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American Circus Day
National Today lists American Circus Day every April 3, while Smithsonian independently documents that the first American circus debuted in Philadelphia on April 3, 1793.
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United States Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle observances
A large U.S.-scoped cluster of entertainment, hobby, cultural and lifestyle observances.
About this country × topic hub
The United States has many creator-, brand-, association- and community-originated observances in arts, entertainment and lifestyle. They vary widely in provenance, so this hub keeps authority labels visible instead of treating every date as an official national day.
Use the individual page to see whether a record is institution-backed, creator-documented, historical or informal.
Scope note: United States scope plus the Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle primary domain; not a federal-holiday list.
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ARPANET first-message anniversary
DARPA says the first computer-to-computer signal on ARPANET was sent between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute on October 29, 1969. The SEO title is treated as a historical-anniversary a…
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Bad Poetry Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Bad Poetry Day on August 18 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
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Bike & Roll to School Day
The official Walk, Bike & Roll to School site lists Bike & Roll to School Day on 6 May 2026 and publishes separate future dates for later editions.
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Bike to Work Day
The League of American Bicyclists lists Bike to Work Day on May 15, 2026 and explicitly gives the future-date rule as the third Friday in May.
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BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) Day
AbbVie states that BOTOX® Cosmetic Day is held annually on the third Wednesday of November and identifies it as an Allergan Aesthetics/AbbVie brand observance.
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Cable Car Day
NFTA’s public-transport history feature identifies 17 January as National Cable Car Day and ties it to Andrew Smith Hallidie’s 1871 cable-car patent.
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Celebrate Teen Literature Day
ALA records that YALSA first celebrated the event in 2007 as Support Teen Literature Day, renamed it Celebrate Teen Literature Day beginning in 2013, and observed it on the Thursday of Nati…
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Collector Car Appreciation Day
SEMA’s 2026 first-party announcement identifies Friday, 10 July 2026 as Collector Car Appreciation Day.
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Curling is Cool Day
Thomas and Ruth Roy’s Wellcat calendar lists Curling is Cool Day on February 23.
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Cyber Monday
Shopify identifies Cyber Monday as the Monday after Thanksgiving and traces the term to Shop.org in 2005; Georgetown documents Ellen Davis and the Shop.org team naming the post-Thanksgiving…
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Digital Nomad Day
Rootless Living states that it created Digital Nomad Day and held the second annual observance on August 8, 2021; National Today independently lists August 8 annually.
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Donate a Book Day (2011 Book-of-the-Month Club / ALA partnership)
ALA announced the first-ever National Donate a Book Day for 14 April 2011 in partnership with Book-of-the-Month Club. The source establishes that launch edition, not an evergreen annual rec…
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First free balloon flight from American soil anniversary
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum dates Jean-Pierre Blanchard’s first free flight from American soil to 9 January 1793.
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Floral Design Day
Smithsonian Libraries documents Floral Design Day on February 28, created around floral educator Carl Rittner’s birthday and enacted by a 1995 Massachusetts gubernatorial proclamation.
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Independent Bookstore Day
The American Booksellers Association identifies 25 April 2026 as Independent Bookstore Day and describes the event as a national one-day celebration held on the last Saturday in April.
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Indianapolis 500
INDYCAR’s official schedule documents the 110th Indianapolis 500 and its 2026 race date
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Mummers Parade
City of Philadelphia event guidance confirms the 2026 Mummers Parade on New Year’s Day
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NASCAR Day
Official NASCAR coverage documents NASCAR Day as a Foundation charitable initiative, including the 10th annual NASCAR Day on 17 May 2013; later Foundation activity evolved into the NASCAR D…
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National American Teddy Bear Day
National Today gives National American Teddy Bear Day an every-November-14 recurrence, and EventGuide independently lists it every November 14.
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National Basketball Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Basketball Day on November 6 each year.
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National Bath Bomb Day
National Day Archives records May 25 of each calendar year and identifies Desert Bath Company as the 2021 creator; current calendar coverage preserves the same date.
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National Black Poetry Day
A New York State Senate resolution states that National Black Poetry Day was established in 1985 and is celebrated annually on October 17, the birthday of Jupiter Hammon.
