January Holiday and Observances 2024 – USA

Welcome to January: A Wonderland of Celebrations and Daily Delights!

January is a month brimming with an array of festivities and daily observances waiting to be discovered! From cherished holidays to offbeat celebrations, January unfolds as a vibrant canvas offering a multitude of opportunities for indulgence and reflection. Join us on a journey through this eclectic mix of traditions and novelties as we explore the rich mosaic of monthly, weekly, and daily events awaiting your participation. Get ready to immerse yourself in the charm and diversity of January’s celebrations, igniting your spirit for the remarkable moments this month has in store!

Below you will find our listing of the January Holidays and Observances in the US for 2024.

NOTE:

If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I will note the year and date below. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
If I have made an error, have any incorrect dates, or have left off any Holidays, Observances, or Awareness Days etc, please let me know! Contact me at hello@amfthings.com

Monthly Holidays and Observances

Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
Apple and Apricots Month
Artichoke and Asparagus Month
Bath Safety Month
Be Kind to Food Servers Month
Black Diamond Month
Book Blitz Month
Brain Teaser Month
Bread Machine Baking Month
California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month
California Restaurant Month
Celebration of Life Month
Cervical Cancer Screening Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Children Impacted by Parent’s Cancer Month
Clap 4 Health Month
Eye Care Month
Family Fit Lifestyle Month
Financial Wellness Month
Get a Balanced Life Month
Get Organized Month
Human Resource Month
International Brain Teaser Month
International Change Your Stars Month
International Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month
International Creativity Month
International New Year’s Resolution Month for Business
International Quality of Life Month
International Wayfinding Month
International Wealth Mentality Month
Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
Manuary
March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
Menudo Month
National Be On-Purpose Month
National Birth Defects Awareness Month
National Blood Donor Month
National Book Blitz Month
National Braille Literacy Month
National Candy Month
National CBD Month
National Child Centered Divorce Awareness Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Codependency Awareness Month
National Egg Month
National Fiber Focus Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Hobby Month
National Hot Tea Month
National Mail Order Gardening Month
National Meat Month
National Mentoring Month
National Oatmeal Month
National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month
National Personal Trainer Awareness Month
National Physiotherapy Month
National Polka Music Month
National Poverty in America Awareness Month
National Radon Action Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
National Slow Cooking Month
National Skating Month
National Soup Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
National Staying Healthy Month
National Sunday Supper Month
National Thank You Month
National Train Your Dog Month
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
National Wheat Bread Month
Oatmeal Month
Prune Breakfast Month
Retail Bakers Month
Rising Star Month
Sanctity of Human Life Month
Self-Help Group Awareness Month
Self-Love Month
Shape Up US Month
Take a New Year’s Resolution to Stop Smoking Month (TANYRSS) – December 17 – February 5 (51 days starting on December 17)
Teen Driving Awareness Month
Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Tubers and Dried Fruit Month
Unchain a Dog Month
Walk Your Pet Month
Worldwide Rising Star Month

Daily Holidays and Observances

January 1

Apple Gifting Day – January 1
Bonza Bottler Day – January 1
Commitment Day – January 1
Copyright Law Day – January 1
Divorce Monday – January 1, 2024 (First Monday of the year is when most divorces are filed)
Ellis Island Day – January 1
Euro Day – January 1
First Foot Day – January 1
Global Family Day – January 1
Handsel Day – January 1, 2024 (First Monday in January)
Mummer’s Parade – January 1
National Bloody Mary Day – January 1
National Hangover Day – January 1
New Years Day – January 1
New Year’s Dishonor List Day – January 1
Polar Bear Plunge or Swim Day – January 1
Public Domain Day – January 1
Rose Bowl Game – January 1, 2024 (Never on a Sunday Tradition)
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – January 1 (Catholic)
St. Basil’s Day – January 1
Thank God It’s Monday Day – January 1, 2024 and June 3, 2024 (First Monday in January and June)
Tournament of Roses Parade (Rose Parade) – January 1, 2024 (Never on a Sunday Tradition)
World Day of Peace – January 1
Z Day – January 1

