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 February - 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
☆ Armed Forces Day - Mauritania.
☆ Beltane.
☆ Constitution Day - Argentina.
☆ Executive Coaching Day.
☆ International Workers' Day.
☆ Lei Day - Hawaii, USA.
☆ May Day.
☆ Mother Goose Day.
☆ New Home Owners' Day.
☆ Purebred Dog Day.
☆ School Principals' Day.
2nd
☆ Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising - Madrid, Spain.
☆ Baby Day.
☆ Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo - Bhutan.
☆ Flag Day - Poland.
☆ Indonesian National Education Day.
☆ School Bus Drivers Day.
☆ Teachers' Day - Iran.
☆ World Play Your Ukulele Day.
3rd
☆ Constitution Day - Poland.
☆ Constitution Memorial Day - Japan.
☆ Garden Meditation Day.
☆ Lumpy Rug Day.
☆ Paranormal Day.
☆ Roodmas - Christianity.
☆ Two Different Coloured Shoes Day.
☆ World Press Freedom Day.
4th
☆ Anniversary of the Decease of Milan Rastislav Štefánik - Slovakia.
☆ Anti-Bullying Day.
☆ Cassinga Day - Namibia.
☆ Greenery Day - Japan.
☆ International Firefighters' Day.
☆ May Fourth Movement - China.
☆ National Candied Orange Peel Day - USA.
☆ Petite and Proud Day.
☆ Renewal Day.
☆ Remembrance Day for Martyrs and Disabled - Afghanistan.
☆ Remembrance of the Dead - Netherlands.
☆ Restoration of Independence Day - Latvia.
☆ Star Wars Day.
☆ World Give Day.
☆ Youth Day - China + Fiji.
5th
☆ Cartoonists' Day.
☆ Children's Day - Japan + Korea.
☆ Cinco de Mayo.
☆ Constitution Day - Kyrgyzstan.
☆ Coronation Day - Thailand.
☆ Feast of St. George - Palestine.
☆ Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day.
☆ Indian Arrival Day - Guyana.
☆ Infidelity Hurts Awareness Day.
☆ International Midwives' Day.
☆ Liberation Day - Denmark + Netherlands.
☆ Lusophene (Portugese Language) Culture Day.
☆ Martyrs' Day - Albania.
☆ National Hoagie Day - USA.
☆ Patriots' Victory Day - Ethiopia.
☆ Revenge of the Fifth.
☆ Senior Citizens Day - Palau.
☆ Tango no Sekku - Japan.
6th
☆ Beverage Day.
☆ Day of Bravery and Armed Forces Day - Bulgaria.
☆ First Day of Hıdırellez - Turkey.
☆ International No Diet Day.
☆ Martyrs' Day - Gabon + Lebanon + Syria.
☆ No Diet Day.
☆ No Homework Day.
☆ Police Day - Georgia.
☆ St. George's Day - Eastern Orthodox Church.
☆ Teachers' Day - Jamaica.
7th
☆ Communication Workers' Day - Russia.
☆ Cosmopolitan Day.
☆ Defender of the Fatherland Day - Kazakhstan.
☆ Dien Bien Phu Victory Day - Vietnam.
☆ Love's Baby Soft Day - USA.
☆ Radio and Television Day - Bulgaria.
☆ Roast Leg of Lamb Day.
8th
☆ Free Trade Day.
☆ Iris Day.
☆ Miguel Hidalgo's Birthday - Mexico.
☆ No Socks Day.
☆ Parents' Day - South Korea.
☆ Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During WW2.
☆ Truman Day - Missouri, USA.
☆ White Lotus Day - Theosophy.
☆ World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.
☆ VE Day - Western Europe.
9th
☆ Anniversary of Dianetics - Scientology.
☆ Europe Day.
☆ Liberation Day - Channel Islands.
☆ Lost Sock Memorial Day.
☆ Moscato Day.
☆ Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During WW2.
☆ Veterans Day - Norway.
☆ Victory Day - Eastern Europe.
☆ Victory Day Over Nazism in WW2 - Ukraine.
10th
☆ Children's Day - Maldives.
☆ Confederate Memorial Day - North + South Carolina, USA.
☆ Constitution Day - Federated States of Micronesia.
☆ Golden Spike Day - USA.
☆ Independence Day - Romania.
☆ Liberation Day - Sark.
☆ Mother Ocean Day.
☆ Stay Up All Night Day.
☆ Windmill Day.
☆ World Lupus Day.
11th
☆ National Eat What You Want Day.
☆ National Technology Day - India.
☆ Statehood Day - Minnesota, USA.
☆ Twilight Zone Day.
