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Play-the-Recorder Day
The American Recorder Society states that Play-the-Recorder Day grew from a 1989 event, became annual in 1992, and is observed on the third Saturday in March.
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Arts Entertainment Lifestyle observances
Broad cultural and lifestyle observances spanning arts, media, leisure, creativity and popular participation.
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Poem in Your Pocket Day
The Academy of American Poets identifies Poem in Your Pocket Day on 30 April 2026 as part of National Poetry Month.
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Poetry & the Creative Mind
The Academy of American Poets identifies Poetry & the Creative Mind as an annual event with a history dating to 2003; its official 2026 event page schedules the edition for 28 April 2026. T…
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Poetry at Work Day
Tweetspeak Poetry’s declaration establishes Poetry at Work Day on the second Tuesday in January, and its 2026 resource page gives 13 January 2026.
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Porthcawl Elvis Festival
The Porthcawl Elvis Festival’s official site lists the 2026 festival for Friday 25 through Sunday 27 September and describes the event as taking place at the end of September each year.
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Power Rangers Day
Hasbro’s official rules document a “Hasbro Pulse Power Rangers Day Giveaway 2020” tied to 28 August 2020, establishing a brand-used edition but not by itself proving a perpetual annual recu…
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Preakness Stakes
The official Preakness FAQ identifies Preakness 151 on 16 May 2026 and notes the temporary Laurel Park venue during Pimlico redevelopment.
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Public Radio Broadcasting Day
Capitol Technology University identifies January 13 as Public Radio Broadcasting Day and discusses the 1910 de Forest broadcast; National Today independently places the observance on Januar…
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Public Television Day
National Today places Public Television Day on April 7 annually, and EventGuide independently lists it every April 7.
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Puzzle Day
Puzzle creator Jodi Jill identifies herself as the founder of Puzzle Day and states that Puzzle Day is celebrated annually on January 29.
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Qixi Festival (Double Seventh Festival)
Chinese government portals describe Qixi as falling on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month; Shanghai's 2026 page gives August 19 for that year's edition.
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Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
The Wellcat creator calendar lists Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day on March 27.
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Read an Ebook Day
OverDrive states that Read an Ebook Day takes place every September 18 and documents the campaign’s 2014 launch.
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Record Store Day
Record Store Day’s official UK site identifies Saturday 18 April 2026 as the 19th edition and describes the event as an annual April celebration.
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Recreation Day
WorkSafe Tasmania
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Recreational Sports & Fitness Day
NIRSA states that Recreational Sports & Fitness Day, also known as Rec Day, is celebrated every February 22 and began in 1999 to mark the association’s history.
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Reel Film Day
Alamo Drafthouse and Kodak launched Reel Film Day in 2017 around 35mm film, using 3/5 as the date reference to 35mm.
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Regatta Day / Royal St. John’s Regatta
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador current 2026 support announcement
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Roald Dahl Story Day
Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity currently promotes Roald Dahl Story Day as an annual global celebration beginning from 13 September, with schools able to choose a suitable partic…
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Robert H. Goddard first liquid-fueled rocket anniversary
NASA’s 2026 centennial material marks 16 March 1926 as Robert Goddard’s first successful liquid-fueled rocket flight.
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Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl Game’s official organizer site is the primary source for the event identity and current edition
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Rose Parade presented by Honda
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association
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Royal Ascot
Ascot Racecourse
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Royal Hobart Regatta
WorkSafe Tasmania / Tasmanian legislation
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Royal National Agricultural Show Day (Brisbane)
Queensland Government
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Royal Welsh Show
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society
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Russian Language Day
United Nations language observance
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Sally Ride birthday / legacy anniversary
NASA’s Astronaut Fact Book records Sally Ride as born on 26 May 1951; the inventory “Sally Ride Day” is therefore scoped here to a birthday/legacy anniversary rather than an asserted federa…
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Samuel F. B. Morse birthday anniversary
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery records Samuel Finley Breese Morse’s birth date as 27 April 1791 and identifies him with the invention of the telegraph.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee
Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day
The first-party Wellcat calendar lists Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day on May 18.
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Sesame Street Day (New York City proclamation, 2009)
New York City proclaimed 10 November 2009 “Sesame Street Day” for the television program’s 40th anniversary.
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Shakespeare birthday observance
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust explains that Shakespeare’s birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 April and documents the 2026 Stratford birthday celebrations.
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Sholes–Glidden–Soule typewriter patent anniversary
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History records that the Sholes, Glidden & Soule typewriter patent model was awarded U.S. Patent No. 79,265 on 23 June 1868.
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Shopping cart introduction anniversary
Smithsonian history dates the first official shopping cart introduction to 4 June 1937 and preserves an early shopping cart in the National Museum of American History collection.
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Simplot Games
The official Simplot Games site identifies the 46th Games as a high-school indoor track and field event held 19–21 February 2026
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Slinky Day
Just Play launched a National Slinky Day brand campaign on August 30, 2021, and Checkiday independently lists Slinky Day annually on August 30.