January 2

55 MPH Speed Limit Day – January 2
Earth at Perihelion – January 2, 2024 @ 4:38pm EST (closest to the Sun)
Happy Mew Year for Cats Day – January 2
National Buffet Day – January 2
National Cream Puff Day – January 2
National Motivation and Inspiration Day – January 2
National Personal Trainer Awareness Day – January 2
National Pet Travel Safety Day – January 2
National Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes it Day – January 2
National Science Fiction Day – January 2
Swiss Cheese Day – January 2
World Introvert Day – January 2

January 3

Festival of Sleep Day – January 3
Fruitcake Toss Day – January 3
Humiliation Day – January 3
J.R.R. Tolkien Day – January 3
Memento Mori “Remember You Die” Day – January 3
National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day – January 3
National Drinking Straw Day – January 3
National Write to Congress Day – January 3
Women Rock! Day – January 3

January 4

Dimpled Chad Day – January 4
Free Flower Basket Day – January 4
I Am a Mentor Day – January 4
National Spaghetti Day – January 4
Pop Music Chart Day – January 4
Tom Thumb Day – January 4
Trivia Day – January 4
World Braille Day – January 4
World Hypnotism Day – January 4

January 5

Monopoly Game Day – January 5
National Bird Day – January 5
National Keto Day – January 5
National Screenwriters Day – January 5
National Whipped Cream Day – January 5
Twelfth Night – January 5

January 6

Apple Tree Day – January 6
Armenian Christmas – January 6
Cuddle Up Day – January 6
Epiphany, or Three Kings Day – January 6 (12th Day After Christmas)
National Play Outside Day – January 6, 2024 (First Saturday of EVERY Month)
National Shortbread Day – January 6
National Smith Day – January 6
National Take a Poet to Lunch Day – January 6
National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day – January 6
National Technology Day – January 6
National Tempura Day – January 6
World Day for War Orphans – January 6

January 7

Baptism of the Lord – January 7, 2024 (Sunday after Epiphany)
Distaff Day – January 7
Golden Globe Awards (Beverly Hills) – January 7, 2024
Harlem Globetrotter’s Day – January 7
I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore Day – January 7
International Programmer’s Day – January 7
National Bobblehead Day – January 7
National Pass Gas Day – January 7
No Pants Subway Ride Day – January 7, 2024 (First Sunday in January)
Old Rock Day – January 7
Orthodox Christmas Day – January 7

January 8

Argyle Day
Bubble Bath Day
Coming of Age Day (Celebrated in Japan on the Second Monday of January)
Earth’s Rotation Day
International Typing Day
Midwife’s Day or Women’s Day (In Greece)
National Clean Off Your Desk Day – January 8, 2024 (Second Monday in January)
National English Toffee Day – January 8
National Gluten-Free Day – January 8, 2024 (Second Monday in January)
National Joygerm Day – January 8
National Man Watcher’s Day – January 8 (Also known as Male Watcher’s Day)
National Weigh-In Day – January 8, 2024 (First Monday after New Years)
National Winter Skin Relief Day – January 8
Plough Monday – January 8, 2024 (First Monday after January 6)
Show and Tell Day at Work – January 8
War on Poverty Day – January 8
World Literary Day – January 8
World Typing Day – January 8

January 9

Balloon Ascension Day – January 9
International Choreographers Day – January 9
National Apricot Day – January 9
National Cassoulet Day – January 9
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day – January 9
National Poetry at Work Day – January 9, 2024 (Second Tuesday in January)
National Shop for Travel Day – January 9, 2024 (Second Tuesday in January)
National Static Electricity Day – January 9
National Take the Stairs Day – January 9
National Word Nerd Day – January 9
Panama’s Martyrs’ Day – January 9
Play God Day – January 9

