Here's a list of holidays and observances for the current year.
Use it to help you plan your publishing schedule.
For example, you know that Valentine's Day is always on February 14th. Write a post now to wish your readers a happy Valentine's Day and schedule it to be published on that date.
PLUS plan all your promotions for that day and post them well in advance!!
You will find that these types of preparations make your workload over the course of the year SO much easier!
Below is a list of holidays and observances to help with your marketing plans in 2015. A list of abbreviations is also included.
| Date | Holiday Name | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-01 | New Year's Day | National holiday |
| Jan-03 | The Prophet's Birthday | Muslim |
| Jan-06 | Epiphany | Christian |
| Jan-07 | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox |
| Jan-13 | Stephen Foster Memorial Day | Observance |
| Jan-14 | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox |
| Jan-16 | Lee Jackson Day | State holiday - Virginia |
| Jan-19 | Martin Luther King Day | National holiday |
| Jan-19 | Robert E Lee's Birthday | State holiday - AL, AR, MS, FL |
| Jan-19 | Confederate Memorial Day | State holiday - Texas |
| Jan-19 | Idaho Human Rights Day | State holiday - Idaho |
| Jan-19 | Civil Rights Day | State holiday - AZ, NH |
| Jan-24 | Belly Laugh Day | Observance |
| Jan-29 | Kansas Day | Observance |
| Feb-01 | National Freedom Day (US) | Observance |
| Feb-02 | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| Feb-04 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday |
| Feb-04 | Rosa Parks Day | State Observance - CA, ID |
| Feb-06 | National Wear Red Day | Observance |
| Feb-08 | Boy Scout Day | Observance |
| Feb-12 | Lincoln's Birthday | State holiday - CT, IL, MO, NJ, NY |
| Feb-12 | Lincoln's Birthday | Observance - FL |
| Feb-14 | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb-15 | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance |
| Feb-15 | Susan B Anthony's Birthday | Observance - CA, FL, NY, WI |
| Feb-16 | Family Day | Provincial holiday - AB, ON, SK |
| Feb-16 | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Provincial holiday - NS |
| Feb-16 | Louis Riel Day - Manitoba | Provincial holiday - Manitoba |
| Feb-16 | Islander Day | Provincial holiday - PEI |
| Feb-16 | Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday) | National holiday |
| Feb-16 | Daisy Gatson Bates Day | State holiday - AR |
| Feb-17 | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras | State holiday - AL, LA |
| Feb-17 | Random Acts Of _x000D_ Kindness Day | Observance |
| Feb-18 | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| Feb-19 | Chinese New Year | Observance |
| Feb-20 | Yukon Heritage Day | Holiday |
| Feb-20 | Love Your Pet Day | Observance |
| Mar-01 | St. David's Day | Observance |
| Mar-02 | Texas Independence Day | State holiday |
| Mar-02 | Casimir Pulaski Day | State holiday - IL |
| Mar-02 | Dr. Seuss Day | Observance |
| Mar-02 | Read Across America Day | Observance |
| Mar-03 | Town Meeting Day | State holiday - VT |
| Mar-05 | Purim | Jewish holiday |
| Mar-06 | Employee Appreciation Day | Observance |
| Mar-08 | Daylight Saving Time starts | Observance |
| Mar-09 | Commonwealth Day | Observance - Canada |
| Mar-12 | Girl Scout Day | Observance |
| Mar-17 | St. Patrick's Day | Observance |
| Mar-17 | Evacuation Day | State holiday - MA |
| Mar-20 | March equinox | Season |
| Mar-25 | Maryland Day | Observance - MD |
| Mar-26 | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day | State holiday - HI |