☆ Vietnam Human Rights Day.
12th
☆ Finnish Identity Day - Finland.
☆ International Nurses Day.
☆ Limerick Day.
☆ ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.
☆ Nutty Fudge Day.
☆ Odometer Day.
☆ St. Andrea the First Day - Georgia.
13th
☆ Abbotsbury Garland Day - UK.
☆ Frog Jumping Day.
☆ Heroes' Day - Romania.
☆ International Hummus Day.
☆ Leprechaun Day.
☆ Root Canal Appreciation Day.
☆ Rotuma Day - Fiji.
☆ Top Gun Day.
☆ World Belly Dance Day.
14th
☆ Chicken Dance Day.
☆ Hastings Banda's Birthday - Malawi.
☆ National Unification Day - Liberia.
15th
☆ Argei - Ancient Rome.
☆ Army Day - Slovenia.
☆ Chocolate Chip Day.
☆ Constituent Assembly Day - Lithuania.
☆ Independence Day - Paraguay.
☆ International Day of Families.
☆ Mercuralia - Ancient Rome.
☆ Nakba Day - Palestine.
☆ Nylon Stockings Day.
☆ Peace Officers Memorial Day - USA.
☆ Republic Day - Lithuania.
☆ St. Ubaldo Day.
☆ Straw Hat Day.
☆ Teacher's Day - Colombia + Mexico + South Korea.
16th
☆ Biographers' Day.
☆ Drawing Day.
☆ Horse Rescue Day - Australia.
☆ Martyrs of Sudan Day.
☆ Mass Graves Day - Iraq.
☆ National BBQ Day - USA.
☆ National Day - South Sudan.
☆ Sea Monkey Day.
☆ St. Brendan's Day.
☆ Teacher's Day - Malaysia.
17th
☆ Birthday of the Raja - Perlis.
☆ Children's Day - Norway.
☆ Galician Literature Day - Spain.
☆ International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
☆ Liberation Day - Democratic Republic of the Congo.
☆ National Walnut Day - USA.
☆ Navy Day - Argentina.
☆ Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day.
☆ Norwegian Constitution Day - Norway.
☆ Pack Rat Day.
☆ World Baking Day.
☆ World Hypertension Day.
☆ World Information Society Day.
☆ World Telecommunications Day.
18th
☆ Baltic Fleet Day - Russia.
☆ Battle of Las Piedras Day - Uruguay.
☆ Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tartar Genocide - Ukraine.
☆ Flag and Universities Day - Haiti.
☆ Independence Day - Somaliland.
☆ International Museum Day.
☆ Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day - Sri Lankan Tamils.
☆ Museum Day.
☆ No Dirty Dishes Day.
☆ Remembrance Day - Sri Lanka.
☆ Revival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day - Turkmenistan.
☆ Teacher's Day - Syria.
☆ Visit Your Relatives Day.
☆ World AIDS Vaccine Day.
19th
☆ Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day - Turkey.
☆ Greek Genocide Remembrance Day - Greece.
☆ Ho Chi Minh's Birthday - Vietnam.
☆ Malcolm X Day - USA.
☆ May Ray Day.
☆ National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
☆ Hepatitis Testing Day.
20th
☆ Be a Millionaire Day.
☆ Clinical Trials Day.
☆ Day of Remembrance - Cambodia.
☆ Emancipation Day - Florida, USA.
☆ European Maritime Day.
☆ Independence Day - Cuba.
☆ Independence Day - East Timor.
☆ Josephine Baker Day.
☆ National Awakening Day - Indonesia.
☆ National Day - Cameroon.
☆ Pick Strawberries Day.
☆ Quiche Lorraine Day.
☆ Weights and Measures Day.
☆ World Metrology Day.
21st
☆ Afro-Colombian Day - Colombia.
☆ Agonalia - Ancient Rome.
☆ Circassian Day of Mourning - Circassians.
☆ Day of Patriots and Military - Hungary.
☆ I Need A Path For That Day.
☆ Memo Day.
☆ Navy Day - Chile.
☆ Rapture Party Day.
☆ Saint Helena Day.
☆ Waitstaff Day.
☆ World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
22nd
☆ Abolition Day - Martinique.
☆ Harvey Milk Day - California, USA.
☆ International Day for Biological Diversity.
☆ National Maritime Day - USA.
☆ National Sovereignty Day - Haiti.
☆ Republic Day - Sri Lanka.
☆ Sherlock Holmes Day.
☆ Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari - Ukraine.
☆ Unity Day - Yemen.
☆ World Goth Day.
23rd
☆ Constitution Day - Germany.
☆ Labour Day - Jamaica.
☆ Lucky Penny Day.
