Holidays and Observances in Fun for 2023

Below is a listing of all major fun and quirky holidays. Click on any holiday below for more details and dates for the next 10 years. Have a look at our calendar with fun holidays pages for ready made printable calendars with fun holidays.

2023 FUN HOLIDAYS

DateDayHoliday NameHoliday Type
JANUARY
Jan 1SundayPolar Bear Plunge DayObservance
Jan 2MondayBuffet DayObservance
Jan 2MondayRun It up the Flagpole and See If Anyone Salutes It DayObservance
Jan 2MondayScience Fiction DayObservance
Jan 3TuesdayFruitcake Toss DayObservance
Jan 3TuesdayFestival of Sleep DayObservance
Jan 4WednesdayTrivia DayObservance
Jan 5ThursdayBird DayObservance
Jan 6FridayBean DayObservance
Jan 7SaturdayOld Rock DayObservance
Jan 8SundayEarths Rotation DayObservance
Jan 9MondayClean Off Your Desk DayObservance
Jan 9MondayStatic Electricity DayObservance
Jan 9MondayWord Nerd DayObservance
Jan 10TuesdayCut Your Energy Costs DayObservance
Jan 11WednesdayLearn Your Name in Morse Code DayObservance
Jan 12ThursdayMarzipan DayObservance
Jan 13FridayMake Your Dreams Come True DayObservance
Jan 14SaturdayOrganize Your Home DayObservance
Jan 15SundayStrawberry Ice Cream DayObservance
Jan 16MondayNothing DayObservance
Jan 17TuesdayBenjamin Franklin DayObservance
Jan 17TuesdayKid Inventors DayObservance
Jan 17TuesdayDitch New Years Resolution DayObservance
Jan 18WednesdayThesaurus DayObservance
Jan 19ThursdayTin Can DayObservance
Jan 19ThursdayPopcorn DayObservance
Jan 20FridayPenguin Awareness DayObservance
Jan 21SaturdaySoup Swap DayObservance
Jan 21SaturdaySquirrel Appreciation DayObservance
Jan 22SundayHot Sauce DayObservance
Jan 23MondayHandwriting DayObservance
Jan 24TuesdayGlobal Belly Laugh DayObservance
Jan 24TuesdayNational Compliment DayObservance
Jan 24TuesdayMacintosh Computer DayObservance
Jan 25WednesdayOpposite DayObservance
Jan 26ThursdaySpouses DayObservance
Jan 27FridayChocolate Cake DayObservance
Jan 27FridayFun at Work DayObservance
Jan 28SaturdayData Privacy DayObservance
Jan 29SundayPuzzle DayObservance
Jan 30MondayCroissant DayObservance
Jan 31TuesdayBackwards DayObservance
FEBRUARY
Feb 2ThursdayDay of the CrepeObservance
Feb 2ThursdayPlay Your Ukulele DayObservance
Feb 3FridayWork Naked DayObservance
Feb 3FridayCarrot Cake DayObservance
Feb 4SaturdayEat Ice Cream for Breakfast DayObservance
Feb 4SaturdayThank Your Mailman DayObservance
Feb 4SaturdayCreate a Vacuum DayObservance
Feb 4SaturdayStuffed Mushroom DayObservance
Feb 5SundayNational Weatherpersons DayObservance
Feb 5SundayChocolate Fondue DayObservance
Feb 6MondayLame Duck DayObservance
Feb 7Tuesdaye DayObservance
Feb 7TuesdaySend a Card to a Friend DayObservance
Feb 8WednesdayLaugh and Get Rich DayObservance
Feb 9ThursdayToothache DayObservance
Feb 9ThursdayBagel and Lox DayObservance
Feb 10FridayUmbrella DayObservance
Feb 11SaturdayMake a Friend DayObservance
Feb 11SaturdayDont Cry Over Spilled Milk DayObservance
Feb 12SundayDarwin DayObservance
Feb 13MondayClean Out Your Computer DayObservance
