Throughout the year there are so many awareness days, commemorative days, special days, celebrations, holidays, observances, etc, etc. These can be great as blog post inspiration, or just for getting a bit of extra traffic to an existing post by promoting it as a tie-in.
Read on for a list of notable dates for June - if the day has its own website or wiki page, I've linked to it. A lot of the weirder ones are USA based unofficial 'national days'; I've included them in the list if they've crossed the pond, or had a fair number of media hits when I googled them.
1st
☆ Children's Day. [Various]
☆ Gawai Dayak. [Malaysia + Indonesia]
☆ Global Parents' Day.
☆ Global Running Day.
☆ Go Barefoot Day.
☆ Heimlich Maneuver Day.
☆ Madaraka Day. [Kenya]
☆ Mothers' and Children Day. [Mongolia]
☆ Neighbours' Day.
☆ Pen Pal Day.
☆ Say Something Nice Day.
☆ World Milk Day.
2nd
☆ Children's Day. [North Korea]
☆ Decoration Day. [Canada]
☆ Leave the Office Early Day. (or nearest weekday)
☆ Republic Day. [Italy]
☆ Rotisserie Chicken Day.
3rd
☆ Chimborazo Day.
☆ Chocolate Macaroon Day.
☆ Mabo Day. [Australia]
☆ Repeat Day.
☆ Butterfly Education and Awareness Day.
☆ Cognac Day.
☆ Hug Your Cat Day.
☆ International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
☆ National Flag Day. [Estonia]
☆ Old Maids' Day.
5th
☆ Constitution Day. [Denmark]
☆ Constitution Day. [Faroe Islands]
☆ Indian Arrival Day. [Suriname]
☆ National Fish and Chips Day. [UK]
☆ World Environment Day.
6th
☆ Applesauce Cake Day.
☆ Drive-In Movie Day.
☆ Gardening Exercise Day.
☆ Memorial Day. [South Korea]
☆ National Day of Sweden.
☆ Queensland Day. [Australia]
☆ Russian Language Day.
☆ Yo-Yo Day.
7th
☆ Chocolate Ice Cream Day.
☆ Flag Day. [Peru]
☆ Ludi Piscatorii. [Ancient Rome]
☆ Sette Giugno. [Malta]
☆ Union Dissolution Day. [Norway]
☆ VCR Day.
8th
☆ Best Friends Day.
☆ Bounty Day. [Norfolk Island]
☆ Upsy Daisy Day.
☆ World Oceans Day.
9th
☆ Coral Triangle Day.
☆ Donald Duck Day.
☆ Jerky Day.
☆ TM -Transverse Myelitis - Awareness Day.
10th
☆ Ballpoint Pen Day.
☆ Iced Tea Day.
☆ Portugal Day.
11th
☆ Corn on the Cob Day.
☆ Kamehameha Day. [Hawaii]
☆ Miners' Memorial Day. [Canada]
☆ St. Barnabas' Day.
12th
☆ Helsinki Day. [Finland]
☆ Independence Day. [Philippines]
☆ Lovers' Day. [Brazil]
☆ Loving Day. [USA]
☆ Peanut Butter Cookie Day.
☆ Red Rose Day.
☆ Russia Day.
☆ World Day Against Child Labour.
13th
☆ Hungarian Inventors' Day.
☆ Sewing Machine Day.
14th
☆ Baltic Freedom Day.
☆ Bourbon Day.
☆ Flag Day. [USA]
☆ World Blood Donor Day.
15th
☆ Abor Day. [Costa Rica]
☆ Beer Day. [UK]
☆ Bug Busting Day.
☆ Global Wind Day.
☆ Magna Carta Day.
☆ Nature Photography Day.
☆ Smile Power Day.
☆ Valdemarsdag. [Denmark]
☆ World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
16th
☆ Bloomsday.
☆ Dump the Pump Day.
☆ Fresh Veggies Day.
☆ Fudge Day.
