Source-backedRule Based Annual
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®
Camp Fire says it founded Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® in 1997 and that the annual observance is celebrated on the third Thursday in March, falling on 19 March in 2026.
Country × topic authority hub
United States Relationships & Family observances
U.S.-scoped observances about family roles, relationships, caregiving and interpersonal appreciation.
About this country × topic hub
The records in this hub can come from nonprofits, creators, campaigns or institutions. Family and relationship structures vary, so content should remain inclusive and avoid treating one household model as universal.
Entity-level sources determine whether a date is official, campaign-based or informal.
Scope note: A thematic U.S. intersection, not a legal family-policy or public-holiday calendar.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
American Family Day
Arizona Revised Statutes §1-301 enumerates the first Sunday in August as American Family Day among Arizona holidays.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Auntie's Day
Founder Melanie Notkin states that she established Auntie's Day in 2009; a founder-issued release explicitly says it is observed every fourth Sunday in July.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Birth Mother’s Day
A New York State Senate resolution describes Birth Mother’s Day as observed on the Saturday before Mother’s Day and traces its creation to Seattle in 1990.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Black Love Day
The Black Love Day founder site identifies 13 February as Black Love Day and says Ayo Handy-Kendi founded the observance in 1993.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Falling Needles Family Fest
Wellcat Holidays lists Falling Needles Family Fest on December 30 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as the creators of the copyrighted holiday collection.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Family Day — A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children
University of Hawaiʻi material describes Family Day as an annual event launched in 2001, developed from research by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia Universi…
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Father’s Day — United States statutory observance
36 U.S.C. §109 designates the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day and requests an annual presidential proclamation.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Forgive Mom and Dad Day
Wellcat Holidays lists Forgive Mom and Dad Day on March 18 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of its holiday collection.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Galentine's Day
National Today places Galentine's Day on February 13 annually, while WIRED documents the Parks and Recreation origin and the February 13 date.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day
The 2025 presidential proclamation uses Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day; 36 U.S.C. §111 separately designates the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mother's Day.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Middle Child Day
Timeanddate lists Middle Child Day, also called National Middle Child Day, annually on August 12 across future years.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Mother’s Day — United States statutory observance
36 U.S.C. §117 designates the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day and requests an annual presidential proclamation.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Aunt and Uncle Day
Independent observance calendars identify July 26 for the aunt-and-uncle family observance; punctuation varies between sources.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Boyfriend Day
National Today gives National Boyfriend Day a fixed October 3 recurrence, while DayAlmanac independently documents October 3 as the consistent annual date and explicitly notes the lack of a…
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Brothers and Sisters Day
National Today gives National Brothers and Sisters Day a fixed May 2 recurrence, and Days Of The Year independently lists it among the May 2 observances.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Brother’s Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place the Brother’s Day observance on May 24; Days Of The Year explicitly records National Brothers Day and National Brother’s Day as alter…
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Call a Friend Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Call a Friend Day on December 28 each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Couples Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Couples Day / National Couple’s Day on August 18 each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Cousins Day
Independent observance calendars identify July 24 as National Cousins Day.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Dog Dad Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently define National Dog Dad Day as the day before Father’s Day; for the U.S. calendar this is the day before the third Sunday in June.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Dog Mom’s Day
Current pet calendars consistently place National Dog Mom’s Day on the second Saturday in May; the observance is traced to a 2018 launch associated with Dig.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Ex-Spouse Day
Independent observance calendars identify April 14 as National Ex-Spouse Day.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Family Civility Day
National Day Archives records November 15 and Rebecca Harper as the founder in 2019.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Family Literacy Day®
The National Center for Families Learning says it worked with Congress in 1994 to designate November 1 as National Family Literacy Day® and continues to observe the date annually.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Family Owned & Operated Businesses Day
Kennesaw State University’s Family Enterprise Center identifies June 23 as the annual observance and states the AG Center established it in 2021; registration records corroborate the founde…
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Family PJ Day
National Day Calendar states National Family PJ Day was founded in 2019 with Soma and is observed annually on November 14.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day on July 7 each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Father-in-Law Day
Independent observance calendars identify July 30 as National Father-in-Law Day.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National First Love Day
National Today gives National First Love Day a fixed September 18 recurrence, and Days Of The Year independently lists National First Love Day on September 18.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Friendship Day