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National Bowling Day
Go Bowling maintains an official National Bowling Day campaign page and says its annual national promotion has been featured since 2018; the visible campaign page documents the 2025 edition…
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National Cartonnage Day
National Day Archives records Colorway Arts as the creator and states the observance occurs on the third Saturday of September; Colorway Arts documents the original September 18, 2021 event.
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National Children's Craft Day
National Day Calendar and National Today independently place National Children's Craft Day on March 14 each year.
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National Color Day
Crayola first-party materials identify October 22 as National Color Day.
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National Comic Book Day
Penguin Random House Higher Education published consecutive annual observance features identifying September 25 as National Comic Book Day.
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National Concert Day
Live Nation created the first National Concert Day for 5 May 2015, then staged subsequent editions on 3 May 2016 and 1 May 2017. The documented dates vary, so a fixed May 5 recurrence would…
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National Corvette Day
The engrossed text of H.Res. 970 supports designation of June 30 as National Corvette Day in the 110th Congress; that legislative record is historical evidence, not a statutory federal holi…
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National Craft Distillery Day
National Day Calendar identifies Nicholas Strauser, Connie Strauser and Brandy Strauser-Sobanski of N Scott Distillery as the 2019 founders and records May 22 as the annual observance date.
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National Craft for Your Local Shelters Day
Founder Erika Lindquist’s Sew Doggy Style archive says the official date is July 21 and that the observance started in 2012; NAPPS independently attributes the day to Lindquist.
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National Craft Jerky Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record identifies Long Beach Jerky Co. as the founder, explains the November 27 date choice, and states that its registrar approved the day in 2016.
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National Crime Junkie Day
Crime Junkie’s own fifth-anniversary page announced National Crime Junkie Day for December 18, 2022; subsequent observance references retain December 18 as the fan-community date.
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National Crossword Puzzle Day
The U.S. Census Bureau’s current December education calendar lists National Crossword Puzzle Day on December 21; the U.S. House Historian has also acknowledged the December observance.
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National Cut the Cord Day
Sling TV’s 2020 fifth-anniversary release announced February 9, 2020 as the first National Cut the Cord Day and states that National Day Calendar declared the observance to recur annually o…
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National Dance Day
American Dance Movement states that National Dance Day was established in 2010 and, since 2019, takes place annually on the third Saturday in September.
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National Dance The Waltz Day
National Today and Checkiday independently place National Dance the Waltz Day on March 4 each year.
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National Day of Motoring
MINI USA announced National Day of Motoring for 24 July in 2021 and later described the observance as marked each July 24. This supports a stable creator-defined date while remaining distin…
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National Day on Writing
The National Council of Teachers of English says it established the National Day on Writing on October 20 to celebrate writing and the many ways people use it.
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National Department Store Day
National Today and National Day Calendar independently place National Department Store Day on October 16 each year.
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National Disc Golf Day
The Professional Disc Golf Association says the first Saturday in August was selected for National Disc Golf Day in 2016.
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National Dream Destination Day
Traveler Ooh La La identifies itself as founder of National Dream Destination Day, while National Today records November 13 each year and attributes the creation to Meg von Haartman/Travele…
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National Dress Day
Ashley Lauren identifies March 6 as National Dress Day and states that the observance was founded by designer Ashley Lauren.
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National Drive-In Movie Day
DriveInMovie.com identifies June 6 as National Drive-In Movie Day, tied to the June 6, 1933 opening of Richard Hollingshead’s drive-in theater.
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National E-Bike Day
Lectric eBikes and the Outdoor Industry Association identify May 30 as National E-Bike Day and attribute its establishment to Lectric.
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National Encourage a Young Writer Day
New York Senate resolutions for both 2021 and 2022 recognize April 10 in conjunction with the observance of National Encourage a Young Writer Day, independently confirming the recurring mon…
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National Energy Geek Day
National Day Archives identifies EnergyLogic, Inc. as the 2018 founder and records October 6; current industry-linked calendar material likewise treats October 6 as the fixed annual date.
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National Exercise Day
National Day Archives lists National Exercise Day on April 18 and identifies Jeuse Saint-Fleur, DNP as its creator in 2020.
