March Holidays

It's March, the time where we celebrate the New Year! Well, at least we would if we lived in Ancient Rome—where it was the first month of the year. At National Today, we love celebrating 88 March holidays.

Date	Holiday	Category	Region
Mar. 1	Justin Bieber's Birthday	Arts & Entertainment	Canada, U.S.
Mar. 1	National Day of Unplugging	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 1	National Peanut Butter Lover's Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 2	Dr. Seuss’s Birthday	Arts & Entertainment, Family	Other
Mar. 2	National Read Across America Day	Cause	U.S.
Mar. 3	National If Pets Had Thumbs Day	Animals	U.S.
Mar. 3	World Wildlife Day	Cause	World
Mar. 4	National Grammar Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 4	National Hug a G.I. Day	Cause	U.S.
Mar. 5	Mardi Gras	Government	U.S.
Mar. 5	National Absinthe Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 6	Ash Wednesday	Religious	World
Mar. 6	National Dentist's Day	Health	U.S.
Mar. 6	National Dress Day	Arts & Entertainment	U.S.
Mar. 6	National Frozen Food Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 6	National Oreo Cookie Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 7	National Be Heard Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 7	National Cereal Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 8	International Women's Day	Cause	U.S.
Mar. 8	National Proofreading Day	Cause	U.S.
Mar. 9	National Barbie Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 9	National Meatball Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 10	National Landline Telephone Day	Fun	U.S.
Mar. 10	National Pack Your Lunch Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 11	National Napping Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 11	National Promposal Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 12	National Girl Scout Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 12	National Pancake Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 13	National K9 Veterans Day	Animals	U.S.
Mar. 14	National Pi Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 14	National Potato Chip Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 15	Ides of March	Religious	World
Mar. 15	Red Nose Day	Cause	U.S.
Mar. 16	National Artichoke Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 16	National Corn Dog Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 17	St. Patrick's Day	Cultural, Food & Beverage	World
Mar. 18	Awkward Moments Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 18	National Biodiesel Day	Cause, Environmental, Technology	U.S.
Mar. 19	National Let's Laugh Day	Family, Fun, Health	U.S.
Mar. 19	National Poultry Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 20	French Language Day	Cultural	World
Mar. 20	International Day of Happiness	Cause	World
Mar. 20	National Kick Butts Day	Health	U.S.
Mar. 20	National Proposal Day	Relationships	U.S.
Mar. 20	Spring Equinox	Seasonal	World
Mar. 21	International Day of Forests	Environmental, International	World
Mar. 21	National Common Courtesy Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 21	National Fragrance Day	Arts & Entertainment	U.S.
Mar. 21	National French Bread Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 21	World Down Syndrome Day	Health	World
Mar. 21	World Poetry Day	Arts & Entertainment	World
Mar. 22	National Goof Off Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 22	World Water Day	Cause	U.S.
Mar. 23	National Puppy Day	Animals	U.S.
Mar. 23	World Meteorological Day	Special Interest	World
Mar. 24	National Cheesesteak Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 24	World Tuberculosis Day	Health	U.S.
Mar. 25	International Waffle Day	Food & Beverage	World
Mar. 26	National Spinach Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 27	National Spanish Paella Day	Food & Beverage	U.S.
Mar. 27	Quentin Tarantino's Birthday		Other
Mar. 28	Lady Gaga's Birthday	Arts & Entertainment	Other
Mar. 28	Major League Baseball Opening Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 28	Respect Your Cat Day	Animals	U.S.
Mar. 29	National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day	Special Interest	U.S.
Mar. 30	National Doctors' Day	Health	U.S.
Mar. 31	World Backup Day	Special Interest	World
March	Irish-American Heritage Month	Cause	U.S.
March	March Madness	Sports	U.S.
March	Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month	Health	U.S.
March	National Caffeine Awareness Month	Health	U.S.
March	National Celery Month	Food & Beverage	U.S.
March	National Cheerleading Safety Month	Sports	U.S.
March	National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month	Health	U.S.
March	National Crafting Month	Education, Fun	U.S.
March	National Flour Month	Food & Beverage	U.S.
March	National Frozen Food Month	Food & Beverage	U.S.
March	National Kidney Month	Health	U.S.
March	National Music in Our Schools Month	Education	U.S.
March	National Noodle Month	Food & Beverage	U.S.
March	National Nutrition Month	Food & Beverage	U.S.
March	National Peanut Month	Food & Beverage	U.S.
March	National Sauce Month	Food & Beverage	U.S.
March	National Umbrella Month	Fashion	U.S.
March	National Women's History Month		U.S.
March	Poison Prevention Awareness Month	Cause	U.S.
March	National Credit Education Month	Financial	U.S.
March	Poison Prevention Week	Health	U.S.

What is the significance of March holidays?

March is named after Mars, the god of war. Naturally, he was a pretty demanding overlord, so many of the ancient holidays in March were festivals and athletic events celebrating him. Even though there might not be any javelin or shot put holidays on the March calendar anymore, there are plenty of other fun national days in March to celebrate!

What are some memorable March holiday moments?

March contains one of our favorite food holidays of all time—National Oreo Day (March 6)! Did you know the Oreo was invented in 1912—and it's been America's best-selling cookie ever since? They're also a great way to drown your sorrows as you watch promposals on National Promposal Day (March 11). The promposal has been around since 2001, though we only started celebrating it in 2016. We've been celebrating engagements for much longer. And good news—if that's more your style, there's National Proposal Day (March 20).

What's your favorite March holiday?

Are we missing your favorite March holiday?

If you don't see a holiday you love to celebrate here, head to our holiday submission page and let us know! Make sure you've compiled a bit of information about your holiday before you submit. Is it celebrated widely? Does it have a track record of media coverage? Let us know about any March holidays we should add!

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March Holidays

What is the significance of March holidays?

What are some memorable March holiday moments?

Are we missing your favorite March holiday?

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