February Holidays
Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of February. If your book focuses on a topic or a thing, I encourage you to find out if there is a special day that fits with your book.
Some dates may fluctuate year to year. This list was last updated on January 19th and reflect 2023 dates.
02/01:
- Conservatorship and Guardianship Abuse Awareness Day
- Decorating with Candy Day
- G.I. Joe Day
- Global School Play Day
- Holiday Hugs Day
- Hula in the Coola Day
- National Baked Alaska Day
- National Dark Chocolate Day
- National Freedom Day
- National Get Up Day
- National Girls and Women in Sports Day
- National Serpent Day
- National Signing Day
- Robinson Crusoe Day
- Spunky Old Broads Day
- World Hijab Day
- World Read Aloud Day
- La Poutine Week (Feb. 1-7) (Canada)
- National Patient Recognition Week (Feb. 1-7)
- Shape Up With Pickles Time (Feb. 1-7)
- Solo Diners Eat Out Week (Feb. 1-7)
- U.S. Snow Sculpting Week (Feb. 1-5)
- Women’s Heart Week (Feb. 1-7)
- World Interfaith Harmony Week (Feb. 1-7)
02/02:
- Ayn Rand Day
- California Kiwifruit Day
- Candlemas Day
- Groundhog Day
- Groundhog Job Shadow Day
- Harry Potter Book Night
- Marmot Day
- National Brown Dog Day
- National Heavenly Hash Day
- National Hedgehog Day
- National Tater Tot Day
- National Ukulele Day
- Optimist Day
- Self Renewal Day
- Sled Dog Day
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Wetlands Day
02/03:
- American Painters Day
- Bubblegum Day
- Doggy Date Night
- Elmo’s Birthday
- Feed the Birds Day
- Four Chaplains Day
- Give Kids a Smile Day
- National Carrot Cake Day
- National Cordova Ice Worm Day
- National Golden Retriever Day
- National Missing Persons Day
- National Patient Recognition Day
- National Women’s Heart Day/National Wear Red Day
- National Wedding Ring Day
- National Women Physicians Day
- Number Day (UK)
- Take a Cruise Day
- The Day the Music Died
- Working Naked Day
02/04:
- Create a Vacuum Day
- International Day of Human Fraternity
- International Pisco Sour Day
- Liberace Day
- Medjoola Date Day
- Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
- National Hemp Day
- National Homemade Soup Day
- National Stuffed Mushroom Day
- National Thank a Mail Carrier Day
- National Wicker Day
- Philippine-American War Memorial
- Sweater Day
- Take Your Child to the Library Day
- Torture Abolition Day
- USO Day
- World Cancer Day
- Yukon Quest
- National Secondhand Wardrobe Week (Feb. 4-12)
02/05:
- Adlai Stevenson Day
- British Yorkshire Pudding Day (UK)
- Disaster Day
- Dump Your Significant Jerk Day
- Feast of St. Agatha
- Floating Lanterns Festival
- National Chocolate Fondue Day
- National Fart Day
- National Pork Rind Day
- National Primrose Day (UK)
- Scouts Sunday
- Western Monarch Day
- World Animal Reiki Day
- World Nutella Day
- Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 5-11)
- National Kraut and Frankfurter Week (Feb. 5-11)
- Pay Your Bills Week (Feb. 5-11)
02/06:
- International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
- National Chopsticks Day
- National Frozen Yogurt Day
- National Lame Duck Day
- National Sickie Day
- National Valentine Shopping Reminder Day
- Oatmeal Monday (Scotland)
- Pay a Compliment Day
- Ronald Reagan Day
- Time to Talk Day
- Freelance Writers Appreciation Week (Feb. 6-12)
- Heart Failure Awareness Week (Feb. 6-12)
- International Networking Week (Feb. 6-12)
- National School Counseling Week (Feb. 6-10)
02/07:
- African American Coaches Day
- Ballet Day (US)
- E-Day
- Hug an Addict or Alcoholic Day
- International Clash Day
- International Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
- National Periodic Table Day
- National Send a Card to a Friend Day
- Rose Day
- Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day
- African Heritage and Health Week (Feb. 7-13)
- Love a Mensch Week (Feb. 7-14)
- National Apprenticeship Week (Feb. 7-13)(UK)
- National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14)
02/08:
- Laugh and Get Rich Day
- Molasses Bar Day
- National Boy Scout Day
- National Kite-Flying Day
- Opera Day
02/09:
- Giving Hearts Day
- Gwyl Mabsant (Wales)
- National Bagel and Lox Day
- National Develop Alternative Vices Day
- National Pizza Day
- Read in the Bathtub Day
02/10:
- All the News That’s Fit to Print Day
- International Cribbage Day
- International Winter Bike to Work Day
- National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
- National Flannel Day
- National Umbrella Day
