Culture and the arts: 504 holidays
January
- January 1 · New Year’s Day
- January 1 · Public Domain Day
- January 2 · Science Fiction Day
- January 3 · Carnival in Argentina
- January 3 · J. R. R. Tolkien Day
- January 6 · Maroons Day in Jamaica
- January 6 · Sherlock Holmes's Birthday
- January 7 · International Silly Walks Day
- January 8 · Gynaikratia, the Women's Festival in Greece
- January 9 · International Choreographer Day
- January 10 · World Hindi Day
- January 12 · Coming of Age Day in Japan
- January 13 · Russian Press Day
- January 13 · Lohri in India
- January 13 · Sticker Day
- January 14 · Russian Armed Forces Military Band Service Day
- January 14 · International Kite Festival in India
- January 14 · Pongal Harvest Festival in India
- January 14 · Old New Year
- January 16 · World Beatles Day
- January 18 · Winnie-the-Pooh Day
- January 18 · Thesaurus Day
- January 20 · San Sebastián Tamborrada
- January 22 · Polka Dot Day
- January 23 · National Handwriting Day
- January 23 · Husband's Day in Iceland
- January 23 · Þorrablót in Iceland
- January 25 · Burns Night
- January 25 · A Room of One's Own Day
- January 27 · Up Helly Aa
- January 27 · Solar Coffee Day in Iceland
- January 28 · International Day of Peaceful Coexistence
- January 28 · Global Community Engagement Day
- January 31 · International Jeweller's Day
February
- February 1 · Apokries — Greek Carnival
- February 1 · World Hijab Day
- February 3 · World No Swearing Day
- February 3 · Setsubun
- February 4 · Rubber Galoshes Birthday
- February 4 · International Day of Human Fraternity
- February 5 · Runeberg Day
- February 6 · National Muay Thai Day in Thailand
- February 6 · Sámi National Day
- February 6 · Chiang Mai Flower Festival
- February 8 · Prešeren Day, the Slovenian Cultural Holiday
- February 8 · Opera Day
- February 11 · Get Out Your Guitar Day
- February 12 · Berlin International Film Festival
- February 12 · Carnival in Germany
- February 12 · Carnival in Mexico
- February 12 · Masopust — Czech Carnival
- February 13 · World Radio Day
- February 13 · Rio Carnival
- February 14 · Valentine's Day
- February 14 · Disting
- February 14 · International Book Giving Day
- February 14 · Trifon Zarezan — Bulgaria's Winegrowers' Day
- February 15 · Fastelavn in Norway
- February 16 · Heritage Day in Canada
- February 16 · Maslenitsa
- February 17 · Mardi Gras
- February 17 · Lunar New Year
- February 18 · Winter Troyan
- February 19 · Book Giving Day in Armenia
- February 21 · International Tourist Guide Day
- February 21 · International Mother Language Day
- February 22 · Buergsonndeg — Bonfire Festival
- February 22 · Perfume Pagoda Festival
- February 22 · Abu Simbel Sun Festival in Egypt
- February 22 · World Thinking Day
- February 23 · Basel Carnival – Fasnacht
- February 23 · World Understanding and Peace Day
- February 28 · Kalevala Day
March
- March 1 · Dzhigit Day
- March 1 · St David's Day
- March 1 · International Children's Television and Radio Day
- March 1 · Welcome Spring Day
- March 1 · Grapefruit Harvest Festival in Cuba
- March 2 · Theatre Box Office Staff Day
- March 3 · World Writers’ Day
- March 3 · Hinamatsuri — Girls’ Day in Japan
- March 5 · Ak Kalpak Day in Kyrgyzstan
- March 7 · International Laserist Day
- March 8 · International Women's Day
- March 9 · World DJ Day
- March 9 · Commonwealth Day
- March 10 · Archives Day in Russia
- March 10 · Mario Day
- March 11 · World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
- March 13 · Thai National Elephant Day
- March 13 · Africa Scout Day
- March 13 · Ken Day
- March 14 · Orthodox Book Day
- March 14 · Mother Tongue Day in Estonia
- March 15 · Las Fallas
- March 15 · Academy Awards Ceremony
- March 15 · World Speech Day
- March 16 · Colored Pencil Day
- March 17 · St Patrick's Day
- March 19 · Business Manga Day in Russia
- March 19 · International Read to Me Day
- March 20 · French Language Day at the UN
- March 20 · International Astrology Day
- March 20 · International Francophonie Day