☆ International Day of the African Child.
☆ Sussex Day.
17th
☆ Apple Strudel Day.
☆ Eat Your Vegetables Day.
☆ Flip Flop Day.
☆ Icelandic National Day.
☆ Occupation of the Latvian Republic Remembrance Day.
☆ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
18th
☆ Autistic Pride Day.
☆ Go Fishing Day.
☆ International Panic Day.
☆ International Picnic Day.
☆ International Sushi Day.
☆ Splurge Day.
☆ Waterloo Day.
☆ World Juggling Day.
19th
☆ Garfield the Cat Day.
☆ Juneteenth. [USA]
☆ Labour Day. [Trinidad and Tobago]
☆ Martini Day.
☆ Turkey Lovers' Day.
☆ World Sauntering Day.
☆ World Sickle Cell Awareness Day.
20th
☆ American Eagle Day.
☆ Flag Day. [Argentina]
☆ Ice Cream Soda Day.
☆ International Surfing Day.
☆ Vanilla Milkshake Day.
☆ West Virginia Day. [USA]
☆ World Productivity Day.
☆ World Refugee Day.
21st
☆ Cherry Tart Day.
☆ Day of Private Reflection.
☆ Daylight Appreciation Day.
☆ Global MND - Motor Neuron Disease - Awareness Day.
☆ Go Skateboarding Day.
☆ International Yoga Day.
☆ Make Music Day.
☆ National Aboriginal Day. [Canada]
☆ Willkakuti. [Bolivia]
☆ World Humanist Day.
☆ World Hydrography Day.
☆ World Music Day.
22nd
☆ Anti-Fascist Struggle Day. [Croatia]
☆ Chocolate Eclair Day.
☆ Onion Rings Day.
23rd
☆ Grand Duke's Official Birthday. [Luxembourg]
☆ International Widows' Day.
☆ International Women in Engineering Day.
☆ Let It Go Day.
☆ National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism. [Canada]
☆ Okinawa Memorial Day. [Japan]
☆ Pecan Sandies [cookie] Day.
☆ Public Service Day.
☆ St. John's Eve.
24th
☆ Army Day / Battle of Carabobo Day. [Venezuela]
☆ Fairy Day.
☆ Inti Raymi. [Inca Empire]
☆ Jani. [Latvia]
☆ Jonsmessa. [Iceland]
☆ Kissing Day.
☆ Midsummer.
☆ Pralines Day.
☆ Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. [Canada]
☆ Saint Jonas' Festival. [Lithuania]
☆ Sânziană. [Romania]
☆ St. John's Day. [Estonia]
☆ Swim a Lap Day.
☆ Take Your Dog To Work Day.
☆ World UFO Day.
☆ Wrong Trousers Day. [UK]
25th
☆ Day of the Seafarer.
☆ Global Beatles Day.
☆ Leon Day. [USA]
☆ National Catfish Day. [USA]
☆ Statehood Day. [Croatia]
☆ Statehood Day. [Slovenia]
☆ Strawberry Parfait Day.
☆ World Vitiligo Day.
26th
☆ Beauticians' Day.
☆ Chocolate Pudding Day.
☆ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
☆ International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
☆ Log Cabin Day.
☆ Ratcatchers' Day.
12th
☆ Helsinki Day. [Finland]
☆ Independence Day. [Philippines]
☆ Lovers' Day. [Brazil]
☆ Loving Day. [USA]
☆ Peanut Butter Cookie Day.
☆ Red Rose Day.
☆ Russia Day.
☆ World Day Against Child Labour.
13th
☆ Hungarian Inventors' Day.
☆ Sewing Machine Day.
14th
☆ Baltic Freedom Day.
☆ Bourbon Day.
☆ Flag Day. [USA]
☆ World Blood Donor Day.
15th
☆ Abor Day. [Costa Rica]
☆ Beer Day. [UK]
☆ Bug Busting Day.
