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International Migrants Day

18 December · United Nations international observance

A/RES/55/93

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International Mobile Phone Recycling Day

26 January 2016 (documented second annual edition) · Jane Goodall Institute / historical global recycling campaign

The Jane Goodall Institute documented its second annual International Mobile Phone Recycling Day on January 26, 2016; later JGI materials show campaign timing evolved, so the archived date…

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International Non-Binary People's Day

14 July · International community observance / U.S. government informational recognition

Minnesota government information identifies July 14 as International Non-Binary People's Day and notes it is not a federal or state-recognized holiday; Snohomish County describes it as obse…

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International Peace & Love Day

7 July · International / informal peace-and-kindness observance

National Today and EventGuide independently place International Peace & Love Day on July 7 each year.

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International Public Domain Day

Yearly celebration; event dates can vary by organizer and jurisdiction · Public-domain advocates, cultural heritage institutions and copyright communities

Europeana describes International Public Domain Day as a yearly celebration drawing attention to materials entering the public domain and documents a multi-partner European celebration.

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International Right to Know Day

28 September · Access-to-information and transparency advocacy; historically used by OSCE and civil-society partners

The OSCE Mission to Serbia documented International Right to Know Day on 28 September in partnership with public institutions, UNDP, journalists and transparency groups.

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International Roma Day

8 April · international Roma culture, rights and equality observance

Council of Europe source verification / international Roma community observance

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International School Meals Day

12 March 2026 (current edition confirmed) · WFP / UN Armenia and Armenian school-meals partners

A 2026 UN Armenia/WFP release identifies International School Meals Day as 12 March 2026.

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International ShakeOut Day

Third Thursday in October; 15 October in 2026 · Great ShakeOut earthquake drills / international participation

Great ShakeOut materials identify International ShakeOut Day as the third Thursday of October and promote earthquake drill participation

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International STAND UP to Bullying Day

Twice-yearly campaign; exact February/November recurrence should be resolved from the target-year organizer/institution calendar · International / anti-bullying campaign associated with Bully Help Initiatives

Canadian trademark records document the International STAND UP to Bullying Day name and Bully Help Initiatives’ use since 2007. Public calendars describe twice-yearly observance, but publis…

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International Students’ Day

17 November annually · European Students’ Union / international student movement remembrance

The European Students’ Union marks November 17 as International Students’ Day and ties the commemoration to the 1939 Nazi attack on Czech students and universities.

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International Transgender Day of Visibility

31 March annually · International LGBTQ community observance / GLAAD reference

GLAAD identifies International Transgender Day of Visibility on 31 March and describes it as observed each year.

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International Week of Science and Peace

Week in which 11 November falls (9–15 November on the UN calendar) · United Nations international week

A/RES/43/61

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International Widows' Day

23 June · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/65/189

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International Women of Color Day

1 March · International / Women of Color recognition with U.S. institutional usage

U.S. Navy/DVIDS material identifies March 1 as International Women of Color Day and notes recognition by the National Institute for Women of Color since 1986; University of Pennsylvania mat…

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International Women's Day

8 March · United Nations-recognized international observance

United Nations observance

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International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament

24 May · International feminist peace movement / WILPF

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom states that pacifist feminists established 24 May as International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament in the early 1980s.

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International Youth Day

12 August · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/54/120

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Journée internationale de la Francophonie

20 March; events are organized around 20 March each year · Organisation internationale de la Francophonie / international observance

The OIF states that the Journée internationale de la Francophonie is celebrated every year around 20 March and documents the 20 March 2026 edition.

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Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day)

5 May annually · Japan / national holiday

Japan’s Cabinet Office identifies Kodomo no Hi as a national holiday on 5 May under the national-holiday framework.

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Kyoto Protocol entry-into-force anniversary

16 February anniversary; the Protocol entered into force 16 February 2005 · International climate-treaty history under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC states that the Kyoto Protocol entered into force on 16 February 2005.

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League of Women Voters founding anniversary

14 February · United States / League of Women Voters organizational anniversary

The League of Women Voters marks February 14 as its birthday, commemorating its founding in 1920. The SEO title is retained as an alias for that organizational anniversary.

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Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive

9 May 2026; annual drive held on the second Saturday in May · United States / National Association of Letter Carriers food drive

NALC’s 2026 registration notice gives Saturday 9 May 2026, and its toolkit describes the annual food drive as occurring on the second Saturday in May.

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Loud Shirt Day

16 October in the 2026 Australia/New Zealand campaign edition · Australia/New Zealand hearing-support fundraising campaign

The official Loud Shirt Day campaign lists 16 October 2026 and describes the annual fundraiser as supporting children who are deaf or hard of hearing through First Voice member organisation…

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Make A Difference Day

Fourth Saturday in October · United States / volunteer-service tradition associated with USA WEEKEND and Points of Light

Points of Light documents Make A Difference Day as beginning in 1992 and taking place annually on the fourth Saturday in October.