January 10

Bittersweet Chocolate Day – January 10
Houseplant Appreciation Day – January 10
League of Nations Day – January 10
National Cut Your Energy Costs Day – January 10
National Oysters Rockefeller Day – January 10
National Peculiar People Day – January 10
Save the Eagles Day – January 10

January 11

Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day – January 11
Girl Hug Boy Day – January 11
Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day – January 11, 2024 (Second Thursday in January)
Heritage Treasures Day (U.K.) – January 11
Hot Toddy Day – January 11
International Thank-You Day – January 11
Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day – January 11
Milk Day – January 11
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day – January 11
National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day – January 11
Secret Pal Day – January 11
World Sketchnote Day – January 11

January 12

Curried Chicken Day – January 12
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day – January 12
Kiss a Ginger Day – January 12
Lee Jackson Day (State Holiday in Virginia) – January 12, 2024
National Hot Tea Day – January 12
National Marzipan Day – January 12
National Pharmacist Day – January 12
Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution Day – January 12
Work Harder Day – January 12

January 13

Eagle Day – January 13, 2024 (Second Saturday in January)
Korean American Day – January 13
Make Your Dreams Come True Day – January 13
National Peach Melba Day – January 13
National Sticker Day – January 13
National Vision Board Day – January 13, 2024 (Second Saturday in January)
Poetry Break Day – January 13
Public Radio Broadcasting Day – January 13
Rubber Ducky Day – January 13
Stephen Foster Memorial Day – January 13

January 14

Cesarean Section Day – January 14
Feast of the Ass (Donkey) – January 14 (Celebrates all the donkeys of the Bible)
International Kite Day – January 14
National Dress Up Your Pet Day – January 14
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day – January 14
National Sunday Supper Day – January 14, 2024 (Second Sunday in January)
Organize Your Home Day – January 14
Orthodox New Year – January 14
Ratification Day – January 14
Take a Missionary to Lunch Day – January 14
World Logic Day – January 14

January 15

Alpha Kappa Alpha Day – January 15
Blue Monday – January 15, 2024 (Third Monday of the Year)
Civil Rights Day – January 15, 2024 (Same Day as Martin Luther King Day, Third Monday in January)
Elementary School Teacher Day – January 15, 2024 (Third Monday in January)
Hat Day – January 15
Humanitarian Day – January 15
Idaho Human Rights Day – January 15, 2024 (Same Day as Martin Luther King Day, Third Monday in January)
Martin Luther King Day of Service – January 15, 2024 (Third Monday in January)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – January 15, 2024 (Third Monday in January)
National Bagel Day – January 15
National Booch Day – January 15
National Crowd Feed Day – January 15, 2024 (Same Day as Martin Luther King Day, Third Monday in January)
National Day of Service – January 15, 2024 (Third Monday in January)
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day – January 15
Robert E. Lee Day – January 15, 2024 (States of AL, AR, MS)
Strawberry Ice Cream Day – January 15
Wikipedia Day – January 15

January 16

Appreciate a Dragon Day – January 16
Book Publishers Day – January 16
Civil Service Day – January 16
International Hot & Spicy Food Day – January 16
National Fig Newton Day – January 16
National Good Teen Day – January 16
National Nothing Day – January 16
National Quinoa Day – January 16
National Without a Scalpel Day – January 16
Printing Ink Day – January 16, 2024 (Closest Tuesday to January 16)
Prohibition Remembrance Day – January 16
Psychiatric Technician’s Day – January 16
Religious Freedom Day – January 16
Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day – January 16, 2024 (Third Tuesday in January)
Without a Scalpel Day – January 16

January 17

Ben Franklin’s Birthday – January 17
Cable Car Day – January 17
Customer Service Day – January 17
Ditch New Years Resolutions Day – January 17
Hot-Buttered Rum Day – January 17
International Mentoring Day – January 17
Judgement Day – January 17
Kid Inventors’ Day – January 17
Museum Selfie Day – January 17, 2024 (Third Wednesday in January)
National Bootleggers Day – January 17
National Hot Heads Chili Day – January 17
Popeye Day – January 17