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Slow Art Day
The official Slow Art Day site lists 11 April for the 2026 edition and 3 April for 2027, directly showing that the event date changes by year.
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Smart Home Day
National Smart Home states that it founded Smart Home Day on November 3, while CEDIA independently champions Smart Home Day annually on November 3.
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Snowman Burning
Lake Superior State University documents Snowman Burning as a campus spring tradition dating to 1971 and scheduled around the first day of spring.
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Social Media Day
Michigan government states that Mashable launched Social Media Day in June 2010 and documents 30 June as the annual date, including a 2026 Michigan proclamation.
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Spalding Baseball Day
SABR’s biographical record places Albert Goodwill Spalding’s birth on 2 September 1850; an independent event-calendar reference corroborates Spalding Baseball Day on 2 September.
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Spanish Language Day
United Nations language observance
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Sport Purple for Platelets Day
PDSA states that Sport Purple for Platelets Day is recognized on the last Friday of every September as part of platelet-disorder awareness work.
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Sports Day
Japan’s Act on National Holidays names Sports Day and sets it on the second Monday in October.
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Spring Astronomy Day
The Astronomical League lists Spring Astronomy Day on 25 April 2026 and describes the spring observance as a Saturday between mid-April and mid-May near or before the first-quarter Moon.
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Spring Bank Holiday
GOV.UK
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Star Trek Day
Paramount+ states that Star Trek Day is celebrated annually on 8 September, commemorating the original series premiere on 8 September 1966.
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Star Wars Day / May the 4th
StarWars.com documents May 4 as Star Wars Day and the worldwide “May the 4th” celebration.
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Summer Bank Holiday (England and Wales)
GOV.UK
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Super Bowl Sunday / Super Bowl
The National Football League’s official Super Bowl hub is the governing-body source for the championship event and its current edition
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Superman Day
DC’s official 2026 announcement identifies 18 April 2026 as Superman Day and describes a global celebration of Superman, Supergirl and Krypto, linked to the anniversary of Superman’s debut.
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Support Teen Literature Day
ALA/YALSA launched Support Teen Literature Day in 2007 on the Thursday of National Library Week and records that the event was renamed Celebrate Teen Literature Day beginning in 2013.
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Sŵn Festival
Visit Wales, the Welsh Government’s official tourism site, lists Sŵn Festival in Cardiff for 15–17 October 2026.
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T.T. Bank Holiday
Isle of Man Government
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Taekwondo Day
World Taekwondo
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day
Illinois Register proclamation text records that Chicago Shakespeare Theater created Talk Like Shakespeare Day on Shakespeare’s birthday, April 23, and had marked it for several years.
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Tanabata (Star Festival)
JNTO describes Tanabata as the Star Festival associated with the seventh day of the seventh month; travel references note that modern celebrations can occur on July 7 or around August 7 dep…
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Tartan Day
Government of Canada official-symbols guidance
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TCS London Marathon
London Marathon Events identifies Sunday 26 April as the 2026 TCS London Marathon date.
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Team Green Britain Bike Week
British Cycling documents Team Green Britain Bike Week as running 19–27 June in 2010 and 18–26 June in 2011, showing that the campaign dates changed by edition rather than following one saf…
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The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon’s official dates page lists The Championships 2026 from 29 June to 12 July.
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The Day the Music Died anniversary
The Surf Ballroom records the February 2, 1959 final concert and the fatal plane crash in the early hours of 3 February 1959, events remembered as “The Day the Music Died”.
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Tolkien Reading Day
The Tolkien Society’s current event material states that Tolkien Reading Day is celebrated each year on 25 March.
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Top Gun Day
The dedicated Top Gun Day site explicitly identifies May 13 as Top Gun Day and maintains future-year countdown information for the date.
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Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF’s own 2026 Festival merchandise page identifies the Festival-exclusive wordmark with the dates 10–20 September 2026.
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Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day
Wellcat Holidays lists Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day on April 8.
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Twin Peaks Day
Snoqualmie civic proclamation material and the organizer’s proclamation archive recognize February 24 as Twin Peaks Day, tied to the date Special Agent Dale Cooper enters the fictional town…
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U.S. full-power digital television transition anniversary
The FCC states that Congress set June 12, 2009 as the deadline for full-power television stations to stop analog broadcasting; the page title is therefore best treated as a historical-anniv…
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Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival’s official announcement states that its 26th edition returns to Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami from Friday 27 March through Sunday 29 March 2026.
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Umhlanga (Reed Dance)
Eswatini’s cultural/tourism authorities publish the target-year Umhlanga schedule. The 2026 ceremony spans 25 August–1 September and identifies 31 August as the main dance day.
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UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Week
UNESCO 36 C/Resolution 38 (2011) established International Arts Education Week; UNESCO 43 C/Resolution 54 (2025) renamed it UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Week. 43 C/21 is the General Co…