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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
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Sports Recreation observances
Sport, physical recreation, games and participation events.
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International Day of University Sport
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World Basketball Day
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World Bicycle Day
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World Football Day
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Curling is Cool Day
Thomas and Ruth Roy’s Wellcat calendar lists Curling is Cool Day on February 23.
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Global Fat Bike Day
Cycling-community sources describe Global Fat Bike Day as a grassroots celebration held on the first Saturday of December; Flatlands Cycling lists 5 December for 2026.
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Global Running Day
The official Global Running Day site identifies the 2026 observance as 3 June 2026.
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Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.)
Run The Edge describes the event it created as Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.) and identifies 20 November as the recurring date.
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International Axe Throwing Day
The World Axe Throwing League, a sport governing organization, identifies 13 June as International Axe Throwing Day.
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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
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International Day of University Sport
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International Skinny Dip Day
The American Association for Nude Recreation states that International Skinny Dip Day is held on the second Saturday of July and identifies 11 July as the 2026 date.
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International Sports Car Racing Day
National Today and Checkiday independently define International Sports Car Racing Day as the third Saturday in March.
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Major League Baseball Opening Day
MLB’s master schedule distinguishes a special Opening Night on March 25 from traditional Opening Day on March 26, 2026.
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National Basketball Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Basketball Day on November 6 each year.
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National Canoe Day
The Canadian Canoe Museum identifies 26 June as National Canoe Day and maintains a current 2026 event page.
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National Disc Golf Day
The Professional Disc Golf Association says the first Saturday in August was selected for National Disc Golf Day in 2016.
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National Football Day
National Day Archives lists National Football Day on July 19; the evidence establishes a calendar date at registry level, not an NFL or government designation.
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National Football Hangover Day
National Day Calendar states that it founded National Football Hangover Day with Katie Nolan in 2019 and defines it as the day after the big game; Days Of The Year independently describes t…
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National Girls & Women in Sports Day®
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 Golf Day
The American Golf Industry Coalition lists the 18th annual National Golf Day for May 4–6, 2026 in Washington, D.C.; its 2027 dates are different, confirming edition-specific scheduling.
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National Golf Lover’s Day
National Day Archives lists National Golf Lover’s Day on October 4; the public plural “Lovers” rendering is treated as an alias.
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National Kiss a Wrestler Day
National Today and Checkiday independently place National Kiss a Wrestler Day on October 5.
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National Learn to Swim Day™
Swimways states that it established National Learn to Swim Day in 2012 and that the observance is held on the third Saturday of May each year.
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National Miniature Golf Day
National Day Archives lists National Miniature Golf Day on May 10; the shorter public “Mini Golf” title is treated as an alias.
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National Pickleball Day
Current pickleball organizations publicly recognize 8 August as National Pickleball Day, including USA Pickleball communications and Deaf Pickleball USA.
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National Play Tennis Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Play Tennis Day on February 23 each year.
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National Soccer Day
National Day Archives lists National Soccer Day on July 28; the record is retained at registry/date level because the page does not establish a statutory designation or creator.
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National Sport Day
The Amiri Diwan states that Amiri Decision No. 80 of 2011 designates the Tuesday of the second week of February as National Sport Day and an official holiday; the 2026 event was held on 10…
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National Sports Day (India)
Government of India sources state that National Sports Day is celebrated every year on 29 August in honour of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand; the 2026 campaign also centers the 29 August b…
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National Tennis Pro Day
National Day Archives gives February 17 and identifies Maria Oddy as the creator in 2020, with the inaugural observance described for 2021.
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Pilates Day / International Pilates Day
The Pilates Method Alliance maintains a current 2026 Pilates Day planning kit; historical professional sources document the PMA’s International Pilates Day initiative.
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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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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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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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World Basketball Day
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World Bicycle Day
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World Football Day
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World Mini Golf Day
National Today places World Mini Golf Day on September 21, while Days Of The Year independently lists Miniature Golf Day on the same annual date.
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World Sports Journalists Day
AIPS states that 2 July each year has been designated World Sports Journalists Day to mark the association’s foundation.
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World Table Tennis Day
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World Tennis Day
The official World Tennis Day archive says the fifth annual World Tennis Day took place March 6, 2017 and describes the event as an annual tennis festival at that time.