- Plimsoll Day
- Scout Sabbath
- Teddy Day
- Valentismas
- Welsh Language Music Day (UK)
- World Pulses (Legumes) Day
02/11:
- Be Electrific Day
- Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
- Get Out Your Guitar Day
- Global Movie Day
- Grandmother Achievement Day
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- National Inventors’ Day
- National Latte Day
- National Make a Friend Day
- National Peppermint Patty Day
- National Shut-In Visitation Day
- Pro Sports Wives Day
- Promise Day
- Satisfied Staying Single Day
- White T Shirt Day
- World Day of the Sick
- National Entrepreneurship Week (Feb. 11-18)
- National Hero Week (Feb. 11-17)
02/12:
- Autism Sunday (mostly UK)
- Darwin Day
- Hug Day
- International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers (US)/Red Hand Day
- Man Day
- NAACP Day
- National Freedom to Marry Day
- National Homegating Day
- National Lost Penny Day
- National Plum Pudding Day
- Oglethorpe Day
- Pork Rind Appreciation Day
- Safety Pup Day
- Super Bowl Sunday
- Super Chicken Wing Day
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Week (Feb. 12-15)
- Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week (Feb. 12-17)
- Children of Alcoholics Week (Feb. 12-18)
- Great American Pizza Bake (Feb. 12-18)
- International Flirting Week (Feb. 12-18)
- National Salute to Veteran Patients (Feb. 12-18)
- National Week of Chastity (Feb. 12-18)
- Pickle Time Week (Feb. 12-18)
02/13:
- Black Love Day
- Desperation Day
- Galentine’s Day
- Get a Different Name Day
- International Condom Day
- International Natural Day/International Day of Self-love
- Kiss Day
- National Cheddar Day
- National Crab Rangoon Day
- National Internet Friends Day
- National Poop Day
- National Tortellini Day
- National Wingman Day
- Oatmeal Monday (US)
- World Radio Day
- Homes for Birds Week (Feb. 13-19)
- Love Data Week (Feb. 13-17)
- National Jell-O Week (Feb. 13-19)
- Student Volunteering Week (Feb. 13-19) (UK)
- Take Your Family to School Week (Feb. 13-17)
02/14:
- Extraterrestrial Culture Day
- Frederick Douglass Day
- Gold Heart Day (UK)
- International Book Giving Day
- International Quirkyalone Day/Madly in Love With Me Day
- League of Women Voters Day
- Library Lovers’ Day
- National Black Literacy Day
- National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
- National Donor Day
- National Ferris Wheel Day
- National Football Hangover Day
- National Have a Heart Day (Canada)
- National Impotence Day
- Pet Theft Awareness Day
- Read to Your Child Day
- Safer Internet Day
- Valentines Day
- World Bonobo Day
- World Sound Healing Day
- Love Teaching Week (Feb. 14-21)
- National Condom Week (Feb. 14-21)
- Nest Box Week (Feb. 14-21) (UK)
- Random Acts of Kindness Week (Feb. 14-20)
- World AG Expo (Feb. 14-16)
02/15:
- Annoy Squidward Day
- Canada’s Agriculture Day (Canada)
- International Angelman Day
- International Childhood Cancer Day
- Love Reset Day
- National Black Girl Magic Day
- National Flag of Canada Day (Canada)
- National Gumdrop Day
- National I Want Butterscotch Day
- Parinirvana Day
- Remember the Maine Day
- Singles Awareness Day
- St. Skeletor’s Day
- Susan B. Anthony Day
- World Hippo Day
02/16:
- Do a Grouch a Favor Day
- Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
- Innovation Day
- Kyoto Protocol Day
- National Almond Day
- World Anthropology Day
02/17:
- Analog to Digital TV Day
- Champion Crab Races Day
- My Way Day
- National Cabbage Day
- National Cafe au Lait Day
- National Caregivers Day
- National Public Science Day
- No One Eats Alone Day
- Random Acts of Kindness Day
- Who Shall I Be Day
- World Human Spirit Day
- Girl Scout Cookie Weekend (Feb. 17-19)
02/18:
- Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day
- Great Backyard Bird Count
- Isra and Mi’Raj
- Maha (Maja) Shivaratri
- National Drink Wine Day
- Pluto Day
- World Pangolin Day
- National FFA Week (Feb. 18-25)
- Real Bread Week (Feb. 18-26)
02/19:
- Iwo Jima Day
- National Airboat Day
- National Arabian Horse Day
- National Chocolate Mint Day
- National Lash Day
- National Vet Girls RISE Day
- Orthodox Meatfare Sunday
- Prevent Plagiarism Day
- Tug of War Day
- U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Birthday
- World Whale Day
- Bird Health Awareness Week (Feb. 19-25)
- National Justice for Animals Week (Feb. 19-25)
- Through With the Chew Week (Feb. 19-25)
02/20:
- Carnival Monday
- Clean Out Your Bookcase Day
- Daisy Gaston Bates Day
