National Make a Friend Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Make a Friend Day on February 11 each year.
Date and recurrence
11 February
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 friendship observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
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.
Sources
- National Today — National Make a Friend DayObservance Calendar
- Days Of The Year — Make a Friend DayObservance Calendar Corroboration
Frequently asked questions
When is National Make a Friend Day?
11 February The stored recurrence guidance is: 11 February each year..
Does National Make a Friend 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 Make a Friend Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal friendship 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 Make a Friend Day?
The stored designation basis is: National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Make a Friend Day on February 11 each year.. Supporting provenance includes National Today — National Make a Friend Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Make a Friend Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal friendship 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 2026-09-11.
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