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Lash Stylists’ Day
Noble Lashes’ current site lists its September 24 Lash Stylist Day initiative; current corroboration attributes creation to Noble Lashes in 2018 while the exact first recurring edition rema…
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Appreciation Recognition observances
Recognition and appreciation of people, roles, groups and contributions.
230 observances
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Lips Appreciation Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Lips Appreciation Day on March 16 and states that Wellcat Holidays were created by Thomas and Ruth Roy. Wellcat’s About page independently de…
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Love Your Produce Manager® Day
Frieda’s first-party material places Love Your Produce Manager Day on April 2 and states that the company created the holiday on its 50th anniversary in 2012.
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Marine Corps Birthday
The U.S. Marine Corps states that Marines around the world celebrate the birth of the Corps each year on 10 November.
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Marketing Operations Appreciation Day
Zapier’s own 2023 campaign page states that Marketing Operations Appreciation Day is April 11 and describes it as an annual recognition initiative.
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Merchant Navy Day
GOV.UK marks Merchant Navy Day on 3 September and describes the contribution of merchant seafarers
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MFG Day / Manufacturing Day
NIST documents the launch of Manufacturing Day for 5 October 2012 by FMA, NIST MEP, WMEP and IMEC; the current MFG Day program is an initiative of The Manufacturing Institute and centers ma…
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Michigan Indian Day
Michigan Department of Civil Rights
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National Activity Professionals Day
California Association of Activity Professionals documents the history of National Activity Professionals Day, while current calendar references consistently use the fourth Friday in Januar…
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National Africa Civility Day
National Day Archives records September 15 and credits World Civility Presidential Club with founding the observance in 2020; current awareness calendars retain September 15.
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National Astronaut Day
The White House issued a National Astronaut Day message on 5 May 2026 honoring Alan Shepard’s first American human spaceflight; the observance’s organizer describes May 5 as the annual date.
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National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day
National Day Archives records Gift Biz Unwrapped as creating the day in November 2020 for annual January 21 observance. Sue Monhait announced the January 21 celebration in January 2021, lat…
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Chicken Lady Day
National Day Calendar identifies November 4 as the annual date and documents the 2001 creation of the observance to honor Dr. Marthenia “Tina” Dupree.
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National Clean Your Desk Day
A January 1992 Washington Post report identifies Anne Moeller as the person who got National Clean-Off-Your-Desk Day entered in Chase’s Annual Events roughly a decade earlier, while current…
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National Controlled Environment Certifier Day
Controlled Environment Testing Association (CETA) first-party material states that CETA established National Controlled Environment Certifier Day, sponsored its creation in 2025, and observ…
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National Craft Distillery Day
National Day Calendar identifies Nicholas Strauser, Connie Strauser and Brandy Strauser-Sobanski of N Scott Distillery as the 2019 founders and records May 22 as the annual observance date.
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National Crime and Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day
The Florida Crime & Intelligence Analyst Association states that it created NCIAAD in 2021 and promotes the sixth annual observance on September 20, 2026; IALEIA also recognizes the day.
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National Defense Transportation Day
36 U.S.C. §120 requests an annual presidential proclamation designating the third Friday in May as National Defense Transportation Day and recognizing the importance of the U.S. transportat…
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National Developmental Disability Professionals Day
NAQ states that it founded Developmental Disability Professionals Day as a stand-alone day every year on 15 July to recognize professionals who support people with intellectual and developm…
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National Doctors’ Day
AMA history places the first Doctors’ Day in Winder, Georgia in 1933; Missouri State Medical Association history credits Eudora Brown Almond with conceiving the observance and explains the…
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National Dog Mom’s Day
Current pet calendars consistently place National Dog Mom’s Day on the second Saturday in May; the observance is traced to a 2018 launch associated with Dig.
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National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
Wag! announced the first annual National Dog Walker Appreciation Day for September 8, 2016 and established September 8 as the recognition date.
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National Dress Day
Ashley Lauren identifies March 6 as National Dress Day and states that the observance was founded by designer Ashley Lauren.
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National Drive-In Movie Day
DriveInMovie.com identifies June 6 as National Drive-In Movie Day, tied to the June 6, 1933 opening of Richard Hollingshead’s drive-in theater.
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National Energy Geek Day
A September 2018 RESNET-hosted announcement written from EnergyLogic’s perspective says “we’ve created National Energy Geek Day” and identifies October 6 annually; National Day Archives ind…
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National Entrepreneurs’ Day
Historical White House material documents a 2010 National Entrepreneurship Week and National Entrepreneurs’ Day celebration; modern calendar evidence places the continuing observance on the…
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National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day
H.Res.1294 and the House roll-call record support designation of the first Saturday in May as National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day; EOD Warrior Foundation material confirms the current…
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National Family Owned & Operated Businesses Day
Kennesaw State University’s Family Enterprise Center identifies June 23 as the annual observance and states the AG Center established it in 2021; registration records corroborate the founde…
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National Farm Workers Day
Public proclamations and government education material recognize National Farm Workers Day on March 31, including a 2026 Colorado resolution and local proclamation language describing annua…
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National Farmers Day
USDA Farm Service Agency communications identify October 12 as National Farmers Day in multiple years; a 2026 Delaware concurrent resolution also describes the observance as annual on Octob…
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National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas)
Government of India material identifies National Farmers’ Day, also known as Kisan Diwas, on 23 December.