- March 20 · Nowruz
- March 20 · Hanami — Cherry Blossom Viewing in Japan
- March 21 · World Poetry Day
- March 21 · International Day of Nowruz
- March 21 · World Puppetry Day
- March 22 · Soroki, the Festival of Larks
- March 25 · Russian Cultural Workers' Day
- March 25 · Sports Film Day
- March 25 · Tolkien Reading Day
- March 26 · Live Long and Prosper Day
- March 27 · World Theatre Day
- March 29 · International Mermaid Day
- March 29 · World Piano Day
- March 29 · Smoke and Mirrors Day
- March 30 · Ladodenie
- March 31 · International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 1 · Istanbul Tulip Festival
- April 2 · International Children's Book Day
- April 4 · Tumanyan Days in Armenia
- April 5 · International Day of Conscience
- April 5 · First Contact Day (Star Trek)
- April 6 · International Asexuality Day
- April 8 · Russian Animation Day
- April 8 · International Roma Day
- April 8 · Hana Matsuri Flower Festival in Japan
- April 8 · Draw a Bird Day
- April 8 · International Feng Shui Awareness Day
- April 9 · Finnish Language Day
- April 9 · International ASMR Day
- April 11 · International Louie Louie Day
- April 13 · World Rock ’n’ Roll Day
- April 13 · Patrons and Philanthropists Day in Russia
- April 13 · Sham El-Nessim in Egypt
- April 14 · N'Ko Alphabet Day
- April 15 · International Day of Culture
- April 15 · World Art Day
- April 16 · Vodopol — the Water Spirit's Name Day
- April 16 · World Voice Day
- April 17 · International Haiku Poetry Day
- April 18 · World Circus Day
- April 18 · International Day for Monuments and Sites
- April 18 · Kite Festival in China
- April 20 · UN Chinese Language Day
- April 20 · 420 Day
- April 20 · International Cli-Fi Day
- April 21 · World Creativity and Innovation Day
- April 21 · Gingerbread Maker’s Day in Russia
- April 21 · Rome’s Birthday
- April 23 · World Book and Copyright Day
- April 23 · Sant Jordi — Catalonia's Day of Love
- April 23 · UN English Language Day
- April 23 · UN Spanish Language Day
- April 23 · First Day of Summer in Iceland
- April 24 · Fashion Revolution Day
- April 25 · Chuvash Language Day
- April 26 · World Twin Cities Day
- April 26 · Akhal-Teke Horse Day in Turkmenistan
- April 26 · Hung Kings Commemoration Day
- April 26 · World Intellectual Property Day
- April 26 · Alien Day
- April 27 · King's Day in the Netherlands
- April 27 · International Design Day
- April 29 · International Dance Day
- April 30 · International Jazz Day
- April 30 · International Chandlers' Day
- April 30 · Honesty Day
May
- May 1 · Beltane
- May 1 · May Day in Germany
- May 2 · International Harry Potter Day
- May 4 · Star Wars Day
- May 4 · Youth Day in China
- May 5 · World Portuguese Language Day
- May 5 · Children's Day in Japan
- May 5 · Press Day in Belarus
- May 5 · Hıdırellez Spring Festival in Turkey
- May 6 · Anthestiria in Cyprus
- May 7 · International Planetariums Day
- May 9 · National Mill Day in the Netherlands
- May 9 · Goku Day
- May 10 · Flower Festival in Azerbaijan
- May 11 · Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Thailand
- May 11 · Twilight Zone Day
- May 12 · Cannes Film Festival
- May 14 · International Dylan Thomas Day
- May 14 · Dance Like a Chicken Day
- May 15 · Ossetian Language and Literature Day
- May 16 · Biographers' Day
- May 16 · Kalmyk Tea Day
- May 16 · International Day of Living Together in Peace
- May 17 · Norwegian Constitution Day
- May 17 · International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
- May 18 · Constitution and State Flag Day of Turkmenistan
- May 18 · Pink Panther Day
- May 18 · International Museum Day
- May 21 · World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- May 21 · Vyshyvanka Day
- May 21 · Culture and Arts Workers' Day in Kazakhstan
- May 21 · International Tea Day
- May 21 · Pirovasia: Fire Walking in Greece
- May 21 · Predoy in Bulgaria
- May 22 · World Goth Day
- May 22 · International Sherlock Holmes Day
- May 24 · Buddha's Birthday in South Korea
