- Number of holidays
- 14
- Day of the year
- 29
- Days left in the year
- 336
National Puzzle Day celebrates puzzles in all their forms — from jigsaw to crosswords, Sudoku, and logic puzzles — whose cognitive engagement the Alzheimer’s Association identifies as a potentially protective brain activity. Big Garden Birdwatch shifts to January 29 in 2027, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ annual citizen science event in which millions of UK participants count bird species in their gardens for one hour. Kansas Day marks January 29, 1861, when Kansas was admitted to the Union as the 34th state — entering as a free state after the violent “Bleeding Kansas” period that foreshadowed the Civil War. National Corn Chip Day celebrates the corn chip whose American commercial form Fritos pioneered in 1932.
All Holidays On January 29
National Puzzle Day
Auckland Anniversary Day
Big Garden Birdwatch
Curmudgeons Day
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
Kansas Day
National Big Wig Day
National Carnation Day
National Corn Chip Day
RNLI SOS day
About January 29
January 29 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on January 29?
On January 29, National Puzzle Day is the most widely recognized recreational observance. Big Garden Birdwatch is the most widely participated citizen science event, and Kansas Day marks January 29, 1861.
What countries celebrate holidays on January 29?
January 29 observances span New Zealand (Auckland Anniversary Day), UK (Big Garden Birdwatch), and the U.S., which hosts National Puzzle Day, Kansas Day, National Corn Chip Day, and Curmudgeons Day.
What awareness days are on January 29?
January 29 includes Big Garden Birdwatch, the RSPB’s annual citizen science event counting bird species in UK gardens, and National Puzzle Day, celebrating cognitive engagement the Alzheimer’s Association identifies as a potentially protective brain activity.