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Community participation, solidarity and locally organized causes.

255 observances

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International Day of Acceptance

20 January annually · International / 3E Love disability-acceptance campaign

3E Love identifies January 20 as the International Day of Acceptance and maintains the observance’s first-party campaign materials. The reviewed first-party pages establish current stewards…

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International Day of Hope

12 July · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/79/270

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International Day of Peace

21 September · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/36/67

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International Day of Play

11 June · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/78/268

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International Fact-Checking Day

2 April · Organizer-backed global information-integrity observance

International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter

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International Girls In ICT Day

Fourth Thursday in April · International Telecommunication Union observance

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International Homeless Animals’ Day®

Third Saturday in August annually; 15 August 2026 · International / International Society for Animal Rights campaign

ISAR states it created International Homeless Animals’ Day in 1992 and observes it annually on the third Saturday in August; the 2026 date is August 15.

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International Left-Handers Day

13 August each year · International / Left-Handers Club awareness observance

The Left-Handers Club states that it launched International Left-Handers Day on 13 August 1992 and continues to identify August 13 as the annual observance date.

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International Literacy Day

8 September · UNESCO international observance

UNESCO 14 C/Resolution 1.441

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International Men’s Day

19 November each year; 2026 edition confirmed · Organizer-led international observance focused on men and boys

The International Men’s Day organization states that the observance is marked each year on November 19 and confirms the 2026 edition and theme.

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International Migrants Day

18 December · United Nations international observance

A/RES/55/93

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International Non-Binary People's Day

14 July · International community observance / U.S. government informational recognition

Minnesota government information identifies July 14 as International Non-Binary People's Day and notes it is not a federal or state-recognized holiday; Snohomish County describes it as obse…

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International Roma Day

8 April · international Roma culture, rights and equality observance

Council of Europe source verification / international Roma community observance

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International School Meals Day

12 March 2026 (current edition confirmed) · WFP / UN Armenia and Armenian school-meals partners

A 2026 UN Armenia/WFP release identifies International School Meals Day as 12 March 2026.

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International ShakeOut Day

Third Thursday in October; 15 October in 2026 · Great ShakeOut earthquake drills / international participation

Great ShakeOut materials identify International ShakeOut Day as the third Thursday of October and promote earthquake drill participation

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International Week of Science and Peace

Week in which 11 November falls (9–15 November on the UN calendar) · United Nations international week

A/RES/43/61

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International Widows' Day

23 June · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/65/189

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International Women of Color Day

1 March · International / Women of Color recognition with U.S. institutional usage

U.S. Navy/DVIDS material identifies March 1 as International Women of Color Day and notes recognition by the National Institute for Women of Color since 1986; University of Pennsylvania mat…

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International Women's Day

8 March · United Nations-recognized international observance

United Nations observance

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International Youth Day

12 August · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/54/120

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Khmer New Year

14–16 April in Cambodia’s official 2026 holiday calendar; refresh the target-year official holiday notice · Cambodia national holiday period

Council for Legal and Judicial Reform / Royal Government of Cambodia holiday calendar

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Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day)

5 May annually · Japan / statutory national holiday

Japan’s National Holidays Act establishes Children’s Day on May 5; Cabinet Office historical material documents its original 1948 establishment and date-selection rationale.

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Korean American Day

13 January · United States

Current congressional materials support January 13 as Korean American Day and connect it with the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in 1903 and Korean American contributions

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Labour Day

Fourth Monday in October · New Zealand public holiday

Employment New Zealand / Holidays Act public-holiday system

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Lapu-Lapu Day / Adlaw ni Lapu-Lapu

27 April every year · Philippines special working public holiday nationwide; special nonworking holiday in Lapu-Lapu City

Republic Act No. 11040

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League of Women Voters founding anniversary

14 February · United States / League of Women Voters organizational founding anniversary

League of Women Voters first-party history establishes Carrie Chapman Catt’s 1919 proposal and formal organization of the national League in Chicago on 14 February 1920. The organization co…

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Lei Day

1 May · Hawaiʻi cultural observance recognized by the state

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources / state law history

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Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive

Second Saturday of May · United States and participating U.S. postal jurisdictions / National Association of Letter Carriers annual food drive

NALC states that its annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive launched in 1993 and is held on the second Saturday in May. NALC also states that branch, rural-office and individu…

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Louis Riel Day

Third Monday of February · Manitoba annual general holiday

Province of Manitoba

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Madaraka Day

1 June · Kenyan national day and public holiday

Constitution of Kenya, Article 9; Government of Kenya commemoration

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Make A Difference Day

Fourth Saturday in October · United States / volunteer-service tradition associated with USA WEEKEND and Points of Light

Points of Light documents Make A Difference Day as beginning in 1992 and taking place annually on the fourth Saturday in October.

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Malala Day

12 July annually · Global girls’ education and youth-advocacy context

The Malala Fund continues to use Malala Day around 12 July to amplify girls’ education and young people’s voices, building on Malala Yousafzai’s UN address.

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May Day / International Workers’ Day

1 May · International labour movement observance; public-holiday status varies by country

The International Labour Organization marks May Day on 1 May and publishes current worker-focused material.

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Mindanao Week of Peace

Last Thursday of November through first Wednesday of December each year (26 November–2 December in 2026) · Philippines / Mindanao peace observance established by presidential proclamation

Philippine Proclamation No. 127 (2001) declares the last Thursday of November through the first Wednesday of December of every year thereafter as Mindanao Week of Peace.

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Mozambican Women’s Day (Dia da Mulher Moçambicana)

7 April annually · Mozambique / national holiday

Mozambique’s Government Portal lists 7 April as Dia da Mulher Moçambicana and links the holiday to remembrance of Josina Machel.

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Museum Selfie Day

Third Wednesday of January (21 January in 2026) · International / museum-participation campaign created by Mar Dixon

Museum and government cultural sources identify Museum Selfie Day as a Mar Dixon-created annual campaign on the third Wednesday of January.

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National Acadian Day

15 August · Canadian observance celebrating Acadian culture and heritage

Government of Canada / Canadian Heritage; celebrated since 1881 and recognized in federal law in 2003

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National American Sign Language Day

15 April 2026 · United States / state-government recognition and community observance

California’s disability-access commission and the American School for the Deaf corroborate recurring April 15 National ASL Day and the school’s April 15, 1817 opening; this is not an automa…

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National Child Day

20 November · Canadian child-rights observance

Canada’s Child Day Act, S.C. 1993, c. 18, assented May 6, 1993, provides that November 20 in every year shall be known as Child Day throughout Canada; current federal sources promote Nation…