Upcoming observances

Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day

Antigua and Barbuda

The Organization of American States’ current country page lists Antigua and Barbuda National Independence Day as 1 November.

David Hamilton Jackson (Liberty) Day

U.S. Virgin Islands / territorial holiday and commemoration

The U.S. Virgin Islands Governor has proclaimed 1 November as David Hamilton Jackson (Liberty) Day; current government proclamations continue to identify the observance on 1 November.

Haryana Day

Haryana, India; state-formation commemoration

Haryana government sources identify 1 November with Haryana’s formation as a separate state in 1966 and commemorate Haryana Day.

International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day

International / pet-grooming profession appreciation observance

National Day Archives records November 1 and credits Krista Olson with founding the observance in 2019; current pet-industry editorial references retain November 1 annually.

Kannada Rajyotsava Day / Karnataka Rajyotsava

Karnataka, India / state civic-cultural holiday

Government of Karnataka sources identify November 1 as Kannada/Karnataka Rajyotsava and a government holiday; official tourism material distinguishes the 1956 Mysore-state reorganization fr…

Liberation Revolution Day / Revolution Day (Algeria)

Algeria national public holiday and historical commemoration

Algerian government diplomatic sources list November 1 as Liberation Revolution Day, a national public holiday, and tie the date to the outbreak of the Revolution on 1 November 1954.

National Biologic Coordinators Day

United States / recognition campaign for biologic coordinators launched by Janssen

The campaign launch material and day registry identify November 1 as National Biologic Coordinators Day, launched by Janssen in 2021 to recognize biologic coordinators.

National Family Literacy Day®

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…

Puducherry Liberation Day

Puducherry, India

Government of Puducherry history records the 1 November 1954 de facto transfer, while a 2014 Home Department order declared 1 November a public holiday on account of Puducherry Liberation D…

Arrival of Indentured Labourers

Mauritius public holiday and national commemoration

Mauritius Public Holidays Act lists the Day of commemoration of Arrival of Indentured Labourers on 2 November. The 2015 amendment states that listed public holidays are observed every year,…

Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day

United States / broadcast-industry professional recognition tied to the 2 November 1920 KDKA commercial-broadcast milestone

Broadcast software company WideOrbit documents the observance’s link to the 2 November 1920 broadcast milestone and its purpose of recognizing broadcast traffic professionals; recurrence do…

Color The World Orange™

Global organizer-led CRPS/RSD awareness campaign; medical information remains general and non-diagnostic

The Color The World Orange™ campaign states that the event is held annually on the first Monday of November to raise awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as RSD. I…

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)

Catholic Church / remembrance and prayer for the dead

USCCB catechetical material and Vatican liturgical practice identify 2 November as the Roman Catholic Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day).

Finados (All Souls’ Day)

Brazil / national holiday

Brazilian federal Law 10.607 expressly lists 2 November among the country’s national holidays; the Brazilian civic name is Finados.

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

United Nations international observance

A/RES/68/163

National Ohio Day

United States / National Day Calendar National State Days series — Ohio

National Day Calendar lists National Ohio Day on 2 November. The U.S. Senate records Ohio’s current statehood date as 1 March 1803 and notes the 1953 congressional resolution that establish…

Recreation Day

Tasmanian regional public holiday for areas that do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta

Tasmania’s Statutory Holidays Act 2000 directly specifies Recreation Day on the first Monday in November for areas that do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta; WorkSafe Tasmania publishes curr…

Christchurch Show Day

Canterbury anniversary-day observance used in Christchurch and parts of Canterbury

New Zealand Employment New Zealand

Culture Day

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…

Election Day

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…

Independence of Cuenca

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.

International Day for Biosphere Reserves

UNESCO international day

UNESCO General Conference observance

Smart Home Day

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…

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

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…

Victory Day

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.

Día de los Símbolos de la Nación (Day of the Symbols of the Nation)

Panama / national-symbols commemoration

The Presidency of Panama marks November 4 as Día de los Símbolos de la Nación, with official acts honoring the flag and other national symbols.

National Advent Calendar Day

United States / Aldi retail campaign

Contemporaneous reporting quoting Aldi says the company inaugurated National Advent Calendar Day in 2020 and set it annually on the first Wednesday of November.