January 18

Get to Know Your Customer Day – January 18, 2024 (Third Thursday of the Start of Each Quarter, Jan/April/July/Oct)
Maintenance Day – January 18
National Gourmet Coffee Day – January 18
Peking Duck Day – January 18
Thesaurus Day – January 18
Winnie the Pooh Day – January 18

January 19

Archery Day – January 19
Artist as Outlaw Day – January 19
Brew a Potion Day – January 19
Confederate Memorial Day – January 19 (Texas)
Good Memory Day – January 19
International Fetish Day – January 19, 2024 (Third Friday in January)
National Gun Appreciation Day – January 19
National Popcorn Day – January 19
New Friends Day – January 19, July 19, and October 19
Robert E. Lee’s Birthday – January 19 (State of Florida)
Tenderness Toward Existence Day – January 19
Tin Can Day – January 19
World Day of Migrants and Refugees – January 19
World Quark Day – January 19

January 20

Bald Eagle Appreciation Days – January 20, 2024
Camcorder Day – January 20
Inauguration Day – January 20
International Day of Acceptance – January 20
National Bill Cosby Sweater Day – January 20
National Buttercrunch Day – January 20
National Cheese Lover’s Day – January 20
National Coffee Break Day – January 20
National Disc Jockey Day – January 20
National Use Your Gift Card Day – January 20, 2024 (Third Saturday in January)
Penguin Awareness Day – January 20
Soup Swap Day – January 20, 2024 (Third Saturday in January)
Take a Walk Outdoors Day – January 20
Underwater Parks Day (California) – January 20, 2024

January 21

International Playdate Day – January 21
International Sweatpants Day – January 21
National Cheesy Socks Day – January 21
National Granola Bar Day – January 21
National Hug Your Puppy Day – January 21
National Hugging Day – January 21
National Sanctity of Human Life Day (or Pro-Life Day) – January 21, 2024 (Closest Sunday to January 22)
New England Clam Chowder Day – January 21
One-Liners Day – January 21
Own Your Own Home Day – January 21
Squirrel Appreciation Day – January 21
World Religion Day – January 21, 2024 (Third Sunday in January)
World Snow Day – January 21, 2024 (Third Sunday in January)

January 22

Better Business Communication Day – January 22, 2024 (Fourth Monday in January)
Celebration of Life Day – January 22
Come in From the Cold Day – January 22
Community Manager Appreciation Day – January 22, 2024 (Fourth Monday in January)
Dance of the Seven Veils Day – January 22
National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day – January 22
National Blonde Brownie Day – January 22
National Hot Sauce Day – January 22
National Polka Dot Day – January 22
Roe vs. Wade Day – January 22

January 23

Measure Your Feet Day – January 23
National Handwriting Day – January 23
National Pie Day – January 23
Paul Pitcher Day – January 23
Rhubarb Pie Day – January 23
Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day – January 23
Speak Up and Succeed Day – January 23, 2024 (Fourth Tuesday in January

January 24

Beer Can Appreciation Day – January 24
Belly Laugh Day – January 24
Change a Pet’s Life Day – January 24
International Mobile Phone Recycling Day – January 24
Library Shelfie Day – January 24, 2024 (Fourth Wednesday in January)
National Compliment Day – January 24
National “Just Do It” Day – January 24
National Peanut Butter Day – January 24
Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day – January 24

January 25

A Room of One’s Own Day – January 25
Burns Night – January 25
Clashing Clothes Day – January 25, 2024 (Fourth Thursday in January)
Fluoride Day – January 25
Macintosh Computer Day – January 25
National Irish Coffee Day – January 25
National IV Nurse Day – January 25
Observe the Weather Day – January 25
Opposite Day – January 25
Robert Burns Day – January 25
Thank Your Mentor Day – January 25
Women’s Healthy Weight Day – January 25, 2024 (Thursday of the Third Full Week of January)