- May 24 · Slavic Literacy and Culture Day
- May 25 · World Tarot Day
- May 25 · Africa Day
- May 25 · Clown Day in Peru
- May 25 · Towel Day
- May 25 · Philologist's Day in Russia
- May 26 · World Lindy Hop Day
- May 26 · World Dracula Day
- May 27 · Libraries Day in Kyrgyzstan
- May 27 · All-Russian Libraries Day
- May 27 · Old Time Player Piano Day
- May 29 · International Everest Day
- May 30 · Publishing, Printing and Book Distribution Workers' Day in Ukraine
- May 30 · International Feminism Day
- May 31 · Turkmen Carpet Day
June
- June 2 · Botev Day in Bulgaria
- June 2 · Pineapple Festival in Thailand
- June 3 · Mabo Day in Australia
- June 6 · Russian Language Day at the UN
- June 6 · Pushkin Day in Russia
- June 7 · Seafarers' Day in Iceland
- June 8 · World Saint Petersburg Cats Day
- June 9 · World Motorcyclist Day
- June 9 · International Archives Day
- June 10 · World Art Nouveau Day
- June 10 · Portugal Day
- June 10 · International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations
- June 11 · King Kamehameha Day
- June 13 · Sewing Machine Day
- June 14 · International Bath Day
- June 14 · International Bloggers’ Day
- June 16 · Bloomsday in Ireland
- June 17 · Icelandic National Day
- June 18 · Historian’s Day in Moldova
- June 18 · Sustainable Gastronomy Day
- June 18 · International Sushi Day
- June 19 · Duanwu Festival
- June 20 · World Juggling Day
- June 20 · Juhannus (Midsummer) in Finland
- June 21 · World Humanist Day
- June 21 · National Indigenous Peoples Day
- June 21 · Fête de la Musique
- June 21 · Russian Folk Arts and Crafts Day
- June 21 · International Day of Yoga
- June 21 · International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
- June 23 · Balalaika Day
- June 23 · St John's Eve (Midsummer Eve)
- June 24 · Quebec National Day
- June 24 · Day of the Indian in Peru
- June 24 · Inti Raymi in Peru
- June 24 · Midsummer Day in Estonia
- June 25 · Day of Slavic Friendship and Unity
- June 26 · Sunthorn Phu Day in Thailand
- June 27 · Youth Day in Russia
- June 27 · Day of Culture and Art Workers and Magtymguly Pyragy's Poetry
- June 27 · Press and Media Workers' Day in Uzbekistan
- June 28 · Youth and Students’ Day in Belarus
- June 28 · Media Workers’ Day in Kazakhstan
- June 28 · International Body Piercing Day
July
- July 1 · World Bakuvians Day
- July 1 · Architecture Day of Ukraine
- July 1 · July Morning in Bulgaria
- July 3 · Bucharest International Jazz Competition
- July 3 · Fiesta del Fuego in Cuba
- July 3 · International Drop a Rock Day
- July 4 · Dostoevsky Day in Russia
- July 4 · Queen Sonja's Birthday in Norway
- July 4 · Lud Interregional Folk Festival
- July 6 · Eino Leino Day (Day of Poetry and Summer)
- July 6 · Architect's Day in Russia
- July 6 · Birthday of the Dalai Lama
- July 6 · San Fermín Festival in Pamplona
- July 7 · World Kiswahili Language Day
- July 7 · Ivan Kupala
- July 7 · Tanabata Festival in Japan
- July 8 · Video Game Day
- July 9 · Fashion Day
- July 10 · Nikola Tesla Day
- July 11 · Lighting Professionals' Day
- July 11 · Day of the Flemish Community
- July 12 · Ust-Tsilma Gorka Folk Festival
- July 13 · World Rock Day
- July 15 · St Swithin's Day
- July 17 · Ethnographer's Day in Russia
- July 17 · Kadırga Festival in Turkey
- July 18 · World Listening Day
- July 21 · Zazhinki
- July 21 · Invite an Alien to Live With You Day
- July 22 · National Press Day of Azerbaijan
- July 23 · International Yada Yada Yada Day
- July 24 · Florist's Day in Russia
- July 25 · International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent
- July 26 · Pisco Sour Day in Peru
- July 26 · Esperanto Day
- July 27 · Sleepyhead Day in Finland
- July 27 · Walk on Stilts Day
- July 29 · Saint Olaf's Day
- July 29 · International Lipstick Day
- July 31 · Unusual Musical Instruments Day
August
- August 1 · Lammas / Lughnasadh
- August 1 · Azerbaijani Alphabet and Language Day
- August 1 · Emancipation Day in Jamaica
- August 2 · Azerbaijan National Cinema Day
