You might be familiar with some of September’s holidays, such as Labor Day and Grandparent’s Day, but did you also know that there are many more fun and even unique reasons to celebrate during the month of September?
Browse through this calendar of September special days and I bet you can find more than one holiday that interests you. If you want to get creative you can learn how to sew in honor of National Sewing Month, construct a hat or two on Make a Hat Day, or gather together all of your friends and family and play with clay on National Play-Doh Day. If food is your thing, you will be happy to know that it is National Chocolate Milk Shake Day, National Apple Dumpling Day, and National Cheese Pizza Day to name a few.
Make sure you click and print the September calendar page so you can write down all of the holidays you want to remember. If you prefer, you can print out one or more of these fancier September calendar pages.
Month Long Observances in September
- Baby Safety Month
- Better Breakfast Month
- Cable TV Month
- Classical Music Month
- International Square Dancing Month
- Library Card Sign-Up Month
- Little League Month
- National Chicken Month
- National Courtesy Month
- National Honey Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month
- National Piano Month
- National Rice Month
- National School Success Month
- National Sewing Month
- Self Improvement Month
- Women of Achievement Month
Week Long Observances
- 1st Week – Child Injury Prevention Week (Always September 1st – 7th)
- 2nd Week – International Housekeepers Week
- 3rd Week – National Farm Animals Awareness Week
- 3rd Week – National Flower Week
- 4th Week – Equal Parents’ Week
- 4th Week – National Dog Week
- 4th Week – National Roller Skating Week
September 1st
- Cherry Popover Day
- Emma M. Nutt Day
Became the first female telephone operator. - Hummingbird Day
September 2nd
- National Blueberry Popsicle Day
September 3rd
- Skyscraper Day
September 4th
- Eat an Extra Dessert Day
- Father’s Day in Australia
Celebrated on the first Sunday in September. - Macadamia Nut Day
- Newspaper Carrier Day
September 5th
- Be Late for Something Day
- Labor Day
First Monday in September. - National Cheese Pizza Day
September 6th
September 7th
September 8th
- Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Also called the Moon Festival, the date changes yearly. - International Literacy Day
- Pardon Day
President Ford Pardons Nixon in 1974. - Pledge of Allegiance Day
First published on September 8, 1892.
September 9th
September 10th
- Lace Making Day
- Swap Ideas Day
- T.V. Dinner Day
On this day, in 1954, Swanson sells it’s first T.V. Dinner.
September 11th
- Make Your Bed Day
- National Grandparents Day
First Sunday after Labor Day in September. - National Pet Memorial Day
Second Sunday In September - Patriot Day
World Trade Center Remembrance Day.
September 12th
- National Chocolate Milk Shake Day
- Video Games Day
September 13th
- Fortune Cookie Day
- National Peanut Day
- Positive Thinking Day
- Scooby Doo’s Birthday
First cartoon debuted.
September 14th
- Clayton Moore’s Birthday
Born in Chicago in 1914. - Cream-Filled Donut Day
- Eat a Hoagie Day
- First Department Store Opens
Opened in 1848 by Alexander Stewart. - National Anthem Day
September 15th
- Make A Hat Day
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
Begins September 15 and ends October 15.
September 16th
- Collect Rocks Day
- El Grito de Independencia
Mexican Independence Day. - Mayflower Day
- National Guacamole Day
- National Working Parents Day
- Stepfamily Day
September 17th
- Citizenship Day
Also known as Constitution Day. - National Apple Dumpling Day
September 18th
- First Edition of the New York Times Published
In 1851. - Mushroom Picking Day
- National Cheeseburger Day
- National Play-Doh Day
- POW/MIA Recognition Day
Observed on the third Friday of September.
September 19th
September 20th
- Chicken Dance Day
- Gibberish Day
- National Punch Day
September 21st
- International Day of Peace
- Miniature Golf Day
- National Pecan Cookie Day
- National School Backpack Awareness Day
On the third Wednesday of each September. - World Gratitude Day
September 22nd
- American Business Women’s Day
- Band-Aid Invented
In 1920. - Dear Diary Day
- Elephant Appreciation Day
- First Day of Autumn
This date can vary depending on where you live. - Ice Cream Cone Invented
In 1903. - White Chocolate Day
September 23rd
- Checkers Day
- Great American Pot Pie Day
Sponsored by Marie Callender. - Native American Day
Fourth Friday in September.
September 24th
- Cherries Jubilee Day
- National Bluebird of Happiness Day
- National Punctuation Day
September 25th
- Barbara Walters‘ Birthday
Born in Boston in 1931. - Christopher Reeve’s Birthday
Born in 1952. - Mary Poppins Debuted
In 1964. - National Comic Book Day
- One Hit Wonder Day
September 26th
- Johnny Appleseed’s Birthday
John Chapman born in 1774.
September 27th
September 28th
September 29th
- Coffee Day
- Happy Goose Day
- Scotland Yard Formed
In London in 1829.
September 30th
- Chewing Gum Day
- Safety Pin Invented
I hope you take some time this month to celebrate many of these special days with your friends and family. If you know of any holiday that should be added to this list, please feel free to share it in the comments!
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Hello! I went to the link for we love to use the fun excuses calender at work…and it was for 2015. 🙁
I am working on them right now!I will get them posted tonight
Thank you! 🙂