January 26

Australia Day – January 26
Dental Drill Appreciation Day – January 26
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day – January 26, 2024 (Last Friday in January)
International Customs Day – January 26
Lotus 1-2-3 Day – January 26
National Activity Professionals Day – January 26, 2024 (Fourth Friday in January)
National Big Wig Day – January 26, 2024 (Last Friday in January)
National Fun at Work Day – January 26, 2024 (Last Friday in January)
National Green Juice Day – January 26
National Peanut Brittle Day – January 26
National Pistachio Day – January 26
National Preschool Health and Fitness Day – January 26, 2024 (Last Friday in January)
Spouse’s Day – January 26
Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement – January 26

January 27

Auschwitz Liberation Day – January 27
Chocolate Cake Day – January 27
Holocaust Memorial Day – January 27 (United Kingdom)
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust – January 27
Local Quilt Shop Day – January 27, 2024 (Fourth Saturday in January)
National Geographic Day – January 27
National Seed Swap Day – January 27, 2024 (Last Saturday in January)
Punch the Clock Day – January 27
Thomas Crapper Day – January 27
Vietnam Peace Day – January 27
Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day – January 27 2024 (Fourth Saturday in January)
World Breast Pumping Day – January 27

January 28

Child Labor Day – January 28, 2024 (Fourth Sunday in January)
Christa McAuliffe Day – January 28
Daisy Day – January 28
Global Community Engagement Day – January 28
International Lego Day – January 28
National Bible Sunday – January 28, 2024 (Fourth Sunday in January)
National Blueberry Pancake Day – January 28
National Data Privacy Day – January 28
National Kazoo Day – January 28
National Pediatrician Day – January 28
Pop Art Day – January 28
Rattlesnake Round Up – January 28
Rubber Ducky Day – January 28
Thank a Plugin Developer Day (WordPress) – January 28
World Leprosy Day – January 28, 2024 (Last Sunday in January)

January 29

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day – January 29, 2024 (Last Monday in January)
Curmudgeons Day – January 29
Freethinkers Day – January 29 (Also known as Thomas Paine Day)
Kansas Day – January 29
National Carnation Day – January 29
National Corn Chip Day – January 29
National Puzzle Day – January 29
Seeing Eye Guide Dog Birthday 1929 – January 29
Thomas Paine Day – January 29

January 30

National Croissant Day – January 30
National Escape Day – January 30
National Inane Answering Message Day – January 30
National Plan for Vacation Day – January 30, 2024 (Last Tuesday in January)
School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (DENIP) – January 30
Yodel for Your Neighbors Day – January 30

January 31

Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day – January 31
Backward Day – January 31
Brandy Alexander Day – January 31
Eat Brussels Sprouts Day – January 31
Hell is Freezing Over Day – January 31
Hug an Economist Day – January 31
Inspire Your Heart with the Arts Day – January 31
National Hot Chocolate Day – January 31
Scotch Tape Day – January 31
Street Children’s Day – January 31

Weekly Holidays and Observances

Celebration of Life Week – January 1-7

Diet Resolution Week – January 1-7

January 28, 2024 – February 3, 2024 – Catholic Schools Week (Begins on the last Sunday in January)

December 14, 2023 – January 5, 2024 – Christmas Bird Count Week – (Every December 14 – January 5)

January 7-14 – Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

January 27 – February 3, 2024 – Cordova Ice Worm Days

Cuckoo Dancing Week – January 11-17

January 27 – February 13, 2024 – Carnival of Venice -An annual festival held in Venice, Italy where people wear masks and costumes.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (Winter Enforcement) – December 18, 2023 – January 1, 2024

Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration Week – January 5-8, 2024

