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Annual United States  Holiday Activities

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January Activities

New Years Day
January 1
Lunar New Year
January or February
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Third Monday of January

Read about a Black leader
National Squirrel Appreciation Day
January 21

Learn about Arctic Squirrels

February Activities

Black History Month
February

Read about a Black Leader
National Cordova Ice Worm Day
February 3

Color Cordova here
National Wear Red Day
1st Friday in February
Groundhog Day
February 2
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Early February
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
February 12
Valentine's Day
February 14
Susan B. Anthony's Birthday
February 15
Random Acts of Kindness Day
February 17
National Love Your Pet Day
February 20
Read about a cat's trip
President's Day
3d Monday in February
International Polar Bear Day
February 27

March Activities

Womens History Month
Read Across America Day
March 2
St. Patrick's Day
March 17
International Day of Forests
March 21
Seward's Day
Last Monday of March

Easter Activities

Easter
Date varies in March/April
Easter
Date varies in March/April
Easter
Date varies in March/April

April Activities

Poetry Month
Thomas Jefferson Birthday
April 13
National Library Week
2nd full week of April
Tuesday of
National Library Week
Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
4th Thursday in April
Earth Day
April 22
National Arbor Day
Last Friday in April
Independent Bookstore Day
Last Saturday in April

May Activities

National Pet Month

Read about Midnight, the cat  
Military Appreciation Month

Read about WWII Hero
Teacher Appreciation Day
Tuesday of 1st full week in May
Cinco de Mayo
5th of May
Mother's Day
2nd Sunday in May
Memorial Day
last Monday in May

Read about a WWII Hero

June Activities

Dinosaur Day
June 1
Dinosaur Day

Dinosaur Activities
Dinosaur Day

Dinosaur Activities
Dinosaur Day

Dinosaur Activities
Flag Day
June 14
Father's Day
Third Sunday of June
American Eagle Day
June 20
June Soltice
June 21

Independence Day Activities

Independence Day
4th of July
Independence Day
4th of July
Independence Day
4th of July

July Activities

American Zoo Day
July 1
National Zoo Keeper Week
3rd week of July
National Fishing Month
July 24-August 30, 2023
National Amelia EarHart Day
July 24

Read about an Alaska Aviator
International Day of Friendship
July 30

August Activities

Back to School Month
International Owl Awareness Day
August 5
Read about Luna, the owl
Naitonal Friendship Day
1st Sunday in August
National Book Lovers Day
August 9
National Aviation Day
August 19

Read about an Alaska Aviator
Senior Citizens Day
August 21
Read about an Arctic Grandpa
National Park Service Day
August 25

September Activities

Hispanic Heritage Month
Labor Day
First Monday
Grandparents Day
First Sunday after Labor Day

Read about an Arctic Grandpa
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
September 17
Public Lands Day
Fourth Saturday of September
Sea Otter Awareness Week
Last week of September

Learn more about Sea Otters
Last week of September

Learn more about Sea Otters
Last week of September

Learn more about Sea Otters

October Activities

National Book Month
Child Health Day
1st Monday
National Be Nice Day
October 5
Indigenous People's Day
2nd Monday in October
Alaska Day
October 18
Alaska Highway Day
Alaska Highway Day
October 25
Halloween
October 31

November Activities

Native American Heritage Month
Election Day
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
2nd week of November
Veterans Day
November 11

Read about a WWII Hero
Thanksgiving
4th Thursday in November
Thanksgiving
4th Thursday in November
Thanksgiving
4th Thursday in November

December Activities

Wright Brothers
December 17

Read about flying in Alaska
Winter Solstice
Usually December 21
Hanukkah
December dates vary
Christmas Songs
December 25
Christmas Word Search
December 25
Christmas Nativity Word Scramble
December 25
New Years Eve Countdown
December 31
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