☆ Global Wind Day.
☆ Magna Carta Day.
☆ Nature Photography Day.
☆ Smile Power Day.
☆ Valdemarsdag. [Denmark]
☆ World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
16th
☆ Bloomsday.
☆ Dump the Pump Day.
☆ Fresh Veggies Day.
☆ Fudge Day.
☆ International Day of the African Child.
☆ Sussex Day.
17th
☆ Apple Strudel Day.
☆ Eat Your Vegetables Day.
☆ Flip Flop Day.
☆ Icelandic National Day.
☆ Occupation of the Latvian Republic Remembrance Day.
☆ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
18th
☆ Autistic Pride Day.
☆ Go Fishing Day.
☆ International Panic Day.
☆ International Picnic Day.
☆ International Sushi Day.
☆ Splurge Day.
☆ Waterloo Day.
☆ World Juggling Day.
19th
☆ Garfield the Cat Day.
☆ Juneteenth. [USA]
☆ Labour Day. [Trinidad and Tobago]
☆ Martini Day.
☆ Turkey Lovers' Day.
☆ World Sauntering Day.
☆ World Sickle Cell Awareness Day.
20th
☆ American Eagle Day.
☆ Flag Day. [Argentina]
☆ Ice Cream Soda Day.
☆ International Surfing Day.
☆ Vanilla Milkshake Day.
☆ West Virginia Day. [USA]
☆ World Productivity Day.
☆ World Refugee Day.
21st
☆ Cherry Tart Day.
☆ Day of Private Reflection.
☆ Daylight Appreciation Day.
☆ Global MND - Motor Neuron Disease - Awareness Day.
☆ Go Skateboarding Day.
☆ International Yoga Day.
☆ Make Music Day.
☆ National Aboriginal Day. [Canada]
☆ Willkakuti. [Bolivia]
☆ World Humanist Day.
☆ World Hydrography Day.
☆ World Music Day.
22nd
☆ Anti-Fascist Struggle Day. [Croatia]
☆ Chocolate Eclair Day.
☆ Onion Rings Day.
23rd
☆ Grand Duke's Official Birthday. [Luxembourg]
☆ International Widows' Day.
☆ International Women in Engineering Day.
☆ Let It Go Day.
☆ National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism. [Canada]
☆ Okinawa Memorial Day. [Japan]
☆ Pecan Sandies [cookie] Day.
☆ Public Service Day.
☆ St. John's Eve.
24th
☆ Army Day / Battle of Carabobo Day. [Venezuela]
☆ Fairy Day.
☆ Inti Raymi. [Inca Empire]
☆ Jani. [Latvia]
☆ Jonsmessa. [Iceland]
☆ Kissing Day.
☆ Midsummer.
☆ Pralines Day.
☆ Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. [Canada]
☆ Saint Jonas' Festival. [Lithuania]
☆ Sânziană. [Romania]
☆ St. John's Day. [Estonia]
☆ Swim a Lap Day.
☆ Take Your Dog To Work Day.
☆ World UFO Day.
☆ Wrong Trousers Day. [UK]
25th
☆ Day of the Seafarer.
☆ Global Beatles Day.
☆ Leon Day. [USA]
☆ National Catfish Day. [USA]
☆ Statehood Day. [Croatia]
☆ Statehood Day. [Slovenia]
☆ Strawberry Parfait Day.
☆ World Vitiligo Day.
26th
☆ Beauticians' Day.
☆ Chocolate Pudding Day.
☆ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
☆ International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
☆ Log Cabin Day.
☆ Ratcatchers' Day.
27th
☆ Helen Keller Day.
☆ Independence Day. [Djibouti]
☆ Mixed Race Day. [Brazil]
☆ Orange Blossom Day.
☆ Please Take My Children To Work Day.
☆ PTSD Awareness Day.
☆ Seven Sleepers' Day.
☆ Sunglasses Day.
28th
☆ Ceviche Day.