National Chicken Lady Day

United States / recognition day honoring Dr. Marthenia “Tina” Dupree

National Day Calendar identifies November 4 as the annual date and documents the 2001 creation of the observance to honor Dr. Marthenia “Tina” Dupree.

National Day of Community Service

Dominica / national public holiday and community-service day

Dominica’s Ministry of Community Development states that National Day of Community Service is implemented on November 4 every year; the government portal lists it as a public holiday.

National Stress Awareness Day

United Kingdom-origin Stress Awareness Day campaign led by ISMAUK, with broader international and United States institutional awareness usage

ISMAUK states that it created National Stress Awareness Day in 1998 and now treats Stress Awareness Day as the midpoint/centrepiece of International Stress Awareness Week. Current ISMAUK ed…

National Unity Day / Day of People’s Unity (Russia)

Russian national public holiday

Federal Laws No. 201-FZ and 200-FZ of December 29, 2004 established the modern November 4 statutory framework effective January 1, 2005; the legal holiday is kept distinct from the 1612 eve…

Use Your Common Sense Day

Creator-originated informal observance created by Bud Bilanich in 2007

Bud Bilanich’s own creator announcement states that he created Use Your Common Sense Day as an annual November 4 event in 2007 and selected the date because it is Will Rogers’ birthday; lat…

5 November — Consolidation of the Separation of Panama from Colombia / Colón patriotic commemoration

Panama — national patriotic observance with official ceremonies in Colón

Presidency of Panama official 5 November 2025 patriotic ceremonies in Colón

Bonfire Night

United Kingdom cultural observance associated with the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot; not a UK bank holiday

UK Parliament documents the 1606 Thanksgiving Act and annual 5 November commemoration after the Gunpowder Plot; current GOV.UK material continues to recognize Bonfire Night in fireworks-law…

International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying

UNESCO international day

Declared by UNESCO Member States

National Controlled Environment Certifier Day

Controlled-environment certification profession / CETA-created professional-recognition 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…

National Love Your Red Hair Day

United States / How to be a Redhead creator observance

How to be a Redhead states that its co-founders created Love Your Red Hair Day and celebrates it on November 5.

National Men Make Dinner Day

Canada/United States / creator-led cooking observance

The creator-controlled Men Make Dinner Day site states the first-Thursday-in-November rule and is copyrighted to Sandy Sharkey. Canada’s Trade-marks Journal records Sharkey’s MEN MAKE DINNE…

National Thanksgiving Day

Liberia — national holiday

Official Liberian government proclamations trace the annual first-Thursday-in-November National Thanksgiving Day national holiday to an Act/statute enacted by the National Legislature in 18…

World Day of Romani Language

UNESCO international day

Proclaimed by UNESCO in 2015

World Tsunami Awareness Day

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/70/203

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/56/4

Love Your Lawyer Day

United States / lawyer-appreciation observance

The Florida Bar states that Love Your Lawyer Day is celebrated on the first Friday of every November and traces the initiative to ALPIA, with ABA Law Practice recognition.

National Team Manager Day

United States and Canada / FlipGive and National Today-created youth-sports team-manager recognition

Observance references identify FlipGive and National Today as the creators of National Team Manager Day and place the recognition annually on November 6.

National Bison Day

United States / bison recognition observance

NPS says National Bison Day has been observed annually on the first Saturday in November since 2012; WCS documents the Vote Bison Coalition’s inaugural 1 November 2012 celebration. Year-spe…

National Cancer Awareness Day (India)

India / national cancer-awareness campaign

Government of India material states that India observes National Cancer Awareness Day on November 7 each year; the Health Ministry’s 2014 announcement established November 7 for the nationw…

National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day

CLEAR — Canine Lymphoma Education Awareness and Research campaign

CLEAR states that National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day is observed each year on November 7 and was established in 2015 in honor of Reveille; Cornell veterinary material is used only to bo…

National Programmatic Advertising Day

United States / Adelphic by Viant-created advertising-industry observance

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…

National Retinol Day

RoC Skincare-created retinol / skincare brand observance

RoC Skincare’s November 4, 2021 launch release announced the first National Retinol Day for November 7, 2021 and annual recurrence; AAD guidance is retained only for independent retinoid sa…

World Numbat Day

Project Numbat / conservation awareness observance

Project Numbat’s archive identifies 7 November 2015 as the inaugural World Numbat Day and establishes the first Saturday of November recurrence; current Project Numbat material confirms ong…

Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day

United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat food observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day on November 8 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.

