World Kindness Day
Nov 13
World Kindness Day on November 13 encourages small acts of kindness that make a big difference. Learn its origins and easy ideas…
Days that celebrate the people in our lives: friends, partners, siblings, parents and neighbours. Find ideas to show appreciation and kindness.
31 days, starting with the next one coming up.
Nov 13
World Kindness Day on November 13 encourages small acts of kindness that make a big difference. Learn its origins and easy ideas…
Nov 19
International Men's Day on November 19 highlights men's and boys' health, positive role models and gender equality. Learn its history and how…
Dec 3
National Roof Over Your Head Day on December 3 encourages gratitude for a safe home and support for people without one. Learn…
Dec 18
National Twin Day on December 18 celebrates twins and the special bond they share. Learn twin facts, the science of identical vs.…
Dec 22
National Short Girl Appreciation Day on December 22 celebrates petite women, fittingly near the shortest day of the year. Learn its fun…
Dec 23
National Roots Day on December 23 encourages exploring your family history. Learn genealogy tips, free records and how to start a family…
Jan 1
Global Family Day on January 1 promotes peace and togetherness among families and nations. Learn its origins and simple ways to celebrate…
Jan 2
World Introvert Day on January 2 celebrates people who recharge with quiet time. Learn its origins, what introversion means and how to…
Jan 21
National Hugging Day on January 21 encourages people to share a hug with family and friends. Learn its history and why hugs…
Jan 22
Celebration of Life Day on January 22 encourages gratitude for life's everyday joys. Learn its meaning and simple ways to celebrate life…
Jan 24
National Compliment Day on January 24 encourages people to give genuine compliments. Learn how it started and tips for giving praise that…
Jan 26
National Spouses Day on January 26 is a day to appreciate your husband, wife or partner. Find simple, thoughtful ways to show…
Feb 7
National Send a Card to a Friend Day is February 7. Get ideas for what to write in a friendship card and…
Feb 13
Galentine's Day is February 13. Learn what Galentine's Day means, how Parks and Recreation started it in 2010 and ideas for a…
Feb 15
Singles Awareness Day is February 15. Learn what it means, how it compares with Singles' Day and Census data on unmarried Americans,…
Feb 17
National Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17. Learn how it started in the Bay Area and find specific kindness ideas…
Mar 13
National Good Samaritan Day is March 13. Learn the story behind the term, how Good Samaritan laws work and practical ways to…
Apr 10
National Siblings Day is April 10. Learn the story of founder Claudia Evart, why the day exists and meaningful ways to celebrate…
Apr 30
National Honesty Day is April 30. Learn who created it, why it bookends April Fools' Day and what research says about how…
Jun 1
National Say Something Nice Day is June 1. Learn how it started in South Carolina and why a simple compliment means more…
Jun 12
Loving Day is June 12, marking the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision. Learn the story of Richard and Mildred Loving and how…
Jul 12
National Simplicity Day is July 12, Thoreau's birthday. Learn about his two years at Walden Pond and practical ways to simplify your…
Jul 15
National Give Something Away Day is July 15. Learn what a Harvard study found about giving and happiness, and practical ways to…
Jul 26
National Aunt and Uncle Day is July 26. Learn what family research shows about aunts and uncles, the words' surprising roots and…
Aug 1
National Girlfriends Day is August 1. See what research and Pew survey data say about women's friendships, plus ideas for thanking your…
Aug 11
National Son and Daughter Day is August 11. Learn how parents and grown children stay in touch, where kids live and how…
Aug 13
International Left-Handers Day is August 13. Learn its two origin stories, the 10.6% figure from a study of 2.4 million people and…
Aug 21
National Senior Citizens Day is August 21. See how Proclamation 5847 created it and how fast the 65-and-older population grew by 2020.
Aug 25
National Kiss and Make Up Day is August 25. See what Frans de Waal learned from chimps, what Mesopotamian tablets say and…
Sep 28
National Good Neighbor Day on September 28 celebrates the people next door. Learn its Montana origins and ways to be a better…
Oct 3
National Boyfriend Day on October 3 celebrates boyfriends and partners. Learn fun ways to show appreciation and keep a relationship strong.