Each and every month you will find a wide range of observances, awareness and special days to observe and celebrate. We have put together a handy calendar to help you get organized for the year ahead.
Special Days 2020
Jump to your favourite month.
| January | February | March |
| April | May | June |
| July | August | September |
| October | November | December |
January
| Wed | 1 | New Year’s Day | Bank & Federal Holiday |
| Thu | 2 | Scotland Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday – Scotland |
| Fri | 3 | Back To School – Winter Term | School Holidays |
| Sat | 4 | National Trivia Day | Reminder |
| Sun | 5 | Golden Globes Film Awards | Entertainment Event |
| Mon | 6 | Decorations Come Down | Reminder |
| Mon | 20 | Martin Luther King Day | Federal Holiday |
| Mon | 20 | Blue Monday | Shopping Event |
| Mon | 20 | Australian Open Tennis | Sporting Event |
| Tue | 21 | Hugging Day | Reminder |
| Sat | 25 | Burns Night | Observance |
| Sat | 25 | Chinese New Year (Rat) | Observance |
| Sun | 26 | Grammys Music Awards | Entertainment Event |
| Sun | 26 | Spouse’s Day | Family Reminder |
| Sun | 26 | Australia Day | Observance – AUS |
February
| Sat | 1 | Six Nation Rugby | Sporting Event |
| Sun | 2 | Baftas Film Awards | Entertainment Event |
| Sun | 2 | Groundhog Day | Observance – US |
| Sun | 2 | Superbowl Sunday | Sporting Event |
| – | 2 | Back To School | School Holidays |
| Thu | 6 | New York Fashion Week | Shopping Event |
| Mon | 9 | Oscars | Entertainment Event |
| Wed | 12 | Lincoln’s Birthday | Observance – US |
| Fri | 14 | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| Sat | 15 | Singles Awareness Day | Observance |
| Sun | 16 | Daytona 500 Motor Racing | Sporting Event |
| Mon | 17 | Random Acts Of Kindness Day | Awareness Day |
| Mon | 17 | Family Day – Canada | Family Reminder |
| Mon | 17 | Washington’s Birthday | Federal Holiday |
| Mon | 17 | Winter School Half Term | School Holidays |
| Wed | 19 | Brits Music Awards | Entertainment Event |
| Tue | 25 | Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Religious Event – Christian |
| Wed | 26 | World Cycling Championships | Sporting Event |
March
| Sun | 1 | St Davids Day | Observance |
| Mon | 2 | Green Monday | Shopping Event |
| Thu | 5 | World Book Day | Awareness Day |
| Sun | 8 | International Women’s Day | Observance |
| Fri | 13 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Sporting Event |
| Fri | 13 | World Indoor Athletics Championship | Sporting Event |
| Sat | 14 | White Day | Observance – Asia |
| Tue | 17 | St Patrick’s Day | Bank Holiday – NI |
| Tue | 17 | St Patrick’s Day | Observance |
| Fri | 20 | Spring Equinox | Season Change |
| Sun | 22 | Mother’s Day UK | Observance |
| Sun | 29 | Clocks Go Forward 1am | Clocks Change (Daylight Saving) |
| Tue | 31 | World Backup Day | Reminder |
April
| Wed | 1 | April Fool’s Day | Observance |
| Sat | 4 | Grand National Horse Racing | Sporting Event |
| 6 | Spring School Holidays (Easter) | School Holidays | |
| Tue | 7 | World Health Day | Awareness Day |
| Thu | 9 | US Masters Golf | Sporting Event |
| Fri | 10 | Good Friday | Bank Holiday – England & Wales |
| Fri | 10 | Siblings Day | Family Reminder |
| Sat | 11 | National Pet Day | Reminder |
| Sun | 12 | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| Mon | 13 | Easter Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday – England & Wales |
| Mon | 13 | Vaisakhi | Religious Event – Sikh |
| Sat | 18 | Husband Appreciation Day | Family Reminder |
| Sun | 19 | Patriot’s Day | Observance – US |
| Fri | 20 | Back To School – Summer Term | School Holidays |
| Thu | 23 | St George’s Day | Observance |
| Thu | 23 | Ramadan | Religious Event – Muslim |
| Sun | 26 | London Marathon | Sporting Event |
May
| Fri | 1 | Labor Day | Federal Holiday |
| Sat | 2 | Kentucky Derby | Sporting Event |
| Tue | 5 | Cinco De Mayo | Observance – US |
| Thu | 7 | World Password Change Day | Reminder |
| Fri | 8 | Early May Bank Holiday (VE Day) | Bank Holiday – England & Wales |
| Fri | 8 | Wife Appreciation Day | Family Reminder |
| Sun | 10 | Mother’s Day US | Observance – US |
| Mon | 11 | US PGA Golf 11-17th | Sporting Event |
| Fri | 15 | International Day of Families | Awareness Day |
| Sat | 16 | Eurovision Song Contest | Entertainment Event |
| Sat | 23 | Eid al-Fitr | Religious Event – Muslim |
| Sat | 23 | FA Cup Final | Sporting Event |
| Sun | 24 | Indianapolis 500 | Sporting Event |
| Mon | 25 | Spring Bank Holiday (Substitute Day) | Bank Holiday – England & Wales |
| Mon | 25 | Memorial Day | Federal Holiday |
| Mon | 25 | French Open Tennis | Sporting Event |
| Mon | 25 | Summer School Half Term | School Holidays |