International Day of Radiology

Organizer-backed international observance

European Society of Radiology (ESR), American College of Radiology (ACR) and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

National STEM/STEAM Day

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.

Parents as Teachers Day

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…

Remembrance Sunday

United Kingdom / national remembrance tradition

UK government and Royal British Legion material place Remembrance Sunday on the second Sunday in November; in 2026 that falls on 8 November.

World Pianist Day

International / organizer-led pianist recognition observance

The official World Pianist Day project identifies Ivan Manko-Vertogradov as creator, November 8, 2014 as the first edition and the 8×11/88-key date symbolism.

World Radiography Day

International radiography profession

World Town Planning Day

international planning profession and community observance

American Planning Association material states that Carlos María della Paolera started World Town Planning Day in Buenos Aires in 1949 and that it is observed every 8 November.

National Independence Day

Cambodia / national independence anniversary and 2026 public-holiday calendar

Cambodia’s official 2026 holiday calendar lists November 9 as National Independence Day, while Royal Government historical material identifies 9 November 1953 as the date Cambodia obtained…

National Louisiana Day

United States / National Day Calendar National State Days series — Louisiana

National Day Calendar lists its private National Louisiana Day on November 9. Louisiana law separately designates April 30 as Louisiana Day (not a legal holiday), matching the 1812 statehoo…

National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day

Ear Community / U.S. and international awareness campaign

Ear Community documents the first National Microtia Awareness Day on 9 November 2016, explains the November 9 rationale, and later first-party material expands the identity to National Micr…

International Accounting Day

International / accounting-profession recognition

The Accounting Day organization identifies November 10 as International Accounting Day, and U.S. government/professional sources also recognize the date.

Marine Corps Birthday

United States Marine Corps service birthday

The U.S. Marine Corps states that Marines around the world celebrate the birth of the Corps each year on 10 November.

United States Marine Corps Birthday

United States Marine Corps / worldwide Marine Corps community institutional birthday observance

Official Marine Corps history establishes November 10, 1775 as the Corps birthday, Major Edwin McClellan’s 1921 proposal, and Commandant John A. Lejeune’s Marine Corps Order No. 47 directin…

World Science Day for Peace and Development

UNESCO / international observance

UNESCO 31 C/Resolution 20

11 November — anniversary of the 1918 Armistice and annual commemoration of Victory and Peace

France / national commemoration and public holiday

French official remembrance guidance cites the 1922 law fixing the annual Victory and Peace commemoration on 11 November, the anniversary of the 1918 Armistice; current law also extends the…

Armistice 1918

French Guiana / French overseas legal-holiday framework

France’s official Service-Public holiday tables list Armistice 1918 on 11 November in the overseas legal-holiday framework, supporting the fixed date applicable to French Guiana within that…

Bhai Duj / Bhai Dooj

India and Hindu/South Asian communities; movable sibling festival

Government of India tourism material describes Bhai Dooj as a Hindu/South Asian sibling festival in the Diwali cycle and gives Wednesday, 11 November for 2026; a Government of India restric…

Dia da Independência Nacional

Angola / national independence commemoration

Angola government material identifies 11 November as National Independence Day and commemorates the proclamation of independence in 1975.

National Education Day (Rashtriya Shiksha Diwas)

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.

Remembrance Day

Canada / national remembrance

Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence identify Remembrance Day as November 11 and provide official remembrance guidance and ceremony context.

Remembrance Day

Australia / national commemoration on November 11; remembrance observance, not represented here as a nationwide public holiday or universal closure day

Australia’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs states that Remembrance Day is held on November 11 each year, the anniversary of the 1918 Armistice. DVA records the first Australian two-minute…

Veterans Day

United States / federal legal public holiday

Title 5 of the U.S. Code lists Veterans Day on November 11 as a legal public holiday, and the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms that Veterans Day is officially observed on November 11.