Hannukah – December 25, 2024 – January 2, 2025

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival – December 20, 2023 – Early March, 2024

Healthy Weight Week – January 21-27, 2024 (Third Week in January)

Home Office Safety and Security Week – January 14-20, 2024 (Second Full Week in January)

Hot Heads Chili Days – January 17-18

Hunt for Happiness Week – January 21-27, 2024 (Third Full Week)

International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo – January 19-28, 2024 (Monaco)

International Hoof Care Week – January 23-26, 2024

International Hot Air Balloon Week – January 28 – February 3, 2024 (Fourth Full Week of January)

International Printing Week – Third Week of January

International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week – January 13-21, 2024

International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – January 18-25

Kiss a Shark Week – January 21-27, 2024 (Fourth Full Week of January)

Kwanzaa – December 26, 2023 – January 1, 2024; December 26, 2024 – January 1, 2025 (Week of December 26 – January 1)

National Activity Professionals Week – January 21-27, 2024 (Fourth Full Week of January)

National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week – January 21-27, 2024 (Last Full Week in January)

National Clean Out Your Inbox Week – January 22-26, 2024 (Last Business Week in January)

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week – January 29 – February 3, 2024

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week – January 17-23

National Handwriting Analysis Week – January 21-27, 2024 (Week of John Hancock’s birthday on January 23)

National Irish Coffee Week – Fourth Week of January

National Law Enforcement Training Week – January 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of January)

National Lose Weight – Feel Great Week – January 7-13, 2024 (Starts First Sunday in January)

National Meat Week – January 28 – February 4, 2024 (8 Days starting on the fourth Sunday)

National Medical Group Practice Week – January 22-26, 2024 (M-F week that starts on Fourth Monday in January)

National Mocktail Week – January 14-20, 2024 (Second Full Week in January)

National Pizza Week – January 14-20, 2024 (Second Full Week of January)

National School Choice Week – January 21-27, 2024 (Last Full Week in January)

National Soccer Coaches of America Week – January 10-14, 2024

National Thank Your Customers Week – January 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of January)

National Western Stock Show and Rodeo – (Denver, CO) – January 6-21, 2024

New Years’ Resolution Week – January 1-8

No Tillage Week – January 9-12, 2024

Pennsylvania Farm Show – January 6-13, 2024 (Harrisburg, PA)

Rolex 24 at Daytona – January 27-28, 2024 (Daytona, FL)

Saint Paul Winter Carnival – January 25 – February 4, 2024 (St. Paul, MN)

Silent Record Week – January 1-7

Snowcare for Troops Awareness Week – January 21-27, 2024

Someday We’ll Laugh About This Week – January 2-8

Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show – January 12 – February 3, 2024 (Fort Worth, TX)

Sugar Awareness Week – January 15-19, 2024 (Third Work Week in January)

Sundance Film Festival (Park City, Utah) – January 18-28, 2024

Take a New Year’s Resolution to Stop Smoking Month (TANYRSS) – December 17, 2023 – February 5, 2024; December 17, 2024 – February 5, 2025

Tax Identity Theft Week – January 29, 2024 – February 2, 2024 (5 Days Starting the Last Monday in January)

The American Express Tournament (Formerly: CareerBuilder Challenge and Prior to that Bob Hope Classic) – January 15-21, 2024 in La Quinta, CA

Tie One On For Safety Campaign – November 23, 2023 – January 1, 2024 (Thanksgiving to New Years Day); November 28, 2024 – January 1, 2025

Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) – Evening of January 24, 2024 – Evening of January 25, 2024

Universal Letter Writing Week – January 8-14

US Snow Sculpting Week – January 31 – February 4, 2024

Week of Christian Unity – January 18-25

World Kiwanis Week – January 21-26, 2024

Resources:

https://www.today.com/life/holidays/january-holidays-and-observances-rcna43156

http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/january-holidays.html

https://www.thespruce.com/celebrations-4163111