Unusual February Holidays:
Strange & VERY Weird February Observances!
February is best known for Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, and President’s Week. However, I was able to find many [MANY] more holidays and observances that are…. interesting [to say the least!]. This list includes some of the wackiest and craziest February holidays that are celebrated monthly, weekly, and daily. You’ll find the strangest holidays, such as Pull Your Sofa Off The Wall Month, Love a Mench Week, and Cow Milked While Flying In An Airplane Day.
*Looking for a list of strange holidays observed in a different month? Check out my list of other posts published on MamaNYC (bottom of this post) for every single month of the year. Jump to the bottom of the page for a complete list of strange holidays available on MamaNYC!
February Monthly Observances
Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
Avocado and Banana Month
Bake for Family Fun Month
Beans (Dried and Fresh) Month
Dog Training Education Month
Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit Month
February is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
From Africa to Virginia Month
Grapefruit Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
International Expect Success Month
International Hoof-care Month
Jobs in Golf Month
Library Lovers Month
Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
Marijuana Awareness Month
National African American History Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Black History Month
National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
National Cherry Month
National Condom Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
National Laugh-Friendly Month
National Mend A Broken Heart Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Pet Dental Health Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
National Therapeutic Recreation Month
National Time Management Month
National Weddings Month
Pet Dental Health Month
Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
Pull Your Sofa Off The Wall Month
Relationship Wellness Month
Responsible Pet Owner’s Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Spunky Old Broads Month
Sweet Potato Month
Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month
Youth Leadership Month
Lent: 13-3/30
February Weekly Observances
Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend: 1-7
Women’s Heart Week: 1-7
Boy Scout Anniversary Week: 3-9
Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week: 3-9 (First Full Week)
Dump Your Significant Jerk Week: 3-9 (Always Week Before Valentines Day)
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week: 3-9
International Coaching Week: 3-9
Just Say No to PowerPoint Week: 3-9
Publicity for Profit Week: 3-9
Intimate Apparel Week: 4-8 (Feb. 4-8, May 6-10, Aug. 5-9, Nov. 4-8)
International Networking Week: 4-8
International Friendship Week: 4-8
National School Counseling Week: 4-8
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: 7-14
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week: 7-14
Risk Awareness Week: 7-14
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week: 8-14
Celebration of Love Week: 10-16 (Second Full Week)
Children of Alcoholics Week: 10-16 (Second Full Week)
Jell-O Week: 10-16 (Second Full Week)
National Pancake Week: 10-16
Random Acts of Kindness Week: 10-16
International Flirting Week: 10-16 (Week of Valentines Day)
National Green Week: 11-17
World AG Expo: 12-14
World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week: 13-19
National Condom Week: 14-21
National Nestbox Week: 14-21
NCCDP Alzheimer’s & Dementia Staff Education Week: 14-21
Great Backyard Bird Count: 15-17
National Date (fruit) Week: 15-24
National Entrepreneurship Week: 16-23
National FFA Week: 16-23 (Week of G.Washington’s Birthday from Sat. to Sat)
Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week: 17-23 (Always 3rd Week)
Build A Better Trade Show Image Week: 17-23 (3rd Full Week)
National Engineers Week: 17-23 (Week Incl. G.Washington’s Birthday)
National Justice for Animals Week: 17-23
National Conference on Education: 21-23
Read Me Week: 21-25
Texas Cowboy Poetry Week: 22-24
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: 24-3/2
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week: 24-3/2
Telecommuter Appreciation Week: 24-3/2
Peace Corps Week: 25-3/3
February Daily Observances
Bubble Gum Day: 1 (First Friday)
Car Insurance Day: 1
G.I. Joe Day: 1
Hula in The Coola Day: 1
Give Kids A Smile Day: 1 (First Friday)
Freedom Day: 1
Robinson Crusoe Day: 1
Spunky Old Broads Day: 1
Wear Red Day: 1 (First Friday)
Working Naked Day: 1
Candelmas: 2
Crepe Day: 2
Crepe Day or La Chandeleur: 2
Groundhog Day: 2
Ice Cream For Breakfast Day: 2 (First Saturday)
Marmot Day: 2
Groundhog Job Shadow Day: 2
Hedgehog Day: 2
Imbolic: 2
Sled Dog Day: 2
Take Your Child To The Library Day: 2 (First Saturday)
World Play Your Ukulele Day: 2 (Used to be 5/2)
World Wetlands Day: 2
Four Chaplains Memorial Day: 3
