First Sunday of February)
• California Kiwi Fruit Day - February 2
  
• Candlemas Day - February 2
• Crepe Day - February 2
• Dump Your Significant Jerk Day - February 2, 2025 (First Sunday in February)
• Grammy Awards - February 2, 2025
• Groundhog Day - February 2
  
• Groundhog Job Shadow Day - February 2
• Heavenly Hash Day - February 2
• Hedgehog Day - February 2
• Imbolic - February 2 
• Lung Leavin' Day - February 2
• Marmot Day (Alaska) - February 2 (First Friday in February)
• National Brendan Day - February 2
• National Brown Dog Day - February 2
• National Catcher Day - February 2
• National Frank Day - February 2
• National River Day - February 2
• National Pork Rind Appreciation Day - February 2
• Rheumatoid Awareness Day - February 2
• Scout Sunday - February 2, 2025 (First Day of Boy Scout Week)
• Self Renewal Day - February 2
• Sled Dog Day - February 2
• Tater Tot Day - February 2
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - February 2
• The Record of a Sneeze Day - February 2
• World Play Your Ukulele Day - February 2
• World Wetlands Day - February 2

• American Painters Day - February 3
• Doggy Date Night - February 3
  
• Elmo's Birthday - February 3
• Feed the Birds Day - February 3
• Four Chaplains Day - February 3
• International Golden Retriever Day - February 3
  
• National Carrot Cake Day - February 3
  
• National Carrot Day - February 3
• National Cordova Ice Worm Day - February 3
• National Missing Person's Day - February 3
• National Patient Recognition Day - February 3
• National Sickie Day (United Kingdom) - February 3, 2025 (First Monday in February)
• National Trevor Day - February 3
• National Wedding Ring Day - February 3
  
• National Women Physicians Day - February 3
• Take a Cruise Day - February 3
• The Day the Music Died - February 3
  

• African American Coaches Day - February 4, 2025 (First Tuesday in February)
• Facebook's Birthday - February 4
  
• Homemade Soup Day - February 4
• I Heart Horror Day - February 4
• International Day of Human Fraternity - February 4
• Liberace Day - February 4
• Medjoola Date Day - February 4
• National Create a Vacuum Day - February 4
• National Hemp Day - February 4
• National Israel Day (People Named Israel) - February 4
• National Stuffed Mushroom Day - February 4
• National Thank a Mailman Day - February 4
• National Wicker Day - February 4
• Philippine-American War Memorial Day - February 4
• Quacker Day - February 4
• Rosa Parks Day - February 4 - (State of CA and OH)
• Sweater Day - February 4
• Torture Abolition Day - February 4
  
• USO Day - February 4
• Willie Mays Day - February 4
• World Cancer Day - February 4

• Adlai Stevenson Day - February 5
  
• Disaster Day - February 5
• Feast of St. Agatha - February 5
• Global School Play Day - February 5, 2025 (First Wednesday in February)
• International Clash Day - February 5, 2025 (February 5th Unless it falls on a Saturday or Sunday)
• Leo Day (People Named Leo) - February 5
• Move Hollywood & Broadway to Lebanon, PA Day - February 5
  
• National Chocolate Fondue Day - February 5
• National Fart Day - February 5
• National Girls & Women in Sports Day - February 5, 2025 (First Wednesday in February)
• National Pork Rind Day - February 5
• National Primrose Day - February 5
• National Signing Day - February 5, 2025 (First Wednesday in February)
• National Weatherperson's Day - February 5
• Shower With a Friend Day - February 5
• Western Monarch Day - February 5
• World Animal Reiki Day - February 5
• World Nutella Day - February 5
• World Read Aloud Day - February 5, 2025 (First Wednesday in February)

• Canadian Maple Syrup Day - February 6
  
• International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation - February 6
• International Frozen Yogurt Day - February 6
• Lame Duck Day - February 6
  
• National Ashley Day - February 6
• National Chopsticks Day - February 6
• National Sweater Day (In Canada) - February 6, 2025 (First Thursday in February)
• National Valentine Shopping Reminder Day - February 6 and February 13
• Optimist Day - February 6, 2025 (First Thursday of February)
• Pay a Compliment Day - February 6
• Reclaim Social Day - February 6
• Ronald Reagan Day (California only) - February 6
• Time to Talk Day - February 6