| Sat | 30 | Champions League Final | Sporting Event |
June
| Mon | 1 | National Parents Day | Family Reminder |
| Fri | 5 | World Environment Day | Awareness Day |
| Mon | 8 | Best Friends Day | Reminder |
| Fri | 12 | Euro 2020 Football | Sporting Event |
| Fri | 12 | Copa America Football | Sporting Event |
| Sat | 13 | Queens Birthday | Observance |
| Sun | 14 | Flag Day | Observance – US |
| Thu | 18 | US Open Golf 18th-21st | Sporting Event |
| Sat | 20 | Summer Solstice | Season Change – Longest Day |
| Sun | 21 | Father’s Day UK | Observance |
| Sun | 21 | National Selfie Day | Reminder |
| Sat | 27 | Armed Forces Day | Awareness Day |
| Sat | 27 | Tour De France Cycling | Sporting Event |
| Mon | 29 | Wimbledon | Sporting Event |
July
| Wed | 1 | Canada Day | Observance |
| 4 | Independence Day | Federal Holiday | |
| Mon | 6 | National Kissing Day | Reminder |
| Mon | 13 | Battle of the Boyne | Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland |
| Mon | 13 | Orangemen’s Day | Observance |
| Tue | 14 | Bastille Day | French Bank Holiday |
| Wed | 15 | Summer School Holidays | School Holidays |
| Mon | 15 | Amazon Prime Day | Shopping Event |
| Thu | 16 | British Open Golf | Sporting Event |
| Sun | 19 | British Grand Prix | Sporting Event |
| Fri | 24 | Cousins Day | Family Reminder |
| Fri | 24 | Summer Olympics Tokyo | Sporting Event |
| Thu | 30 | Father-in-law Day | Family Reminder |
| Thu | 30 | Eid-Al-Adha | Religious Event – Muslim |
| Thu | 30 | Friendship Day | Reminder |
August
| Mon | 3 | Summer Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday – Scotland |
| Mon | 3 | Raksha Bandha | Religious Event – Hindu |
| Tue | 11 | National Son’s and Daughter’s Day | Family Reminder |
| Wed | 12 | Middle Child Day | Family Reminder |
| Sun | 16 | National Tell a Joke Day | Reminder |
| Wed | 19 | World Photo Day | Reminder |
| Fri | 21 | Senior Citizens Day | Observance – US |
| Fri | 21 | Entrepreneur’s Day | Reminder |
| Mon | 24 | US Open Tennis | Sporting Event |
| Fri | 24 | Statehood Day in Hawaii | State Holiday |
| Tue | 25 | Paralympics Tokyo | Sporting Event |
| Mon | 31 | Summer Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday – England & Wales |
September
| Tue | 1 | Back To School | New School Year |
| Sat | 5 | International Day of Charity | Awareness Day |
| Fri | 11 | Patriot Day | Awareness Day |
| Mon | 21 | International Day of Peace | Awareness Day |
| Tue | 22 | World Car Free Day | Awareness Day |
| Tue | 22 | Autumn Equinox | Season Change |
| Fri | 25 | Ryder Cup | Sporting Event |
| Tue | 29 | World Heart Day | Awareness Day |
October
| 2 | World Smile Day | Awareness Day |
| 2 | Sukkot | Religious Event – Jewish |
| 4 | World Animal Day | Awareness Day |
| 4 | Grandparents Day | Family Reminder |
| 4 | National Grandparents Day | Family Reminder |
| 12 | Columbus Day | Federal Holiday |
| 12 | Hispanic Day | National Holiday |
| 12 | Canadian Thanksgiving | Observance – CAN |
| 18 | ICC Word T20 | Sporting Event |
| 19 | Autumn School Half Term | School Holidays |
| 25 | Clocks Go Back 2am | Clocks Change |
| 25 | Mother-in-Law’s Day | Family Reminder |
| 30 | Checklist Day | Reminder |
| 31 | Halloween | Observance |
November
| Sun | 1 | All Saint’s Day | Religious Event – Christian |
| Tue | 3 | Melbourne Cup Horse Racing | Sporting Event |
| Thu | 5 | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance |
| Thu | 5 | Bonfire Night | Shopping Event |
| Sun | 8 | Remembrance Sunday | Awareness Day |
| Wed | 11 | Veterans Day | Federal Holiday |
| Sun | 15 | Singles Day | Shopping Event – China |
| Fri | 13 | World Kindness Day | Awareness Day |
| Sat | 14 | Diwali | Religious Event – Hindu & Sikh |
| Fri | 20 | International Children’s Day | Awareness Day |
| Thu | 26 | Thanksgiving | Federal Holiday |
| Fri | 27 | Black Friday | Shopping Event |
| Sat | 28 | Small Business Saturday (US) | Shopping Event |
| Mon | 30 | St Andrew’s Day – Scotland | Bank Holiday – Scotland |
| Mon | 30 | Cyber Monday | Shopping Event |
December
| Sat | 5 | Small Business Saturday (UK) | Shopping Event |
| Mon | 14 | Free Shipping Day (US) | Shopping Event |
| Sat | 19 | Super Saturday | Shopping Event |
| Mon | 21 | Winter School Holidays (Xmas) | School Holidays |
| Mon | 21 | Winter Solstice | Season Change – Shortest Day |
| Mon | 21 | Manic Monday | Shopping Event |
| Tue | 22 | Last day for 1 day delivery | Shopping Event |
| Thu | 24 | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| Fri | 25 | Christmas Day | Bank & Federal Holiday |
| Sat | 26 | Boxing Day | Observance |
| Mon | 28 | Bank Holiday (Substitute Day) | Bank Holiday – England & Wales |
| Thu | 31 | New Year’s Eve | Observance |