Education Learning observances

Canada Book Day

23 April · Canada / literary observance

Canadian House of Commons records identify April 23 Canada Book Day as a distinct Canadian observance, name Lawrence Martin as its brainchild and the Writers’ Trust of Canada as organizer,…

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.

29 March 2026 (current proclamation edition) · United States / presidential and state proclamation tradition

Federal law begins the reviewed lineage with Education Day, U.S.A. in 1978, identifies the Lubavitch Movement proposal and ties the inaugural date to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s birt…

Get Smart About Credit Day

Third Thursday of October (15 October in 2026) · United States / American Bankers Association Foundation financial-education campaign

The American Bankers Association states that Get Smart About Credit Day is observed on the third Thursday in October; its current materials identify 15 October 2026.

Global Media and Information Literacy Week

24–31 October · United Nations international week

A/RES/75/267

Global School Play Day

3 February 2027 · Global School Play Day / participating schools worldwide

The organizer documents the six-educator origin and first edition on 4 February 2015. The current official site lists GSPD2027 for 3 February 2027; no permanent recurrence rule is inferred…

Indigenous Literacy Day

First Wednesday of September; 2 September 2026 · Australia / First Nations stories, cultures and languages

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation states that it created Indigenous Literacy Day in 2007, has hosted it annually since then and holds the national celebration on the first Wednesday in Sep…

International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying

First Thursday of November · UNESCO international day

Declared by UNESCO Member States

International Day of Education

24 January · United Nations / UNESCO international observance

A/RES/73/25

International Day of University Sport

20 September · UNESCO international day

International Day to Protect Education from Attack

9 September · United Nations international observance

A/RES/74/275

International Edible Book Festival / Edible Book Day

1 April · International participatory book-art/food event

The Books2Eat creator site identifies Judith A. Hoffberg and Béatrice Coron as the creators and explains the April 1 date for the International Edible Book Festival.

International Environmental Education Day

26 January · International / environmental-education awareness observance recognized by education and biodiversity institutions

Environmental-education institutions mark January 26 as International/World Environmental Education Day. The evidence supports the recurring date but is not used to claim a current UN-desig…

International Literacy Day

8 September · UNESCO international observance

UNESCO 14 C/Resolution 1.441

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.

International Students’ Day

17 November annually · European Students’ Union / international student movement remembrance

The European Students’ Union marks November 17 as International Students’ Day and ties the commemoration to the 1939 Nazi attack on Czech students and universities.

Library Lovers’ Day

14 February each year · Australian Library and Information Association / library-sector campaign

ALIA verifies February 14 annually, inception in 2006 by the State Library of New South Wales and current ALIA promotion/support with local library adaptation.

Library Shelfie Day

Fourth Wednesday of January; 28 January in 2026 · Libraries and readers / social book-and-library tradition

The New York Public Library says Library Shelfie Day occurs every year on the fourth Wednesday of January and that the tradition started in 2014.

Math 2.0 Day

8 July · International informal mathematics-and-technology/community anniversary observance

Maria Droujkova’s MathFuture archive states on July 8, 2010 that the Math 2.0 group and weekly meeting began exactly one year earlier on July 8, 2009. Contemporary 2009 community records co…

Math Storytelling Day

25 September · International / Natural Math community-created educational observance

Natural Math’s first-party toolkit says Math Storytelling Day is celebrated on September 25 and explains how Maria Droujkova and Sue VanHattum developed the observance.

National Black Literacy Day

14 February · United States / Semicolon Bookstore-created literacy-awareness observance

National Day Archives states that Semicolon Bookstore created National Black Literacy Day in February 2021 and that it takes place on February 14 each calendar year.

National Coloring Book Day

2 August · Coloring community / Dover Publications-created annual observance

Dover Publications states that it launched National Coloring Book Day, identifies August 2 as the annual date, and marks 2025 as the tenth anniversary; its 2016 release calls that year the…

National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas)

11 November annually · India / national education commemoration

India’s Press Information Bureau states that National Education Day is celebrated every November 11 in honour of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

National Family Literacy Day®

1 November annually · United States / NCFL-led family-literacy observance with 1994 congressional recognition

NCFL says it worked with Congress in 1994 to create/designate November 1 as National Family Literacy Day®; GovInfo records H.J. Res. 413 and 1994 congressional National Family Literacy Day…

National Grammar Day

4 March annually · English-language grammar and writing celebration

The current National Grammar Day home maintained by Quick and Dirty Tips identifies 4 March, traces the observance to Martha Brockenbrough in 2008, and carries current 2026 programming.

National Higher Education Day

6 June · United States / higher-education encouragement observance founded in 2015

Puget Sound Educational Service District identifies June 6 as National Higher Education Day and traces the 2015 founding to Izamar Olaguez and Marcie Hronis.

National Mathematics Day (India)

22 December · India / Government of India observance marking the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan

The Government of India announced 22 December, Ramanujan’s birthday, as National Mathematics Day in 2011; a later Press Information Bureau release states that National Mathematics Day is ce…

National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day

Third Friday in March · United States / preschool and early-childhood educator appreciation observance

Virginia Department of Education bulletins identify National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day on March 21 in 2025 and March 20 in 2026, establishing the recurring third-Friday-in-March p…

National School Picture Day

Second Thursday of September (10 September in 2026) · United States / Lifetouch-created school-photography observance

Lifetouch states that it declared National School Picture Day in 2019 and set it for the second Thursday in September each year.