• Ballet Day - February 7
  
• Bubble Gum Day - February 7, 2025 (First Friday in February)
• E Day - February 7
• Give Kids a Smile Day - February 7, 2025 (First Friday in February)
• Harry Potter Book Night - February 7
  
• Hug an Addict or Alcoholic Day - February 7
• International Clash Day - February 7
• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - February 7
• National Fettuccine Alfredo Day - February 7
• National Jack Day (People Named Jack) - February 7
• National Periodic Table Day - February 7
  
• National Wear Red Day - February 7, 2025 (First Friday in February)
• National Women's Heart Day - February 7, 2025 (First Friday in February - Also Known as National Wear Red Day)
• Number Day (United Kingdom) - February 7, 2025 (First Friday in February)
• Rose Day - February 7
  
• Send a Card to a Friend Day - February 7
• Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day - February 7
• Working Naked Day - February 7, 2025 (First Friday in February)

• Boy Scout Anniversary Day - February 8
• Global Movie Day - February 8, 2025 (Second Saturday in February)
• Laugh and Get Rich Day - February 8
  
• Molasses Bar Day - February 8
• National Iowa Day - February 8
• National Kite Flying Day - February 8
  
• Opera Day - February 8
• Propose Day - February 8
• Scout Sabbath - February 8, 2025 (Last Day of Boy Scout Week)

• Autism Sunday - also known as International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome - February 9, 2025 (Second Sunday in February)
• Gwyl Mabsant - February 9 (Rural Festival in Wales)
  
• Man Day - February 9, 2025 (Sunday before Valentines Day)
• National Bagels and Lox Day - February 9
  
• National Cut the Cord Day - February 9
• National Develop Alternative Vices Day - February 9
• National Homegating Day - February 9, 2025 (Same Day as the Super Bowl)
• National Owen Day (People Named Owen) - February 9
• National Pizza Day - February 9
• National Stop Bullying Day - February 9
• National Toothache Day - February 9
  
• Pizza Pie Day - February 9
  
• Read in the Bathtub Day - February 9
• Super Bowl Sunday - February 9, 2025
• Super Chicken Wing Day - February 9, 2025 (Same Day as Super Bowl Sunday)
• World Marriage Day - February 9, 2025 (Second Sunday in February)

• All the News That's Fit to Print Day - February 10
• Children's Hospice Day (Germany) - February 10
• Clean Out Your Computer Day - February 10, 2025 (Second Monday in February)
  
• Cream Cheese Brownie Day - February 10
  
• International Cribbage Day - February 10
• International Epilepsy Day - February 10, 2025 (Second Monday in February)
• Meal Monday - February 10, 2025 (Second Monday in February)
• National Flannel Day - February 10
  
• National Football Hangover Day - February 10, 2025 (Day after Super Bowl)
• National Home Warranty Day - February 10
• National Julio Day (People Named Julio) - February 10
• National Louis Day (People Named Louis) - February 10
• National Pool Day - February 10, 2025 (Day After the Super Bowl) 
• Oatmeal Monday - February 10, 2025 (Second Monday in February)
• Plimsoll Day - February 10
• Teddy Day - February 10
• Umbrella Day - February 10
• Valentismas - February 10
• World Pulses Day - February 10

• Be Electrific Day - February 11
  
• Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day - February 11
• Extraterrestrial Culture Day - February 11, 2025 - (Second Tuesday in February)
• Extraterrestrial Visitor Day - February 11, 2025 (Second Tuesday in February)
• Get Out Your Guitar Day - February 11
• Grandmother Achievement Day - February 11
• International Day of Women & Girls in Science - February 11
• Make A Friend's Day - February 11
• National Inventor's Day - February 11
  
• National Make a Friend Day - February 11
  
• National Marc Day - February 11 (People Named Marc)
• National Shut-in Visitation Day - February 11
• National Van Day - February 11 (People with Van in their Surname)
• Peppermint Patty Day - February 11
  
• Pro Sports Wives Day - February 11
• Promise Day - February 11
• Safer Internet Day - February 11, 2025 (Second Tuesday in February)
• Satisfied Staying Single Day - February 11
• White T Shirt Day - February 11
  
• World Day of the Sick - February 11

• Darwin Day - February 12
  
• Floating Lantern Festival - February 12, 2025 (15th Day of the First Month of Chinese Calendar)
• Georgia Day - February 12, 2025 (On or around February 12 in the U.S. State of Georgia)
• Hug Day - February 12
• International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers - February 12 (Also Known as Red Hand Day)
• Lincoln's Birthday - February 12, 2025 (State Holiday in CT, IL, MO, NY)
  
