January is…

January 2021 –

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.

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Which of these days will you celebrate?

Month:

National Bath Safety Month

National Blood Donor Month

National Braille Literacy Month

National Hobby Month

Hot Tea Month

National Oatmeal Month

National Soup Month

National Mentoring Month

National Menudo Month

National Oatmeal Month

National Slow Cooking Month

National Sunday Supper Month

Week Celebrations:

New Year’s Resolutions Week – First Week

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.

Hunt for Happiness Week – Third Full Week

National Healthy Weight Week – Begins Third Sunday in January

International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week – 8 Days Beginning the Third Saturday

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week – 7 Days Beginning the Third Sunday in January

Meat Week – Eight Days beginning last Sunday in January

National School Choice Week – Last Week in January

January 2021 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:

January 1

New Year’s Day

January 2

National Buffet Day

National Cream Puff Day

National Personal Trainer Awareness Day

National Science Fiction Day

International Stop Spam Day

Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day

January 3

Feast of the Epiphany – Three Kings – date varies

Festival of Sleep Day

Fruitcake Toss Day

Humiliation Day

National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

National Drinking Straw Day

January 4

National Missouri Day

National Spaghetti Day

National Trivia Day

National Thank God It’s Monday Day – First Monday in January

January 5 

National Bird Day

National Keto Day

National Screenwriters Day

National Whipped Cream Day

January 6

National Bean Day

National Cuddle Up Day

National Shortbread Day

National Technology Day 

January 7

Old Rock Day

National Bobblehead Day

National Tempura Day

January 8

National Argyle Day

National Bubble Bath Day

National English Toffee Day

National Winter Skin Relief Day 

January 9

National Apricot Day

National Balloon Ascension Day

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

National Static Electricity Day

January 10

National Bittersweet Chocolate Day

National Cut Your Energy Costs Day

National Save The Eagles Day

National Sunday Supper Day – Second Sunday in January

Houseplant Appreciation Day

Peculiar People Day

January 11

Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day

Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend’s Day

National Arkansas Day

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

National Milk Day

National Clean Off Your Desk Day – Second Monday in January

January 12

National Curried Chicken Day

National Marzipan Day

National Pharmacist Day

Shop for Travel Day – Second Tuesday in January

National Hot Tea Day

January 13

International Skeptics Day

Make Your Dream Come True Day

National Rubber Duckie Day

National Take the Stairs Day – second Wednesday of month

Korean American Day

National Peach Melba Day

Stephen Foster Memorial Day

National Sticker Day

January 14

National Dress Up Your Pet Day

National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day

Ratification Day

January 15

National Bagel Day

National Hat Day

National Strawberry Ice Cream Day

January 16

Appreciate a Dragon Day

National Nothing Day

National Fig Newton Day

National Religious Freedom Day

National Use Your Gift Card Day – Third Saturday in January

January 17

Ditch New Years Resolutions Day

January 18

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday  , celebrated on the third Monday

Thesaurus Day

Winnie the Pooh Day -The Birthday of Winnie’s author A.A. Milne

National Michigan Day

National Peking Duck Day  

January 19

World Quark Day

National Popcorn Day

National Tin Can Day

January 20

National Buttercrunch Day

National Cheese Lover Day

Penguin Awareness Day

National Disc Jockey Day.

January 21

National Granola Bar Day

National Hugging Day

Squirrel Appreciation Day

January 22

National Blonde Brownie Day

Celebration of Life Day

National Sanctity of Life Day

January 23

National Handwriting Day

National Pie Day 

Measure Your Feet Day

January 24

Compliment Day

Global Belly Laugh Day

National Peanut Butter Day

January 25

National Florida Day

National Opposite Day

National Bubble Wrap Day – Last Monday of January

January 26

Australia Day

Spouse’s Day

National Green Juice Day

National Peanut Brittle Day

Plan for Vacation Day – Last Tuesday in January

January 27

National Chocolate Cake Day

Library Shelfie Day – Fourth Wednesday in January

January 28

Data Privacy Day

Fun at Work Day

National Kazoo Day

National Blueberry Pancake Day

January 29

National Corn Chip Day

National Puzzle Day

January 30

National Seed Swap Day – Last Saturday in January

National Croissant Day

January 31

National Backward Day

National Hot Chocolate Day

National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

 

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