Cause Holidays

At National Today, we believe it’s incredibly important to stand up for what you believe in and make the world a better place. We’re passionate about commemorating 96 cause holidays each year.

Date	Holiday	Category	Tags	Region
Wed Jan 9	National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day	Cause		U.S.
Thu Jan 10	National Cut Your Energy Costs Day	Cause	Financial	U.S.
Sat Jan 12	National Youth Day	Cause	Children, Parents	World
Tue Jan 15	Martin Luther King's Birthday	Cause	American, Historical	Other
Mon Jan 28	National Daisy Day	Cause	Environment	U.S.
Fri Feb 1	National Get Up Day	Cause	Lifestyle	U.S.
Mon Feb 4	World Cancer Day	Cause		World
Mon Feb 11	International Day of Women and Girls in Science	Cause		World
Wed Feb 27	International Polar Bear Day	Cause	Environment	World
Sat Mar 2	National Read Across America Day	Cause		U.S.
Sun Mar 3	World Wildlife Day	Cause	Environment	World
Mon Mar 4	National Hug a G.I. Day	Cause		U.S.
Fri Mar 8	International Women's Day	Cause		U.S.
Fri Mar 8	National Proofreading Day	Cause	Educational	U.S.
Fri Mar 15	Red Nose Day	Cause	British	U.S.
Mon Mar 18	National Biodiesel Day	Cause, Environmental, Technology		U.S.
Wed Mar 20	International Day of Happiness	Cause		World
Thu Mar 21	Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®	Cause	American, Children, Parents	U.S.
Fri Mar 22	World Water Day	Cause	Environment	U.S.
Thu Apr 4	RAINN Day	Cause		U.S.
Mon Apr 15	Tax Day	Cause	Financial	U.S.
Sun Apr 21	Tiradentes Day	Cause	Cultural, Historical	World
Mon Apr 22	Earth Day	Cause	Environment	World
Fri Apr 26	Arbor Day	Cause		U.S.
Sat May 11	World Migratory Bird Day	Cause	Environment	World
Sun May 19	National Endangered Species Day	Cause	Environment	U.S.
Wed May 22	International Day for Biological Diversity	Cause	Environment	World
Wed May 29	Learn About Composting Day	Cause	Environment	U.S.
Wed Jun 5	World Environment Day	Cause	Environment	World
Sat Jun 8	World Oceans Day	Cause		World
Sat Jun 15	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day	Cause		World
Thu Jun 20	National American Eagle Day	Cause	Environment	U.S.
Thu Jun 20	World Refugee Day	Cause		World
Fri Jun 28	National Insurance Awareness Day	Cause	Financial	U.S.
Fri Jun 28	National Nude Day	Cause		U.S., World
Thu Jul 11	World Population Day	Cause		World
Fri Jul 12	Orangemen's Day	Cause	Historical, Irish	U.K., U.S.
Mon Aug 5	Terry Fox Day	Cause		Canada, World
Fri Aug 9	National Women's Day	Cause		World
Mon Aug 12	International Youth Day	Cause		U.S.
Wed Aug 14	National Financial Awareness Day	Cause	Financial	U.S.
Mon Aug 19	International Homeless Animals Day	Cause		World
Mon Aug 19	World Humanitarian Day	Cause		World
Sun Aug 25	National Secondhand Wardrobe Day	Cause	Environment	U.S.
Thu Sep 5	International Day of Charity	Cause		World
Sun Sep 8	International Literacy Day	Cause		World
Wed Sep 11	National Day of Service and Remembrance	Cause		U.S.
Sun Sep 15	International Day of Democracy	Cause		World
Sat Sep 21	International Day of Peace	Cause		World
Tue Sep 24	National Voter Registration Day	Cause	Civic	U.S.
Tue Oct 1	International Day of Older Persons	Cause	Elderly	World
Wed Oct 2	International Day of Non-Violence	Cause		World
Sun Oct 6	World Cerebral Palsy Day	Cause	Health	World
Tue Oct 15	World Maths Day	Cause	Educational	World
Wed Oct 16	World Food Day	Cause		U.S.
Mon Oct 21	Pets for Vets Day	Animals, Cause		U.S.
Mon Oct 28	National Immigrants Day	Cause	American, Civic	U.S.
Mon Nov 4	National Chicken Lady Day	Cause		U.S.
Fri Nov 8	S.T.E.M. - S.T.E.A.M. Day	Cause	Educational	U.S.
Wed Nov 13	World Kindness Day	Cause		U.S.
Fri Nov 15	National Philanthropy Day	Cause	American	U.S.
Sat Nov 16	International Day For Tolerance	Cause		World
Tue Nov 19	International Men’s Day	Cause		World
Tue Nov 19	World Toilet Day	Cause		World
Wed Nov 20	Transgender Day of Remembrance	Cause	American	U.S.
Wed Nov 20	Universal Children’s Day	Cause		World
Sat Nov 23	International Survivors of Suicide Day	Cause	Health	U.S., World
Mon Nov 25	International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women	Cause		World
Thu Nov 28	National Day of Mourning	Cause	American, Cultural, Historical	U.S.
Tue Dec 3	Giving Tuesday	Cause		U.S.
Tue Dec 3	National Disability Day	Cause		U.S.
Wed Dec 11	International Mountain Day	Cause	Environment	World
Sat Dec 14	National Monkey Day	Cause		U.S.
Sat Dec 21	National Wreaths Across America Day	Cause	American, Historical, Military	U.S.
Thu Dec 26	Boxing Day	Cause	Australian, British, Canadian, Irish, Shopping, Winter	World
February	National Bird Feeding Month	Cause		U.S.
March	Irish-American Heritage Month	Cause	American, Cultural, Irish	U.S.
March	Poison Prevention Awareness Month	Cause		U.S.
April	Distracted Driving Awareness Month	Cause		U.S.
April	Scottish-American Heritage Month	Cause	American, Cultural	U.S.
May	Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month	Cause	Cultural, Historical	U.S.
May	National Teen Self-Esteem Month	Cause		U.S.
June	Pride Month	Cause		U.S.
July 3–10	Be Nice to Jersey Week	Cause	Obscure	U.S.
September	Hispanic Heritage Month	Cause	Cultural	Mexico, U.S.
September 23–30	Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week	Cause
October	Global Diversity Awareness Month	Cause	Children, Civic, Cultural, Historical	World
October	Italian-American Heritage Month	Cause	American, Civic, Cultural	U.S.
October	National Domestic Violence Awareness Month	Cause	Family	U.S.
October	German-American Heritage Month	Cause	American, Cultural, German	U.S.
October	National Bullying Prevention Month	Cause	Children, Family, Parents	U.S.
October 2–9	National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week	Cause	American, Children, Health, Parents	U.S.
November	No-Shave November	Cause	Health	U.S.
November	PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month	Cause	American, Children, Health	U.S.
December	Safe Toys and Gifts Month	Cause	Children, Parents	U.S.
December	Universal Human Rights Month	Cause		World

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