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Interesting Holidays: January

Lists of strange or interesting holidays and anniversaries for every day of the year

Monthlong Observances

Artichoke & Asparagus Month

Bread Machine Baking Month

International Creativity Month

National Bath Safety Month

National Blood Donor Month

National Braille Literacy Month

National Careers In Cosmetology Month

National Egg Month

National Eye Health Care Month

National Fat-Free Living Month

National Fiber Focus Month

National Hobby Month

National Hot Tea Month

National Oatmeal Month

National Polka Month

National Slow Cooking Month

National Soup Month

Prune Breakfast Month

Tubers & Dried Fruit Month

January

Winter scene

Days in January

  1. New Year's Day, National Bloody Mary Day, National Black Eyed Pea Day, Copyright Law Day, First Foot Day, Z Day
  2. World Introvert Day, National Science Fiction Day, National Buffet Day, National Motivation & Inspiration Day, National Cream Puff Day, National Speed Limit Day, Run Something Up The Flagpole And See If Anybody Salutes It Day
  3. National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day, J.R.R. Tolkien Day, Drinking Straw Day, Festival Of Sleep Day, Fruitcake Toss Day, Humiliation Day
  4. World Braille Day, World Hypnotism Day, National Cheese Fondue Day, National Spaghetti Day, National Trivia Day
  5. National Whipped Cream Day, National Bird Day
  6. Three Kings Day, National Shortbread Day, National Take A Poet To Lunch Day, Bean Day, Cuddle Up Day
  7. International Silly Walk Day, International Programmers Day, National Tempura Day, National Bobblehead Day, Harlem Globetrotters Day, Old Rock Day
  8. National English Toffee Day, Earth's Rotation Day, Bubble Bath Day, Show-and-Tell at Work Day, Man Watchers Day
  9. National Apricot Day, National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, National Static Electricity Day, Balloon Ascension Day, Play God Day
  10. National Cut Your Energy Costs Day, National Bittersweet Chocolate Day, League of Nations Day, Peculiar People Day, Houseplant Appreciation Day
  11. National Hot Toddy Day, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, National Vision Board Day, National Milk Day, Secret Pal Day, Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day, National Step In A Puddle And Splash Your Friend Day
  12. International Kiss A Ginger Day, National Glazed Donut Day, National Pharmacist Day, National Curried Chicken Day, National Marzipan Day, Feast Of Fabulous Wild Men Day
  13. World Skeptics Day, National Clean Off Your Desk Day, National Gluten-Free Day, National Peach Melba Day, National Sticker Day, Rubber Duckie Day, Public Radio Broadcasting Day, Make Your Dream Come True Day
  14. National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day, National Dress Up Your Pet Day, Organize Your Home Day
  15. World Religion Day, National Strawberry Ice Cream Day, National Fresh-Squeezed Juice Day, National Hat Day, Humanitarian Day
  16. International Hot & Spicy Food Day, National Fig Newton Day, National Nothing Day, Religious Freedom Day, Prohibition Remembrance Day, Appreciate A Dragon Day
  17. National Hot Buttered Rum Day, Cable Car Day, Kid Inventors Day, Rid The World Of Fad Diets And Gimmicks Day, Ditch New Year's Resolution Day, Popeye Day
  18. World Day Of The Snowman, National Peking Duck Day, National Gourmet Coffee Day, Thesaurus Day, Winnie the Pooh Day
  19. National Sanctity of Human Life Day, National Popcorn Day, Robert E. Lee Day, Women's Healthy Weight Day, Get To Know Your Customers Day, Tin Can Day, Brew A Potion Day
  20. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, National Disc Jockey Day, National Cheese Lovers Day, National Buttercrunch Day, Penguin Awareness Day, Camcorder Day
  21. National Hugging Day, National Granola Bar Day, New England Clam Chowder Day, Squirrel Appreciation Day
  22. Celebration Of Life Day, National Blond Brownie Day, National Polka Dot Day, National Southern Food Day, Answer Your Cat's Questions Day, Library Shelfie Day
  23. National Handwriting Day, National Pie Day, National Rhubarb Pie Day, Measure Your Feet Day, Clashing Clothes Day
  24. Global Belly Laugh Day, National Compliment Day, National Peanut Butter Day, Talk Like A Grizzled Prospector Day, Eskimo Pie Day, Lobster Thermidor Day, Beer Can Appreciation Day
  25. World Leprosy Day, National Irish Coffee Day, National Seed Swap Day, Macintosh Computer Day, Opposite Day, Burns Night
  26. National Peanut Brittle Day, National Pistachio Day, Australia Day, Spouse's Day
  27. National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, National Preschool Fitness Day, National Chocolate Cake Day, Holocaust Memorial Day, Thomas Crapper Day, Punch The Clock Day
  28. National Kazoo Day, National Blueberry Pancake Day, National Daisy Day, Data Privacy Day, Thank A Plugin Developer Day, Clash Day
  29. National Puzzle Day, National Corn Chip Day, National Carnation Day, Seeing Eye Dog Day, Curmudgeons Day, Freethinkers Day
  30. National Croissant Day, National Inane Answering Message Day, Escape Day, Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day, Yodel For Your Neighbors Day
  31. International Fun At Work Day, National Big Wig Day, National Brandy Alexander Day, National Gorilla Suit Day, Inspire Your Heart With Art Day, Child Labor Day, Backward Day