September Holidays

Here are some author-relevant holidays or observances that take place during the month of September. 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 August 10^th and reflect 2023 dates.

9/1

• American Chess Day
• National Child Identity Theft Awareness Day
• National Lazy Mom's Day
• Constitution Day (Slovakia)
• Independence Day (Uzbekistan)
• World Letter Writing Day

9/2

• International Bacon Day
• National Day (Vietnam)
• National Tailgating Day
• World Beard Day

This Week

• Know Your Numbers Week
• Migraine Awareness Week
• National Child Protection Week
• Housekeepers Week
• National Crime Prevention Week

9/3

• National Pet Rock Day

9/4

• Labor Day
• Eat an Extra Dessert Day
• National Wildlife Day

9/5

• National Shrink Day
• Telephone Tuesday

9/6

• Flag Day (Bonaire)
• Fight Procrastination Day
• National Read a Book Day
• Independence Day (Swaziland)

9/7

• Buy a Book Day
• Independence Day (Brazil)
• Indigenous Literacy Day
• International Day of Clean Air
• National Beer Lovers Day
• Superhuman Day

9/8

• International/World Literacy Day
• Pardon Day

9/9

• Emergency Services Day
• Independence Day (Tajikistan)
• International Day to Protect Education from Attack
• International Sudoku Day
• Teddy Bear Day
• Wonderful Weirdos Day

This Week

• National Assisted Living Week
• National Coding Week
• Sexual Health Week
• Suicide Prevention Week

9/10

• Grandparents Day
• Swap Ideas Day
• White Balloon Day
• World Suicide Prevention Day

9/11

• Libraries Remember Day
• National Make Your Bed Day
• Patriot Day

9/12

• National Day of Encouragement
• National Police Woman Day
• National Video Games Day

9/13

• Defy Superstition Day
• European Heritage Days
• National Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
• Roald Dahl Day

9/14

• National Coloring Day
• National Sober Day

9/15

• Greenpeace Day
• Independence Day (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras)
• International Day of Democracy
• National Doodle Day
• World Engineers Day

9/16

• Anne Bradstreet Day
• Independence Day (Mexico, Papua New Guinea)
• International Coastal Cleanup Day
• National Cleanup Day
• National Gymnastics Day
• National Stepfamily Day
• Responsible Dog Ownership Day
• Talk Like a Pirate Day
• Working Parents Day
• World Ozone Day

This Week

• Adopt a Less-Adoptable Pet Week
• Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
• International Week of Happiness at Work
• Malnutrition Awareness Week
• National Eye Health Week
• Recycle Awareness Week
• World Clean and Green Week

9/17

• Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
• National Pet Bird Day
• Wife Appreciation Day

9/18

• National Day of Civic Hacking
• National First Love Day
• Read An eBook Day
• U.S. Air Force Day

9/19

• National IT Professionals Day
• National Woman Road Warrior Day

9/20

• International NFT Day

9/21

• Independence Day (Armenia, Belize, Malta)
• International Day of Peace
• World Gratitude Day
• Stephen King’s Birthday

9/22

• Dear Diary Day
• Hobbit Day
• Independence Day (Mali)
• Native American Day
• World Car-Free Day
• World Rhino Day

9/23

• Education Technology Day
• Fall Equinox
• International Day of Sign Languages
• International Rabbit Day
• National Baker Day
• National Public Lands Day

9/24

• National Punctuation Day
• World Day of The Deaf
• World Rivers Day

9/25

• Math Storytelling Day
• National Daughters Day
• National Comic Book Day
• National Cooking Day
• National Psychotherapy Day
• World Dream Day
• Yom Kippur

9/26

• Better Breakfast Day
• Love Note Day
• National Family Day
• World Day of Migrants and Refugees

9/27

• Ancestor Appreciation Day
• National No Excuses Day
• World Tourism Day

9/28

• Ask a Stupid Question Day
• National Neighbor Day
• National Self Awareness Day

9/29

• National Coffee Day
• Michaelmas
• Confucius Day

9/30

• International Podcast Day
• International Translation Day

This Month

• Animal Pain Awareness Month
• Baby Safety Month
• Better Breakfast Month
• Civil Service Month
• Classical Music Month
• Disaster Preparedness Month
• Happy Cat Month
• Healthy Aging Month
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
• National Guide Dog Month
• National Suicide Prevention Month
• Save Your Photos Month
• World Alzheimer's Month

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