September Holidays
Strange, Unusual, & Weird September Observances
Each and every month of the year, MamaNYC features a long list of the strangest and wackiest holidays and observances. Last month, I shared some bizarre holidays with all of you, which included Sewing Machine Day AND Hug Your Boss Day! Today I am back with a list of the strangest and weirdest September holidays that you will NOT believe! These lists don’t seem to get any shorter, but rather include well over 200 of the oddest, weirdest, and most bizarre observances you could ever imagine!
Keep in mind, while a large majority of these holidays are seemingly humorous, I also include many that are actually serious or nationally recognized holidays. This list will basically help you get by throughout the entire month of September without skipping a single day, week, or month without a reason to celebrate. Feeling down? Why not throw yourself an ice cream party on September 22nd (Ice Cream Cone Day), or keep yourself busy researching the list of banned books during "Banned Books Week" (September 22-29; last week of the month)?!
September Monthly Observances
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month
All American Breakfast Month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Apple Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month
Baby Safety Month
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month
Bourbon Heritage Month
Childrens’ Good Manners Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Chili Peppers and Figs Month
College Savings Month
Fall Hat Month
Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month
Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat Pizza Bake Month
Gynecology Cancer Awareness Month
Happy Cat Month
International or National Guide Dogs Month
International People Skills Month
International Self-Awareness Month
International Strategic Thinking MonthLibrary Card Sign-up Month
(World) Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
Mold Awareness Month
National Chicken Month
National Child Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Coupon Month
National DNA, Geonomics & Stem Cell Education Month
National Fruit and Veggies Month (Also June)
National Head Lice Prevention Month
National Home Furnishings Month
National Honey Month
National Mushroom Month
National Organic Harvest Month
National Osteopathic Medicine Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Gov’t)
National Prime Beef Month
National Prosper Where You Are Planted Month
National Sickle Cell Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (ovarian.org)
National Pediculosis (Head Lice) Prevention Month
National Piano Month
National Preparedness Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Rice Month
National Skin Care Awareness Month
One-on-One Month
Passion Fruit and Peach Month
Peas and Radish Month
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Pleasure Your Mate Month
Save The Koala Month
Sea Cadet Month
Self Improvement Month
September Is Healthy Aging Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Sports and Home Eye Health & Safety Month
Subliminal Communications Month
Update Your Resume Month
Whole Grains Month
Women’s Friendship Month
World Animal Remembrance Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)
September Weekly Observances
National Nutrition Week: 1-7 (UNICEF-India)
Self-University Week: 1-7
International Enthusiasm Week: 1-8
National Waffle Week: 2-8 (First Week)
National Payroll Week: 3-7
Play Days: 4-8 (Tues.thru Sat. after Labor Day)
Popcorn Festival: 6-8
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week: 9-13
National Assisted Living Week: 9-15
National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week: 9-15
Suicide Prevention Week: 9-15
Line Dance Week: 10-15 (Starts 2nd Mon. thru Sat.)
National Singles Week: 15-21
Pollution Prevention Week: 15-22 (Third Full Week)
Build A Better Image Week: 16-22 (Third Full Week)
Deaf Awareness Week: 16-22
National Clean Hands Week: 16-22 (Third Full Week)National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week: 16-22 (Third Full Week)
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week: 16-22 (Third Full Week)
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week: 16-22 (Third Full Week)
Tolkien Week: 16-22 ( Third Week that Hobbit Day falls on; 9/22)
Turn Off Week: 16-22
Balance Awareness Week: 16-22 (3rd Week)Constitution Week: 17-23
National Love Your Files Week: 17-22
Banned Books Week: 22-29 (Last Week)
National Dog Week: 23-29 (Always last week)
National Keep Kids Creative Week: 23-30 (Last Week)
Remember to Register to Vote Week: 23-29
International Women’s E-Commerce Days: 24-28
National Chimney Safety Week: 30-10/6 (Week before Fire Prevention Week)
September Daily Observances
Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day: 1
Calendar Adjustment Day: 1
Chicken Boy’s Day: 1
Emma M. Nutt Day: 1
National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day: 1
Toy Tips Executive Toy Test Day: 1
Bison-ten Yell Day: 2
V-J Day: 2 Labor Day: 3 [Check out Labor Day quotes from MamaNYC!]
