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May,


Month:

Date Your Mate Month
National Barbecue Month
National Bike Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Hamburger Month
National Photograph Month
National Recommitment Month
National Salad Month
Older Americans Month
Weekly Celebrations:

Nurse's Week - first week of month
Wildflower Week - week two
National Bike Week - third week
National Police Week - third week of month
Emergency Medical Services Week - fourth week of month
Each Day:

1 May Day

1 Loyalty Day

1 Mother Goose Day

1 Save the Rhino Day

1 Space Day - first Thursday in May

2 Baby Day

2 Brothers and Sisters Day

2 International Tuba Day - first Friday in May

3 Lumpy Rug Day

3 World Press Freedom Day

4 Bird Day

4 National Candied Orange Peel Day

4 Renewal Day

5 Cinco de Mayo

5 National Hoagie Day

5 Oyster Day

6 Beverage Day

6 National Teachers Day (Tuesday of the first full week of May)

6 National Tourist Appreciation Day

6 National Nurses Day

6 No Diet Day

8 Iris Day

7 National Tourism Day

7 School Nurses Day the Wednesday during Nurse's Week

8 No Socks Day

8 V-E Day

8 World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day

9 Lost Sock Memorial Day

9 Military Spouses Day the Friday before Mother's Day

10 Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother's Day

10 Clean up Your Room Day

10 International Migratory Bird Day the second Saturday in May

11 Eat What You Want Day

11 Twilight Zone Day

12 Astronomy Day - date varies

12 Fatigue Syndrome Day

12 International Nurses Day

12 Limerick Day

13 Frog Jumping Day

13 Leprechaun Day

14 Dance Like a Chicken Day

14 National Receptionist Day the second Wednesday in May

15 Police Officer's Memorial Day

15 National Chocolate Chip Day

16 Love a Tree Day

16 National Bike to Work Day - third Friday of month

16 National Sea Monkey Day

16 Wear Purple for Peace Day

17 Armed Forces Day - third Saturday of month

17 Pack Rat Day

18 International Museum Day

18 No Dirty Dishes Day

18 Visit Your Relatives Day

19 Boy's Club Day

20 Be a Millionaire Day - now we all can go for that

20 Pick Strawberries Day

21 National Memo Day

21 National Waiters and Waitresses Day

22 Buy a Musical Instrument Day

23 Lucky Penny Day

24 International Jazz Day - Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.

24 National Escargot Day

25 National Missing Children's Day

25 Tap Dance Day

26 Sally Ride Day

27 Sun Screen Day

28 Amnesty International Day

29 ??????? - Here's a day waiting to be claimed as special by an individual or group!

30 Water a Flower Day

31 National Macaroon Day

31 Save Your Hearing Day

31 World No Tobacco Day

June, 2008


Month:

Aquarium Month
Candy Month
Dairy Month
Fight the Filthy Fly Month
Gay Pride Month
National Accordion Awareness Month
National Adopt a Cat Month
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
Rose Month
Turkey Lovers Month

Weekly Events:

Week 1 Fishing Week
Week 2 Email Week
Daily:


1 Dare Day

1 Flip a Coin Day

2 National Bubba Day

2 National Rocky Road Day

3 Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day")

4 Applesauce Cake Day

4 Hug Your Cat Day

4 Old Maid's Day

5 World Environment Day

6 National Doughnut Day always the first Friday in June

6 National Gardening Exercise Day- Get out and exercise with your plants.

6 National Yo-Yo Day

7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

8 Best Friends Day

8 Name Your Poison Day

9 Donald Duck Day

10 Iced Tea Day

11 Hug Holiday

12 Red Rose Day

13 Blame Someone Else Day - first Friday the 13th of the year.

13 Sewing Machine Day

14 Flag Day

Nursing Assistants Day - First day of National Nursing Assistants Week

15 Smile Power Day

16 Fresh Veggies Day

17 Eat Your Vegetables Day

17 World Juggler's Day

18 Go Fishing Day

18 International Panic Day

18 National Splurge Day - Oh yeah!!

19 World Sauntering Day

20 Ice Cream Soda Day

21 Finally Summer Day- Summer Solstice

21 Go Skate Day

21 National Hollerin' Contest Day - third Saturday in June

22 National Chocolate Eclair Day

23 National Columnists Day

23 National Pink Day

23 Take Your Dog to Work Day (Why!?) .....date varies

24 Swim a Lap Day

25 Log Cabin Day

25 National Catfish Day

26 Beautician's Day

26 Forgiveness Day

27 Paul Bunyan Day

27 Sun Glasses Day

28 Insurance Awareness Day - Now who do you think invented that!?!

29 Camera Day

29 Waffle Iron Day

30 Meteor Day



July,

Month:

National Blueberry Month
National Anti-Boredom Month
Unlucky Month for weddings
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month

Week Event:

Week 2 Nude Recreation Week

Individual Days:

1 Build A Scarecrow Day - first Sunday in month

1 Canada Day

1 Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

1 International Joke Day

2 I Forgot Day

2 World UFO Day

3 Compliment Your Mirror Day

3 Disobedience Day

3 Stay out of the Sun Day

4 Independence Day (U.S.)

4 National Country Music Day

4 Sidewalk Egg Frying Day- Hmmmm, I wonder why!?!

5 Work-a-holics Day - even though everyone is on holiday

6 National Fried Chicken Day

7 Chocolate Day

7 National Strawberry Sundae Day

8 Video Games Day

9 National Sugar Cookie Day

10 Teddy Bear Picnic Day

11 Cheer up the Lonely Day

11 World Population Day

12 Different Colored Eyes Day

12 Pecan Pie Day

13 Barbershop Music Appreciation Day

13 Embrace Your Geekness Day

13 Fool's Paradise Day

14 Bastille Day

14 Pandemonium Day

14 National Nude Day

15 Tapioca Pudding Day

15 Cow Appreciation Day- Go out and give a cow a hug

16

17 Peach Ice Cream Day

17 Yellow Pig Day

18 National Caviar Day- something's fishy here

19 National Raspberry Cake Day

20 Moon Day

20 National Ice Cream Day (third Sunday of the month)

20 Ugly Truck Day- it's a "guy" thing

21 National Junk Food Day

22 Hammock Day

22 Ratcatcher's Day

23 National Hot Dog Day

23 Vanilla Ice Cream Day

24 Cousins Day

24 Emilia Earhart Day

25 Culinarians Day

25 Threading the Needle Day

26 All or Nothing Day

26 Aunt and Uncle Day

27 Parent's Day - fourth Sunday in July

27 Take Your Pants for a Walk Day

28 National Milk Chocolate Day

29 National Lasagna Day

30 National Cheesecake Day

30 Father-in-Law Day

31 Mutt's Day


August
Month:

Admit You're Happy Month
Family Fun Month
National Catfish Month
National Eye Exam Month
National Golf Month
Peach Month
Romance Awareness Month
Water Quality Month
National Picnic Month
Weekly Events:

Week 1 National Simplify your Life Week
Week 2 National Smile Week
Week 3 Friendship Week
Week 4 Be Kind to Hunankind Week
Daily:

1 National Raspberry Cream Pie Day

2 National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

3 Friendship Day - First Sunday in August

3 International Forgiveness Day - First Sunday in August

3 National Watermelon Day

3 Sisters Day - First Sunday in August

4 U.S. Coast Guard Day

5 National Mustard Day

5 Work Like a Dog Day

6 Wiggle Your Toes Day

7 Chinese Valentine's Day/Daughter's Day - 7th day of 7th Lunar Month

7 National Lighthouse Day

8 Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day - now that's nasty!

8 Summer Olympics - every 4 years

9 Book Lover's Day

10 Lazy Day

10 National S'mores Day

11 Presidential Joke Day

11 Son and Daughter Day

12 Middle Child's Day

13 Left Hander's Day

14 National Creamsicle Day

14/15 V-J Day - which dare do you mark the end of WWII?

15 Relaxation Day - now this one's for me!

16 National Tell a Joke Day

17 National Thriftshop Day

18 Bad Poetry Day

19 Aviation Day

20 National Radio Day

21 Senior Citizen's Day

22 Be an Angel Day

22 National Tooth Fairy Day - and/or February 28

23 Ride the Wind Day

24 Vesuvius Day

25 Kiss and Make Up Day

26 National Dog Day

26 Women's Equality Day

27 Global Forgiveness Day

27 Just Because Day

28 Race Your Mouse Day -but we are not sure what kind of "mouse"

29 More Herbs, Less Salt Day

30 Frankenstein Day

30 Toasted Marshmallow Day

31 National Trail Mix Day

-- Edited by DWL at 21:55, 2008-06-01