Feb 13MondayWorld Radio DayObservance
Feb 14TuesdayFerris Wheel DayObservance
Feb 14TuesdayLibrary Lovers DayObservance
Feb 15WednesdayGumdrop DayObservance
Feb 16ThursdayDo a Grouch a Favor DayObservance
Feb 17FridayRandom Act of Kindness DayObservance
Feb 18SaturdayBattery DayObservance
Feb 19SundayChocolate Mint DayObservance
Feb 22WednesdaySingle Tasking DayObservance
Feb 22WednesdayBe Humble DayObservance
Feb 23ThursdayInternational Dog Biscuit Appreciation DayObservance
Feb 24FridayTortilla Chip DayObservance
Feb 25SaturdayWorld Sword Swallowers DayObservance
Feb 26SundayPistachio DayObservance
Feb 26SundayTell a Fairy Tale DayObservance
Feb 27MondayNo Brainer DayObservance
Feb 28TuesdayPublic Sleeping DayObservance
MARCH
Mar 1WednesdayWorld Compliment DayObservance
Mar 1WednesdayPlan a Solo Vacation DayObservance
Mar 2ThursdayOld Stuff DayObservance
Mar 3FridayI Want You to be Happy DayObservance
Mar 4SaturdayMarch Forth and Do Something DayObservance
Mar 5SundayLearn What Your Name Means DayObservance
Mar 5SundayCinco de MarchoObservance
Mar 6MondayDentists DayObservance
Mar 7TuesdayAlexander Graham Bell DayObservance
Mar 8WednesdayProofreading DayObservance
Mar 10FridayMario DayObservance
Mar 11SaturdayOatmeal Nut Waffle DayObservance
Mar 12SundayAlfred Hitchcock DayObservance
Mar 13MondayNapping DayObservance
Mar 13MondayJewel DayObservance
Mar 14TuesdayPi DayObservance
Mar 15WednesdayEverything You Think is Wrong DayObservance
Mar 16ThursdayAbsolutely Incredible Kid DayObservance
Mar 16ThursdayEvery Thing You Do is Right DayObservance
Mar 17FridaySubmarine DayObservance
Mar 18SaturdayAwkward Moments DayObservance
Mar 19SundayLets Laugh DayObservance
Mar 20MondayWorld Storytelling DayObservance
Mar 20MondayProposal DayObservance
Mar 21TuesdayCommon Courtesy DayObservance
Mar 22WednesdayInternational Goof Off DayObservance
Mar 23ThursdayWorld OK DayObservance
Mar 23ThursdayPuppy DayObservance
Mar 23ThursdayNear Miss DayObservance
Mar 24FridayChocolate Covered Raisins DayObservance
Mar 25SaturdayEat a Waffle DayObservance
Mar 25SaturdayTolkien Reading DayObservance
Mar 26SundayMake Up Your Own Holiday DayObservance
Mar 27MondaySpanish Paella DayObservance
Mar 28TuesdaySomething on a Stick DayObservance
Mar 29WednesdaySmoke and Mirrors DayObservance
Mar 30ThursdayTake a Walk in the Park DayObservance
Mar 31FridayBunsen Burner DayObservance
APRIL
Apr 3MondayWorld Party DayObservance
Apr 4TuesdayTell a Lie DayObservance
Apr 5WednesdayRead a Road Map DayObservance
Apr 5WednesdayFirst Contact DayObservance
Apr 6ThursdaySorry Charlie DayObservance
Apr 7FridayWalk to Work DayObservance
Apr 10MondaySiblings DayObservance
Apr 11TuesdayBe Kind to Lawyers DayObservance
Apr 11TuesdayBarbershop Quartet DayObservance
Apr 12WednesdayGrilled Cheese DayObservance
Apr 12WednesdayYuris NightObservance
Apr 13ThursdayScrabble DayObservance
Apr 14FridayInternational Moment of Laughter DayObservance
Apr 14FridayReach as High as You Can DayObservance
Apr 14FridayLook up the Sky DayObservance
Apr 16SundayEggs Benedict DayObservance
