A Comprehensive List of All Holidays Celebrated in January

January 1

January 1st is a lot more than just New Year’s Day. Although known for loud and vibrant fireworks at midnight and delicious leftover food for lunch, other national days are celebrated too. Listed below are other holidays on the first of January.

• National First Foot Day
• Rose Bowl Game
• World Day of Peace
• Apple Gifting Day
• Solemnity of Mary
• Ring a Bell Day
• Commitment Day
• Ellis Island Day
• National Bloody Mary Day
• National Hangover Day
• Public Domain Day
• Ring a Bell Day
• Copyright Law Day
• Thank God It’s Monday Day
• Polar Bear Swim Day
• Global Family Day

January 2

Nearly as long as a list compared to the first of January, the second hosts many national days. On this day you can participate in:

• 55 MPH Speed Limit Day
• National Science Fiction Day
• Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
• Saint Basil’s Day
• National Buffet Day
• National Cream Puff Day
• Swiss Cheese Day
• Motivation and Inspiration Day
• Stop Spam Day
• National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
• National Pet Travel Safety Day
• World Introvert Day
• National Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes It Day
• National Science Fiction Day
• National Personal Trainer Awareness Day

January 3

Nearly every day of January, there are at least five holidays, if not more. January 3rd is no exception. On this day, you can celebrate:

• JRR Tolkien Day
• National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
• Festival of Sleep Day 
• National Drinking Straw Day
• Women Rock! Day
• Humiliation Day
• International Mind-Body Wellness Day
• Fruitcake Toss Day 
• National Write to Congress Day

January 4

The fourth of January is another festive day in this month. On this day are the following holidays and national days to celebrate and embrace:

• Tom Thumb Day
• World Braille Day
• Dimpled Chad Day
• Trivia Day
• Pop Music Day
• National Spaghetti Day
• World Hypnotism Day
• Free Flower Basket Day

January 5

What about January 5th? On the fifth of January, you can celebrate days like:

• National Screenwriters Day
• Carver Day
• National Day of Dialogue
• Epiphany Eve
• National Whipped Cream Day
• National Bird Day

January 6

January 6 has a massive list of national days and holidays. Throughout the world, the Three Kings Day is celebrated, also known as Epiphany. Other than this day, these are also celebrated:

• National Technology Day
• National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day
• World Day for War Orphans 
• National Play Outside Day (the first Saturday of every month)
• Apple Tree Day
• Cuddle Up Day
• National Take a Poet to Lunch Day
• National Walker’s Shortbread Day
• National Bean Day
• National Smith Day

January 7

After Three Kings Day, we have other fun celebrations. On January 7th, you can buy bobbleheads, show off your programming skills, and eat tempura. Listed below are the national days of January 7.

• I Am a Mentor Day
• International Programmers Day
• National Pass Gas Day
• Old Rock Day
• Orthodox Christmas Day
• No Pants Subway Ride Day
• I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore Day
• Orthodox Christmas Day
• National Tempura Day
• Harlem Globetrotters Day
• National Bobblehead Day

January 8

Have you ever hugged a chicken? Well, the perfect day to do this is January 8. Other national days and holidays on January 8 include:

• National Winter Skin Relief Day
• National Male Watchers Day
• World Typing Day
• Argyle Day
• Coming of Age Day
• Show and Tell At Work Day
• Bubble Bath Day
• National Snuggle a Chicken Day
• Earth’s Rotation Day
• International Typing Day
• National Clean Your Desk Day
• National Gluten-Free Day
• Show and Tell Day at Work
• War on Poverty Day
• National English Toffee Day
• World Literary Day

January 9

Continuing our list of all holidays celebrated in January is the ninth of the month. Here we have all the national days of January 9.

• Word Nerd Day
• National Shop for Travel Day
• National Static Electricity Day
• Balloon Ascension Day
• National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
• International Choreographers Day
• National Cassoulet Day
• National Static Electricity Day
• Poetry at Work Day 
• National Apricot Day

January 10

More holidays celebrated in January include the following national days on January 10th.