World Pneumonia Day

Organizer-backed global health advocacy observance

Every Breath Counts coalition and global pneumonia community

World Usability Day

World Usability Day / World Usability Initiative international usability and human-centered-design observance

World Usability Day identifies Elizabeth Rosenzweig as founder/director, documents its 2005 first year and second-Thursday-in-November recurrence, and maintains a live 2026 program; its arc…

National Dream Destination Day

United States / Traveler Ooh La La-created travel inspiration observance

Traveler Ooh La La identifies itself as founder; National Today and EventGuide support 2024 as the first celebration, and current creator-led material preserves annual November 13 recurrenc…

World Kindness Day

World Kindness Movement / global organizer-led observance

The World Kindness Movement states that members plan World Kindness Day activities on 13 November each year; UNESCO MGIEP also describes the day as celebrated every 13 November.

International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

UNESCO international day

Proclaimed by UNESCO General Conference

National American Teddy Bear Day

United States / informal teddy-bear appreciation observance

Vermont Teddy Bear’s first-party site marks November 14 as National American Teddy Bear Day. A contemporaneous November 2002 University of Delaware Review report quoting Vermont Teddy Bear…

National Family PJ Day

United States / Soma and National Day Calendar-created family observance

National Day Calendar states National Family PJ Day was founded in 2019 with Soma and is observed annually on November 14.

National Seat Belt Day

United States / road-safety awareness observance launched in 2019 by GHSA, Uber and Volvo Car USA

Volvo Car USA’s November 14, 2019 launch release identifies the first National Seat Belt Day and names Volvo, Uber and the Governors Highway Safety Association as launch partners, with Nove…

World Diabetes Day

WHO / United Nations-recognized global health observance

A/RES/61/225

America Recycles Day®

Keep America Beautiful / United States recycling awareness

Keep America Beautiful identifies America Recycles Day on November 15 as its national recycling-awareness program

Day of the Imprisoned Writer

International / PEN International campaign

PEN International states that each year on 15 November it marks the Day of the Imprisoned Writer; PEN traces the campaign to its Writers in Prison Committee in 1981.

International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/78/267

National Philanthropy Day®

Philanthropy and fundraising communities / chapter celebrations in North America and beyond

AFP history plus U.S. and Canadian primary legal records establish Douglas Freeman’s origin role, the first official 1986 celebration, a date-specific U.S. federal designation, and permanen…

Proclamation of the Republic — Brazil

Brazil / national holiday commemorating the Proclamation of the Republic

The 15 November 1889 historical event is the anniversary anchor. Federal legal sources show November 15 in the national-commemoration framework by Decree 155-B of 1890 and as a national hol…

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

United Nations / WHO global observance

UN endorsement in 2005; A/RES/60/5

International Day for Tolerance

UN / UNESCO international observance

UNESCO 28 C/Resolution 5.61

International Day of the Mediterranean Diet

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/80/174

National Black Marketers Day

United States / Black Marketers Coalition-created professional recognition observance

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.

National Indiana Day

United States / National Day Calendar National State Days series — Indiana

National Day Calendar lists its private National Indiana Day on November 16. Indiana law separately designates December 11 as Indiana Day for the statehood anniversary, while federal and In…

International Students’ Day

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.

National Entrepreneurs’ Day

United States / informal entrepreneurship observance

Historical White House material documents a 2010 National Entrepreneurship Week and National Entrepreneurs’ Day celebration; modern calendar evidence places the continuing observance on the…

National Testosterone Awareness Day

United States / testosterone-health awareness observance

National Today places National Testosterone Awareness Day on November 17 annually, while Marius Pharmaceuticals’ 2024 release independently anchored a nonprofit launch to National Testoster…

BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) Day

United States / Allergan Aesthetics brand observance

AbbVie states that BOTOX® Cosmetic Day is held annually on the third Wednesday of November and identifies it as an Allergan Aesthetics/AbbVie brand observance.

GIS Day

Global GIS community / Esri-supported GIS Day

The official GIS Day site lists 18 November 2026, and Esri’s GIS history identifies the first formal GIS Day in 1999 and the recurring third-Wednesday-in-November rule. Public guidance keep…

International Day of Islamic Art

UNESCO international day

Proclaimed at UNESCO’s 40th General Conference (2019)

Mickey Mouse Birthday

Disney / character anniversary tied to the 1928 debut of Steamboat Willie

Disney first-party sources treat November 18, 1928—the release/premiere date associated with Steamboat Willie—as Mickey Mouse’s birthday convention and continue to mark November 18.

