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National Activity Professionals Day

California Association of Activity Professionals documents the history of National Activity Professionals Day, while current calendar references consistently use the fourth Friday in January.

Date / ruleFourth Friday of January (23 January in 2026)
ScopeUnited States / activity-professional recognition with long-running sector history
VerificationProfessional Association History Rule Verified
PortabilityRule Based Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyCalculate Rule
Next date this engine can safely resolveFriday, January 22, 2027See everything on January 22 →
Authority summary

What is National Activity Professionals Day?

California Association of Activity Professionals documents the history of National Activity Professionals Day, while current calendar references consistently use the fourth Friday in January.

Date and recurrence

Fourth Friday of January (23 January in 2026)

This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Fourth Friday in January

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / activity-professional recognition with long-running sector history. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Workplace, Professions & Appreciation →
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What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. California Association of Activity Professionals — About Us/historyProfessional Association
  2. Checkiday — National Activity Professionals Day recurrenceCalendar Reference
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Activity Professionals Day?

Fourth Friday of January (23 January in 2026) The stored recurrence guidance is: Fourth Friday in January.

Does National Activity Professionals Day fall on the same date every year?

It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.

Is National Activity Professionals Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / activity-professional recognition with long-running sector history. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes National Activity Professionals Day?

The stored designation basis is: California Association of Activity Professionals documents the history of National Activity Professionals Day, while current calendar references consistently use the fourth Friday in January.. Supporting provenance includes California Association of Activity Professionals — About Us/history. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Activity Professionals Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / activity-professional recognition with long-running sector history.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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