• National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
• Bittersweet Chocolate Day
• National Oysters Rockefeller Day
• National Take the Stairs Day
• Save the Eagles Day
• Houseplant Appreciation Day
• Peculiar People Day

January 11

January 11 also has many fun and silly holidays and national days. Here are some things you can celebrate on this day:

• National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day
• Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day
• Paget’s Awareness Day
• International Thank-You Day
• Hot Toddy Day
• International Parity at Work Day 
• Girl Hug Boy Day
• World Sketchnote Day
• Milk Day
• National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
• Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day

January 12

Continuing our list is January 12. The things you can celebrate on January 12 include:

• Quitters Day
• Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution Day
• National Pharmacists Day
• National Hot Tea Day
• Curried Chicken Day
• National Youth Day
• Kiss a Ginger Day
• National Marzipan Day

January 13

January 13 has a very long list of national days. It’s perfect for rubber ducky lovers. Listed below are the national days of January 13.

• Make Your Dreams Come True Day
• Rubber Ducky Day
• Stephen Foster Memorial Day
• Korean American Day
• National Sticker Day
• National Vision Board Day
• Public Radio Broadcasting Day
• Poetry Break Day
• National Peach Melba Day

January 14

On the 14th of January, the national days are:

• National Dress Up Your Pet Day
• World Logic Day
• Take a Missionary to Lunch Day
• Orthodox New Year
• Cesarean Section Day
• International Kite Day
• National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
• Organize Your Home Day
• Ratification Day

January 15

January 15th also has many national days, but also a very important federal day. On the fifteenth of January many places close in the United States for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Apart from celebrating Martin Luther King’s incredible life, we can also celebrate:

• National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
• Wikipedia Day
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Day
• National Pothole Day
• Strawberry Ice Cream Day
• Civil Rights Day
• National Kombucha ‘Booch’ Day
• National Crowd Feed Day
• Humanitarian Day
• Elementary School Teacher Day
• Hat Day
• National Bagel Day
• National Day of Service

January 16

So, what about January 16th? The middle day of the month is also filled with many national days, like:

• National Quinoa Day
• National Without a Scalpel Day
• Psychiatric Technician’s Day
• Appreciate a Dragon Day
• Book Publishers Day
• Prohibition Remembrance Day
• Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day 
• National Nothing Day
• International Hot & Spicy Food Day
• National Good Teen Day
• International Rooibos Day
• Printing Ink Day
• Religious Freedom Day

January 17

Next on our list of holidays celebrated in January, we have the seventeenth of the month. Listed below are some of the national days.

• National Bootleggers Day
• National Lose the Jet Lag Day
• Benjamin Franklin Day
• Judgement Day
• Museum Selfie Day
• Popeye Day
• Cable Car Day
• Customer Service Day
• Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day
• National Hot Heads Chili Day
• Hot-Buttered Rum Day
• Betty White Day
• Kid Inventors Day

January 18

While there are national days on January 18, the list is shorter than the previous ones. 

• National Gourmet Coffee Day
• Women’s Healthy Weight Day (Sometimes this is celebrated on January 22)
• Winnie the Pooh Day
• Maintenance Day
• Get to Know Your Customers Day 
• Peking Duck Day
• Thesaurus Day
• National Michigan Day

January 19

January 19 is another fun day on our list with many national days like:

• Tenderness Toward Existence Day
• National Popcorn Day
• Brew a Potion Day
• National Tin Can Day
• Good Memory Day
• New Friends Day
• World Quack Day
• Artist As Outlaw Day

January 20

January 20 is a special day. It’s National Penguin Day, among other things, like:

• International Day of Acceptance
• National Buttercrunch Day
• National Coffee Break Day
• Take a Walk Outdoors Day
• National No Phones at Home Day
• National Disc Jockey Day
• Soup Swap Day 
• National Cheese Lovers Day
• National Use Your Gift Card Day 