Apr 16SundayWear Pajamas to Work DayObservance
Apr 17MondayHaiku Poetry DayObservance
Apr 18TuesdayColumnist DayObservance
Apr 20ThursdayLook Alike DayObservance
Apr 22SaturdayRecord Store DayObservance
Apr 22SaturdayJelly Bean DayObservance
Apr 23SundayTake a Chance DayObservance
Apr 23SundayImpossible Astronaut DayObservance
Apr 23SundayLovers DayObservance
Apr 25TuesdayDNA DayObservance
Apr 26WednesdayPretzel DayObservance
Apr 26WednesdayRichter Scale DayObservance
Apr 27ThursdayTake Our Daughters and Sons to Work DayObservance
Apr 29SaturdayAstronomy Day 1stObservance
Apr 29SaturdayZipper DayObservance
Apr 30SundayWorld Pinhole Photography DayObservance
Apr 30SundayHonesty DayObservance
MAY
May 4ThursdayStar Wars DayObservance
May 5FridayNo Pants DayObservance
May 5FridaySpace DayObservance
May 6SaturdayHerb DayObservance
May 6SaturdayFree Comic Book DayObservance
May 6SaturdayBeverage DayObservance
May 9TuesdayEurope DayObservance
May 9TuesdayLost Sock Memorial DayObservance
May 10WednesdayNational School Nurse DayObservance
May 10WednesdayClean Up Your Room DayObservance
May 11ThursdayTwilight Zone DayObservance
May 11ThursdayEat What You Want DayObservance
May 12FridayLimerick DayObservance
May 13SaturdayFrog Jumping DayObservance
May 14SundayDance Like a Chicken DayObservance
May 15MondayChocolate Chip DayObservance
May 17WednesdayPack Rat DayObservance
May 18ThursdayNo Dirty Dishes DayObservance
May 19FridayPizza Party DayObservance
May 19FridayMay Ray DayObservance
May 20SaturdayBe a Millionaire DayObservance
May 21SundayTalk Like Yoda DayObservance
May 22MondayBuy a Musical Instrument DayObservance
May 24WednesdayScavenger Hunt DayObservance
May 25ThursdaySing Out DayObservance
May 25ThursdayTowel DayObservance
May 26FridayWorld Lindy Hop DayObservance
May 27SaturdaySun Screen DayObservance
May 28SundayHamburger DayObservance
May 29MondayPut a Pillow on Your Fridge DayObservance
May 30TuesdayMy Buckets Got a Hole DayObservance
May 31WednesdayMacaroon DayObservance
JUNE
Jun 1ThursdaySay Something Nice DayObservance
Jun 2FridayNational Doughnut DayObservance
Jun 2FridayLeave the Office Early DayObservance
Jun 3SaturdayRepeat DayObservance
Jun 4SundayHug Your Cat DayObservance
Jun 6TuesdayDrive In Movie DayObservance
Jun 7WednesdayVCR DayObservance
Jun 8ThursdayBest Friends DayObservance
Jun 9FridayDonald Duck DayObservance
Jun 10SaturdayIced Tea DayObservance
Jun 11SundayCorn on the Cob DayObservance
Jun 12MondayRed Rose DayObservance
Jun 13TuesdaySewing Machine DayObservance
Jun 14WednesdayBourbon DayObservance
Jun 15ThursdayNature Photography DayObservance
Jun 16FridayBloomsdayObservance
Jun 17SaturdayWorld Juggling DayObservance
Jun 17SaturdayEat Your Vegetables DayObservance
Jun 18SundayInternational Picnic DayObservance
Jun 19MondaySauntering DayObservance
Jun 21WednesdayDaylight Appreciation DayObservance
Jun 22ThursdayOnion Ring DayObservance
Jun 23FridayTake Your Dog to Work DayObservance
Jun 23FridayTypewriter DayObservance
Jun 24SaturdaySwim a Lap DayObservance