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Malala Day

12 July annually · Global girls’ education and youth-advocacy context

The Malala Fund continues to use Malala Day around 12 July to amplify girls’ education and young people’s voices, building on Malala Yousafzai’s UN address.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day / Idaho Human Rights Day

Third Monday in January; 19 January 2026 · Idaho, United States / state holiday

The Idaho State Treasurer’s 2026 state-holiday calendar lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day / Idaho Human Rights Day on Monday 19 January 2026; Idaho court rules place the observance on the th…

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Mean Girls Day

3 October · Mean Girls film fandom / rights-holder-recognized pop-culture observance

Paramount’s official promotional campaign used 3 October as Mean Girls Day, including a 2023 TikTok release of the film; industry award documentation independently records the rights-holder…

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Mindanao Week of Peace

Last Thursday of November through first Wednesday of December each year (26 November–2 December in 2026) · Philippines / Mindanao peace observance established by presidential proclamation

Philippine Proclamation No. 127 (2001) declares the last Thursday of November through the first Wednesday of December of every year thereafter as Mindanao Week of Peace.

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NAACP founding anniversary

12 February; NAACP founded 12 February 1909 · NAACP / organizational founding anniversary

NAACP’s official history states that the organization was born on 12 February 1909. This verifies the founding-anniversary date but not a formal nationwide observance named “NAACP Day.”

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National Acadian Day

15 August · Canadian observance celebrating Acadian culture and heritage

Government of Canada / Canadian Heritage; celebrated since 1881 and recognized in federal law in 2003

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National Adoption Day

Saturday before Thanksgiving / events on or around it; 21 November 2026 · United States — foster-care adoption awareness initiative

National Adoption Day official coalition

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National Africa Civility Day

15 September · Africa-focused / World Civility Presidential Club-created humanitarian recognition observance

National Day Archives records September 15 and credits World Civility Presidential Club with founding the observance in 2020; current awareness calendars retain September 15.

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National American Sign Language Day

15 April 2026 · United States / state-government recognition and community observance

New York State hosted a 15 April 2026 event explicitly honoring National American Sign Language Day.

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National Black Literacy Day

14 February · United States / Semicolon Bookstore-created literacy-awareness observance

National Day Archives states that Semicolon Bookstore created National Black Literacy Day in February 2021 and that it takes place on February 14 each calendar year.

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National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day

1 March · United States / arts-recognition observance associated with Black Women in Jazz

Multiple current observance references place the day on March 1 and attribute its establishment to the Black Women in Jazz organization/initiative.

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National Care for Kids Day®

20 September · United States / Care for Kids and Designetics Cares-created child-support observance

Designetics states it created National Care for Kids Day to be held annually on September 20, and the Care for Kids organization lists the September 20, 2026 edition.

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National Caribbean Civility Day

5 October · Caribbean-focused / World Civility Presidential Club-created humanitarian recognition observance

National Day Archives records October 5 and credits World Civility Presidential Club with founding the observance in 2020.

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National Child Day

20 November · Canadian child-rights observance

Public Health Agency of Canada; observed on the anniversary associated with major United Nations child-rights milestones

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National Child Protection Week

6–12 September 2026 · Australia / NAPCAN national child-safety campaign

NAPCAN’s official 2026 campaign page dates National Child Protection Week to 6–12 September 2026 and states Australian Government Department of Social Services support.

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National Children's Day UK

10 May 2026 · United Kingdom / Flourish Project C.I.C. initiative

The official NCDUK 2026 press material sets a week of action from 4–10 May 2026, ending on the day itself, while the organizer explains that the UK initiative intentionally uses a beginning…

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National Coming Out Day

11 October each year · Human Rights Campaign / LGBTQ+ awareness context

The Human Rights Campaign identifies 11 October as National Coming Out Day and describes its history and purpose

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National Consumer Day

24 December · India — national consumer-protection observance

Government of India Press Information Bureau / Department of Consumer Affairs

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National Day of Community Service

4 November · Dominica / national public holiday and community-service day

Dominica’s Ministry of Community Development states that National Day of Community Service is implemented on November 4 every year; the government portal lists it as a public holiday.

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National Day of Encouragement

12 September in repeated U.S. Senate resolutions · United States / congressional recognition history

U.S. Senate resolutions designated 12 September as National Day of Encouragement in multiple years, including 2008 and 2011.