Another Look Unlimited Day: 4 (Day after Labor Day)
Newspaper Carrier Day: 4
Be Late For Something Day: 5
Google Commemoration (Founded) Day: 7
Grandma Moses Day: 7
National Lazy Mom’s Day: 7 (First Friday)
Neither Snow nor Rain" Day: 7
Salami Day: 7
International Drive Your Studebaker Day: 8
International Literacy Day: 8
Virgin Mary Day (birthday): 8
World Physical Therapy Day: 8
Farmers’ Consumer Awareness Day: 8 (2nd Saturday)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: 9
International Lace Day: 9
National Grandparent’s Day: 9 (First Sunday after Labor Day)
National Hug Your Hound Day: 9 (Second Sunday)
Wonderful Weirdoes Day: 9
National Boss/Employee Exchange Day: 10 (First Monday after Labor Day)
Swap Ideas Day: 10
(World) Suicide Prevention Day: 10
Libraries Remember Day: 11
National Day of Service and Remembrance: 11
Patriot Day: 11
Remember Freedom Day: 11
Video Games Day: 12
International Chocolate Day: 13
Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day: 13
National Celiac Awareness Day: 13
National Kreme Filled Donut Day: 14
National Peanut Day: 13
Stand Up To Cancer Day: 14 (Second Friday)
Big Whopper Liar Day: 15 (3rd Saturday)
Felt Hat Day: 15
Google.com Day: 15
Greenpeace Day: 15
International Day of Democracy: 15
International Dot Day: 15
Boys’and Girls’ Club Day for Kids: 15 (Third Saturday)
International Eat An Apple Day: 15 (3rd Saturday)
International Coastal Cleanup Day: 15 (3rd Saturday)
Puppy Mill Awareness Day: 15 (3rd Saturday)
Responsible Dog Ownership Day:15 (3rd Saturday)
Anne Bradstreet Day: 16
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: 16
Mayflower Day: 16
Stay Away From Seattle Day: 16
Stepfamily Day: 16
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day: 16
Wife Appreciation Day: 16 (3rd Sunday)
Boys’ and Girls’ Club Day for Kids: 17
Citizenship Day: 17
Constitution Day: 17
Rosh Hashanah: 17
Time’s Up Day: 17
VFW Ladies Auxiliary Day: 17
Air Force Birthday: 18
Chiropractic Founders Day: 18
Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day: 18
National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: 18
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day: 18
National Respect Day: 18
World Water Monitoring Day: 18
National Women Road Warrior Day: 19
Talk Like A Pirate Day: 19
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: 21 (Third Friday)
World’s Alzheimer’s Day: 21
International Day of Peace: 22
American Business Women’s Day: 22
Car Free Day: 22
Dear Diary Day: 22
Elephant Appreciation Day: 22
Hobbit Day: 22
Ice Cream Cone Day: 22
International Day of Radiant Peace: 22
National Centenarian’s Day: 22
National White Chocolate Day: 22
Mabon: 22
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day: 22
Fish Amnesty Day: 22 (4th Saturday)
Kids Day (Kiwanis Clubs): 22 (4th Saturday)
National Hunting and Fishing Day: 22 (4th Saturday)
R.E.A.D. in America Day: 22 (4th Saturday)
Innergize Day: 23 (Day after the Autumn Equinox)
Celebrate Bi-sexuality Day: 23
Restless Legs Awareness Day: 23 (Different sponsor from the July Weekly Observance)
Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Kids: 24 (4th Monday)
Punctuation Day: 24
Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving: 24
Math Story Telling Day: 25
National Voter Registration Day: 25
National Woman Road Warrior Day: 25 (4th Tuesday)
(World) Ataxia Awareness Day: 25
National One-Hit Wonder Day: 25
Yom Kippur: 25
Johnny Appleseed Day: 26
National Women’s Health & Fitness Day: 26 (Last Wednesday)
Shamu the Whale Day: 26
World Maritime Day: 26
Ancestor Appreciation Day: 27
Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 27
Google’s Birthday: 27
World Tourism Day: 27
Ask A Stupid Question Day: 28 (Last School Day of the Month)
Fish Tank Floorshow Night: 28
Hug A Vegetarian Day: 28 (Last Friday)
Love Note Day: 28 (4th Friday)
National Good Neighbor Day: 28 (Used to be on 4th Sunday)