Jun 25SundayPlease Take my Children to Work DayObservance
Jun 26MondayChocolate Pudding DayObservance
Jun 27TuesdayHelen Keller DayObservance
Jun 28WednesdayTau DayObservance
Jun 29ThursdayCamera DayObservance
Jun 30FridayMeteor Watch DayObservance
JULY
Jul 1SaturdayInternational Joke DayObservance
Jul 2SundayI Forgot DayObservance
Jul 2SundayWorld UFO DayObservance
Jul 3MondayCompliment Your Mirror DayObservance
Jul 3MondayInternational Plastic Bag Free DayObservance
Jul 4TuesdaySidewalk Egg Frying DayObservance
Jul 5WednesdayWorkaholics DayObservance
Jul 6ThursdayWorld Kissing DayObservance
Jul 7FridayTell the Truth DayObservance
Jul 8SaturdayVideo Games DayObservance
Jul 8SaturdayMath 20 DayObservance
Jul 9SundaySugar Cookie DayObservance
Jul 10MondayTeddy Bears Picnic DayObservance
Jul 10MondayClerihew DayObservance
Jul 11TuesdayCheer Up the Lonely DayObservance
Jul 12WednesdaySimplicity DayObservance
Jul 13ThursdayEmbrace Your Geekness DayObservance
Jul 14FridayPandemonium DayObservance
Jul 15SaturdayGummi Worm DayObservance
Jul 16SundayCorn Fritters DayObservance
Jul 16SundayIce Cream DayObservance
Jul 17MondayYellow Pig DayObservance
Jul 17MondayWorld Emoji DayObservance
Jul 18TuesdayInsurance Nerd DayObservance
Jul 18TuesdayCaviar DayObservance
Jul 19WednesdayStick Out Your Tongue DayObservance
Jul 20ThursdaySpace Exploration DayObservance
Jul 21FridayJunk Food DayObservance
Jul 22SaturdayPi Approximation DayObservance
Jul 23SundayVanilla Ice Cream DayObservance
Jul 24MondayCousins DayObservance
Jul 25TuesdayCulinarians DayObservance
Jul 26WednesdayUncle and Aunt DayObservance
Jul 27ThursdayTake your Pants for a Walk DayObservance
Jul 28FridayMilk Chocolate DayObservance
Jul 29SaturdayLasagna DayObservance
Jul 30SundayNational Cheesecake DayObservance
Jul 31MondayUncommon Musical Instrument DayObservance
AUGUST
Aug 1TuesdayGirlfriends DayObservance
Aug 2WednesdayIce Cream Sandwich DayObservance
Aug 3ThursdayWatermelon DayObservance
Aug 4FridayInternational Beer DayObservance
Aug 4FridaySingle Working Womens DayObservance
Aug 5SaturdayWork Like a Dog DayObservance
Aug 6SundaySisters DayObservance
Aug 6SundayFresh Breath DayObservance
Aug 7MondayLighthouse DayObservance
Aug 8TuesdayHappiness Happens DayObservance
Aug 9WednesdayBook Lovers DayObservance
Aug 10ThursdayLazyload DayObservance
Aug 11FridaySon and Daughter DayObservance
Aug 12SaturdayMiddle Child DayObservance
Aug 13SundayLeft Handers DayObservance
Aug 14MondayCreamsicle DayObservance
Aug 15TuesdayRelaxation DayObservance
Aug 16WednesdayTell a Joke DayObservance
Aug 17ThursdayThrift Shop DayObservance
Aug 18FridayMail Order Catalog DayObservance
Aug 19SaturdayWorld Photo DayObservance
Aug 20SundayChocolate Pecan Pie DayObservance
Aug 21MondaySpumoni DayObservance
Aug 22TuesdayBe An Angel DayObservance
Aug 23WednesdayRide Like the Wind DayObservance
Aug 24ThursdayPluto Demoted DayObservance
Aug 25FridayKiss and Make up DayObservance
Aug 26SaturdayDog Appreciation DayObservance
Aug 27SundayThe Duchess Who Wasnt DayObservance
Aug 28MondayBow Tie DayObservance