| Mar-29 | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| Mar-30 | Seward's Day | State holiday - AK |
| Mar-31 | César Chávez Day | State holiday - CA, CO, TX |
| Apr-02 | Maundy Thursday | Christian |
| Apr-02 | Pascua Florida Day | Observance - FL |
| Apr-03 | Good Friday | Christian |
| Apr-03 | National Walk To Work Day | |
| Apr-04 | Holy Saturday | Christian |
| Apr-04 | Passover (first day) | Jewish holiday |
| Apr-05 | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| Apr-06 | Easter Monday | Christian |
| Apr-06 | National Tartan Day | Observance |
| Apr-09 | Vimy Ridge Day (Canada) | Observance - Canada |
| Apr-10 | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox |
| Apr-10 | National Golfers Day | Observance |
| Apr-11 | Last Day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| Apr-11 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox |
| Apr-12 | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox |
| Apr-13 | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox |
| Apr-13 | Thomas Jefferson's Birthday | Observance |
| Apr-15 | Yom HaShoah | Jewish holiday |
| Apr-15 | Tax Day (US) | Observance |
| Apr-15 | Father Damien Day | Observance - HI |
| Apr-16 | Emancipation Day | State holiday - District of Columbia |
| Apr-16 | National High Five Day | Observance |
| Apr-20 | St. George's Day | Provincial holiday - Newfoundland & Labrador |
| Apr-20 | Patriot's Day | State holiday - ME, MA |
| Apr-21 | San Jacinto Day | State holiday - TX |
| Apr-21 | National Library Workers' Day | Observance |
| Apr-22 | Earth Day | Observance |
| Apr-22 | Oklahoma Day | Observance - OK |
| Apr-22 | Administrative Professionals Day | Observance - US |
| Apr-23 | Yom Ha'atzmaut | Jewish holiday |
| Apr-24 | Arbor Day | State holiday - NE |
| Apr-26 | Confederate Memorial Day | Observance - FL |
| Apr-27 | Confederate Memorial Day | State holiday - AL, FL, GA |
| May-01 | Law Day | Observance |
| May-01 | Loyalty Day | Observance - US National |
| May-02 | National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day | Observance - US National |
| May-04 | Rhode Island Independence Day | Local observance - RI |
| May-05 | Cinco de Mayo | Observance |
| May-05 | Primary Election Day Indiana | State holiday - IN |
| May-06 | National Nurses Day | Observance - US |
| May-07 | Lag BaOmer | Jewish holiday |
| May-07 | National Day of Prayer | Observance - US |
| May-08 | Truman Day | State holiday - MS |
| May-10 | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May-10 | Confederate Memorial Day | State holiday - NC, SC |
| May-11 | Confederate Memorial Day observed | State holiday - SC |
| May-14 | Ascension Day | Christian |
| May-15 | Peace Officers Memorial Day | Observance - US |
| May-15 | National Defense Transportation Day | Observance - US |
| May-16 | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim |
| May-16 | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| May-18 | Victoria Day (Canada) | Holiday - Canada |
| May-20 | Emergency Medical Services for Children Day | Observance - US |
| May-22 | National Maritime Day | Observance |
| May-22 | Harvey Milk Day | State Observance - CA |
| May-24 | Pentecost | Christian |
| May-24 | Shavuot | Jewish holiday |
| May-25 | Whit Monday | Christian |
| May-25 | Memorial Day | National holiday - US |
| May-25 | Jefferson Davis Birthday | Local observance - MS |
| May-25 | National Missing Children's Day | Observance |
| May-31 | Trinity Sunday | Christian |
| Jun-01 | Statehood Day | Local observance - KY, TN |
| Jun-01 | Jefferson Davis Birthday | State holiday - AL |
| Jun-01 | Go Barefoot Day | Observance |