National Science Day (India)

28 February annually · India / national science observance

India’s Department of Science and Technology states that National Science Day is celebrated every year on February 28 to commemorate the Raman Effect; Government of India 2026 material conf…

National Skincare Education Day

1 June · United States / Higher Education Skincare founder-led awareness day

The day registry identifies June 1 annually and records Higher Education Skincare as the creator in 2020; current calendar coverage preserves the same recurring date.

National STEM/STEAM Day

8 November annually · Education-awareness observance founded by MGA Entertainment

The American Association of School Librarians notes that National STEM/STEAM Day was founded in 2015 by MGA Entertainment and is associated with 8 November.

National Student Nurses Day

8 May · United States / student nursing recognition

The American Nurses Association states that its Board, at the request of the National Student Nurses Association, designated May 8 in 1997 and that the day was celebrated annually as of 199…

National Student-Athlete Day

6 April; NCAA materials recognize the observance on that date · U.S. student-athlete recognition / NCAA participation

The NCAA marks National Student-Athlete Day on April 6 and uses the observance to recognize student-athlete accomplishments in academics, well-being and community service.

National Support Public Education Day

30 July · United States / creator-led public-education appreciation observance

National Day Calendar identifies July 30 as an annual observance and attributes its creation to Chris Janotta, founder of SOS Million Teacher March.

National Teacher Day

Tuesday of the first full week of May · United States / National Education Association educator-recognition observance

NEA traces National Teacher Day to Eleanor Roosevelt’s 1953 advocacy, records congressional recognition in 1980, and says that since 1985 it has celebrated the day on the Tuesday of the fir…

National Walk & Roll to School Day

7 October 2026; participating schools may celebrate another day in October · United States / National Center for Safe Routes to School Walk & Roll to School Day campaign

Official program history says the Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our Children to School Day in 1997. The National Center for Safe Routes to School now…

Paperback Book Day

30 July · Publishing / anniversary of the first Penguin paperbacks in 1935

University of Alabama Press states that Paperback Book Day is celebrated each year on 30 July and marks the 1935 first Penguin paperbacks.

Parents as Teachers Day

8 November annually · Parents as Teachers National Center recognition / international Parents as Teachers network

Parents as Teachers National Center identifies 8 November as Parents as Teachers Day; its earlier first-party announcement used “National Parents as Teachers Day” and says the observance ha…

Pi Day

14 March each year · Mathematics education and public engagement / United States congressional recognition context

The U.S. House of Representatives agreed to a resolution supporting the designation of Pi Day and encouraging schools and educators to observe it with mathematics activities

Play-the-Recorder Day

Third Saturday in March · American Recorder Society / recorder-community observance

The American Recorder Society states that Play-the-Recorder Day grew from a 1989 event, became annual in 1992, and is observed on the third Saturday in March.

School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Fourth Tuesday of April (28 April in 2026) · United States / school-community driver appreciation observance

Current school-government communications and a New York State Assembly member page identify School Bus Driver Appreciation Day as the fourth Tuesday in April; in 2026 that is 28 April.

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace

30 January · Schools / peace and non-violence education

UNICEF Spain states that the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace is celebrated every year on January 30.

School Librarian Day

4 April · United States / school-library professional recognition

American Association of School Librarians publications identify April 4 as National School Librarian Day/School Librarian Day.

Special Education Day

2 December · United States / SPEDCO-created education observance tied to the 1975 federal special-education law anniversary

The Special Education Day organization identifies December 2 as the observance and says it was launched in 2005 to mark the anniversary of the 1975 federal special-education law.

Tatiana Day / Russian Students Day

25 January annually · Russia / 25 January Russian Students Day with the longstanding Tatiana Day and Moscow University student tradition kept as historical context

Presidential Decree No. 76 of 25 January 2005 established the Day of Russian Students on 25 January; Moscow State University materials document the older Tatiana Day/student tradition and t…

Teachers’ and Mentors’ Day

1 October annually · Uzbekistan / national holiday

Uzbek government sources identify 1 October as Teachers’ and Mentors’ Day, established as a national holiday and day off in the 1990s.

Tolkien Reading Day

25 March annually · The Tolkien Society / literary-community observance

The Tolkien Society describes Tolkien Reading Day as an annual March 25 observance, with the Society’s history identifying March 25, 2003 as the first edition after a reader suggestion was…

UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Week

Fourth week of May (25–31 May in 2026) · UNESCO international week

UNESCO 36 C/Resolution 38 (2011) established International Arts Education Week; UNESCO 43 C/Resolution 54 (2025) renamed it UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Week. 43 C/21 is the General Co…

World Book and Copyright Day

23 April · UNESCO international observance

UNESCO 28 C/Resolution 3.18

World Computer Literacy Day

2 December annually · NIIT-originated international digital-literacy campaign

NIIT first-party history states that it launched World Computer Literacy Day on 2 December to mark its 20th anniversary; NIIT was incorporated on 2 December 1981, placing the launch in 2001…

World Distance Learning Day

31 August · International informal education observance recognized by universities and education institutions

Georgia State University, LSU and other education institutions identify August 31 as World Distance Learning Day, supporting a stable recurring date while not implying a UN designation.

World Maths Day

25 March in the 2026 edition · 3P Learning / Mathletics global school mathematics event

3P Learning publishes World Maths Day as a global mathematics event and gives the date for the 2026 edition

World Teachers' Day

5 October · Global education observance

UNESCO 27 C/INF.7