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National Banana Bread Day
Two ANFP Wyoming chapter calendars list National Banana Bread Day on February 23.
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National Barber Mental Health Awareness Day
The National Association of Barbers identifies May 19 as Barber Mental Health Awareness Day and publishes industry-focused mental-health awareness guidance for the date.
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National Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
National Day Calendar states Sweet Adelines International founded the observance in 2005 for its 60th anniversary, tied to the organization’s July 13, 1945 founding date; a Sweet Adelines r…
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National Barbershop Quartet Day
The Barbershop Harmony Society says National Barbershop Quartet Day commemorates the birth of the organized barbershop movement on 11 April 1938.
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National Barcode Day
Barcoding, Inc. says it created National Barcode Day with Datalogic and ScanSource for June 26, commemorating the first retail UPC scan on June 26, 1974.
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National Bath Bomb Day
National Day Archives records May 25 of each calendar year and identifies Desert Bath Company as the 2021 creator; current calendar coverage preserves the same date.
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National Be Late for Something Day
National Day Calendar identifies the Procrastinators’ Club of America, founded by Les Waas in 1956, as the body whose committee designated September 5 as Be Late for Something Day; Timeandd…
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National Bean Counter Day
National Day Calendar credits Connecticut CPA Kevin Wenig with founding National Bean Counter Day on April 16; Hartford Business Journal independently identified Wenig as the local accounta…
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National Bed Bug Prevention Day
National Day Archives lists National Bed Bug Prevention Day on June 10 and attributes its 2019 creation to Dodson Pest Control. Dodson currently publishes first-party bed-bug prevention res…
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National Beef Tallow Day
The Healthy Fats Coalition announced establishment of National Beef Tallow Day on July 10, 2017, effective July 13, 2018, timed to coincide with National French Fry Day; its current page an…
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National Beer Day
The Brewers Association lists National Beer Day on 7 April 2026 and explains that it commemorates the Cullen-Harrison Act taking effect on 7 April 1933.
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National Best Friends Day
Hallmark’s 2026 calendar lists National Best Friends Day on June 8, while the Animal Medical Center repeatedly lists Best Friends Day on the same date.
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National Bible Day
Republic Act No. 11163 declares the last Monday of January every year as National Bible Day and a special working holiday throughout the Philippines. Senate legislative records identify Sen…
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National Biologic Coordinators Day
The campaign launch material and day registry identify November 1 as National Biologic Coordinators Day, launched by Janssen in 2021 to recognize biologic coordinators.
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National Bird Day
The Avian Welfare Coalition says it established National Bird Day on January 5 as a day of action and education for captive birds; its anniversary material dates the campaign to 2002.
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National Bison Day
NPS says National Bison Day has been observed annually on the first Saturday in November since 2012; WCS documents the Vote Bison Coalition’s inaugural 1 November 2012 celebration. Year-spe…
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National Black Barber Shop Appreciation Day
National Day Archives attributes the May 1 observance to James Jean-Pierre, created in April 2021; University of Georgia Extension independently recognizes the date in community-health educ…
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National Black Bear Day
The National Black Bear Festival states that it secured the National Black Bear Day designation and that the day is celebrated on the first Saturday in June each year.
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National Black Cat Day
Cats Protection states that National Black Cat Day is held each year on October 27, that it launched the first campaign on 27 October 2011 as Black Cat Awareness Day, and that it renamed th…
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National Black Dog Day
Founder Colleen Paige’s current materials list National Black Dog Day on October 1 and describe it as an annual awareness observance.
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National Black Forest Cake Day
ANFP Wyoming and Wisconsin chapter calendars list National Black Forest Cake Day on March 28.
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
NIH states that National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed annually on February 7 to increase awareness and mobilize community involvement around HIV among Black/African American peo…
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National Black Literacy Day
National Day Archives states that Semicolon Bookstore created National Black Literacy Day in February 2021 and that it takes place on February 14 each calendar year.