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National Film Score Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation identifies Jeffrey D. Kern of Movie Scores and More Radio as founder and April 3 as the annual observance date.
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National Fitness Day
The National Fitness Day organization states that the observance started in 2017 and is celebrated on the first Saturday of May in the United States.
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National Fitness Recovery Day
National Day Archives’ registered-day record states that National Fitness Recovery Day was created by O2 Natural Recovery in March 2021 and takes place on the last Tuesday of every March.
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National Football Day
National Day Archives lists National Football Day on July 19; the evidence establishes a calendar date at registry level, not an NFL or government designation.
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National Football Hangover Day
National Day Calendar states that it founded National Football Hangover Day with Katie Nolan in 2019 and defines it as the day after the big game; Days Of The Year independently describes t…
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National Golf Day
The American Golf Industry Coalition lists the 18th annual National Golf Day for May 4–6, 2026 in Washington, D.C.; its 2027 dates are different, confirming edition-specific scheduling.
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National Golf Lover’s Day
National Day Archives lists National Golf Lover’s Day on October 4; the public plural “Lovers” rendering is treated as an alias.
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National Greeting Card Day
Lovepop states that it marks April 1 as National Greeting Card Day, tying the date to its April 1, 2014 launch; National Day Archives records April 1 of each calendar year and identifies Lo…
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National Hair Day
NuMe identifies itself as the founder of National Hair Day and states that the observance is celebrated on October 1.
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National Hangover Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Hangover Day on January 1 each year.
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National Internet Friends Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Internet Friends Day on February 13 each year.
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National Kids Fitness Day
UCLA Health explicitly highlights National Kids Fitness Day on May 4 during National Fitness Month, and Days Of The Year independently places the observance on May 4.
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National Kiss a Wrestler Day
National Today and Checkiday independently place National Kiss a Wrestler Day on October 5.
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National Knock Knock Joke Day
Independent observance calendars identify October 31 as the annual date of National Knock Knock Joke Day.
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National Leathercraft Day
Tandy Leather states that it started National Leathercraft Day in 2018 and celebrates it on August 15; National Day Calendar records the Registrar’s annual August 15 proclamation.
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National Letter Writing Day
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History identifies December 7 as National Letter Writing Day, and the University of Michigan Clements Library documented the same date in 2009 wh…
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National Library Day
National Today places National Library Day on April 6, and EventGuide independently lists it every April 6 across multiple years.
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National Little Black Dress Day
The Black Heart Association states that National Little Black Dress Day is observed annually on September 1 and that the association created it in 2020.
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National Love Your Red Hair Day
How to be a Redhead states that its co-founders created Love Your Red Hair Day and celebrates it on November 5.
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National Magic Day (historic predecessor to National Magic Week)
The Society of American Magicians documents that permission was obtained in 1938 to proclaim October 31 as National Magic Day in honor of Harry Houdini and explains that the observance late…
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National Military Podcast Day
National Day Archives records October 5 of each calendar year and identifies Broken Jarhead, LLC as the 2021 creator; a founder-supplied account likewise states that the paperwork establish…
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National Miniature Golf Day
National Day Archives lists National Miniature Golf Day on May 10; the shorter public “Mini Golf” title is treated as an alias.
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National Motorcycle Day
Dairyland states that National Motorcycle Day takes place each year on the second Friday in July and identifies July 10 as the 2026 occurrence; its earlier creator-provided release says Dai…
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National No-Code Day
Zapier states that it launched National No-Code Day as an annual celebration and that it is observed every March 11.
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National Plan for Vacation Day
Maryland’s official tourism office promoted National Plan for Vacation Day on 27 January 2026, while U.S. Travel materials document the travel-industry campaign and its planning purpose.
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National Play Monopoly Day
National Day Calendar repeatedly lists National Play Monopoly Day on November 19 across multiple annual editions. The available evidence supports the date, not a verified Hasbro-created hol…
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National Play Outside Day
The official National Play Outside Day site states that the observance occurs on the first Saturday of every month and records the first National Play Outside Day on April 2, 2011.