☆ National Taffy Day - USA.
☆ Students' Day - Mexico.
☆ Title Track Day.
☆ World Crohn's and Colitis Day.
☆ World Turtle Day.
24th
☆ Aldersgate Day - Methodism.
☆ Aviation Maintenance Technician Day.
☆ Battle of Pichincha Day - Ecuador.
☆ Brother's Day.
☆ Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day.
☆ Commonwealth Day - Belize.
☆ Feast of Mary Help of Christians.
☆ Independence Day - Eritrea.
☆ Lubiri Memorial Day - Buganda.
☆ National Escargot Day - USA.
☆ Rosalia - Ancient Rome.
☆ Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day.
☆ Tiara Day.
25th
☆ Africa Day.
☆ Geek Pride Day.
☆ Independence Day - Jordan.
☆ International Missing Children's Day.
☆ Last Bell - Russia.
☆ Liberation Day - Lebanon.
☆ National Day - Argentina.
☆ National Missing Children's Day - USA.
☆ National Tap Dance Day - USA.
☆ National Wine Day - USA.
☆ Towel Day.
26th
☆ Crown Prince's Birthday - Denmark.
☆ Dracula Day.
☆ Independence Day - Guyana.
☆ Independence Day - Georgia.
☆ Mother's Day - Poland.
☆ National Blueberry Cheesecake Day - USA.
☆ National Paper Airplane Day.
☆ National Sorry Day - Australia.
☆ World Lindy Hop Day.
27th
☆ Armed Forces Day - Nicaragua.
☆ Children's Day - Nigeria.
☆ Mother's Day - Bolivia.
☆ National Italian Beef Day - USA.
☆ Navy Day - Japan.
☆ Sellotape Day.
☆ Slavery Abolition Day - Guadeloupe.
☆ Sun Screen Day.
☆ World MS Day.
28th
☆ Amnesty International Day.
☆ Armed Forces Day - Croatia.
☆ Downfall of the Derg Day - Ethiopia.
☆ Flag Day - Philippines.
☆ Independence Day - Armenia.
☆ Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Day.
☆ National Brisket Day - USA.
☆ National Burger Day - USA.
☆ Republic Day - Nepal.
☆ TDFR Republic Day.
☆ Youm-e-Takbir - Pakistan.
29th
☆ Army Day - Argentina.
☆ Biscuit Day.
☆ Castleton Garland Day - UK.
☆ Democracy Day - Nigeria.
☆ International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
☆ Learn About Composting Day.
☆ Oak Apple Day - UK.
☆ Paper Clip Day.
☆ Put a Pillow On Your Fridge Day.
☆ Statehood Day - Rhode Island + Wisconsin, USA.
☆ Veterans Day - Sweden.
☆ World Digestive Health Day.
30th
☆ Anguilla Day - Anguilla.
☆ Canary Islands Day - Spain.
☆ Indian Arrival Day - Trinidad and Tobago.
☆ Loomis Day.
☆ Lord Airport Massacre Remembrance Day - Puerto Rico.
☆ Mint Julep Day.
☆ Mother's Day - Nicaragua.
☆ Parliament Day - Croatia.
☆ Water a Flower Day.
31st
☆ Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment - Brunei.
☆ Castile-La Mancha Day - Spain.
☆ Macaroon Day.
☆ Save Your Hearing Day.
☆ Visitation of Mary - Western Christianity.
☆ Web Designer Day.
☆ World No Tobacco Day.
Weeks and Months
☆ Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
☆ Better Hearing and Speech Month.
☆ Celiac Awareness Month.
☆ Community Action Awareness Month - North Dakota, USA.
☆ Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
☆ Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month.
☆ Flores de Mayo - Philippines.
☆ Garden for Wildlife Month.
☆ Haitian Heritage Month.
☆ Hepatitis Awareness Month.
☆ International Mediterranean Diet Month.
☆ Jewish American Heritage Month - USA.
☆ Kaamatan Harvest Festival - Malaysia.
☆ Mental Health Awareness Month - USA.
☆ Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christianity.
☆ National ALS Awareness Month - USA.
☆ National Brain Tumor Awareness Month - USA.
☆ National Burger Month - USA.
☆ National Corps Member Appreciation Month - USA.
☆ National Electrical Safety Month - USA.
☆ National Foster Care Month - USA.
☆ National Golf Month - USA.
☆ National Innovators' Month - USA.
☆ National Military Appreciation Month - USA.
☆ National Mobility Awareness Month - Canada + USA.
☆ National Moving Month - USA.
☆ National Osteoprosis Month - USA.
☆ National Pet Month - USA.
☆ National Smile Month - UK.
