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