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National Black Marketers Day
Black Marketers Coalition first-party material announces creation of National Black Marketers Day and annual November 16 observance; the creator registry dates creation to September 2021.
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National Black Poetry Day
New York legislative and SUNY Plattsburgh records trace Black Poetry Day to Stanley Ransom in 1970, observed on October 17 for Jupiter Hammon’s birthday; later state resolutions recognize t…
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National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day
Multiple current observance references place the day on March 1 and attribute its establishment to the Black Women in Jazz organization/initiative.
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National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council repeatedly identifies May 26 as National Blueberry Cheesecake Day in its industry marketing materials.
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National Blueberry Day
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council repeatedly identifies July 8 as National Blueberry Day in industry campaign materials.
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National Blueberry Muffin Day
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council identifies July 11 as National Blueberry Muffin Day in multiple industry materials.
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National Blueberry Pancake Day
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council repeatedly identifies January 28 as National Blueberry Pancake Day and publishes promotional assets for the date.
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National Blueberry Pie Day
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council explicitly states that National Blueberry Pie Day is celebrated on April 28 each year and repeats the date in other campaign materials.
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National Blueberry Popover Day
ANFP Wyoming and Wisconsin chapter calendars list National Blueberry Popover Day on March 10.
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National Bobblehead Day
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum says it developed National Bobblehead Day, submitted it for designation in December 2014, and celebrated the first annual observance on Janua…
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National Borinqueneers Day
U.S. Senate Resolution 641 (2020) and subsequent federal recognition
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National Boss’s Day
SHRM and Hallmark trace National Boss Day to Patricia Bays Haroski’s 1958 registration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; October 16 was selected for her father’s birthday, with later Illin…
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National Bowling Day
Go Bowling’s official campaign page documents Saturday, 9 August for the 2025 edition and says the sport has been featured on FOX & Friends for National Bowling Day each year since 2018. US…
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National Breadstick Day
Calendar and institutional event material use the last Friday in October for National Breadstick Day.
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National Break Up With Your Carrier Day
T-Mobile’s February 11, 2019 launch release and National Day Calendar’s founder proclamation establish February 13, 2019 as the first annual observance, T-Mobile as founder and the pre-Vale…
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National Brown Dog Day
National Day Archives attributes National Brown Dog Day to Debra Loveless Williams, created in January 2021, and lists February 2 annually; independent observance coverage corroborates the…
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National Bubble Tea Day
Kung Fu Tea states that it founded National Bubble Tea Day on April 30, 2018, its eighth birthday, to celebrate the bubble-tea community; this verifies the modern observance, not invention…
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National Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
Independent pet/holiday coverage attributes the observance to children’s author Jackie Valent in 2007, while current Truman State University and Drake University materials independently con…
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National Bunion Day
Treace Medical Concepts announced the first-ever National Bunion Day in the United States on 16 April 2024, states that it founded the observance, and sets it on the third Tuesday of April…
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National Caesar Salad Day
National Day Calendar consistently places National Caesar Salad Day on July 4 and explicitly states that it has not identified the observance founder.
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National California Day
National Day Calendar places National California Day on February 22 within its creator-defined National State Days series, introduced in 2017 and sequenced by state admission order with cal…
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National Call Your Doctor Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record says Bright Pink founded the observance in 2016 and that the recurring date was moved to the second Tuesday in June beginning in 2017.
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National Cancer Awareness Day (India)
Government of India material states that India observes National Cancer Awareness Day on November 7 each year; the Health Ministry’s 2014 announcement established November 7 for the nationw…
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National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
CLEAR states that National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day is observed each year on November 7 and was established in 2015 in honor of Reveille; Cornell veterinary material is used only to bo…
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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 Care for Kids Day®
Designetics says it spearheaded the effort that created National Care for Kids Day for annual September 20 observance; current Care for Kids first-party material says the day was founded in…
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National Caregivers Day
California Assembly Rules Committee analysis describes National Caregivers Day as founded in 2015 and observed annually on the third Friday in February.