• NAACP Day - February 12
  
• National Brayden Day - February 12 (People Named Brayden)
• National Freedom to Marry Day - February 12
  
• National Lost Penny Day - February 12
• National Plum Pudding Day - February 12
• Oglethorpe Day - February 12
  
• Paul Bunyan Day - February 12
• Safety Pup Day - February 12
• Sick of Food Waste Day - February 12, 2025 (Monday After Super Bowl)

• Black Love Day - February 13
• Canada's Agriculture Day - February 13
• Desperation Day - February 13
  
• Dream Your Sweet Day - February 13
• Employee Legal Awareness Day - February 13
• Galentine's Day - February 13 (Always the day before Valentine's Day)
  
• Get a Different Name Day - February 13
• International Condom Day - February 13
• International Natural Day - February 13
• Kiss Day - February 13
  
• Madly In Love With Me Day - February 13
• National Apology Day (Australia) - February 13
• National Break Up With Your Carrier Day - February 13
  
• National Cheddar Day - February 13
• National Crab Rangoon Day - February 13
• National Derrick Day - February 13 (People Named Derrick)
• National Giving Hearts Day - February 13, 2025 (Second Thursday in February)
• National Internet Friends Day - February 13
• National Jamie Day - February 13 (People Named Jamie)
• National Tortellini Day - February 13
  
• National Valentine Shopping Reminder Day - February 6 and February 13
• National Wingman's Day - February 13
• Self-Love Day - February 13
  
• Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.) February 14 (some celebrate this on the 13th or 15th, to get away from the commercialization of Valentine's Day). Also known as Singles Appreciation Day
• World Radio Day - February 13
  

• Frederick Douglass Day - February 14
  
• International Book Giving Day - February 14
• International Winter Bike to Work Day - February 14, 2025 (Second Friday in February)
• League of Women Voters Day - February 14
• Library Lovers Day - February 14
• National Black Literacy Day - February 14
• National Boone Day (People Named Boone) = February 14
• National Call in Single Day - February 14
• National Chance Day (People Named Chance) - February 14
• National Christine Day (People Named Christine) - February 14
• National Condom Awareness Day - February 14
  
• National Creme-Filled Chocolates Day - February 14
• National Donor Day - February 14
• National Ferris Wheel Day - February 14
  
• National Have a Heart Day - February 14
• National Impotence Day - February 14
• National Pet Theft Awareness Day - February 14
• No One Eats Alone Day - February 14, 2025 (Second Friday in February)
  
• Pet Theft Awareness Day - February 14
• Quirky Alone Day - February 14
• Race Relations Day - February 14
• Read to Your Child Day - February 14
• Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.) February 14 (some celebrate this on the 13th or 15th, to get away from the commercialization of Valentine's Day). Also known as Singles Appreciation Day
• Statehood Day in Arizona - February 14 (Local Observance in Arizona)
• Statehood Day in Oregon - February 14
• The Inbox Day - February 14, 2025 (Second Friday in February)
• Valentine's Day - February 14
• Welsh Language Music Day (United Kingdom) - February 14, 2025 (Second Friday in February)
• World Bonobo Day - February 14
• World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day - February 14
• World Sound Healing Day - February 14

• Angelman Syndrome Day - February 15
• Annoy Squidward Day (Sponge Bob Square Pants) - February 15
• International Angelman Day - February 15
• International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day - February 15
• Love Reset Day - February 15
• Lupercalia - February 15
  
• National Black Girl Magic Day - February 15
• National Flag of Canada Day - February 15
• National Gumdrop Day - February 15
• National Hippo Day - February 15
• National I Want Butterscotch Day - February 15
• National Marcus Day - February 15
• National Wisconsin Day - February 15
• Nirvana Day - February 15 (Buddhist)
• Remember the Maine Day - February 15
• Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.) February 14 (some celebrate this on the 13th or 15th, to get away from the commercialization of Valentine's Day). Also known as Singles Appreciation Day
• St. Skeletor's Day - February 15
• Susan B. Anthony Day - February 15
• World Pangolin Day - February 15, 2025 (Third Saturday in February)
• World Whale Day - February 15, 2025 (Third Sunday in February)

• Daytona 500 - February 16, 2025
• Daytona Pole Day - February 16, 2025
• Do a Grouch a Favor Day - February 16
  
