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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