Minnie Mouse Birthday

Disney / character anniversary tied to the 1928 debut of Steamboat Willie

Disney first-party sources state that Minnie Mouse debuted alongside Mickey in Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928 and treat November 18 as both characters’ birthday convention.

Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (National Day)

Latvia / national day and independence commemoration

Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists 18 November as the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (National Day), and Latvia’s in-force law on holidays recognizes 18 November as Proclama…

World COPD Day

Organizer-backed international observance

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)

World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/77/8

Día de la Puertorriqueñidad

Puerto Rico / statutory November 19 public holiday with cultural and historical context

Puerto Rico Law No. 91 of 1938, as amended, declares November 19 a holiday known as Día de la Puertorriqueñidad; current government calendar material also retains older discovery terminolog…

Garifuna Settlement Day

Belizean national public and bank holiday

Belize Living Heritage/NICH documents Thomas Vincent Ramos’s 1941 founding role, 1943 regional recognition, 1977 nationwide extension/renaming and November 19 historical rationale.

Great American Smokeout®

American Cancer Society / United States tobacco-cessation awareness

The American Cancer Society hosts the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday in November. ACS history identifies 18 November 1976 as the first official Smokeout in California and say…

International Men’s Day

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.

National Day

Monaco

The Journal de Monaco explains that Prince Rainier III fixed 19 November as the Sovereign’s Feast from 1952 by Sovereign Ordinance no. 465 of 27 October 1951, choosing his enthronement day…

National Integration Day

India — first day of Qaumi Ekta Week / National Integration Week

Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs / Press Information Bureau

National Rural Health Day

United States / National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health

NOSORH states that National Rural Health Day has been observed on the third Thursday of November since 2011.

Use Less Stuff Day

United States-origin waste-prevention and source-reduction awareness observance

EPA’s 1996 Reusable News documents the first annual Use Less Stuff Day on 16 November 1995, one week before Thanksgiving, and identifies the original campaign coalition; contemporary Washin…

Women's Entrepreneurship Day

Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization / global entrepreneurship campaign

The Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization identifies 19 November as Women's Entrepreneurship Day and centers the campaign on supporting women entrepreneurs

Africa Industrialization Day

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/44/237

Día de la Soberanía Nacional (National Sovereignty Day)

Argentina / national civic commemoration

Argentina’s Casa Rosada states that every 20 November the country commemorates National Sovereignty Day in memory of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.

Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.)

Run The Edge / international runner-community campaign

Run The Edge describes the event it created as Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.) and identifies 20 November as the recurring date.

Name Your PC Day

United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat technology-themed observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Name Your PC Day on November 20 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the collection; technical device-naming sources are support…

National Child Day

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…

Transgender Day of Remembrance

International LGBTQ community remembrance observance / GLAAD reference

GLAAD identifies Transgender Day of Remembrance as recognized annually on 20 November.

World Children’s Day

United Nations / UNICEF global child-rights observance

UNICEF identifies World Children’s Day as its global day of action marking the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November; United Nations background material links 20 November to…

World Fisheries Day

Global fishers and fisheries-community observance; later marked by governments and FAO

Fishworker-movement history places the decision to establish World Fisheries Day at the New Delhi World Forum meeting concluding 21 November 1997; archival material documents 21 November 19…

World Television Day

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/51/205

Independence Day

Lebanon

Lebanese official history verifies 22 November 1943 as the independence date; current government holiday schedules list November 22 Independence Day under the official-holiday framework.

Thankful for My Dog Day

Informal pet-appreciation observance created by MYOS Canine Muscle Formula; recurring date independently documented by a veterinary institution

A creator-attributed National Day Archives record identifies MYOS Canine Muscle Formula as creating the observance in October 2020; Animal Medical Center calendars independently list Novemb…

World Conjoined Twins Day

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/78/313

Independence Day

Suriname

Suriname government sources verify November 25, 1975 independence and annual November 25 Srefidensi/Independence Day celebration since 1975.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/54/134

National Play Day with Dad

United States / private-registrar-listed family observance attributed to Share Our Style Foundation

National Day Calendar’s private proclamation record attributes the 2019 founding to Share Our Style Foundation and records an annual November 25 proclamation; first edition and current faci…

Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Dan državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine

Bosnia and Herzegovina statehood commemoration; Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina non-working rule is kept jurisdiction-specific

The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina marks November 25 as Statehood Day tied to the first ZAVNOBiH session in 1943. Federation government notices cite the 1995 Statehood Day law and app…

White Ribbon Day

England and Wales / White Ribbon UK campaign on 25 November; autonomous White Ribbon organizations elsewhere remain distinct

White Ribbon UK identifies 25 November as its annual White Ribbon Day and documents the wider White Ribbon movement’s 1991 Canadian origin; White Ribbon UK operates independently from other…

Anti-Obesity Day

VLCC-founded November 26 awareness initiative / markets where the campaign operates

VLCC’s own Foundation page marks November 26 as Anti-Obesity Day; a VLCC-issued 2019 release says it has observed the date annually since 2001, and founder Vandana Luthra has described laun…

Mindanao Week of Peace

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.

Thanksgiving Day

United States federal holiday

5 U.S.C. 6103/OPM establishes Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. National Archives documents the 1789 federal proclamation, 1863 annual tradition, 1939 shift and 1941 cong…

World Olive Tree Day

UNESCO international day

Proclaimed at UNESCO’s 40th General Conference (2019)

World Sustainable Transport Day

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/77/286

International Day of Engagement in Science for Sustainable Development

UNESCO international day

Proclaimed by UNESCO General Conference in 2025

International Systems Engineer Day

International / creator-led professional appreciation observance

The observance’s creator site states that it was founded in 2012 and is celebrated annually on the last Friday of November.

National Craft Jerky Day

United States / Long Beach Jerky Co.-created informal craft-food observance

National Day Calendar identifies Long Beach Jerky Co. as founder, states that November 27 honors “Gramps” Albert’s birthday, and records private registrar approval in 2016; the approval is…

Independence Day

Albania / national holiday

Albanian government and parliamentary sources identify 28 November 1912 as the independence date; current official material uses both Flag Day and Independence Day for the national holiday.

International Aura Awareness Day

Creator-originated spiritual/metaphysical observance associated with Cynthia Sue Larson / RealityShifters

Cynthia Sue Larson’s current RealityShifters events page lists International Aura Awareness Day on 28 November 2026 and identifies the fourth Saturday of November; her archived 2015 newslet…

National Independence Day

Mauritania / national independence and legal national-holiday observance

Mauritanian government sources state that independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1960 and that National Independence Day recurs on November 28. Law No. 92.018 of December 7, 1992 fixes…

Small Business Saturday

United States / annual small-business shopping campaign founded by American Express in 2010 and officially cosponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration since 2011; not a legal public holiday

The U.S. Small Business Administration states that Small Business Saturday was founded by American Express in 2010 and has been officially cosponsored by SBA since 2011. SBA’s current 2026…

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

United Nations / international observance

A/RES/32/40B

International Shift Worker Sunday

International / Deputy-created shift-worker recognition campaign

Deputy launched International Shift Worker Sunday in 2022 and describes it as an annual celebration on the last Sunday of November; its 2025 release calls that year the fourth annual event.

Bonifacio Day

Philippines / regular holiday; target-year observed date subject to law and presidential proclamation

Act No. 2946 made 30 November a legal holiday in 1921; later national holiday law retains Bonifacio Day while Republic Act No. 9492 permits movable observance, and Proclamation No. 1006 set…

Commemoration Day

United Arab Emirates

Current UAE government sources identify November 30 as Commemoration Day and state that President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan declared the observance in 2015 in remembrance of Salem…

Computer Security Day

International/institutional cybersecurity-awareness tradition

University cybersecurity guidance identifies Computer Security Day as an annual November 30 observance dating to 1988.

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

OPCW / United Nations / international observance

OPCW C-20/DEC.10

Independence Day

Barbados

Barbados Parliament states that Independence Day is celebrated on 30 November and that Barbados became independent on 30 November 1966. The Barbados Independence Order 1966 came into operat…

National Mississippi Day

United States / National Day Calendar National State Days series — Mississippi

National Day Calendar lists National Mississippi Day on 30 November. The U.S. Senate records Mississippi’s admission/statehood date as 10 December 1817. The two dates are deliberately kept…