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

Naitonal Friendship Day
1st Sunday in August

National Book Lovers Day
August 9

National Aviation Day
August 19

Read about an Alaska Aviator

National Park Service Day
August 25

September Activities

Labor Day
First Monday

Grandparents Day
First Sunday after Labor Day

Read about an Arctic Grandpa

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

Halloween
October 31

November Activities

Native American Heritage Month

Election Day
Tuesday after the first Monday in 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