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What is celebrated on February 27?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to February 27. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2026

Later action

World NGO Day

The EU diplomatic service marks World NGO Day and uses 27 February for official civil-society messaging.

2014

First observance

World NGO Day

Organizer history identifies the Helsinki forum on 27 February 2014 as the first global launch of World NGO Day.

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7 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

These dates are shown only for the year or edition that has been confirmed.

1 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

7 have in-depth guides

These pages include reviewed meaning, history, activities, facts and FAQs.

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Other in-depth guides on February 27

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Anosmia Awareness Day

27 February annually · Global smell-loss awareness community

Anosmia Awareness states that the observance began in 2012 and is observed every February 27; Monell independently identifies Daniel Schein as its founder.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Independence Day

27 February · Dominican Republic / national independence and non-working public holiday

Dominican government sources verify the February 27, 1844 independence anchor, and Law No. 139-97 plus the 2026 holiday calendar preserve February 27 as the non-working National Independenc…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

International Polar Bear Day

27 February · Worldwide / Polar Bears International

Polar Bears International’s official event page identifies 27 February as International Polar Bear Day and describes the organization’s campaign around polar bear conservation.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

National Skip the Straw Day

Fourth Friday in February · United States-origin environmental-awareness observance created by the Whitehall Middle School Coral Keepers student group with adviser Susan Tate

Contemporaneous institutional coverage and National Day Calendar records identify the Whitehall Middle School Coral Keepers, with adviser Susan Tate, as the student group behind the 2017 ob…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Strawberry Day

27 February · Informal food observance with professional-foodservice and university recognition

ANFP chapter calendars plus university horticulture/campus sources identify February 27 as National Strawberry Day.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

27 February annually · Official Pokémon franchise anniversary/fandom observance on February 27; the modern recurring program commemorates the February 27, 1996 Japanese launch of Pokémon Red and Green and is not a U.S. civic holiday.

Official Pokémon sources identify February 27 as Pokémon Day because the first Pokémon video games launched in Japan on February 27, 1996; contemporaneous 2016 reporting documents The Pokém…

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Community, Causes & Advocacy 2 Health, Wellness & Awareness 1 Civic, Remembrance & History 1 Animals, Nature & Environment 1 Food, Drink & Hospitality 1 Celebrations & Social 1

7 observances

All observances on this date

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Anosmia Awareness Day

27 February annually · Global smell-loss awareness community

Anosmia Awareness states that the observance began in 2012 and is observed every February 27; Monell independently identifies Daniel Schein as its founder.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Independence Day

27 February · Dominican Republic / national independence and non-working public holiday

Dominican government sources verify the February 27, 1844 independence anchor, and Law No. 139-97 plus the 2026 holiday calendar preserve February 27 as the non-working National Independenc…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

International Polar Bear Day

27 February · Worldwide / Polar Bears International

Polar Bears International’s official event page identifies 27 February as International Polar Bear Day and describes the organization’s campaign around polar bear conservation.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

National Skip the Straw Day

Fourth Friday in February · United States-origin environmental-awareness observance created by the Whitehall Middle School Coral Keepers student group with adviser Susan Tate

Contemporaneous institutional coverage and National Day Calendar records identify the Whitehall Middle School Coral Keepers, with adviser Susan Tate, as the student group behind the 2017 ob…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Strawberry Day

27 February · Informal food observance with professional-foodservice and university recognition

ANFP chapter calendars plus university horticulture/campus sources identify February 27 as National Strawberry Day.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Pokémon Day

Official Pokémon sources identify February 27 as Pokémon Day because the first Pokémon video games launched in Japan on February 27, 1996; contemporaneous 2016 reporting documents The Pokém…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

World NGO Day

27 February · international civil-society and NGO recognition observance

World NGO Day initiative; independently recognized in European External Action Service statements

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