National Walk To Work Day: 28
Save The Koala Day: 28 (Last Friday)
Family Health and Fitness Day USA: 29 (Last Saturday)
National Attend Your Grandchild’s Birth Day: 29
National Coffee Day: 29
National Museum Day: 29
National Public Lands Day: 29 (Last Saturday)
VFW Day: 29 L
World Heart Day: 29
Blasphemy Day: 30
Gold Star Mother’s Day: 30 (Last Sunday)
Sukkot: 30
Looking for bizarre holidays for a different month?!
FEBRUARY: Bizarre and Unique Holidays for February!
APRIL: Strange and Unusual Holidays in April
MAY: May Holidays – Strange, Unusual & Weird Holidays in May
JULY: Weird July Holidays – Strange, Unusual, and Odd Holidays for July!
AUGUST: Weird August Holidays – List of Strange & Unusual August Observances
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Nicole is a stay-at-home mom living on the outskirts of Manhattan with her husband and their 3-year-old son. She is also expecting a second child in January 2013.
Thanks for the great list! I bookmarked. I hope to write about a lot of the food holidays!
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I definitely need to celebrate Kreme Filled Donut Day!
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My mother actually has had Celiac disease for over a decade…before gluten free anything was really available. I never knew till I read through this list that a day existed for it. I will have to make her a g-free dinner in celebration.
Don’t let my cat know it’s Happy Cat Month. I’m not telling her.
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P.S. By “her” I mean Mortimer. Yes. I get that’s a boy’s name. Don’t judge me.
I also think it would be quite appropriate to celebrate National Lazy Mom’s Day by lying on the couch and munching on a stick of salami, which also gets Salami Day out of the way.
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This list is great. I laughed when I read the observance of Chili Peppers and Figs Month. Also glad for the awareness of Build A Better Image Week: 16-22, Prostate Cancer Awareness Week: 16-22, Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, National Skin Cancer Awareness Month …as well as all of the Cancer awareness reminders.
Each month I look forward to your list of strange and wacky holidays/observances. What is Bison-ten yell day You yell for/ call bison??
Thanks for this list! I had no idea there were so many holidays this month. My favorite would have to be the be kind to editors and writers month because I am a writer..
That are some lists of September holidays and observances! That this month have more than any other months? I giggled at some of them like the Hobbit Day (hobbits aren’t even real creatures so what is it that you use that day, read the book? Lol although I did love the book in high school though) Another funny one was the punctuation day. I think we should let everyone one when punctuation day is and that’s the only day they can correct us on Facebook or twitter. I believe they shouldn’t do that any other days because who wants to be corrected by the punctuation police? Thanks for sharing, this was fun to read and a little of trivia that I’m sure not any of us who read knew about!
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Another look- unlimited day – Is that for people to reconsider ? Newspaper carrier day makes sense. I should have left our carrier a card!!
Wow! I had no idea that there were so many observances for September. Thank you for sharing!
I’m back to see what wacky holiday is today. Actually today’s holidays are reasonable (except perhaps for drive you Studebaker) There are a lot of fruit and veggies celebrated this month – perhaps the beginning or end of a harvest.
this September 10th is Boss/Employee Exchange day (exchange of what – positions – not likely- could be ideas as it also is Swap Ideas day and more importantly Suicide Prevention day.