Special Events Calendar
January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - Other
January
Walk your dog month
1 January - New Year's Day
4 January - World Braille Day
14 January - World Logic Day
16 January - World Religion Day
21 January - Squirrel Appreciation Day
21 January - National Hug Day
24 January - International Day of Education
27 January - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
February
1 February - Chinese New Year
2 February - World Wetlands Day
4 February - World Cancer Day
7 February - Send a card to a friend day
8 February - Safer Internet Day
9 February - National Pizza Day
11 February - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13 February - World Radio Day
14 February - Valentine's Day
14 February - ALIA's Library Lovers Day
- ALIA's Library Lovers Day website, with a huge range of ideas, links and free resources.
- Library Lovers Display and Blind Date With a Book Activity
14 February - International Book Giving Day
17 February - Random Acts of Kindness Day
20 February - World Day of Social Justice
20 February - National Love Your Pet Day
21 February - International Mother Language Day
22 February - World Thinking Day
28 February - Rare Diseases Day
28 February - National Essay Day
March
2 March - Dr Seuss Day or Read Across America Day
3 March - World Wildlife Day
4 March - World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
1st Thursday in March - World Book Day
1st Sunday in March - Clean Up Australia Day
8 March - International Women's Day
14 March - International Day of Mathematics
17 March - St Patrick's Day
18 March - Global Recycling Day
19 March - National Poultry Day
20 March - Very Hungry Caterpillar Day
21 March - Harmony Day
21 March - World Poetry Day, International Day of Forests
22 March - World Water Day
25 March - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery
27 March - World Theatre Day
April
1 April - April Fool's Day
2 April - International Children's Book Day, World Autism Awareness Day
6 April - International Day of Sport for Development and Peach
7 April - World Health Day
12 April - International Day of Human Space Flight
15 April - World Art Day
21 April - World Creativity and innovation Day
22 April - Earth Day
23 April - World Book Day and Copyright Day
25 April - ANZAC Day
26 April - World Intellectual Property Day
28 April - Stop Food Waste Day
29 April - International Dance Day
30 April - International Jazz Day
May
Month - Read More in May
Month - Get Caught Reading Month
1st Week in May - USA Children's Book Week
3 May - World Press Freedom Day
4 May - Star Wars Day
9 May - National Lost Sock Day
11 May - Eat What You Want Day
12 May - International Nurses Day
15 May - International Day of Families
16 May - International Day of Living Together in Peace, International Day of Light
17 May - Global Road Safety Week
18 May - International Museums Day
20 May - World Bee Day
21 May - International Tea Day, World Meditation Day
23 May - World Turtle Day
4th Week in May - ALIA's Library and Information Week
4th Wednesday in May - National Simultaneous Storytime
26 May - National Sorry Day
27 May - National Reconciliation Week
28 May - World Hunger Day
29 May - National Biscuit Day
30 May - World MS Day
June
Pride Month
1 June - Global Day of Parents
3 June - World Bicycle Day
5 June - World Environment Day
8 June - World Oceans Day
14 June - World Blood Donor Day
18 June - Autistic Pride Day
18 June - International Picnic Day
20 June - World Refugee Day
20 June - International Surfing Day
21 June - International Day of Yoga
21 June - World Music Day
27 June - International Sunglasses Day
30 June - International Asteroid Day
July
NAIDOC Week
3 July - International Plastic Bag Free Day
7 July - World Chocolate Day
10 July - Don't Step on a Bee Day
11 July - World Population Day
15 July - World Youth Skills Day
17 July - World Emoji Day
18 July - Nelson Mandela International Day
29 July - International Tiger Day
20 July - World Jess Day
30 July - World Day against Trafficking in Persons
30 July - World Friendship Day
31 July - Harry Potter's Birthday (unofficial Harry Potter Day)
August
3rd Tuesday in August - Reading Hour
2nd Week in August - Australian National Science Week
4th Week in August - CBCA Book Week
8 August - International Cat Day
9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12 August - International Youth Day
13 August - International Left Handers Awareness Day
18 August - Never Give Up Day
19 August - World Humanitarian Day
19 August - World Photo Day
September
Sourdough September
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
4 September - International Bacon Day
5 September - Indigenous Literacy Day
6 September - National Read A Book Day
7 September - International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 September - International Literacy Day
13 September - Roald Dahl Day
15 September (ish) - International Dot Day
19 September - International Talk Like A Pirate Day
21 September - International Day of Peace
23 September - International Day of Sign Languages
27 September - World Tourism Day
29 September - World Heart Day
30 September - World Maritime Day, International Translation Day
National Literacy and Numeracy Week
4th Week in September - Banned Book Week
October
Month - International School Library Month
1 October - World Smile Day
4 October - World Animal Day
4 October - World Habitat Day
4-10 October - World Space Week
4-10 October - Dyslexia Awareness Week
5 October - World Teachers' Day
9 October - World Migratory Bird Day
10 October - World Mental Health Day
11 October - International Day of the Girl Child
15 October - International Day of Rural Women
16 October - World Food Day
17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
19 October - International School Library Day
24 October - Global Media and Information Literacy Week, United Nations Day
31 October - World Cities Day
2nd Week in October - USA Teen Read Week
November
National Diabetes Month
National Men's Health Month - Movember
National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo
Geography Awareness Week (3rd Week)
First Thursday - International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School, Including Cyberbullying
9 November - International Week of Science and Peace
11 November - Remembrance Day
14 November - World Diabetes Day
16 November - International Day for Tolerance
16 November - World Horse Appreciation Day
18 November - World Philosophy Day
19 November - World Toilet Day
20 November - World Children's Day
21 November - World Television Day
25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
December
1st Week of December - Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week
1 December - World AIDS Day
3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 December - International Day of Banks
5 December - World Soil Day
7 December - International Civil Aviation Day
9 December - International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December - Human Rights Day
11 December - International Mountain Day
18 December - International Migrants Day
Other
World Read Aloud Day
- Date varies, February in 2017, March in 2015
- Litworld World Read Aloud Day website
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