• Elizabeth Peratrovich Day - February 16 (Local Observance in Alaska)
• Innovation Day - February 16
• Kyoto Protocol Day - February 16
• National Almond Day - February 16
• NBA All Star Game - February 16, 2025
  
• Tim Tam Day - February 16

• Analog to Digital TV Day - February 17
• Champion Crab Races Day - February 17
• Daisy Gatson Bates Day - February 17, 2025 (State Holiday in Arkansas)
• Family Day (Canada) - February 17, 2025 (Third Monday in February)
• Islander Day (Canada) - February 17, 2025 (Third Monday in February)
• My Way Day - February 17
• National Cabbage Day - February 17
• National Cafe Au Lait Day - February 17
• National Indian Pudding Day - February 17
• National PTA Founders Day - February 17
• National Public Science Day - February 17
• National Tennis Pro Day - February 17
• President's Day - February 17, 2025 (Third Monday in February)
• Random Acts of Kindness Day - February 17
• Washington's Birthday - February 17, 2025 (Third Monday in February). Some State and Local Governments refer to this day as President's Day. His Actual Birthday is on February 22
• Who Shall I Be Day - February 17
• World Human Spirit Day - February 17

• Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day - February 18
• Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day - February 18
• Drink Wine Day - February 18
  
• Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day - February 18
• National Battery Day - February 18
  
• National Hate Florida Day - February 18
• Pluto Day - February 18
  
• Thumb Appreciation Day - February 18
• Travel Africa Day - February 18, 2025 (Third or Fourth Tuesday in February)

• Best Friends Day (SpongeBob Squarepants) - February 19
• Coast Guard Reserves Birthday - February 19
• International Tug-of-War Day - February 19
  
• Iwo Jima Day - February 19
• National Airboat Day - February 19
• National Arabian Horse Day - February 19
• National Chocolate Mint Day - February 19
• National Lashes Day - February 19
• Prevent Plagiarism Day - February 19
  
• Vet Girls Rock Day - February 19

• Clean Out Your Bookcase Day - February 20
• Discover Girl Day - February 20, 2025 (Thursday of National Engineers Week which is February 16-22, 2025)
• Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day - February 20, 2025 (Thursday in National Engineer's Week which is February 16-22, 2025)
• Love Your Pet Day - February 20
  
• National Cherry Pie Day - February 20
• National Comfy Day - February 20
• National Day of Solidarity With Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Immigrants - February 20
• National Handcuff Day - February 20
• National Leadership Day - February 20
• National Muffin Day - February 20
• National Student Volunteer Day - February 20
• National Whistleblower Reward Day - February 20
• No Politics Day - February 20
• Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day - February 20
• The Great American Spit Out - February 20, 2025 (Thursday of Through With the Chew Week)
• Women in Blue Jeans Day - February 20
• World Anthropology Day - February 20, 2025 (Third Thursday in February)
• World Cholangiocarcinoma Day - February 20, 2025
• World Day for Social Justice - February 20
  

• Card Reading Day - February 21
• International Mother Language Day - February 21
• National Caregivers Day - February 21, 2025 (Third Friday in February)
• National Grain Free Day - February 21
• National Sticky Bun Day - February 21
• World Information Architecture Day - February 21, 2025 (Third Friday in February)
• Yukon Heritage Day (Canada) - February 21

• Be Humble Day - February 22
• European Day for Victims of Crime - February 22
• Founders Day - February 22 (World Organization of the Scout Movement)
• International Sword Swallowers Day - February 22, 2025 (Last Saturday of February)
• International Tongue Twister Day - February 22, 2025 (Last Saturday in February)
• National California Day - February 22
• National Cook a Sweet Potato Day - February 22
• National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day - February 22
• National Margarita Day - February 22
• National Wildlife Day - February 22 (In 2018 this date was permanently changed from September 4 in honor of Steve Irving's Birthday)
• Open that Bottle Night - February 22, 2025 (Last Saturday of February)
• Recreational Sports & Fitness Day - February 22
• Single Tasking Day - February 22
• Tex Avery Day - February 22
• Walking the Dog Day - February 22
  
• Washington's Birthday - February 22 (but observed as a U.S. Federal Holiday on the Third Monday in February (February 17, 2025)
• Woolworth's Day - February 22
• World Thinking Day - February 22

• Curling is Cool Day - February 23
  
• Diesel Engine Day - February 23
• International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day - February 23
• National Banana Bread Day - February 23
  