- August 2 · World Anglo-Indian Day
- August 6 · Jamaica Independence Day
- August 7 · Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- August 7 · Edinburgh International Festival
- August 9 · Book Lovers Day
- August 9 · Turkmen Melon Day
- August 9 · International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
- August 11 · World Steelpan Day
- August 11 · Armenian National Identity Day (Navasard)
- August 12 · Vinyl Record Day
- August 14 · Portuguese Bullfighting Anniversary
- August 14 · International Day of Traditional Sports and Games
- August 16 · Palio di Siena
- August 19 · World Photography Day
- August 19 · Russian Telnyashka Day
- August 19 · Philately Day (Postage Stamp Day)
- August 19 · Qixi Festival
- August 20 · Saint Stephen's Day in Hungary
- August 21 · Poet's Day
- August 22 · Bilbao's Great Week
- August 22 · World Folklore Day
- August 24 · Pärtel's Day
- August 24 · Strange Music Day
- August 25 · St. Moritz Gourmet Festival
- August 26 · Onam Festival in India
- August 27 · Russian Cinema Day
- August 28 · Spozhinki Harvest Festival
- August 28 · International Read Comics in Public Day
- August 29 · World Gamer Day
- August 30 · Archivists’ Day in Kyrgyzstan
- August 30 · Frankenstein Day
- August 31 · Blog Day
- August 31 · Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan
- August 31 · Limba Noastră — National Language Day in Moldova
- August 31 · International Day for People of African Descent
September
- September 1 · World Letter Writing Day
- September 2 · Pierce Your Ears Day
- September 3 · Farewell Day
- September 3 · Global Skyscraper Day
- September 5 · Day of the Languages of the People of Kazakhstan
- September 5 · International Day of the World's Indigenous Women and Girls
- September 6 · Belarusian Written Language Day
- September 7 · Florence Lantern Festival
- September 7 · Piedigrotta Festival in Italy
- September 8 · Star Trek Day
- September 9 · Graphic Designer's Day in Russia
- September 9 · International Beauty Day
- September 11 · Faceted Glass Day
- September 12 · Ukrainian Cinema Day
- September 12 · International Crochet Day
- September 13 · Grape Harvest Festival in Romania
- September 13 · Roald Dahl Day
- September 14 · Coloring Day
- September 15 · Libraries Day in Belarus
- September 15 · International Dot Day
- September 15 · World Afro Day
- September 16 · Juliet’s Birthday
- September 17 · International Country Music Day
- September 18 · National Music Day in Azerbaijan
- September 21 · World Russian Unity Day
- September 22 · Baltic Unity Day
- September 22 · Hobbit Day
- September 23 · State Language Day of the Kyrgyz Republic
- September 23 · International Day of Sign Languages
- September 23 · Bi Visibility Day
- September 25 · National Comic Book Day
- September 25 · Mid-Autumn Festival
- September 25 · Chuseok in South Korea
- September 26 · European Day of Languages
- September 27 · World Tourism Day
- September 27 · International Day of the Deaf
- September 28 · Business Book Day in Russia
- September 28 · Confucius's Birthday in China
- September 30 · All-Ukrainian Libraries Day
- September 30 · International Translation Day
October
- October 1 · Ukrainian Cossack Day
- October 1 · International Music Day
- October 3 · World Card Making Day
- October 3 · International Felt Day
- October 3 · National Wine Day in Moldova
- October 3 · Areni Wine Festival in Armenia
- October 4 · Cinnamon Bun Day in Sweden
- October 4 · Harvest Thanksgiving in Germany
- October 4 · Marino Grape Festival
- October 5 · World Architecture Day
- October 6 · Archivists’ Day in Belarus
- October 7 · Librarians’ Day in Armenia
- October 7 · International Guitar Festival in Argentina
- October 9 · Hangul Day
- October 10 · Aleksis Kivi Day, Finnish Literature Day
- October 10 · Lumière Film Festival
- October 10 · Targmanchats, the Feast of the Holy Translators
- October 11 · Cultural Workers' Day in Belarus
- October 11 · Artists' Day in Ukraine
- October 11 · Harvest Festival in Armenia
