We like to display a list of “national” events which occur during the month. This list includes monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations. Watch for a list of birthdays in a couple of days.
Feel free to adapt the list below to meet your needs. If you want to look at other lists, I have used Holiday Insights and National Day Calendar as well as calendars I receive from publishers.
Month-long Celebrations
National Braille Literacy Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Weekly Celebrations
Diet Resolution Week – First Week
Celebration of Life Week – First Week
New Year’s Resolutions Week – First Week
National Folic Acid Awareness Week – Second Week in January
National Pizza Week – 7 Days starting 2nd Sunday
Universal Letter Writing Week – Starts second Sunday every January
Home Office Safety and Security Week – Falls second week of January each year.
World Kiwanis Week – Third Week in January
Hunt for Happiness Week – Third Full Week
Health Weight Week – Third Full Week
Sugar Awareness Week – Third Work Week in January
No Name-Calling Week – January 21-25, 2019
National Activity Professionals Week – January 20-26, 2019
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week – 7 Days Beginning the Third Sunday in January
International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week – January 19-27, 2019
Bald Eagle Appreciation Days – Saturday Jan 19 2019 – Sunday Jan 20 2019
National Medical Group Practice Week – Fourth Monday in January M-F of that week
National School Choice Week – January 20-26, 2019
National Handwriting Analysis Week – Week of John Hancock’s birthday on January 23
International Hoof Care Week – January 22-25, 2019
Tax Identity Theft Week – January 28 – February 1
National Irish Coffee Week – Fourth Week in January
Catholic Schools Week – January 27–February 2, 2019 (Begins the Last Sunday)
Meat Week – January 20 – January 27, 2019
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week – January 28 – February 2, 2019
Wacky Days
2 National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
2 National Science Fiction Day
3 National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
6 National Thank God It’s Monday Day
6 Feast of the Epiphany – Three Kings
8 National Winter Skin Relief Day
8 National Take the Stairs Day
9 National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
9 National Static Electricity Day
10 National Bittersweet Chocolate Day
10 National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
10 National Oysters Rockefeller Day
10 National Save The Eagles Day
10 Houseplant Appreciation Day
11 Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
11 Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend’s Day
11 National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
12 National Curried Chicken Day
13 Make Your Dream Come True Day
13 National Clean Off Your Desk Day
13 Stephen Foster Memorial Day
14 National Dress Up Your Pet Day
14 National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
15 National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
16 National Religious Freedom Day
16 National Without a Scalpel Day
17 Ditch New Years Resolutions Day
18 National Use Your Gift Card Day *
18 National Winnie The Pooh Day
20 National Cheese Lover’s Day
22 National Blonde Brownie Day
25 Opposite Day
26 National Peanut Brittle Day
27 Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
28 National Blueberry Pancake Day
28 National Have Fun At Work Day
31 Backward Day
31 Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
How will you celebrate in January?