The Day The Music Died: 3
Dump Your Significant Jerk Day: 3 (First day of Dump Your Significant Jerk Week)
Super Bowl XLVII: 3
Liberace Day: 4
Quacker Day: 4
USO Day: 4
World Cancer Day: 4
Move Hollywood & Broadway to Lebanon, PA Day: 5
National Pancake Day (IHOP) : 5
Weatherman’s [Weatherperson's] Day: 5
Western Monarch Day: 5
World Nutella Day: 5
African American Coaches Day: 5 (First Tuesday)
Digital Learning Day: 6
Lame Duck Day: 6
National Girls & Women in Sports Day: 6 (First Sunday)
Ballet Day: 7
"e" Day (math): 7 
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 7
Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbor’s Day: 7
Boy Scout Anniversary Day: 8
Girl Scout Cookie Day: 8
Laugh and Get Rich Day: 8
Opera Day: 8
Tu B’Shvat: 8
National Stop Bullying Day: 9
Read in the Bathtub Day: 9
Autism Sunday: 10 (2nd Sunday)
Chinese New Year: 10
Losar: 10
Plimsoll Day: 10
Shrovetide: 10-12
World Marriage Day: 10 (2nd Sunday)
Be Electrific Day: 11
Pro Sports Wives Day: 11
National Shut-in Visitation Day: 11
Satisfied Staying Single Day: 11
White Shirt Day: 11
Clean Out Your Computer Day: 11 (Always 2nd Monday)
Westminster Dog Show: 11-12
Extraterrestrial Culture Day: 12 (2nd Tuesday)
Extraterrestrial Visitor Day: 12 (2nd Tuesday)
Darwin Day: 12
Pancake Day (aka Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday or Fastnacht Day): 12
Mardi Gras: 12
Paczki Day: 12
Shrove Tuesday: 12
Lincoln’s Birthday: 12
Man Day: 10 (Sunday before Valentines)
NAACP Day: 12
Oglethorpe Day: 12
Paul Bunyan Day: 12 (Born Feb. 12, 1834 in Bangor, ME)
Safety Pup Day: 12
Ash Wednesday: 13
Employee Legal Awareness Day: 13
Get a Different Name Day: 13
Madly In Love With Me Day: 13
Ferris Wheel Day: 14
Frederick Douglass Day: 14
Pet Theft Awareness Day: 14
Library Lovers Day: 14
National Have A Heart Day: 14
National Condom Day: 14
(World) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day: 14
League of Women Voters Day: 14
National Women’s Heart Day: 14
National Call In Single Day: 14
Race Relations Day: 14
National Donor Day: 14
Quirky Alone Day: 14
Valentines Day: 14
World Marriage Day: 14
Angelman Syndrome Day: 15
Lupercalia: 15
National Hippo Day: 15
Remember The Maine Day: 15
Susan B. Anthony Day: 15
National Gum Drop Day: 15
Innovation Day: 16
Kyoto Protocol Day: 16
Daytona Pole Day: 17
My Way Day: 17
National PTA Founders Day: 17
World Human Spirit Day: 17
Battery Day: 18 (Volta’s birthday)
Cow Milked While Flying In An Airplane Day: 18
Pluto Day (Planet is Discovered by Clyde Tombaugh): 18
Presidents Day: 18
Chocolate Mint Day: 19
Iwo Jima Day (Landing): 19
Single Tasking Day: 19
Love Your Pet Day: 20 (or Love Your Dog Day)
Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day: 20
World Day for Social Justice: 20
International Mother Language Day: 21
Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day: 21
Ta’Anit Esther: 21
National Margarita Day: 22
Be Humble Day: 22
George Washington’s Birthday: 22
Woolworth’s Day: 22
World Thinking Day: 22
Curling is Cool Day: 23
Diesel Engine Day: 23
Open That Bottle Night: 23 (Last Saturday)
Iwo Jima Day (flag raised): 23
International Sword Swallowers Day: 23 (Last Saturday)
Purim: 23
Daytona 500: 24
National Personal Chef’s Day: 26
For Pete’s Sake Day: 26
Levi Strauss Day: 26
Spay Day USA: 26 (Last Tuesday)
Inconvenience Yourself Day: 27 (4th Wednesday)
Floral Design Day: 28
National Chili Day: 28 (Last Thursday)
National Tooth Fairy Day: 28
Rare Disease Day: 28
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Bachelor’s Day: 29 (On a Year With 29 days)
International Underlings Day: 29 (On a Year With 29 days)
Looking for bizarre holidays in a different month?!
JANUARY:Strange January Holidays & Observances
FEBRUARY (2012 version): 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
SEPTEMBER: Strange, Unusual, & Weird September Observances
OCTOBER: Strange & Unusual October Holidays and Observances
NOVEMBER: Weird & Unusual November Observances
DECEMBER: Strange, Weird, and Unusual December 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.
Just Say No to Powerpoint Week cracks me up. Great list!
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Lol! Are you kidding me? National condom month -!! Holy smokes I can’t believe there are this many weird proclamations.
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I had no clue February was such a busy month! Crazy we missed so many Celebrations!
I had no clue February was such a busy month! Crazy we missed so many Celebrations! Next February we are celebrating All month
Wow for a shorter month that is a lot of celebrating
this is crazy. i had no idea i could have been doing more celebrating all this time. lol. i wonder how many of these have been suggested as a ‘federal’ holiday. we could all use a few extra paid holidays off from work.
Other than Valentine’s Day, I had no idea people celebrated any of these other things. Thanks so much for posting these. I have bookmarked them for February 2014 … and beyond!!!