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What is celebrated on November 3?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to November 3. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2022
First observance

International Day for Biosphere Reserves

UNESCO explicitly labels a 3 November 2022 event as the celebration of the 1st International Day for Biosphere Reserves and separately refers to the 2022 first edition.

2018
First observance

Smart Home Day

The October 29, 2018 creator press release explicitly calls November 3, 2018 the first annual National #SmartHomeDay.

2014
First observance

Color The World Orange™

The campaign archive explicitly describes the event held November 3, 2014 as the first/inaugural Color The World Orange™.

2000
Later action

Mindanao Week of Peace

Reset the recurring Mindanao Week of Peace window from the original November 25–December 1 period to the last Thursday of November through the first Wednesday of December each yea…

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8 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.

3 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

8 have in-depth guides

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Reviewed depth

Other in-depth guides on November 3

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Christchurch Show Day

Second Friday after the first Tuesday in November under current Canterbury arrangements · Canterbury anniversary-day observance used in Christchurch and parts of Canterbury

New Zealand Employment New Zealand

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Culture Day

3 November · Japanese national holiday

Japan’s current government holiday guidance identifies Culture Day on 3 November and states its purpose as loving freedom and peace and promoting culture. The government history says the ho…

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Election Day

Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year for U.S. federal general elections · United States federal election timing for congressional general elections, with the same November rule used for presidential election day in presidential-election years

Federal law sets the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year for House elections, while Title 3 uses the same timing for presidential election day every…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Independence of Cuenca

3 November annually · Cuenca, Ecuador / municipal civic commemoration

Cuenca’s municipal history identifies 3 November 1820 as the city’s independence, and municipal materials use 3 November for the independence celebrations.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Smart Home Day

3 November · International / smart-home industry awareness initiative

National Smart Home states that it founded Smart Home Day; its contemporaneous 2018 release calls November 3, 2018 the first annual National #SmartHomeDay, and CEDIA currently champions Nov…

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8 observances

All observances on this date

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Christchurch Show Day

Second Friday after the first Tuesday in November under current Canterbury arrangements · Canterbury anniversary-day observance used in Christchurch and parts of Canterbury

New Zealand Employment New Zealand

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Culture Day

3 November · Japanese national holiday

Japan’s current government holiday guidance identifies Culture Day on 3 November and states its purpose as loving freedom and peace and promoting culture. The government history says the ho…

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Election Day

Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year for U.S. federal general elections · United States federal election timing for congressional general elections, with the same November rule used for presidential election day in presidential-election years

Federal law sets the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year for House elections, while Title 3 uses the same timing for presidential election day every…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Independence of Cuenca

3 November annually · Cuenca, Ecuador / municipal civic commemoration

Cuenca’s municipal history identifies 3 November 1820 as the city’s independence, and municipal materials use 3 November for the independence celebrations.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Smart Home Day

3 November · International / smart-home industry awareness initiative

National Smart Home states that it founded Smart Home Day; its contemporaneous 2018 release calls November 3, 2018 the first annual National #SmartHomeDay, and CEDIA currently champions Nov…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Solemnity of Saint Justus (San Giusto), martyr and patron of Trieste

3 November annually · Trieste, Italy / Diocese of Trieste patronal solemnity; no general civil-closure rule inferred

The Diocese of Trieste identifies Saint Justus as principal patron of the city and diocese, celebrates his solemnity on November 3, dates his martyrdom to 303 and documents early local cult…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Victory Day

3 November annually · Maldives / national commemoration

The President’s Office identifies Victory Day with the events of 3 November 1988, and official Maldives materials list the observance on 3 November.

How dates are selected

This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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