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What is celebrated on February 8?

For 2026, these source-backed observances resolve to Sunday, February 8. Recurring rules can move in another year, so each record keeps its own date logic.

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8 unique authority records

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All observances on this date

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Autism Sunday

Second Sunday of February (8 February in 2026) · International / Christian church autism-awareness observance founded by Ivan and Charika Corea

UK parliamentary and church-sector records trace Autism Sunday to 2002 and support the second-Sunday-in-February recurrence used by current observance calendars.

Source-backedFixed Annual

Molasses Bar Day

8 February · Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material

Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Molasses Bar Day on 8 February.

Source-backedRule Based Annual

Mother’s Day in Norway

Second Sunday in February (8 February in 2026) · Norway / Mother’s Day observance

Norwegian Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in February; the 2026 occurrence is February 8.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Iowa Day

8 February · United States / National Day Calendar National State Days series — Iowa

National Day Calendar lists National Iowa Day on 8 February. The U.S. Senate records Iowa’s admission/statehood date as 28 December 1846. The two dates are deliberately kept separate so the…

Source-backedFixed Annual

Scouting Anniversary Day

8 February annually · Scouting America organizational anniversary

Scouting America defines February 8 as Scouting Anniversary Day, marking its February 8, 1910 incorporation, and its rules call for annual anniversary celebration.

Source-backedEdition Specific

Super Bowl Sunday / Super Bowl

8 February for Super Bowl LX in 2026 · National Football League / United States championship event

The National Football League’s official Super Bowl hub is the governing-body source for the championship event and its current edition

Source-backedRule Based Annual

World Marriage Day

Second Sunday of February · Worldwide Marriage Encounter marriage-recognition observance

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

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