Aug 29TuesdayAccording to Hoyle DayObservance
Aug 30WednesdayFrankenstein DayObservance
Aug 31ThursdayEat Outside DayObservance
SEPTEMBER
Sep 1FridayEmma Nutt DayObservance
Sep 1FridayNo Rhyme or Reason DayObservance
Sep 2SaturdayBison Ten Yell DayObservance
Sep 3SundaySkyscraper DayObservance
Sep 4MondayEat an Extra Dessert DayObservance
Sep 5TuesdayBe Late for Something DayObservance
Sep 5TuesdayCheese Pizza DayObservance
Sep 6WednesdayFight Procrastination DayObservance
Sep 6WednesdayRead a Book DayObservance
Sep 7ThursdaySalami DayObservance
Sep 8FridayPardon DayObservance
Sep 9SaturdayTeddy Bear DayObservance
Sep 10SundaySwap Ideas DayObservance
Sep 11MondayMake Your Bed DayObservance
Sep 12TuesdayChocolate Milkshake DayObservance
Sep 13WednesdayPositive Thinking DayObservance
Sep 13WednesdayRoald Dahl DayObservance
Sep 14ThursdayHug Your Hound DayObservance
Sep 15FridayMake a Hat DayObservance
Sep 16SaturdayNational CleanUp DayObservance
Sep 16SaturdayBatman DayObservance
Sep 16SaturdayCollect Rocks DayObservance
Sep 16SaturdayWorld Guacamole DayObservance
Sep 17SundayInternational Country Music DayObservance
Sep 18MondayRice Krispie Treat DayObservance
Sep 19TuesdayNational Gymnastics DayObservance
Sep 19TuesdayInternational Talk Like a Pirate DayObservance
Sep 20WednesdayPunch DayObservance
Sep 21ThursdayMiniature Golf DayObservance
Sep 22FridayHobbit DayObservance
Sep 22FridayAstronomy Day 2ndObservance
Sep 23SaturdayCheckers DayObservance
Sep 24SundayPunctuation DayObservance
Sep 25MondayComic Book DayObservance
Sep 26TuesdayLove Note DayObservance
Sep 27WednesdayCrush a Can DayObservance
Sep 28ThursdayAsk a Stupid Question DayObservance
Sep 28ThursdayGood Neighbor DayObservance
Sep 30SaturdayHot Mulled Cider DayObservance
OCTOBER
Oct 1SundayInternational Coffee DayObservance
Oct 1SundayBalloons Around the World DayObservance
Oct 2MondayPhileas Fogg Wager DayObservance
Oct 4WednesdayTaco DayObservance
Oct 5ThursdayChic Spy DayObservance
Oct 6FridayWorld Smile DayObservance
Oct 6FridayMad Hatter DayObservance
Oct 7SaturdayCard Making DayObservance
Oct 7SaturdayFrappé DayObservance
Oct 8SundayPierogi DayObservance
Oct 9MondayCurious Events DayObservance
Oct 10TuesdayHandbag DayObservance
Oct 11WednesdayIts My Party DayObservance
Oct 12ThursdayOld Farmers DayObservance
Oct 13FridayInternational Skeptics DayObservance
Oct 15SundayI Love Lucy DayObservance
Oct 16MondayNational Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop DayObservance
Oct 16MondayDictionary DayObservance
Oct 17TuesdayWear Something Gaudy DayObservance
Oct 18WednesdayChocolate Cupcake DayObservance
Oct 20FridayInternational Sloth DayObservance
Oct 21SaturdayInternational Observe the Moon NightObservance
Oct 21SaturdaySweetest DayObservance
Oct 21SaturdayCount your Buttons DayObservance
Oct 22SundayCaps Lock DayObservance
Oct 23MondayWorld Mole DayObservance
Oct 24TuesdayBologna DayObservance
Oct 25WednesdaySourest DayObservance
Oct 26ThursdayHowl at the Moon Day and NightObservance
Oct 27FridayAmerican Beer DayObservance