January 21

The next day on our list is January 21, which shares a large number of national days and holidays including:

• New England Clam Chowder Day
• International Playdate Day
• Soup Swap Day
• National Hug Your Puppy Day
• International Sweatpants Day
• National Cheesy Socks Day
• World Snow Day
• Squirrel Appreciation Day
• National Granola Bar Day
• Mariachi Day
• National Hugging Day
• Thank Your Mentor Day
• One-Liners Day
• Own Your Own Home Day

January 22

Hot and spicy lovers will enjoy January 22nd. Try as many hot sauces as you’d like on National Hot Sauce Day. Other national days that fall on January 22 are:

January 23

There are so many things to celebrate on January 23! Listed below are some national days to look out for:

• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day
• National Rhubarb Pie Day 
• Speak Up and Succeed Day
• Measure Your Feet Day
• National Handwriting Day
• National Pie Day

January 24

A whole month after Christmas Eve, and there are still so many festivities to enjoy! Listed below are the national days and holidays of January 24.

• National Compliment Day
• Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day 
• Beer Can Appreciation Day
• Change a Pet’s Life Day
• National “Just Do It” Day
• Belly Laugh Day
• National Lobster Thermidor Day 
• International Day of Education 
• National Peanut Butter Day
• Macintosh Computer Day
• Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day 
• International Mobile Phone Recycling Day

January 25

Moving onto January 25, we have the following national days and celebrations:

• National Florida Day
• Observe the Weather Day 
• National IV Nurse Day
• National Fish Taco Day 
• A Room Of One’s Own Day 
• Clashing Clothes Day
• NASA’s Day of Remembrance 
• Opposite Day
• St. Dwynwen’s Day
• National Irish Coffee Day

January 26

It’ll be hard to just choose one or two national days to follow on January 26. This list is extensive!

• National Green Juice Day
• Spouse’s Day
• International Customs Day 
• National Big Wig Day 
• International Environmental Education Day 
• National Fun at Work Day 
• Dental Drill Appreciation Day 
• National Peanut Brittle Day
• National Activity Professionals Day 
• Australia Day
• Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement

January 27

January 27 is also filled with many silly, and serious, national days like:

• International Holocaust Remembrance Day 
• Vietnam Peace Day
• National Seed Swap Day 
• Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day 
• National Geographic Day
• National Chocolate Cake Day
• World Breast Pumping Day
• Punch the Clock Day
• Thomas Crapper Day

January 28

Nearing the end of our list is January 28, which hosts many national days. You can spend the day eating blueberry pancakes and looking for wild daisies.

• Daisy Day
• Data Privacy Day
• Christa McAuliffe Day
• World Geoffroy’s Cat Day
• World Leprosy Day 
• Global Community Engagement Day
• International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day 
• National Kazoo Day
• Pop Art Day
• National LEGO Day
• American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action 
• National Pediatrician Day
• Rattlesnake Roundup Day
• National Blueberry Pancake Day

January 29

The list of national days and holidays shortens significantly on January 29, a break from fun and strange days. 

• Freethinkers Day
• National Carnation Day
• National Puzzle Day
• Seeing Eye Guide Dog Anniversary
• National Corn Chip Day
• Curmudgeons Day
• National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 

January 30

January 30 is a lot of fun! On this day, you can celebrate any of the following national days:

• National Inane Answering Message Day
• National Croissant Day
• School Day of Non-Violence and Peace
• National Draw A Dinosaur Day 
• Yodel for Your Neighbors Day
• National Plan for Vacation Day 
• National Escape Day

January 31

Last but not least is January 31st, the last day of the month! You can end this month celebrating the following national days:

• International Zebra Day
• Scotch Tape Day
• Brandy Alexander Day
• National Hot Chocolate Day
• Gorilla Suit Day
• Hell is Freezing Over Day
• Hug an Economist Day
• Inspire Your Heart with the Arts Day
• Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day
• National Backward Day 
• Eat Brussels Sprouts Day