| Jun-03 | Jefferson Davis Birthday | Local observance - FL |
| Jun-04 | Corpus Christi | Christian |
| Jun-06 | D-Day | Observance |
| Jun-11 | Kamehameha Day | State holiday - HI |
| Jun-14 | Flag Day | Observance |
| Jun-15 | National Flip Flop Day | Observance |
| Jun-17 | Bunker Hill Day | State holiday - MA |
| Jun-18 | Ramadan starts | Muslim |
| Jun-19 | Juneteenth | Observance - excluding Am. Samoa, AZ, HI, MD, MP, MT, ND, NH, SD,UT, Virg. Is., Wake Is. |
| Jun-19 | Emancipation Day | State holiday |
| Jun-20 | West Virginia Day | State holiday - WV |
| Jun-21 | National Aboriginal Day | Holiday - NWT |
| Jun-21 | National Ice Cream Day | Observance - US |
| Jun-21 | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun-21 | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jul-01 | Canada Day | National holida - Canada |
| Jul-03 | Independence Day observed | National holiday - US |
| Jul-04 | Independence Day | National holiday - US |
| Jul-09 | Nunavut Day | Holiday - Nunavut |
| Jul-13 | Orangemen's Day | Holiday - NWT |
| Jul-13 | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim |
| Jul-18 | Eid al-Fitr | Muslim |
| Jul-24 | Pioneer Day | State holiday - UT |
| Jul-26 | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday |
| Jul-26 | Parents' Day | Observance |
| Aug-01 | Colorado Day | Local observance - CO |
| Aug-01 | Girlfriends Day | Observance |
| Aug-03 | Heritage Day in Alberta | Provincial holiday - Alberta |
| Aug-03 | Civic/Provincial Day | Priovincial holiday - MB, NT, ON, SK |
| Aug-03 | New Brunswick Day | Priovincial holiday - NB |
| Aug-03 | British Columbia Day | Provincial holiday - BC |
| Aug-03 | Natal Day | Provincial holiday - NS, PEI |
| Aug-04 | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug-10 | Victory Day | State holiday - RI |
| Aug-15 | Assumption of Mary | Christian |
| Aug-16 | Bennington Battle Day | State holiday - VT |
| Aug-17 | Discovery Day | Local holiday - YT |
| Aug-17 | Bennington Battle Day observed | State holiday - VT |
| Aug-19 | National Aviation Day | Observance |
| Aug-21 | Gold Cup Parade | Provincial holiday - PEI |
| Aug-21 | Statehood Day in Hawaii | State holiday - HI |
| Aug-21 | Senior Citizens Day | Observance (US) |
| Aug-26 | Women's Equality Day | Observance (US) |
| Aug-27 | Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | State holiday - TX |
| Sep-07 | Labor Day | National holiday (US & Canada) |
| Sep-09 | California Admission Day | Observance - CA |
| Sep-11 | Patriot Day | Observance |
| Sep-12 | Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day | Observance |
| Sep-13 | National Grandparents Day | Observance |
| Sep-14 | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday |
| Sep-16 | Stepfamily Day | Observance |
| Sep-17 | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day | Observance |
| Sep-18 | National POW/MIA Recognition Day | Observance |
| Sep-21 | World Gratitude Day | |
| Sep-22 | Emancipation Day | Observance - OH |
| Sep-23 | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday |
| Sep-23 | September equinox | Season |
| Sep-24 | Eid al-Adha | Muslim |
| Sep-25 | Native Americans' Day | Observance - CA |
| Sep-26 | National Pancake Day | Observance |
| Sep-27 | Gold Star Mother's Day | Observance |
| Sep-28 | First Day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| Sep-29 | National Coffee Day | Observance |
| Oct-04 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian |
| Oct-04 | Last Day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| Oct-05 | Shmini Atzeret | Jewish holiday |
| Oct-05 | World Teacher's Day | Observance |
