November Holidays

Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of November. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, but we chose among the ones we thought would be most relevant to authors.

Some dates may fluctuate year to year. This list was last updated on October 27^th and reflect 2022 dates.

11/1:

• All Saints Day
• Calan Gaeaf (UK)
• National Author’s Day (US)
• National (Tooth)Brush Day (US)
• National Family Literacy Day (US)
• Prime Meridian Day
• World Communication Week (Nov. 1-7)

11/2:

• All Souls Day
• Be the Impact Day
• Day of the Dead (Mexico)
• World Ballet Day

11/3:

• Cliche Day (US)
• National Homemaker Day (US)

11/4:

• National Candy Day (US)
• National Easy-Bake Oven Day
• Use Your Common Sense Day

11/5:

• American Football Day
• Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes Day (UK)

11/6:

• Daylight Savings Ends (US)
• Dog Film Festival (US)
• Dear Santa Letter Week (Nov. 6-12)
• National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week (US)

11/7:

• National Hug a Bear Day (US)
• National Book Award Week (Nov. 7-13)
• National Recycling Week (Nov. 7-13) (Australia)
• World Kindness Week (Nov 7-13)
• Talk Money Week (Nov. 7-12) (UK)

11/8:

• Abet and Aid Punsters Day
• Election Day (US)
• National Cappuccino Day (US)
• STEM/STEAM Day (US)
• Talk Money Day (International)
• World Pianist Day
• World Town Planning Day

11/9:

• British Pudding Day (UK)
• Carl Sagan Day (US)
• Go to an Art Museum Day (US)
• World Freedom Day

11/10:

• Forget Me Not Day (US)
• Marine Corps Birthday (US)
• National Vanilla Cupcake Day (US)
• Sesame Street Day (US)
• World Immunization Day

11/11:

• Fasching
• Metal Day
• Origami Day
• National Sundae Day (US)
• Remembrance Day (Canada, UK, Australia)
• Veterans Day (US)

11/12:

• Chicken Soup for the Soul Day (US)
• National Happy Hour Day (US)
• National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week (Nov. 12-20) (US)

11/13:

• International Tongue Twister Day
• Orphan Sunday
• Remembrance Sunday (UK)
• Sadie Hawkins Day (US)
• World Kindness Day
• Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19)
• International Fraud Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19)

11/14:

• International Girls Day
• National American Teddy Bear Day (US)
• National Family PJ Day (US)
• World Orphans Day
• Anti-Bullying Week (Nov. 14-18) (UK)
• Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 14-18) (US)
• Global Entrepreneurship Week (Nov. 14-20)
• National Education Week (Nov. 14-18) (US)
• National Young Readers Week (Nov. 14-18) (US)

11/15:

• America Recycles Day (US)
• Day of the Imprisoned Writer
• I Love to Write Day (US)
• National Entrepreneur Day (US)
• National Family Civility Day (US)
• National Philanthropy Day (US)

11/16:

• Clarinet Day (US)
• Education Support Professionals Day (US)
• Have a Party With Your Bear Day
• International Day for Tolerance
• National Button Day (US)
• National Farm-City Week (Nov. 16-23)

11/17:

• International Students Day
• National Hiking Day (US)
• National Homemade Bread Day (US)
• National Rural Health Day (US)
• National Unfriend Day (US)
• Use Less Stuff Day (US)
• World Philosophy Day
• World Prematurity Day

11/18:

• Apple Cider Day (US)
• BBC Children in Need Appeal (UK)
• Housing Day (Canada)
• International Stand Up to Bullying Day
• Mickey Mouse Day (US)
• Minnie Mouse’s Birthday (US)
• National Princess Day (US)
• World Occult Day

11/19:

• Family Volunteer Day (US)
• National Have a Bad Day Day (US)
• International Men’s Day
• National Adoption Day (US)
• National Camp Day (US)
• National Play Monopoly Day (US)
• Women Entrepreneurs Day (US)
• World Toilet Day

11/20:

• Future Teachers of America Day (US)
• National Absurdity Day (US)
• National Child’s Day/Universal Children’s Day
• Stir-Up Sunday (UK)
• Transgender Day of Remembrance (US)
• Better Conversation Week (Nov. 20-26) (US)
• National Game & Puzzle Week (Nov. 20-26) (US)
• National Bible Week (Nov. 20-26) (US)

11/21:

• Alascattalo Day (US)
• National Gingerbread Cookie Day (US)
• National Red Mitten Day (Canada)
• Odd Socks Day
• World Hello Day

11/22:

• Go For a Ride Day (US)
• Humane Society Anniversary Day (US)
• Love Your Freckles Day

11/23:

• Drinksgiving (US)
• Eat a Cranberry Day (US)
• Fibonacci Day (US)
• National Espresso Day (US)
• National Jukebox Day (US)
• National Tie One on Day (US)
• Thankful For My Dog Day (US)

11/24:

• Thanksgiving (US)
• National Day of Mourning (US)
• Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day (US)
• D.B. Cooper Day (US)

11/25:

• Black Friday (US)
• Buy Nothing Day (US)
• Blasé Day
• Day of Listening (US)
• Flossing Day (US)
• National Parfait Day (US)
• National Play Day with Dad (US)
• Native American Heritage Day (US)
• You’re Welcomegiving Day (US)

11/26:

• Good Grief Day (US)
• International Cake Day (US)
• National Anti-Obesity Day (US)
• Small Business Saturday (US)

11/27:

• Aura Awareness Day
• Turtle Adoption Day (US)
• Advent Begins
• National Tree Week (Nov. 27-Dec. 5) (UK)

11/28:

• Cyber Monday (US)
• National Brand Day (US)
• Red Planet Day

11/29:

• Giving Tuesday (US)

11/30:

• Choose Women Wednesday (US)
• National Mason Jar Day (US)
• Perpetual Youth Day (US)

Monthly Recognition

• Family Stories Month
• National Adoption Month (US)
• National Entrepreneurship Month (US)
• National Gratitude Month (US)
• National Life Writing Month (US)
• National Novel Writing Month (US)

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