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National Field Marketer’s Day
Splash created the inaugural National Field Marketer’s Day for September 23, 2021 and stated annual intent; official Cvent community material for Splash continued the September 23 celebrati…
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National Film Score Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation identifies Jeffrey D. Kern of Movie Scores and More Radio as founder and April 3 as the annual observance date.
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National Fine Art Appreciation Day
RoGallery’s October 16, 2018 creator account says it created the first annual National Fine Art Appreciation Day for October 25, chosen because it is Pablo Picasso’s birthday; later current…
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National First Ladies Day
The National First Ladies Day Commission says the observance was founded in 2021 and schedules its annual celebration on the last Saturday in April.
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National First Responders Day
The U.S. Fire Administration recognizes 28 October as National First Responders Day; presidential proclamation records also use that date for national recognition.
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National Fisherfolks Day
Philippine Proclamation No. 261 (2000) declares May 31 of every year as National Fisherfolks Day.
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National Grateful Patient Day
Rolf Benirschke’s first-party biography identifies September 7, 2017 as the inaugural National Grateful Patient Day and launch of the Grateful Patient Project; National Day Calendar records…
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National Home Warranty Day
2-10 Home Buyers Warranty states that National Home Warranty Day is celebrated every February 10, identifies 2-10 as founder, and credits employee Tahlia Hersch with founding the day in 201…
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National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day
SAGE/National Resource Center materials identify May 16 as National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day; congressional resolutions have also recognized the observance.
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National Hospitalist Day
SHM states that National Hospitalist Day occurs on the first Thursday in March annually and documents the inaugural 7 March 2019 observance.
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National Hospitality Workers Appreciation Day
Turning Point Australia explicitly marks National Hospitality Workers Appreciation Day on February 23, while current calendar references use February 23 annually.
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National HVAC Tech Day
ARS/Rescue Rooter says it established National HVAC Tech Day in 2016 and celebrates it on June 22.
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National I Love My Dentist Day
PPAI explicitly identifies National I Love My Dentist Day on June 2; current observance sources corroborate the date while the original founder remains unresolved.
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National Intern Day
National Intern Day’s official FAQ says the campaign is held on the last Thursday in July, and current WayUp material identifies 30 July 2026.
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National Inventors’ Day
Primary federal records show that Public Law 95-463 designated February 11, 1979 as National Inventors’ Day and authorized a Carter proclamation; later federal instruments again designated…
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National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.)
Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) currently runs National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on January 9; a District of Columbia announcement documents the January 9, 2015 launch with…
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National Logistics Day
Logistics Plus first-party releases establish creation in 2019, the first June 28, 2019 edition and continuing June 28 recurrence.
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National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day
Creator Anne C. Totero states that she created and began advocating for Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day in 2020, with an unofficial first observance on May 12, 2020. Wisconsin later…
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National Military Brats Day
Military Brats Registry’s origin page, dated January 2, 2015 and currently maintained, proposes congressional recognition while itself naming April 30 each year as the unofficial Military B…
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National Military Podcast Day
National Day Archives records October 5 of each calendar year and identifies Broken Jarhead, LLC as the 2021 creator; a founder-supplied account likewise states that the paperwork establish…
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National Miners Day
U.S. Department of Labor / Mine Safety and Health Administration; Congress-designated observance
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National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
A New York State Senate resolution states that Rick and Margie Segel established the observance and that it is celebrated every March 29. A 2010 Ford release quoting Rick Segel ties March 2…
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National Motorcycle Day
Dairyland’s current first-party page states that National Motorcycle Day is celebrated on the second Friday in July and identifies July 10, 2026. Dairyland’s creator-provided 2021 release s…
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National Newspaper Columnists Day
National Society of Newspaper Columnists first-party history says the society passed a resolution establishing April 18 as National Columnists Day, first marked it in 1995, and chose the an…
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National Nurses Day
ANA history and federal primary records establish May 6 professional recognition and the date-specific 1982 National Recognition Day for Nurses while separating the later Nurses Week framew…
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National Nursing Assistants’ Day
The 2026 AHCA/NCAL Healthcare Observances Calendar lists National Nursing Assistants’ Day on June 17 and separately lists National Nursing Assistants Week June 11–17, while NAHCA publishes…
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National Paralegal Day
The American Bar Association states that NALA, NFPA, NALS and AAfPE joined in 2024 to establish National Paralegal Day on August 6; NALA records the first celebration on August 6, 2024 and…
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National Personal Chef Day
Current National Day Calendar material places National Personal Chef Day on July 16 and attributes a 1991 USPCA origin, while USPCA independently documents 1991 personal-chef industry histo…
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National Pet Parents Day
The Animal Medical Center’s 2026 calendar and National Day Calendar identify National Pet Parents Day as the last Sunday in April.
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National Plus Size Appreciation Day
National Day Calendar credits Women Rock, Inc. with founding the observance and says the registrar proclaimed annual observance beginning in 2017; the current calendar places it on October…
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National Professional House Cleaners Day
National Day Calendar records the American House Cleaners Association as founder and September 17 as the annual observance date.
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National Programmatic Advertising Day
Viant’s Adelphic announced the launch of the first annual National Programmatic Advertising Day in 2019 and states that the registered day occurs each year on November 7 to recognize progra…