- Family Day (Canada)
- Islander Day (Canada)
- Louis Riel Day (Canada)
- National Cherry Pie Day
- National Comfy Day
- National Handcuff Day
- National Leadership Day
- National Muffin Day
- National Student Volunteer Day
- Nova Scotia Heritage Day (Canada)
- President’s Day
- Shrove Monday
- Women in Blue Jeans Day
- World Day of Social Justice
- America Saves Week (Feb. 20-24)
- National Chip Week (Feb. 20-26)(UK)
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 20-26)
- National Pancake Week (Feb. 20-26)
02/21:
- Card Reading Day
- Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras
- International Mother Language Day
- National Grain Free Day
- National Pancake Day
- National Sticky Bun Day
02/22:
- Ash Wednesday
- Be Humble Day
- Cook a Sweet Potato Day
- European Day for Victims of Crime
- National Margarita Day
- National Walking the Dog Day
- Pink Shirt Day
- Play More Cards Day
- Recreational Sports and Fitness Day
- Scouts Founder’s Day
02/23:
- Curling is Cool Day
- Diesel Engine Day
- Digital Learning Day
- National Banana Bread Day
- National Chili Day
- National Rationalization Day
- National Tile Day
- National Toast Day
- Pinocchio Day
- Play Tennis Day
- The Great American Spit Out
- Tootsie Roll Day
- World Understanding and Peace Day
02/24:
- DiscoverE Girl Day/Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
- International Stand Up to Bullying Day
- National Skip the Straw Day
- National Tartar Sauce Day
- National Tortilla Chip Day
- National Trading Card Day
- Twin Peaks Day
- Yukon Heritage Day (Canada)
02/25:
- International Sword Swallowers Day
- Let’s All Eat Right Day
- National Chocolate Covered Nut Day
- Quiet Day
02/26:
- Black Lives Matter Day
- Carnival Day
- Carpe Diem Day
- For Pete’s Sake Day
- Letter to an Elder Day
- Levi Strauss Day
- National Pistachio Day
- Orthodox Forgiveness Sunday
- Tell a Fairy Tale Day
- Thermos Bottle Day
- Jewish Book Week (Feb. 26-Mar. 6)
- Peace Corps Week (Feb. 26-Mar. 6)
02/27:
- International Polar Bear Day
- National Kahlua Day
- National Pokemon Day
- National Protein Day
- National Strawberry Day
- No Brainer Day
- Orthodox Lent
- Retro Day
- World NGO Day
- Museum Advocacy Days (Feb. 27-28)
- National Pasty Week (Feb. 27-March 5) (UK)
02/28:
- Floral Design Day
- National Chocolate Souffle Day
- National Essay Day
- National Public Sleeping Day
- Rare Disease Day
- US SnowShoe Day
- World Spay Day
Month Recognitions
- Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month
- African American Heritage Month
- Black History Month
- American Heart Month
- An Affair to Remember Month
- Barley Month
- Berry Fresh Month
- Bike to Work Month (New Zealand)
- Canned Food Month
- Celebration of Chocolate Month
- Creative Romance Month
- Declutter for a Cause Month
- Dog Training Education Month
- Ethnic Equality Month
- Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit Month
- Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
- Free Open Source Software Month
- Great American Pie Month
- Human Relations Month
- Humpback Whale Awareness Month
- International Boost Self Esteem Month
- International Expect Success Month
- International Friendship Month
- International Month of Black Women in the Arts
- LGBT & History Month (UK)
- Love the Bus Month
- Marijuana Awareness Month
- National African American Read-In
- National Avocado and Banana Month
- National Bake for Family Fun Month
- National Bird Feeding Month
- National Cancer Prevention Month
- National Cat Health Month
- National Cherry Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- National Embroidery Month
- National Fasting February
- National Fondue Month
- National Goat Yoga Month
- National Grapefruit Month
- National Haiku Writing Month
- National Hot Breakfast Month
- National Library Lovers Month
- National Macadamia Nut Month
- National Mend a Broken Heart Month
- National Parent Leadership Month
- National Senior Independence Month
- National Snack Food Month
- National Sweet Potato Month
- National Time Management Month
- National Weddings Month
- National Women Inventors Month
- North American Inclusion Month
- Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
- Potato Lovers Month
- Relationship Wellness Month
- Responsible Pet Owners Month
- Spiritual Teachers Month
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- Vegan Cuisine Month
- Youth Leadership Month
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