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National Day of Listening

Day after U.S. Thanksgiving in the original annual StoryCorps campaign · United States / StoryCorps oral-history campaign

StoryCorps says it launched the National Day of Listening in 2008; its 2011 annual report describes it as an annual day held the day after Thanksgiving. Later StoryCorps material describes…

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National Day of Reason

4 May · United States / secular observance promoted by the American Humanist Association and partner organizations

The current National Day of Reason campaign and American Humanist Association identify May 4 as the annual observance date; a 2026 U.S. House resolution also recognizes May 4, 2026 without…

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National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Immigrants

20 February 2002 (documented historical event) · United States / documented 2002 immigrant-solidarity campaign event

NYU Special Collections’ archival finding aid documents a National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Immigrants event on 20 February 2002. That archival evidence is suffi…

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National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence in Iraq

6 March annually · Iraq national commemoration

A United Nations report records the Iraqi Prime Minister’s announcement that 6 March would henceforth be observed as the National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence following Pope Francis’s 2…

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National Day of Unplugging

Annual 24-hour sundown-to-sundown observance; current date must be rechecked · Organizer-led / United States-origin observance

Reboot documents the National Day of Unplugging as a project it created and explains its purpose as a communal digital detox

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National Days of Dialogue

Organizer-announced window during the second and third weeks of January; 5–18 January in the documented 2025 edition · United States / cross-partisan dialogue campaign led by Urban Rural Action and Ideos Institute

Urban Rural Action states that the National Day of Dialogue was founded by Ideos Institute in 2022 and is now held annually during the second and third weeks of January, with event dates se…

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National DEI Day

17 September · United States / National DEI Day organizer-led observance

The National DEI Day organizer site states that the observance is held each year on September 17, deliberately coinciding with U.S. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.

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National Disability Independence Day

26 July; 26 July 2026 government-calendar usage verified · United States / ADA-anniversary disability-rights commemoration

Government civil-rights and local-government sources use National Disability Independence Day for July 26, commemorating the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day

16 May · United States / Starr Valentino-created neighbor-kindness observance with local civic proclamations

A City of Huntsville proclamation identifies May 16 as National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day and credits Starr Valentino with beginning the observance in Atlanta in 2009.

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National Donate Life Blue & Green Day

Second Friday in April annually; 10 April 2026 verified · United States / Donate Life America organ, eye and tissue donation awareness campaign

Donate Life America states National Donate Life Blue & Green Day is observed on the second Friday of April each year; New York State health authorities documented the April 10, 2026 observa…

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National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas)

11 November annually · India / national education commemoration

India’s Press Information Bureau states that National Education Day is celebrated every November 11 in honour of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

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National Energy Conservation Day

14 December annually · India / Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power

India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency states that December 14 was declared National Energy Conservation Day and that the annual awards function is organized on December 14 each year.

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National Fatherless Children’s Day

Fourth Sunday in June · United States / Finding Fathers, Inc.-created family-awareness observance

National Day Archives states that Donald Adams of Finding Fathers, Inc. created the observance in 2020 and that it occurs on the fourth Sunday of June.

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National Freedom of Information Day

16 March annually · U.S. open-government and freedom-of-information awareness observance associated with Sunshine Week

The National Freedom of Information Coalition states that Sunshine Week coincides with National Freedom of Information Day on 16 March, James Madison’s birthday.

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National Girl Me Too Day

7 April · United States / Girl Me Too movement recognition day founded by Symonia Montgomery

The Girl Me Too organization identifies April 7 as National Girl Me Too Day and attributes the initiative to founder Symonia Montgomery.

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National Girls & Women in Sports Day®

4 February 2026 · United States / girls and women in sports

The Women’s Sports Foundation identifies February 4, 2026 as National Girls & Women in Sports Day®, says it co-founded the observance, and describes itself as its national steward.

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National Girls' Night In Day

22 September · United States / Ketel One Botanical brand-created observance

National Day Calendar’s proclamation archive states that Ketel One Botanical founded the observance in 2018 and set it annually for September 22.

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National Give Something Away Day

15 July · United States / Linda Eaton Hall-Fulcher-created giving observance

National Day Calendar identifies Linda Eaton Hall-Fulcher as the founder of National Give Something Away Day in 2015 and records July 15 as the annual date.

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National Good Neighbor Day

28 September in the current organizer framework · United States / community observance and historical congressional recognition context

The current National Good Neighbor Day organizer uses September 28. Historical congressional materials contain date-specific and fourth-Sunday recognition formulations, so the record does n…

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National Higher Education Day

6 June · United States / higher-education encouragement observance founded in 2015

Puget Sound Educational Service District identifies June 6 as National Higher Education Day and traces the 2015 founding to Izamar Olaguez and Marcie Hronis.

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National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day

16 May · United States / elder-recognition observance supported by SAGE and the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging

SAGE/National Resource Center materials identify May 16 as National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day; congressional resolutions have also recognized the observance.

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National Immigrants Day

28 October 1987 historical designation · United States / one-time 1987 congressional and presidential designation

Congress designated October 28, 1987 as National Immigrants Day and President Ronald Reagan proclaimed that specific 1987 date; the cited federal authority does not create a perpetual annua…

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National Indigenous Peoples Day

21 June · Canada

The Government of Canada identifies 21 June as National Indigenous Peoples Day and describes it as a day to recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First…

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National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day)

21 June annually · Canada / federal Indigenous commemoration

Canadian Heritage uses National Indigenous Peoples Day for 21 June; archived federal material documents the earlier National Aboriginal Day name, so the public page title is retained as a l…