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National Play Tennis Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Play Tennis Day on February 23 each year.
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National Play Your Ukulele Day
National Today and Checkiday independently place National Play Your Ukulele Day on May 2 each year.
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National PLAY-DOH Day
Hasbro states that National PLAY-DOH Day is celebrated annually on September 16 and was created by Hasbro in 2006; Hasbro later expanded the celebration globally as World PLAY-DOH Day.
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National Potty Dance Day
Current calendar references place the observance on March 5 annually and identify Charmin as having created it in 2014.
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National Presidential Joke Day
National Day Calendar and National Day Archives both place the informal observance on 11 August and tie it to Ronald Reagan’s 11 August 1984 sound-check joke. The sources support the observ…
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National Programmatic Advertising Day
Viant’s Adelphic announced the first annual National Programmatic Advertising Day in 2019 and explicitly states that the registered day occurs each year on November 7.
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National Public Radio Day
National Today gives National Public Radio Day a fixed May 3 recurrence, and New Hampshire PBS independently acknowledges National Public Radio Day on May 3 in its dated educational calenda…
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National Public Science Day
A 2000 NCAR/UCAR release says National Public Science Day was sponsored by AAAS and celebrated on February 17; current observance references continue to use February 17 annually.
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National Punctuation Day
CBS coverage identifies National Punctuation Day as a 24 September observance created by Jeff Rubin in 2004.
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National Radio Day
Smithsonian Institution Archives and Smithsonian Libraries both recognize National Radio Day on August 20, providing strong institutional corroboration for the date while not establishing a…
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National Read a Book Day
Wyoming State Library states that National Read a Book Day is celebrated each September 6; a New Jersey public library independently lists the observance on September 6, 2026.
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National Recommit to Your Fitness Day
F45 Training announced National Recommit to Your Fitness Day as a new annual initiative set to be observed every year on April 5 (4/5), a date selected as a reference to the F45 name.
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National Retro Video Game Day
Trademark records connect Hyperkin, Inc. with the NATIONAL RETRO VIDEO GAME DAY mark filed in 2016, while observance references consistently place the day on March 8.
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National School Picture Day
Lifetouch states that it declared National School Picture Day in 2019 and set it for the second Thursday in September each year.
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National Sewing Machine Day
National Day Archives lists National Sewing Machine Day on June 13 and explicitly says the creator is unknown.
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National Short Film Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record identifies Film Movement as the 2019 founder and establishes December 28 as the annual date, chosen to echo the Lumière public film screening ann…
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National Signing Day
LSU Athletics maintains an official 2026 National Signing Day page and lists the traditional signing period beginning Wednesday, 4 February 2026, alongside the earlier December 2025 signing…
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National SKAM Artist Day
National Day Archives records August 24 as National SKAM Artist Day and identifies SKAM Artist as the 2020 founder; current annual calendars preserve August 24.
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National Soccer Day
National Day Archives lists National Soccer Day on July 28; the record is retained at registry/date level because the page does not establish a statutory designation or creator.
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National Sportsmanship Day
Institute for International Sport materials and congressional records identify the program as an annual observance launched in 1991; historical administrator materials specify the first Tue…
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National Tap Dance Day — 1989 federal designation
Public Law 101-143 designated May 25, 1989 as National Tap Dance Day. The authority record keeps that statutory one-year designation distinct from later recurring cultural usage.
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National Television Heritage Day
National Today and WikiDates independently place National Television Heritage Day on July 1 annually.
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National Tell a Joke Day
National Day Archives states that August 16 is National Tell a Joke Day.
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National Tell a Story Day
Independent observance calendars identify April 27 as the U.S. date of National Tell a Story Day.
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National Tennis Pro Day
National Day Archives gives February 17 and identifies Maria Oddy as the creator in 2020, with the inaugural observance described for 2021.
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National Trivia Day
Timeanddate lists Trivia Day / National Trivia Day on January 4 consistently across future years.
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National Trombone Players Day
PBS Arizona acknowledges National Trombone Players Day on April 1, and AnydayGuide independently places the observance annually on April 1.
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National Underdog Day
Current observance references place National Underdog Day on the third Friday in December and attribute its creation to Peter Moeller.
