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Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
ARMAD was founded by Emery McClendon in 2003. Contemporary ARMAD references place the annual event on the Saturday of U.S. Memorial Day weekend.
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Art Basel in Basel
Art Basel and the Canton of Basel-Stadt both list the 2026 Basel fair for June 18–21, with Art Basel separately identifying June 16–17 preview days. Art Basel’s official history says the fa…
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Bad Poetry Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Bad Poetry Day on August 18 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
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Birth anniversary of National Artist Atang de la Rama
Philippine government cultural sources verify Honorata “Atang” de la Rama’s birth on January 11, 1902 and her National Artist recognition for Theater and Music. The inherited DILG cultural…
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Birth anniversary of National Artist Lino Brocka
Philippine government cultural sources verify Lino O. Brocka’s birth on April 3, 1939 and his posthumous 1997 recognition as National Artist for Film. The inherited DILG cultural calendar l…
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Birth Anniversary of National Artist Napoleon V. Abueva
NCCA’s current Monthly Observances and Significant Dates calendar explicitly lists January 26 as the birth anniversary of National Artist Napoleon Abueva (1930). NCCA’s official National Ar…
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Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
ARMAD was founded by Emery McClendon in 2003. Contemporary ARMAD references place the annual event on the Saturday of U.S. Memorial Day weekend.
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Art Basel in Basel
Art Basel and the Canton of Basel-Stadt both list the 2026 Basel fair for June 18–21, with Art Basel separately identifying June 16–17 preview days. Art Basel’s official history says the fa…
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Bad Poetry Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Bad Poetry Day on August 18 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
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Birth anniversary of National Artist Atang de la Rama
Philippine government cultural sources verify Honorata “Atang” de la Rama’s birth on January 11, 1902 and her National Artist recognition for Theater and Music. The inherited DILG cultural…
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Birth anniversary of National Artist Lino Brocka
Philippine government cultural sources verify Lino O. Brocka’s birth on April 3, 1939 and his posthumous 1997 recognition as National Artist for Film. The inherited DILG cultural calendar l…
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Birth Anniversary of National Artist Napoleon V. Abueva
NCCA’s current Monthly Observances and Significant Dates calendar explicitly lists January 26 as the birth anniversary of National Artist Napoleon Abueva (1930). NCCA’s official National Ar…
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Coachella’s official 2026 festival information lists the two weekends as 10–12 April and 17–19 April 2026.
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Comic Sans Day
Dutch media coverage identifies 3FM presenters Coen Swijnenberg and Sander Lantinga with the Comic Sans Day campaign and places it on the first Friday in July; later Dutch print-industry co…
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Comic-Con
San Diego Comic Convention, the nonprofit organization behind Comic-Con International: San Diego, documents the event’s history from 1970 and its later name changes. Official 2026 materials…
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Day of Workers of Culture and Art and Poetry of Magtymguly Fragi
Official Turkmen cultural and government sources identify June 27 as the annual Day of Workers of Culture and Art and Poetry of Magtymguly Fragi, trace the culture-and-art-workers phase to…
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Day With(out) Art (formerly Day Without Art)
Visual AIDS says it organized the first Day Without Art on 1 December 1989; in 1998 the project became Day With(out) Art, and it continues annual 1 December programming.
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Global Movie Day
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences states that it established Global Movie Day, that the inaugural observance was in 2020, and that it is held on the second Saturday of Februar…
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International Artist Day
The International Artist Day site identifies October 25 as the observance date and says founder Chris MacClure launched the initiative in 2004.
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International Country Music Day
The original International Country Music Day organizer record states that the Country Music Association of Spain created the observance in 2003 and holds it every September 17 to commemorat…
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International Dance Day
International Theatre Institute states that its Dance Committee founded International Dance Day in 1982 and that it is celebrated every 29 April, Jean-Georges Noverre’s birthday anniversary.
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International Day of Islamic Art
Proclaimed at UNESCO’s 40th General Conference (2019)
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International Music Day
International Music Council (IMC)
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International Strange Music Day
Creator Patrick Grant’s own site identifies International Strange Music Day as August 24 and continues to publish annual observance entries, including the 28th annual event in 2026.
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Kids Music Day
Keep Music Alive states that Kids Music Day is celebrated each year on the first Friday in October and lists the 11th annual event on 2 October 2026.
