Weird National
Holidays

America is a bit of an odd nation, so it’s no wonder it has so many weird national holidays. Enjoy our collection of the most weird, bizarre, and random American celebrations out there — like National Cat Herder Day (Dec 15), National Cook For Your Pets Day (Nov 1), and—our favorite—National Feral Cat Day (Oct 16).

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Jan 8 Monday
National Clean Your Desk Day , ,
National Man Watcher's Day ,
Jan 12 Friday
Quitters Day ,
Jan 16 Tuesday
Appreciate a Dragon Day ,
Jan 19 Friday
Brew a Potion Day , ,
Jan 21 Sunday
National Cheesy Socks Day , ,
Jan 23 Tuesday
Measure Your Feet Day , ,
Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day , ,
Jan 24 Wednesday
Belly Laugh Day ,
Jan 25 Thursday
Clashing Clothes Day , ,
Jan 27 Saturday
Thomas Crapper Day , ,
Jan 29 Monday
Curmudgeons Day , ,
National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day ,
Jan 30 Tuesday
National Inane Answering Message Day , ,
Jan 31 Wednesday
Gorilla Suit Day ,
Hell is Freezing Over Day ,
Scotch Tape Day ,
Feb 1 Thursday
Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall Month ,
Feb 4 Sunday
Create a Vacuum Day ,
Feb 12 Monday
National Poop Day ,
Feb 13 Tuesday
Extraterrestrial Culture Day ,
Feb 15 Thursday
Annoy Squidward Day , ,
St. Skeletor's Day ,
Feb 16 Friday
Do a Grouch a Favor Day ,
Feb 17 Saturday
My Way Day ,
Feb 18 Sunday
Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day ,
Thumb Appreciation Day , ,
Feb 20 Tuesday
National Comfy Day , ,
National Handcuff Day ,
Feb 24 Saturday
I Hate Coriander Day , ,
International Sword Swallowers Day , ,
Feb 26 Monday
For Pete's Sake Day , ,
Mar 1 Friday
National Hotel Slipper Day ,
National March First Day ,
Mar 3 Sunday
Namesake Day ,
What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day , ,
Mar 4 Monday
Fun Facts About Names Day ,
Mar 5 Tuesday
Kyrgyzstan National Hat Day ,
National Potty Dance Day , ,
Mar 7 Thursday
Sock Monkey Day ,
Mar 8 Friday
Be Nasty Day ,
Middle Name Pride Day , ,
Mar 9 Saturday
World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup , ,
Mar 10 Sunday
Festival Of Life In Cracks Day , ,
Mar 11 Monday
Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign ,
Mar 13 Wednesday
Fill Our Staplers Day ,
Ken Day , ,
Mar 15 Friday
Dumbstruck Day
Everything You Think Is Wrong Day
World Contact Day , ,
Mar 16 Saturday
Everything You Do is Right Day
Mar 20 Wednesday
Alien Abduction Day , ,
Extraterrestrial Abductions Day ,
Mar 22 Friday
Talk Like William Shakespeare Day , ,
Mar 23 Saturday
Atheist Day , ,
Mar 27 Wednesday
Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day ,
Apr 1 Saturday
St. Stupid Day , ,
Apr 4 Tuesday
National Walk Around Things Day ,
Apr 6 Thursday
Jump Over Things Day ,
Apr 12 Wednesday
Deskfast Day , ,
Apr 14 Friday
National Reach As High As You Can Day ,
Apr 15 Saturday
National Griper's Day , ,
National Rubber Eraser Day ,
Take A Wild Guess Day ,
Apr 16 Sunday
Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day ,
Apr 17 Monday
Blah Blah Blah Day ,
Apr 20 Thursday
Look Alike Day , ,
Apr 21 Friday
Keep Off the Grass Day , ,
May 3 Wednesday
National Lumpy Rug Day ,
National Paranormal Day , ,
National Two Different Colored Shoes Day , ,
May 8 Monday
No Socks Day , ,
May 9 Tuesday
Hurray for Buttons Day ,
May 10 Wednesday
Trust Your Intuition Day ,
May 13 Saturday
O. Henry Pun-off Day ,
May 18 Thursday
Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day , ,
Jun 14 Wednesday
Monkey Around Day ,
Jul 2 Sunday
Be Nice to New Jersey Week , ,
Jul 7 Friday
Tanabata , ,
Jul 9 Sunday
Call of the Horizon Day , ,
Jul 18 Tuesday
Insurance Nerd Day , ,
Jul 20 Thursday
National Ugly Truck Contest Day , ,
Jul 21 Friday
Invite an Alien to Live with You Day , ,
Jul 22 Saturday
NATIONAL RAT CATCHER’S DAY , ,
Jul 27 Thursday
Barbie-in-a-Blender Day , ,
Jul 29 Saturday
National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day , ,
Aug 3 Thursday
Clean Your Floors Day , ,
National Big Forehead Day ,
Aug 6 Sunday
National Wiggle Your Toes Day ,
Aug 17 Thursday
National I LOVE My feet Day , ,
Aug 18 Friday
Hawaiian Shirt Day ,
National Bad Poetry Day ,
Sep 2 Saturday
Bison-ten Yell Day , ,
Sep 9 Saturday
National When Pigs Fly Day , ,
Wonderful Weirdos Day , ,
Sep 16 Saturday
Stay Away From Seattle Day ,
Sep 22 Friday
Hobbit Day ,
Sep 23 Saturday
National Apple Cider Vinegar Day , ,
National Dogs in Politics Day , ,
Oct 2 Monday
National Name Your Car Day ,
Oct 17 Tuesday
National Edge Day , ,
Oct 30 Monday
Create a Great Funeral Day , ,
Haunted Refrigerator Night , ,
Nov 2 Thursday
Look for Circles Day ,
Plan Your Epitaph Day ,
Nov 19 Sunday
National Have A Bad Day Day , ,
Nov 21 Tuesday
False Confession Day ,
Nov 25 Saturday
Blasé Day ,
Dec 8 Friday
Take it in the Ear Day , ,
Dec 9 Saturday
Lost and Found Day ,
Dec 10 Sunday
Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales , , ,
Dec 12 Tuesday
​National Ding-A-Ling Day , ,
Dec 16 Saturday
Stupid Toy Day
Dec 18 Monday
Wear a Plunger on Your Head Day , ,
Dec 19 Tuesday
National Emo Day , ,
Dec 20 Wednesday
Dot Your I’s Day , ,
Dec 21 Thursday
Don’t Make Your Bed Day ,
Dec 25 Monday
A’Phabet Day or No “L” Day ,
Dec 30 Saturday
Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute ,
Dec 31 Sunday
Unlucky Day ,