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National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently define National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day as the second Saturday in March.
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National Use Your Gift Card Day
The campaign site states that National Use Your Gift Card Day is held on the third Saturday of every January; its 2026 page identifies Saturday, 17 January 2026.
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National Vegan Lipstick Day
National Day Archives records February 28 as National Vegan Lipstick Day and identifies CakeLipps as the 2020 founder; the date commemorates the founders’ grandmother’s birthday.
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National Vision Board Day
Pennsylvania’s MyODP communication resource identifies National Vision Board Day as occurring annually on the second Saturday of January and lists 10 January for 2026.
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National Wear Your Pearls Day
National Day Calendar states that DeAnna Heard founded the observance, that its registrar approved it in 2015, and that it is observed on 15 December.
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National Women’s Fly Fishing Day
National Park Service programming identifies June 27, 2026 as National Women’s Fly Fishing Day; observance references attribute the June 27 annual date to the fly-fishing community initiati…
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National Write Your Story Day
National Day Calendar states that Mitzy founded the observance in 2017 and that the registrar proclaimed annual observance beginning March 14, 2018.
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National Yard Games Day
Tailgating Challenge states that it created National Yard Games Day and that it is celebrated annually on the first day of summer; the creator defines the seasonal trigger rather than a per…
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National YogaFit Day
YogaFit’s current official social presence celebrates National YogaFit Day on September 25, while National Day Archives identifies YogaFit Worldwide as the founder in 2019 and records Septe…
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NBA All-Star Game
NBA’s official 2026 All-Star site lists the 75th NBA All-Star Game on 15 February in Los Angeles
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NEA’s Read Across America Day
The National Education Association published its 2026 Read Across America celebration on 2 March and describes Read Across America as its flagship literacy program with year-round activity.
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Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
The Wellcat Holidays creator calendar lists Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day on August 7.
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Public Radio Broadcasting Day
Capitol Technology University identifies January 13 as Public Radio Broadcasting Day and discusses the 1910 de Forest broadcast; National Today independently places the observance on Januar…
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Public Television Day
National Today places Public Television Day on April 7 annually, and EventGuide independently lists it every April 7.
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Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
The Wellcat creator calendar lists Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day on March 27.
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Reel Film Day
Alamo Drafthouse and Kodak launched Reel Film Day in 2017 around 35mm film, using 3/5 as the date reference to 35mm.
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Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl Game’s official organizer site is the primary source for the event identity and current edition
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Sally Ride birthday / legacy anniversary
NASA’s Astronaut Fact Book records Sally Ride as born on 26 May 1951; the inventory “Sally Ride Day” is therefore scoped here to a birthday/legacy anniversary rather than an asserted federa…
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Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day
The first-party Wellcat calendar lists Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day on May 18.
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Shopping cart introduction anniversary
Smithsonian history dates the first official shopping cart introduction to 4 June 1937 and preserves an early shopping cart in the National Museum of American History collection.
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Simplot Games
The official Simplot Games site identifies the 46th Games as a high-school indoor track and field event held 19–21 February 2026
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Slinky Day
Just Play launched a National Slinky Day brand campaign on August 30, 2021, and Checkiday independently lists Slinky Day annually on August 30.
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Support Teen Literature Day
ALA/YALSA launched Support Teen Literature Day in 2007 on the Thursday of National Library Week and records that the event was renamed Celebrate Teen Literature Day beginning in 2013.
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The Day the Music Died anniversary
The Surf Ballroom records the February 2, 1959 final concert and the fatal plane crash in the early hours of 3 February 1959, events remembered as “The Day the Music Died”.
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Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day
Wellcat Holidays lists Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day on April 8.
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U.S. full-power digital television transition anniversary
The FCC states that Congress set June 12, 2009 as the deadline for full-power television stations to stop analog broadcasting; the page title is therefore best treated as a historical-anniv…
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West Indian American Day Carnival / parade
WIADCA is the primary organizer for the West Indian American Day Carnival and its parade/carnival programme
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ZIP Code launch anniversary
USPS states that Postmaster General J. Edward Day announced the ZIP Code would launch on 1 July 1963.