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Music Festival Stars of the White Nights
Mariinsky Theatre identifies Valery Gergiev as founder of Stars of the White Nights in 1993, describes it as an annual major festival, and publishes the XXXIV edition from 29 May through 24…
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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 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 Dance Day
American Dance Movement states that National Dance Day was established in 2010 and, since 2019, takes place annually on the third Saturday in September.
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National Dance/Movement Therapy Advocacy Day
A 2026 NHS mental-health service article identifies June 13 as National Dance/Movement Therapy Advocacy Day; National Day Archives records the June 13 date and Erica Hornthal as the 2019 cr…
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National Dog Photography Day
Creator Kerry Jordan explains that she created the observance, selected July 26 and launched it in 2018; current 2026 coverage continues to use July 26.
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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 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 Poetry Day
Forward Arts Foundation says William Sieghart founded National Poetry Day in 1994, currently runs the UK-wide campaign, and defines the annual observance as the first Thursday of October; t…
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National Potty Dance Day
Current calendar references place the observance on March 5 annually and identify Charmin as having created it in 2014.
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National Radio Day
August 20 is strongly institutionally corroborated, while the current National Radio Day organizer explicitly states that there is no one authoritative source for the observance’s origin; c…
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National Short Film Day
Film Movement states that it founded National Short Film Day in 2019 and first observed it on December 28, 2019; National Day Calendar records the annual December 28 rule and the Lumière-an…
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National Silent Movie Day
Silent Movie Day’s organizers state that the annual celebration is held September 29 to promote silent-film exhibition and preservation.
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National SKAM Artist Day
National Day Archives records August 24 as National SKAM Artist Day and identifies SKAM Artist as the 2020 founder; current annual calendars preserve August 24.
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Nature Photography Day
The North American Nature Photography Association states that Nature Photography Day is June 15 and traces the initiative to its first celebration in 2006.
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NY Dog Film Festival®
The NY Dog Film Festival describes itself as an annual festival that premieres in New York City and tours to other cities, with dates published by edition.
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Order of National Artists (Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining)
Philippine legal and judicial sources describe the Order of National Artists as the country’s highest national recognition for Filipino artists. The selection/conferral cycle is no more fre…
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Poetry & the Creative Mind
The Academy of American Poets identifies Poetry & the Creative Mind as its annual National Poetry Month event held since 2003. Its archived 2026 event page verifies the 28 April 2026 editio…
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Poetry at Work Day
Tweetspeak Poetry announced January 15, 2013 as the first Poetry at Work Day and continues to sponsor the observance on the second Tuesday in January.
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Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
Wellcat’s first-party holiday calendar lists Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day on March 27; Wellcat’s preserved media coverage identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the named day…
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Reel Film Day
Alamo Drafthouse and Kodak launched Reel Film Day in 2017 around 35mm film, using 3/5 as the date reference to 35mm.
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Slow Art Day
Slow Art Day says Phyl Terry developed slow-looking experiments in 2008–2009 and then launched Slow Art Day with a volunteer team; the organization describes the event as founded in 2010 an…
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The Day the Music Died anniversary
The Surf Ballroom records the February 2, 1959 final concert and the fatal plane crash in the early hours of 3 February 1959, events remembered as “The Day the Music Died”.
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Umhlanga (Reed Dance)
Eswatini’s cultural/tourism authorities publish the target-year Umhlanga schedule. The 2026 ceremony spans 25 August–1 September and identifies 31 August as the main dance day.
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World Amateur Radio Day
The International Amateur Radio Union states that World Amateur Radio Day is celebrated every April 18, the anniversary of IARU’s formation in Paris in 1925. IARU Resolution 94-3 establishe…
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World Art Day
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World Belly Dance Day
A Bayfield County, Wisconsin 2026 event page explicitly states that the second Saturday in May is World Belly Dance Day; dance-community historical references attribute the concept to Lydia…
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World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
ASSITEJ International identifies 20 March as the annual World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People.
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World Photography Day
The event organizer describes World Photography Day as an annual worldwide celebration on 19 August and confirms Wednesday, 19 August 2026.
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World Poetry Day
UNESCO 30 C/Resolution 29
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World Radio Day
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World Television Day
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World Theatre Day
International Theatre Institute first-party material verifies that ITI initiated World Theatre Day in 1961, that it has been celebrated annually on March 27 since the first 1962 observance,…
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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
The organizer states that WPPD is held on the last Sunday in April; the official archive reaches back to 2001, and founding-history sources identify 29 April 2001 as the first edition after…