National Day Calendar and Days Of The Year independently define National Friendship Day as the first Sunday in August each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Girlfriend Day
National Today gives National Girlfriend Day a fixed August 1 recurrence, and Timeanddate independently lists National Girlfriend Day on August 1 across successive years.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Grandparents Day
36 U.S.C. §125 requests an annual presidential proclamation designating the first Sunday in September after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Lazy Mom’s Day
National Day Calendar and Days Of The Year independently define Lazy Mom’s Day as the first Friday in September each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Love Is Kind Day
National Day Calendar identifies Rosie Aiello and the Love Is Kind Network as the founders and proclaims National Love Is Kind Day to be observed annually on July 27.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Make a Friend Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Make a Friend Day on February 11 each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
A New York State Senate resolution for the 2018 observance states that National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day is celebrated every year on March 29 and attributes its establishment to Rick…
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Mother-in-Law Day
Current observance calendars consistently place National Mother-in-Law Day on the fourth Sunday in October.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Old Maids Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place Old Maids Day on June 4 each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Pay Back a Friend Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Pay Back a Friend Day on October 17 each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Pay Back Your Parents Day
National Today gives National Pay Back Your Parents Day a fixed November 20 recurrence, and Days Of The Year independently lists it on November 20 across multiple yearly calendars.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Pet Parents Day
The Animal Medical Center’s 2026 calendar and National Day Calendar identify National Pet Parents Day as the last Sunday in April.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Play Day with Dad
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record states that Share Our Style Foundation founded National Play Day with Dad in 2019 and that the Registrar proclaimed it to be observed annually on…
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Relationship Equity Day
Improvement University identifies its founder as the founder of National Relationship Equity Day and states that the awareness day is celebrated June 24 every year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Send a Card to a Friend Day
National Day Calendar and National Today independently place National Send a Card to a Friend Day on February 7 each year.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Shower with a Friend Day
Dictionary.com documents the observance and its New Wave Enviro origin on February 5, while National Day Calendar independently lists it on February 5.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Siblings Day
The Siblings Day Foundation states that its mission since 1995 has included establishing National Siblings Day annually on 10 April.
Source-backedHistorical Legacy
National Single Parent Day, 1984
Public Law 98-240 and Presidential Proclamation 5166 designated March 21, 1984 as National Single Parent Day.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Sisters Day
National Day Calendar identifies the first Sunday in August as the annual date and attributes creation in 1996 to Tricia Eleogram; New Jersey workforce-engagement material independently use…
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Spouse Day
National Today gives National Spouse Day a fixed January 26 recurrence, while Always the Holidays independently says National Spouses Day falls annually on January 26.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Stepfamily Day
The U.S. Census Bureau identifies September 16 as Stepfamily Day and traces the observance to Christy Tusing-Borgeld in 1997.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
National Day Calendar states that the observance is promoted annually by KIWI Magazine and occurs on the second Wednesday in October.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
National Take Your Parents to the Playground Day
PDPlay currently promotes the observance on the third Sunday in May, and National Day Calendar records the current recurrence while documenting PDPlay’s original 2009 creation.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Transfer Money to Your Son Day
National Today and Awareness Days independently place National Transfer Money to Your Son Day on October 13.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Valentine Shopping Reminder Day
National Today and List of National Days independently place National Valentine Shopping Reminder Day on February 6.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Visit Your Relatives Day
National Day Calendar and National Today independently place National Visit Your Relatives Day on May 18; Days Of The Year also lists it on May 18.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Working Moms Day
National Day Archives places National Working Moms Day on March 12, and 2026 presidential remarks published by GovInfo explicitly celebrate National Working Moms Day.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Working Parents Day
National Day Archives places National Working Parents Day on September 16.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Parents' Day
36 U.S.C. §135 designates the fourth Sunday in July as Parents' Day and encourages recognition of parents' role in bringing up their children.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Respect for Parents Day
National Day Calendar places Respect for Parents Day on August 1 and attributes its 1994 creation to Marilyn Dalrymple; EventGuide independently lists it every August 1.
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Stepmother's Day
The original family account states that nine-year-old Lizzie chose the Sunday after Mother's Day for Stepmother's Day in 2000 and records subsequent acknowledgement in the Congressional Rec…
Source-backedRule Based Annual
Sweetest Day
Hallmark states that Sweetest Day is always observed on the third Saturday in October and gives October 17 for 2026.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Uncle Sam Day in the State of New York
New York Executive Law §168-a expressly lists September 13 as Uncle Sam Day in the State of New York.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Wright Brothers Day
36 U.S.C. §143 designates December 17 as Wright Brothers Day and states that it commemorates the first successful heavier-than-air mechanically propelled airplane flights by Orville and Wil…