January Holidays

Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of January. 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 December 15^th and reflect 2023 dates.

01/01:

• New Year’s Day
• Copyright Day/Public Domain Day
• Apple Gifting Day
• Commitment Day
• Ellis Island Day
• Euro Day
• Global Family Day
• National First-Foot Day
• Ring a Bell Day
• Solemnity of Mary
• World Day of Peace
• Celebration of Life Week
• Diet Resolution Week
• New Year’s Resolutions Week
• World Series of Beer Pong

01/02:

• National Cream Puff Day
• Motivation and Inspiration Day
• National Science Fiction Day
• National Thank God it’s Monday Day
• Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day
• Saint Basil’s Day
• Swiss Cheese Day
• Tournament of Roses Parade
• World Introvert Day
• Someday We’ll Laugh About This Week

01/03:

• Drinking Straw Day
• Festival of Sleep Day
• Fruitcake Toss Day
• Humiliation Day
• International Mind-Body Wellness Day
• JRR Tolkien Day
• National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
• National Write to Congress Day
• Women Rock! Day

01/04:

• Dimpled Chad Day
• Earth at Perihelion
• Free Flower Basket Day
• National CanDo Day
• National Spaghetti Day
• National Trivia Day
• Tom Thumb Day
• World Braille Day
• World Hypnotism Day

01/05:

• Carver Day
• National Bird Day
• National Keto Day
• National Screenwriters Day
• National Whipped Cream Day
• Twelfth Night
• Harbin Ice Festival

01/06:

• Apple Tree Day
• Epiphany/Three Kings Day
• National Bean Day
• National Cuddle Up Day
• National Shortbread Day
• National Take a Poet to Lunch Day
• World Day for War Orphans

01/07:

• Distaff Day
• Harlem Globetrotter’s Day
• I am a Mentor Day
• I’m Not Going to Take it Anymore Day
• National Bobblehead Day
• National Tempura Day
• Old Rock Day
• Orthodox Christmas Day

01/08:

• Argyle Day
• Baptism of the Lord
• Earth’s Rotation Day
• National Bubble Bath Day
• National English Toffee Day
• Snuggle a Chicken Day
• War on Poverty Day
• World Typing Day
• National Pizza Week (Jan 8-14)
• Universal Letter Writing Week (Jan 8-14)

01/09:

• Balloon Ascension Day
• International Choreographers Day
• National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
• National Static Electricity Day
• National Word Nerd Day
• Play God Day

01/10:

• League of Nations Day
• National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
• National Houseplant Appreciation Day
• National Save the Eagles Day
• National Shareholders Day
• Peculiar People Day
• Poetry at Work Day
• National Obesity Awareness Week (UK) (Jan 10-16)

01/11:

• Cigarettes Are Hazardous to Your Health Day
• Heritage Treasures Day (UK)
• International Parity at Work Day
• International Thank-You Day
• National Hot Toddy Day
• National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
• National Milk Day
• National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day
• National Take the Stairs Day
• Secret Pal Day
• Cuckoo Dancing Week (Jan 11-17)

01/12:

• Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day
• Kiss a Ginger Day
• National Hot Tea Day
• National Kettlebell Day
• National Marzipan Day

01/13:

• Calennig (UK)
• Korean American Day
• Make Your Dream Come True Day
• National Blame Someone Else Day
• National Gluten-Free Day
• National Rubber Ducky Day
• National Sticker Day
• Poetry Break Day
• Public Radio Broadcasting Day

01/14:

• Feast of the Ass Day
• International Kite Day
• National Dress Up Your Pet Day
• National Vision Board Day
• Organize Your Home Day
• Orthodox New Year
• Ratification Day
• World Logic Day

01/15:

• National Bagel Day
• National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
• National Hat Day
• National Pothole Day (UK)
• National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
• World Religion Day
• World Snow Day
• Hunt for Happiness Week (Jan 15-21)

01/16:

• Appreciate a Dragon Day
• Book Publishers Day
• Brew Monday
• Civil Rights Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Elementary School Teacher Day
• International Hot and Spicy Food Day
• National Fig Newton Day
• National Good Teen Day
• National Religious Freedom Day
• Prohibition Remembrance Day

01/17:

• Benjamin Franklin Day
• Cable Car Day
• Judgement Day
• Kid Inventors’ Day
• National Bootlegger’s Day
• Popeye Day
• International Hoof Care Week

01/18:

• Museum Selfie Day
• National Gourmet Coffee Day
• National Thesaurus Day
• National Winnie the Pooh Day

01/19:

• Artist as Outlaw Day
• Brew a Potion Day
• Good Memory Day
• National Popcorn Day
• National Tin Can Day
• Robert E. Lee Day

01/20:

• International Day of Acceptance
• International Fetish Day
• National Cheese Lover’s Day
• National Coffee Break Day
• National Penguin Day
• Take a Walk Outdoors Day

01/21:

• International Sweatpants Day
• Mariachi Day
• National Cheesy Socks Day
• National Conscious Uncoupling Day
• National Hugging Day
• National Squirrel Appreciation Day
• One-Liners Day
• Own Your Own Home Day
• Playdate Day
• Soup Swap Day
• Thank Your Mentor Day
• World Kiwanis Week

01/22:

• Come in From the Cold Day
• Dance of the Seven Veils Day
• National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
• National Bible Sunday
• National Blonde Brownie Day
• National Hot Sauce Day
• National Polka Dot Day
• National Sanctity of Human Life Day
• Roe v. Wade Day
• Kiss a Shark Week (Jan 22-28)

01/23:

• Better Business Communication Day
• International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day
• National Handwriting Day
• National Pie Day
• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day
• Wellington Anniversary Day (New Zealand)
• Farmhouse Breakfast Week (UK) (Jan 23-27)
• National CRNA Week (Jan 23-29)

01/24:

• Belly Laugh Day
• Change a Pet’s Life Day
• International Day of Education
• International Mobile Phone Recycling Day
• Macintosh Computer Day
• National “Just Do It” Day
• National Compliment Day
• National Peanut Butter Day
• Paul Pitcher Day (UK)
• Data Privacy Week (Jan 24-28)
• National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week (Jan 24-29)

01/25:

• A Room of One’s Own Day
• Burns Night (UK)
• Flouride Day
• Library Shelfie Day
• Opposite Day
• St. Dwynwen’s Day (UK)

01/26:

• Australia Day (Australia)
• Clashing Clothes Day
• International Environmental Education Day
• NASA’s Day of Remembrance
• National Green Juice Day
• National Spouses Day

01/27:

• International Holocaust Remembrance Day
• National Big Wig Day
• National Chocolate Cake Day
• National Fun at Work Day
• National Geographic Day

01/28:

• Christa McAuliffe Day
• Global Community Engagement Day
• International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day
• Local Quilt Shop Day
• National Blueberry Pancake Day
• National Daisy Day
• National Kazoo Day
• National Lego Day
• National Seed Swap Day
• Pop Art Day

01/29:

• Curmudgeons Day
• Freethinkers Day
• National Carnation Day
• National Puzzle Day

01/30:

• National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
• National Croissant Day
• National Draw a Dinosaur Day
• National Escape Day
• Yodel For Your Neighbors Day
• National Storytelling Week (UK) (Jan 30-Feb 6)

01/31:

• Eat Brussel Sprouts Day
• Gorilla Suit Day
• Grammy Awards Day
• Hell is Freezing Over Day
• Inspire Your Heart With Art Day
• International Zebra Day
• National Hot Chocolate Day
• National Plan for Vacation Day

Monthly Recognition

• Bread Machine Baking Month
• Be Kind to Food Servers Month
• California Restaurant Month
• Celebration of Life Month
• Clap 4 Health Month
• Financial Wellness Month
• Get Organized Month
• International Brain Teaser Month
• International Creativity Month
• Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
• Manuary
• National Black Diamond Month
• National Blood Donor Month
• National Book Blitz Month
• National Braille Literacy Month
• National Hobby Month
• National Hot Tea Month
• National Mentoring Month
• National Menudo Month
• National Oatmeal Month
• National Polka Music Month
• National Poverty in America Awareness Month
• National Skating Month
• National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
• National Soup Month
• National Stalking Awareness Month
• National Thank You Month
• National Train Your Dog Month
• Veganuary