Our library likes 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.
It is always fun to plan special events around some of the crazy/wacky days. I’d love to hear how you celebrate some of these days.
September is…
National Disease Literacy Month
Hispanic Heritage Month – September 15 to October 15
National Blueberry Popsicle Month
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Library Card Sign Up Month
National Mortgage Professional Month
National Self-Care Awareness Month
Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
Weekly Events
National Indoor Plant Week – third week of month
National Childhood Injury Prevention Week – September 1-7, annually
National Waffle Week – First full week in September
National Payroll Week – Week of Labor Day
National Assisted Living Week – Starts Grandparent’s Day
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week – Second full week
National Suicide Prevention Week – Second full week
National Biscuit and Gravy Week – Second Week in September – Annually
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance -September 8-10 – Annually
National Nephrology Nurses Week – Second Full Week
Line Dance Week – Starts on Second Monday through Saturday
National Healthcare Environmental Services Week – Second full week
National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week– Second Week
National Eczema Week – Third full week
Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week – Third full week
National Farm Animals Awareness Week – Third Week of September
National Farm & Ranch Safety & Health Week – Since 1944 the Third Full Week of September
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week – Third Full week in September
National Singles Week -Third Full Week in September
National Keep Kids Creative Week – Third Full Monday through Friday Week
National Surgical Technologists Week – Third Full Week of September
National Security Officer Appreciation Week – Third Full Week
National Construction Appreciation Week – Third Full Week
National Wild Rice Week – Changes Annually – September 16-22, 2019
International Week of the Deaf – Last full week of September
National Deaf Dog Week – Changes Annually (September 24 – October 1, 2019)
National Fall Foliage Week – Begins last Sunday of September
Daily
1 Emma M. Nutt Day, the first woman telephone operator
1 National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day
2 National Blueberry Popsicle Day
2 Labor Day First Monday of month
6 National Coffee Ice Cream Day
6 National Lazy Mom’s Day – First Friday in September
6 National Food Bank Day– First Friday in September
7 National Grateful Patient Day
7 National Tailgating Day – First Saturday in September
7 World Beard Day – First Saturday in September
8 National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day
8 National Pet Memorial Day – Second Sunday in September
8 National Hug Your Hound Day – Second Sunday in September
8 Grandparent’s Day – first Sunday after Labor Day
9 Care Bears Share Your Care Day
9 National Wiener Schnitzel Day
9 National Boss/Employee Exchange Day – Monday after Labor Day
10 National Ants on a Log Day – Second Tuesday in September
11 Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
12 National Chocolate Milkshake Day
12 National Day of Encouragement
12 National Report Medicare Fraud Day
13 Blame Someone Else Day – first Friday the 13th of the year.
13 Chinese Moon Festival – date varies
13 Uncle Sam Day – his image was first used in 1813
13 National Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day
13 National Programmers Day – 256th Day of the Year
14 National Sober Day *
14 National Cream Filled Donut Day
14 International Crab Fest Day
14 National Cream-Filled Donut Day
15 Felt Hat Day – On this day, men traditionally put away their felt hats.
15 National Women’s Friendship Day – third Sunday in September
15 Wife Appreciation Day – third Sunday in September
15 National Double Cheeseburger Day
15 National Creme de Menthe Day
15 National Tackle Kids Cancer Day
15 National Online Learning Day
16 National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
16 National Working Parents Day
17 National Apple Dumpling Day
17 National Professional House Cleaners Day *
17 National IT Professionals Day– Third Tuesday in September
18 National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
19 International Talk Like A Pirate Day
19 National Butterscotch Pudding Day
19 National Pawpaw Day * – Third Thursday in September
20 National Pepperoni Pizza Day
20 National Tradesmen Day – Third Friday in September
20 National POW/MIA Recognition Day – Third Friday in September
21 International Red Panda Bear Day – Third Saturday in September
21 National Dance Day – Third Saturday in September
21 National Gymnastics Day – Third Saturday in September
21Boys’ and Girls’ Club Day for Kids – Third Saturday in September
21 Puppy Mill Awareness Day – Third Saturday in September
21 Responsible Dog Ownership Day – Third Saturday in September
21 National CleanUp Day – Third Saturday In September
22 Car Free Day
22 National Girls’ Night In Day
22 Hobbit Day
22 National Ice Cream Cone Day
22 National White Chocolate Day
23 Autumn Equinox – Fall begins!
23 Checkers Day
23 National Great American Pot Pie Day
24 National Cherries Jubilee Day
24 National Voter Registration Day – Fourth Tuesday in September
24 Innergize Day – Day after the Autumn Equinox
25 National One-Hit Wonder Day
25 National Research Administrator Day
25 National Women’s Health & Fitness Day – Last Wednesday in September
26 National Compliance Officer Day
26 National Shamu the Whale Day
27 Native American Day – fourth Friday of the month
27 National Chocolate Milk Day
27 National Corned Beef Hash Day
28 National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
28 National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 National Family Health and Fitness Day USA
28 National North Carolina Day
28 Ask a Stupid Question Day (one of my favorite days)
28 International Rabbit Day – Fourth Saturday in September
29 Confucius Day – Try your luck. Get a Fortune Cookie.
29 Rosh Hashanah – begins at sundown, date varies
29 VFW Day
29 National Gold Star Mother’s Day