- October 12 · Cultures Day in Costa Rica
- October 12 · International Day Against DRM
- October 13 · International Plain Language Day
- October 16 · World Bread Day
- October 16 · Armenian Press Day
- October 18 · Cravat Day
- October 18 · Kirmes in Germany
- October 19 · Write a Letter to the Future Day
- October 19 · Señor de Luren Festival in Peru
- October 22 · White Cranes Day
- October 22 · Temari Day
- October 25 · Millers’ Day in Belarus
- October 26 · International School Library Day
- October 27 · World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
- October 27 · Ukrainian Writing and Language Day
- October 28 · International Animation Day
- October 28 · International Creole Day
- October 31 · Halloween
November
- November 1 · Day of the Dead in Mexico
- November 1 · Coffee Ground Fortune-Telling Day
- November 1 · National Awakeners' Day in Bulgaria
- November 2 · Culture Workers' Day in Kyrgyzstan
- November 3 · Culture Day in Japan
- November 4 · King Tut Day
- November 5 · Puno Day in Peru
- November 5 · Guy Fawkes Night in England
- November 5 · World Romani Language Day
- November 6 · Swedish Heritage Day in Finland
- November 6 · Saxophone Day
- November 7 · Kekri in Finland
- November 7 · Giant Omelette Celebration in the United States
- November 8 · Pianists' Day
- November 8 · International KVN Day
- November 9 · Ukrainian Cultural Workers and Folk Artists Day
- November 9 · Diwali in India
- November 9 · Olive Festival in Spain
- November 10 · Mokosh Day
- November 13 · Njegoš Day in Montenegro
- November 13 · Symphonic Metal Day
- November 14 · Blacksmith's Day in Belarus
- November 14 · International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
- November 15 · Shichi-Go-San — Children's Festival in Japan
- November 15 · Day of the Imprisoned Writer
- November 16 · Handicrafts Day
- November 16 · International Day for Tolerance
- November 17 · Kyrgyz Cinema Day
- November 18 · Ded Moroz's Birthday
- November 18 · Mickey Mouse's Birthday
- November 19 · World Philosophy Day
- November 19 · Beaujolais Nouveau Day
- November 21 · World Television Day
- November 22 · Saint Cecilia's Day in Mexico
- November 23 · International Watercolor Day
- November 23 · Doctor Who Day
- November 24 · Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
- November 25 · Accordionist's Day in Russia
- November 26 · World Olive Tree Day
- November 28 · Pilipovka in Belarus
- November 29 · International Bible Day
December
- December 1 · Day Without Art
- December 2 · 2D Artists Day
- December 2 · National Jandal Day in New Zealand
- December 3 · World Computer Graphics Day
- December 4 · Manas Epic Day in the Kyrgyz Republic
- December 5 · Ninja Day
- December 6 · Good Neighbourliness Day in Turkmenistan
- December 7 · Seb-i Arus: Whirling Dervishes Festival in Konya
- December 7 · Letter Writing Day
- December 8 · Jean Sibelius Day and Day of Finnish Music
- December 8 · Radio and Television Workers Day in Kyrgyzstan
- December 8 · International Artist Day
- December 9 · World Techno Day
- December 9 · Christmas Card Day
- December 10 · Nobel Prize Day
- December 11 · International Tango Day
- December 12 · Kyrgyzstan National Literature Day
- December 13 · International Violin Day
- December 14 · Bashkir Language Day
- December 14 · Knitting Day in Russia
- December 15 · Zamenhof Day
- December 17 · Belarusian Cinema Day
- December 18 · Arabic Language Day at the UN
- December 19 · International Emo Day
- December 20 · Go Caroling Day
- December 21 · Winter Solstice
- December 21 · Karachun (Korochun)
- December 22 · International Bard Song Day
- December 23 · Blukas Festival in Lithuania
- December 23 · Festivus
- December 23 · HumanLight
- December 25 · Koliada
- December 25 · Nardugan
- December 26 · Boxing Day
- December 26 · Kwanzaa
- December 27 · Paper Snowflake Day
- December 28 · International Cinema Day
- December 29 · International Cello Day
- December 31 · Hogmanay in Scotland
- December 31 · World Peace Meditation Day