Oct 28SaturdayInternational Animation DayObservance
Oct 29SundayInternet DayObservance
Oct 30MondayCandy Corn DayObservance
Oct 31TuesdayHalloweenObservance
Oct 31TuesdayMagic DayObservance
NOVEMBER
Nov 1WednesdayAuthors DayObservance
Nov 2ThursdayMen Make Dinner DayObservance
Nov 2ThursdayDeviled Eggs DayObservance
Nov 3FridayWorld Sandwich DayObservance
Nov 4SaturdayCommon Sense DayObservance
Nov 5SundayZero Tasking DayObservance
Nov 6MondaySaxophone DayObservance
Nov 7TuesdayBittersweet Chocolate with Almonds DayObservance
Nov 8WednesdayTongue Twister DayObservance
Nov 9ThursdayChaos Never Dies DayObservance
Nov 10FridayForget Me Not DayObservance
Nov 10FridayVanilla Cupcake DayObservance
Nov 11SaturdayOrigami DayObservance
Nov 12SundayHappy Hour DayObservance
Nov 13MondayWorld Kindness DayObservance
Nov 13MondaySadie Hawkins DayObservance
Nov 14TuesdaySpicy Guacamole DayObservance
Nov 14TuesdayPickle DayObservance
Nov 15WednesdayClean Out Your Refrigerator DayObservance
Nov 16ThursdayUse Less Stuff DayObservance
Nov 16ThursdayFast Food DayObservance
Nov 17FridayTake A Hike DayObservance
Nov 18SaturdayPush Button Phone DayObservance
Nov 20MondayNational Absurdity DayObservance
Nov 21TuesdayWorld Hello DayObservance
Nov 22WednesdayGo For a Ride DayObservance
Nov 23ThursdayFibonacci DayObservance
Nov 24FridayBuy Nothing DayObservance
Nov 24FridayCelebrate Your Unique Talent DayObservance
Nov 25SaturdayShopping Reminder DayObservance
Nov 26SundayCakes DayObservance
Nov 28TuesdayRed Planet DayObservance
Nov 29WednesdayElectronic Greeting Card DayObservance
Nov 30ThursdayComputer Security DayObservance
DECEMBER
Dec 1FridayEat a Red Apple DayObservance
Dec 2SaturdayFritter DayObservance
Dec 3SundayMake a Gift DayObservance
Dec 4MondayWear Brown Shoes DayObservance
Dec 5TuesdayDay of the NinjaObservance
Dec 6WednesdayPut on Your Own Shoes DayObservance
Dec 6WednesdayMicrowave Oven DayObservance
Dec 7ThursdayLetter Writing DayObservance
Dec 8FridayPretend to Be a Time Traveler DayObservance
Dec 9SaturdayChristmas Card DayObservance
Dec 10SundayDewey Decimal System DayObservance
Dec 10SundayJane Addams DayObservance
Dec 11MondayNoodle Ring DayObservance
Dec 12TuesdayGingerbread House DayObservance
Dec 14ThursdayOfficial Lost and Found DayObservance
Dec 14ThursdayMonkey DayObservance
Dec 15FridayUnderdog DayObservance
Dec 16SaturdayChocolate Covered Anything DayObservance
Dec 20WednesdaySangria DayObservance
Dec 21ThursdayUgly Sweater DayObservance
Dec 21ThursdayInternational Dalek Remembrance DayObservance
Dec 22FridayDate Nut Bread DayObservance
Dec 23SaturdayFestivusObservance
Dec 24SundayEggnog DayObservance
Dec 25MondayGrav Mass DayObservance
Dec 25MondayA phabet Day or No L DayObservance
Dec 26TuesdayThank You Note DayObservance
Dec 27WednesdayNo Interruptions DayObservance
Dec 28ThursdayCard Playing DayObservance
Dec 29FridayPepper Pot DayObservance
Dec 30SaturdayBicarbonate of Soda DayObservance
Dec 31SundayMake Up Your Mind DayObservance
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