January 2025 Calendar Of Events

🌈 MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES

• Dry January

• Veganuary

• Walk Your Dog Month 🦮

• Big Garden Birdwatch 🐦‍⬛

• National Hobby Month

🌟 WEEK 1

1 January — New Year’s Day (UK) First-footing, Auld Lang Syne 🥃

1 January — Universal Letter Writing Week ✍️

1 January — National Bloody Mary Day (USA) 🍅

2 January — Science Fiction Day Isaac Asimov birthday 👽

3 January — Festival of Sleep Day 😴

3 January — International Mind-Body Wellness Day

4 January — National Trivia Day (USA) 🤔

5 January — Twelfth Night (end of Christmas; wassailing)

5 January — National Bird Day (USA) 🦅

6 January — Epiphany / Three Kings Day 🤴🤴🏽🤴🏿

6 January — National Bean Day (USA) 🫘

🌟 WEEK 2

8 January — National Bubble Bath Day (USA)

9 January — Apricot Day (USA) 🍑

10 January — Houseplant Appreciation Day

11 January — International 'Thank You' Day 🙏

11 January — National Milk Day (USA)

12 January — National Hot Tea Day (USA)

12 January — Kiss a Ginger Day 👨‍🦰

13 January — Rubber Duckie Day ('Sesame Street') 🐤

🌟 WEEK 3

14 January — Dress Up Your Pet Day

15 January — Blue Monday 🔵 The most depressing day of the year?

15 January — National Bagel Day (USA) 🥯

15 January — National Hat Day (USA) 🎩

16 January — Hot & Spicy Food Day

17 January — Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day

18 January — Winnie-the-Pooh Day (A.A. Milne’s birthday) 🧸

18 January — World Religion Day

19 January — Popcorn Day 🍿

19 January — World Snow Day ❄️

20 January — Penguin Awareness Day 🐧

20 January — National Cheese Lovers Day (UK) 🧀

🌟 WEEK 4

21 January — Squirrel Appreciation Day 🐿️

21 January — National Hugging Day (USA)

23 January — Pie Day 🥧

24 January — Compliment Day

24 January — International Day of Education (UN) 🧑🏻‍🏫

24 January — National Compliment Day (USA)

25 January — Burns Night Tartan, poetry, haggis, ceilidh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

25 January — St. Dwynwen's Day (Wales) Welsh equivalent of Valentine's Day

25 January — National Irish Coffee Day 🇮🇪

26 January — Australia Day 🇦🇺 🦘🐨

26 January — National Spouse Day (USA)

27 January — Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (1945) ✡️

27 January — National Geographic Day 🌍

🌟 WEEK 5

29 January — International LEGO Day

29 January — Puzzle Day 🧩

29 January — Chinese New Year Year Of The Snake 🐍

30 January — Croissant Day 🥐

31 January — Inspire Your Heart with Art Day 🎨

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