| Oct-05 | Child Health Day | Observance |
| Oct-06 | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday |
| Oct-09 | Leif Erikson Day | Observance |
| Oct-12 | Thanksgiving Day (Canada) | National Holiday |
| Oct-12 | Columbus Day | National holiday - excluding AK, AR, CA, DE, FL, HI, MI, MN, ND, NV, OR,SD, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY |
| Oct-12 | Columbus Day | Observance - FL |
| Oct-12 | Native Americans' Day | Observance - SD |
| Oct-12 | Indigenous People's Day | Observance - CA*, MN*, WA* |
| Oct-15 | Muharram | Muslim |
| Oct-15 | White Cane Safety Day | Observance |
| Oct-16 | Boss's Day | Observance |
| Oct-17 | Sweetest Day | Observance |
| Oct-18 | Alaska Day | State holiday |
| Oct-19 | Alaska Day observed | State holiday |
| Oct-30 | Nevada Day | State holiday |
| Oct-31 | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov-01 | All Saints' Day | Christian |
| Nov-01 | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| Nov-02 | All Souls' Day | Christian |
| Nov-03 | Election Day | State holiday - IN, NY |
| Nov-11 | Veterans Day (US) Remembrance Day (Canada) | National holiday |
| Nov-11 | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance |
| Nov-17 | Take a Hike Day | Observance |
| Nov-26 | Thanksgiving Day (US) | National holiday |
| Nov-27 | Robert E Lee's Birthday | State holiday - GA |
| Nov-27 | Presidents' Day | State holiday - NM |
| Nov-27 | Lincoln's Birthday/Lincoln's Day | State holiday - IN, WV |
| Nov-27 | Black Friday | Observance |
| Nov-27 | American Indian Heritage Day | State holiday - MD |
| Nov-29 | First Sunday of Advent | Christian |
| Nov-30 | Cyber Monday | Observance |
| Dec-06 | St Nicholas' Day | Observance |
| Dec-07 | Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day) | Jewish holiday |
| Dec-07 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | Observance |
| Dec-08 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian |
| Dec-12 | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Observance |
| Dec-14 | Last Day of Chanukah | Jewish holiday |
| Dec-17 | Pan American Aviation Day | Observance |
| Dec-17 | Wright Brothers Day | Observance |
| Dec-22 | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec-24 | The Prophet's Birthday | Muslim |
| Dec-24 | Christmas Eve | State holiday - KS, LA, MI, NC, ND, OK, SC, TX, VA, WI |
| Dec-24 | Washington's Birthday | State holiday - GA, IN |
| Dec-25 | Christmas Day | National holiday, Christian |
| Dec-26 | Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) | Observance |
| Dec-26 | Boxing Day | Observance |
| Dec-31 | New Year's Eve | Observance |
U.S. State Abbreviations
AL – Alabama
AK – Alaska
AZ – Arizona
AR – Arkansas
CA – California
CO – Colorado
CT – Connecticut
DE – Delaware
FL – Florida
GA – Georgia
HI – Hawaii
ID – Idaho
IL – Illinois
IN – Indiana
IA – Iowa
KS – Kansas
KY – Kentucky
LA – Louisiana
ME – Maine
MD – Maryland
MA – Massachusetts
MI – Michigan
MN – Minnesota
MS – Mississippi
MO – Missouri
MT – Montana
NE – Nebraska
NV – Nevada
NH – New Hampshire
NJ – New Jersey
NM – New Mexico
NY – New York
NC – North Carolina
ND – North Dakota
OH – Ohio
OK – Oklahoma
OR – Oregon
PA – Pennsylvania
RI – Rhode Island
SC – South Carolina
SD – South Dakota
TN – Tennessee
TX – Texas
UT – Utah
VT – Vermont
VA – Virginia
WA – Washington
WV – West Virginia
WI – Wisconsin
WY – Wyoming
Canadian Province Abbreviations
AB – Alberta
BC – British Columbia
MB – Manitoba
NB – New Brunswick
NL – Newfoundland and Labrador
NS – Nova Scotia
NT – Northwest Territories
NU – Nunavut
ON – Ontario
PE – Prince Edward Island
QC – Quebec
SK – Saskatchewan
YT – Yukon