☆ National Stroke Awareness Month - USA.
☆ National Water Safety Month - USA.
☆ New Zealand Music Month - New Zealand.
☆ Older Americans Month - USA.
☆ Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
☆ South Asian Heritage Month.
☆ World Trade Month.
☆ Bike Week.
☆ Emergency Medical Services Week - USA.
☆ Green Office Week - UK.
☆ National Hurricane Preparedness Week - USA.
☆ National Nursing Week - USA.
☆ National Nursing Home Week - USA.
☆ National Small Business Week - USA.
☆ National Stuttering Awareness Week - USA.
☆ New Zealand Sign Language Week.
☆ North American Occupational Health and Safety Week.
☆ Teacher Appreciation Week - USA.
Movable
☆ Accounting Day.
☆ Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day.
☆ One Day Without Shoes.
☆ Walk Safely to School Day - Australia.
☆ Poem On Your Pillow Day. [First Tuesday]
☆ World Asthma Day. [First Tuesday]
☆ National Teacher Appreciation Day - USA. [Tuesday of First Full Week]
☆ School Nurse Day. [First Wednesday]
☆ National Day of Prayer - USA. [First Thursday]
☆ National Day of Reason - USA [First Thursday]
☆ World Password Day. [First Thursday]
☆ International Space Day. [First Friday]
☆ International Tuba Day. [First Friday]
☆ No Pants Day - USA. [First Friday]
☆ Free Comic Book Day. [First Saturday]
☆ Green Up Day - Vermont, USA. [First Saturday]
☆ Join Hands Day. [First Saturday]
☆ Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. [First Saturday]
☆ World Naked Gardening Day. [First Saturday]
☆ Lemonade Day. [First Sunday]
☆ Mothers' Day - Various. [First Sunday]
☆ World Laughter Day. [First Sunday]
☆ Donate a Day's Wages to Charity Day. [Second Wednesday]
☆ Receptionists Day. [Second Wednesday]
☆ Military Spouse Day - USA. [Friday before Second Sunday]
☆ National Public Gardens Day - USA. [Friday before Second Sunday]
☆ International Migratory Bird Day. [Second Saturday]
☆ National Tree Planting Day - Mongolia. [Second Saturday]
☆ National Train Day - USA. [Saturday Closest to May 10th]
☆ National Mills Day - UK. [Second Sunday]
☆ Children's Day - Spain. [Second Sunday]
☆ Fathers' Day - Romania. [Second Sunday]
☆ Mother's Day - Various, inc. USA. [Second Sunday]
☆ State Flag and State Emblem Day - Belarus. [Second Sunday]
☆ World Fair Trade Day. [Second Sunday]
☆ Discovery Day - Cayman Islands. [Third Monday]
☆ Victoria Day. [Last Monday before or on May 24th]
☆ Global Accessibility Awareness Day. [Third Thursday]
☆ Notebook Day. [Third Thursday]
☆ National Defense Transportation Day - USA. [Third Friday]
☆ Endangered Species Day - USA. [Third Friday]
☆ International Virtual Assistants Day. [Third Friday]
☆ National Pizza Party Day - USA. [Third Friday]
☆ Shades Day. [Friday Closest to UN's International Day of the Family]
☆ Armed Forces Day - USA. [Third Saturday]
☆ Culture Freedom Day. [Third Saturday]
☆ Learn To Swim Day. [Third Saturday]
☆ Plant a Lemon Tree Day. [Third Saturday]
☆ Sanja Matsuri - Japan. [Third Saturday]
☆ World Whisky Day. [Third Saturday]
☆ World Fiddle Day. [Saturday Closest to May 19th]
☆ Commemoration Day of Fallen Soldiers - Finland. [Third Sunday]
☆ Father's Day - Tonga. [Third Sunday]
☆ Feast of Our Lady of the Audience. [Third Sunday]
☆ Heroes Day - Turks and Caicos Islands. [Last Monday]
☆ Memorial Day - USA.[Last Monday]
☆ Senior Health and Fitness Day. [Last Wednesday]
☆ World Multiple Sclerosis Day. [Last Wednesday]
☆ Take a Girl Child to Work Day - South Africa. [Last Thursday]
☆ Bermuda Day - Bermuda. [Last Friday]
☆ Don't Fry Day. [Fourth Friday]
☆ Armed Forces Day - Spain. [Saturday Closest to May 30th]
☆ Arbor Day - Venezuela. [Last Sunday]
☆ Children's Day - Hungary. [Last Sunday]
☆ Mother's Day - Various. [Last Sunday]
☆ Turkmen Carpet Day - Turkmenistan. [Last Sunday]