☆ Constitution Day. [Ukraine]
☆ Insurance Awareness Day.
☆ International Body Piercing Day.
☆ Paul Bunyan Day.
☆ St Paul's Day.
☆ St Peter's Day.
☆ Tapioca Day.
☆ Vidovdan. [Serbia]
29th
☆ Almond Buttercrunch Day.
☆ Camera Day.
☆ St. Peter's Day.
☆ Waffle Iron Day.
30th
☆ Meteor Day.
☆ Navy Day. [Israel]
☆ Philippine - Spanish Friendship Day.
☆ Social Media Day.

Weeks and Months
☆ African-American Music Appreciation Month. [USA]
☆ ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Awareness Month. [Canada]
☆ LGBT Month. [USA]
☆ National Dysphagia Awareness Month. [USA]
☆ SANDS - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death - Awareness Month. [UK]
☆ National Reconciliation Week. [Australia] (First Week)
☆ National Dairy Goat Awareness Week. [USA] (Second Saturday to Third Saturday)
☆ Aromatherapy Awareness Week. [UK] (Second Week)
☆ Child Safety Week. [UK] (Second Week)
☆ Glaucoma Awareness Week. (Second Week)
☆ Heart Rhythm Week. [UK] (Second Week)
☆ International Men's Health Week. (Week inc. Father's Day)
☆ Bike Week. [UK] (Third Week)
☆ Breathe Easy Week. [UK] (Third Week)
☆ Cervical Screening Awareness Week. (Third Week)
☆ Diabetes Week. [UK] (Third Week)
☆ Drowning Prevention Week. [UK]
☆ National Insect Week. [UK]
☆ National Picnic Week. [UK] (Third Week)
☆ National Pollinator Week. [USA] (Third Week)
☆ National School Sport Week. [UK]
☆ Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week. (Third Week)
☆ Gifted Awareness Week. [New Zealand] (Week including June 17th)
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☆ Ambubachi Mela. [India]
☆ Queen's Official Birthday. [Commonwealth] Various.
☆ Solstice.
☆ Vat Purnima. [India]
☆ Whit Monday.
☆ Yhyakh. [Sakha Republic]
☆ National Moonshine [alcohol] Day. [USA] (First Thursday)
☆ Labour Day. [Bahamas] (First Friday)
☆ National Doughnut Day. [USA] (First Friday)
☆ Saio Matsuri. [Japan] (First Saturday)
☆ Cancer Survivors Day. (First Sunday)
☆ Father's Day. [Lithuania, Switzerland] (First Sunday)
☆ National Cancer Survivors' Day. [USA] (First Sunday)
☆ China's Cultural Heritage Day. (Second Saturday)
☆ World Doll Day. (Second Saturday)
☆ World Gin Day. (Second Saturday)
☆ Canadian Rivers Day. (Second Sunday)
☆ Children's Day. [USA] (Second Sunday)
☆ Father's Day. [Austria, Belgium] (Second Sunday)
☆ Mother's Day. [Luxembourg] (Second Sunday)
☆ The Big Lunch. [UK] (Second Sunday)
☆ Blue Monday. (Monday before Father's Day - beginning of International Men's Health Week)
☆ Father's Day. (Third Sunday)
☆ Bomb Pop Day. [USA] (Last Thursday)
☆ Handshake Day. (Last Thursday)
☆ Seersucker Thursday. [USA]
☆ Armed Forces Day. [UK] (Last Saturday)
☆ Inventors' and Rationalizers' Day. [Russia] (Last Saturday)
☆ Veterans' Day. [Netherlands] (Last Saturday)
☆ Tapioca Day.
☆ Vidovdan. [Serbia]
29th
☆ Almond Buttercrunch Day.
☆ Camera Day.
☆ St. Peter's Day.
☆ Waffle Iron Day.
☆ Meteor Day.
☆ Navy Day. [Israel]
☆ Philippine - Spanish Friendship Day.
