January opens the year with fresh starts and a surprising number of fun observances. Alongside New Year’s Day, the month is packed with cosy food holidays like National Hot Chocolate Day and National Pie Day, feel-good days such as National Hugging Day and National Compliment Day, and quirky favourites like National Opposite Day. It’s also a month for resolutions, so you’ll find days that encourage learning, reading and looking after yourself. Browse the calendar below to find something to celebrate every day of January.
January 2027
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1New Year’s DayPublic Domain Day+22National Science Fiction DayWorld Introvert Day+13Festival of Sleep DayNational Chocolate Covered Cherry Day+14National Spaghetti DayWorld Braille Day+15Twelfth NightNational Bird Day+16Three Kings DayNational Bean Day+17Orthodox ChristmasNational Bobblehead Day+28National Bubble Bath DayNational English Toffee Day+19National Law Enforcement Appreciation DayNational Apricot Day+210National Bittersweet Chocolate DayNational Houseplant Appreciation Day+111National Milk DayNational Human Trafficking Awareness Day+212National Pharmacist DayNational Hot Tea Day+113National Rubber Ducky DayKorean American Day+114Makar SankrantiNational Dress Up Your Pet Day+215PongalNational Bagel Day+216National Nothing DayAppreciate a Dragon Day+217Benjamin Franklin DayDitch New Year’s Resolutions Day+118Martin Luther King Jr. DayNational Winnie the Pooh Day+219National Popcorn DayBrew a Potion Day+120Penguin Awareness DayNational Cheese Lover’s Day+121National Hugging DayNational Squirrel Appreciation Day+122National Hot Sauce DayNational Polka Dot Day+123National Pie DayNational Handwriting Day+124National Peanut Butter DayNational Compliment Day+125Burns NightNational Opposite Day+126Australia DayNational Spouses Day+127International Holocaust Remembrance DayNational Chocolate Cake Day+128Data Privacy DayNational Blueberry Pancake Day+129National Puzzle DayNational Corn Chip Day+130National Croissant DayFred Korematsu Day+131National Hot Chocolate DayNational Backward Day+1