Source-backedFixed Annual

National Garfield the Cat Day

National Day Archives lists National Garfield the Cat Day on June 19; this matches Garfield’s widely recognized June 19 birthday, but the authority record remains narrowly registry/date scoped.

Date / rule19 June

ScopeUnited States / informal pop-culture observance

VerificationObservance Registry Date Verified

PortabilityFixed Annual

Evidence statusSource-backed

Last authority check2026-09-10

Target-year policyReuse Fixed

Next date this engine can safely resolveSaturday, June 19, 2027See everything on June 19 →

Authority summary

What is National Garfield the Cat Day?

National Day Archives lists National Garfield the Cat Day on June 19; this matches Garfield’s widely recognized June 19 birthday, but the authority record remains narrowly registry/date scoped.

Date and recurrence

19 June

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / informal pop-culture observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Garfield the Cat Day

Classification

Topic and context

Animals, Nature & Environment →

Accuracy controls

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

Source policy →

National Day Archives — National Garfield the Cat DayObservance Registry

Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Garfield the Cat Day?

19 June The stored recurrence guidance is: 19 June each year within the cited observance boundary..

Does National Garfield the Cat Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is National Garfield the Cat Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal pop-culture observance. 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 Garfield the Cat Day?

The stored designation basis is: National Day Archives lists National Garfield the Cat Day on June 19; this matches Garfield’s widely recognized June 19 birthday, but the authority record remains narrowly registry/date scoped.. Supporting provenance includes National Day Archives — National Garfield the Cat Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Garfield the Cat Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal pop-culture observance.

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 2026-09-10.

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