• National Dog Biscuit Day - February 23
• National Hospitality Workers Appreciation Day - February 23
• National Rationalization Day - February 23
• National Rudy Day - February 23
• National Tile Day - February 23
• Orthodox Meatfare Sunday - February 23, 2025
• Pinocchio Day - February 23
• Play Tennis Day - February 23
• Tootsie Roll Day - February 23
• World Understanding and Peace Day - February 23

• Flag Day Mexico - February 24
• Forget Me Not Day - February 24
• International I Hate Coriander Day - February 24
• National Cupcake Day (Canada) - February 24, 2025 (Last Monday in February)
• National Dance Day - February 24
  
• National Tortilla Chip Day - February 24
• National Trading Card Day - February 24
• Play More Cards Day - February 24, 2025 (Last Monday in February)
• Twin Peaks Day - February 24
  
• World Bartender Day - February 24

• Let's All Eat Right Day - February 25
  
• Maha Shivaratri - February 25, 2025 (Hindu Holiday in the U.S. - other Countries celebrate on February 26, 2025)
• National Billy Day - February 25
• National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day - February 25
• National Clam Chowder Day - February 25
• National Jessica Day - February 25
• National Kathy Day - February 25
• National Nicholas Day - February 25
• National Pistol Patent Day - February 25
• Quiet Day - February 25
  
• Rubber Ducky Day - February 25
• Spay Day USA - February 25, 2025 (Last Tuesday in February)
• World Spay Day - February 25, 2025 (Last Tuesday in February)

• Black Lives Matter - February 26
• Carnival Day - February 26
• Carpe Diem Day - February 26
• For Pete's Sake Day - February 26
• Inconvenience Yourself Day - February 26, 2025 (Fourth Wednesday in February)
• Levi Strauss Day - February 26
  
• Maha Shivaratri - February 25, 2025 (Hindu Holiday in the U.S. - other Countries celebrate on February 26, 2025)
• National Bacon Day - February 26
• National Customized Wheel and Tire Day - February 26
  
• National Letter to an Elder Day - February 26
• National Personal Chef's Day - February 26
• National Pistachio Day - February 26
• National Saul Day - February 26
• Pink Shirt Day - February 26, 2025 (Last Wednesday in February)
• Tell a Fairy Tale Day - February 26
  
• Thermos Bottle Day - February 26
• World Pistachio Day - February 26

• Anosmia Awareness Day - February 27
• Digital Learning Day - February 27, 2025 (Last Thursday in February)
• Fat Thursday - February 27, 2025 (Catholic)
• International Polar Bear Day - February 27
  
• National Albert Day - February 27
• National Chili Day - February 27, 2025 (Last Thursday in February)
• National Kahlua Day - February 27
• National Polar Bear Day - February 27
  
• National Protein Day - February 27
• National Retro Day - February 27
• National Strawberry Day - February 27
• National Susan Day - February 27
• National Toast Day - February 27, 2025 (Last Thursday in February)
• No Brainer Day - February 27
• Pokemon Day - February 27
• The Big Breakfast Day - February 27
• World NGO Day - February 27

• Car Keys and Small Change Day - February 28
• Floral Design Day - February 28
• Global Scouse Day - February 28
• International Pancake Day - February 28, 2025 (47 Days Before Easter)
• International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day - February 28
  
• International Stand Up to Bullying Day - February 28, 2025 (Last Friday in February)
• Linus Pauling Day - February 28 (Local Observance in Oregon)
• National Chocolate Souffle Day - February 28
• National Customized Wheel and Tire Day - February 28
• National Essay Day - February 28
• National Public Sleeping Day - February 28
• National Science Day - February 28
• National Time Refund Day - February 28
• National Tooth Fairy Day - February 28
• National Vegan Lipstick Day - February 28
• Rare Disease Day - February 28, 2025 (Last Day of February)
• Skip The Straw Day - February 28, 2025 (Fourth Friday in February)
• U.S. Snow Shoe Day - February 28, 2025

• Bachelor's Day - February 29 (Every 4 Years - 2016, 2020, 2024 etc)
• International Underlings Day - February 29 (Every 4 Years - 2016, 2020, 2024 etc)
  
• Leap Year Day - February 29
• Superman's Birthday - February 29
  
• Surf and Turf Day - February 29
• Yellowstone Park Day - February 29
  

February Daily Holidays Detail

Below, you will find a Daily page for each day of February, that will have lots of information pertaining to that specific day of the year! (pages will be linked up as they are completed)

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

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