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National Caribbean Civility Day
National Day Archives lists October 5 and attributes the 2020 founding to the World Civility Presidential Club; current observance references corroborate the date, founder attribution and a…
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National Carrot Cake Day
Two ANFP Wyoming chapter calendars list National Carrot Cake Day on February 3.
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National Cartonnage Day
National Day Archives records Colorway Arts as the creator and states the observance occurs on the third Saturday of September; Colorway Arts documents the original September 18, 2021 event.
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National Cartoonists Day
Industry retrospective evidence supports a National Cartoonists Society initiative first observed May 5, 1999; the Library of Congress independently verifies the May 5, 1895 Hogan’s Alley c…
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National Cat & Dog Gut Health Awareness Day
AnimalBiome documented celebrating Cat & Dog Gut Health Awareness Day on September 21, 2022 while launching its inaugural State of the Gut report. The Animal Medical Center independently li…
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National Cat Day
Founder Colleen Paige’s current holiday list places National Cat Day on October 29; U.S. public institutions also recognize the date in programming and resolutions.
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National Cat DNA Day
National Day Archives records September 19 and identifies Basepaws as the 2020 founder; Basepaws continues to reference National Cat DNA Day in its own materials.
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National Cat Lady Day
CatCon states that founder Susan Michals created National Cat Lady Day in 2017 and that it takes place each year on April 19.
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National Catholic Men’s Conference Day
The initiative’s first-party site identifies October 17 as National Catholic Men’s Conference Day and describes its U.S. Catholic men’s conference-network purpose. It is not treated as a Va…
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National Challenged Champions and Heroes Awareness Day
Challenged Champions & Heroes identifies founder Dr. Robin A. Lococo as creator of its July 29 national awareness day. National Day Archives uses the longer National Challenged Champions an…
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National Check the Chip Day
AAHA states that it and AVMA launched Check the Chip Day in 2013; AVMA and AAHA materials identify August 15 as the annual recurrence and focus on current microchip registry contact informa…
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National Check Your Coverage Day
Talkspace launched National Check Your Coverage Day for January 21, 2025, states that it founded the day to encourage early-year review of mental-health benefits, and promoted the January 2…
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National Checklist Day
FAA Safety Briefing states that National Checklist Day rolls around every October 30 and explains the date through the October 30, 1935 Model 299 crash that prompted formal aviation checkli…
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National Cheese Curd Day
Culver’s states that it created National Cheese Curd Day in 2015 and celebrates it every October 15.
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National Cheese Day
National Day Calendar consistently places National Cheese Day on June 4 and says its origins could not be determined; the U.S. Census Bureau used “National Cheese Day: June 4” in 2023. Wisc…
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National Cheese Fondue Day
The Melting Pot’s first-party 2025 material identifies April 11 as National Cheese Fondue Day, continuing a long-running brand celebration.
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National Cheese Lover’s Day
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin identifies January 20 as National Cheese Lover’s Day, and Wisconsin’s governor separately proclaimed Cheese Lover’s Day for January 20, 2026.
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National Cheese Soufflé Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list National Cheese Soufflé Day on 18 May.
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National Cheese Toast Day
Sizzler’s own press releases celebrate National Cheese Toast Day on September 15 and identify the chain’s participation in the observance.
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National Cheesesteak Day
Direct interviews with the four originators trace the observance to a March 24, 1994 cheesesteak outing and a 1995 “second annual” National Cheesesteak Thursday letter; Philadelphia Interna…
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National Cherry Pie Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars list National Cherry Pie Day on 22 February.
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National Chess Day
US Chess identifies National Chess Day on the second Saturday in October and traces it to a 1976 Ford-era cultural acknowledgment resulting from Bill Dodgen’s efforts; its Ford Library rese…