☆ Social Media Day.
Weeks and Months
☆ African-American Music Appreciation Month. [USA]
☆ ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Awareness Month. [Canada]
☆ LGBT Month. [USA]
☆ National Dysphagia Awareness Month. [USA]
☆ SANDS - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death - Awareness Month. [UK]
☆ National Reconciliation Week. [Australia] (First Week)
☆ National Dairy Goat Awareness Week. [USA] (Second Saturday to Third Saturday)
☆ Aromatherapy Awareness Week. [UK] (Second Week)
☆ Child Safety Week. [UK] (Second Week)
☆ Glaucoma Awareness Week. (Second Week)
☆ Heart Rhythm Week. [UK] (Second Week)
☆ International Men's Health Week. (Week inc. Father's Day)
☆ Bike Week. [UK] (Third Week)
☆ Breathe Easy Week. [UK] (Third Week)
☆ Cervical Screening Awareness Week. (Third Week)
☆ Diabetes Week. [UK] (Third Week)
☆ Drowning Prevention Week. [UK]
☆ National Insect Week. [UK]
☆ National Picnic Week. [UK] (Third Week)
☆ National Pollinator Week. [USA] (Third Week)
☆ National School Sport Week. [UK]
☆ Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week. (Third Week)
☆ Gifted Awareness Week. [New Zealand] (Week including June 17th)
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☆ Ambubachi Mela. [India]
☆ Queen's Official Birthday. [Commonwealth] Various.
☆ Solstice.
☆ Vat Purnima. [India]
☆ Whit Monday.
☆ Yhyakh. [Sakha Republic]
☆ National Moonshine [alcohol] Day. [USA] (First Thursday)
☆ Labour Day. [Bahamas] (First Friday)
☆ National Doughnut Day. [USA] (First Friday)
☆ Saio Matsuri. [Japan] (First Saturday)
☆ Cancer Survivors Day. (First Sunday)
☆ Father's Day. [Lithuania, Switzerland] (First Sunday)
☆ National Cancer Survivors' Day. [USA] (First Sunday)
☆ China's Cultural Heritage Day. (Second Saturday)
☆ World Doll Day. (Second Saturday)
☆ World Gin Day. (Second Saturday)
☆ Canadian Rivers Day. (Second Sunday)
☆ Children's Day. [USA] (Second Sunday)
☆ Father's Day. [Austria, Belgium] (Second Sunday)
☆ Mother's Day. [Luxembourg] (Second Sunday)
☆ The Big Lunch. [UK] (Second Sunday)
☆ Blue Monday. (Monday before Father's Day - beginning of International Men's Health Week)
☆ Father's Day. (Third Sunday)
☆ Bomb Pop Day. [USA] (Last Thursday)
☆ Handshake Day. (Last Thursday)
☆ Seersucker Thursday. [USA]
☆ Armed Forces Day. [UK] (Last Saturday)
☆ Inventors' and Rationalizers' Day. [Russia] (Last Saturday)
☆ Veterans' Day. [Netherlands] (Last Saturday)
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ReplyDeleteSome of them are so weird, aren't they?
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I think birthdays should be chocolate pudding days by default! ;)
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ReplyDeleteSome of them are really so random!
DeleteWow who knew that so many days were marked for something particular - great list though, maybe something to aim my tweets at through June. Thanks for sharing #KCACOLS
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Thank you! :3 I kind of want to get badges made for some of these!
DeleteNice job on the list! I love how different countries are included. Thank you! #KCACOLS
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DeleteThis is really useful thanks! I like that it's a hug you cat day tomorrow, and looking forward to peanut butter cookie day too. Thanks for sharing! #KCACOLS
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to ice cream soda day :D
DeleteSome of these are so random!! Like the sound of chocolate ice cream day! Thanks for sharing, always interesting to read #KCACOLS
ReplyDeleteThey really are - I think anyone can just make one up and get some media interest around it!
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