If you’re looking for special holiday sales and deals, you need to know about all the holidays! Everyone knows when Easter Sunday and Mother’s Day occur, but what about National Sausage Pizza Day or World Egg Day? Stores, restaurants, and shopping malls use any holiday to hold special sales, promotions, and events. This includes the minor, lesser-known holidays. Here’s our complete list of 2023-2024 holidays which are celebrated in the United States and Canada:
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – National Taco Day
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – National CB Radio Day (thank you, Jimmy Carter!)
Friday, October 6, 2023 – National Noodle Day
Sunday, October 8, 2023 – National Salmon Day
Monday, October 9, 2023 – Columbus Day
Monday, October 9, 2023 – Native Americans’ Day (South Dakota)
Monday, October 9, 2023 – Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – National Sausage Pizza Day
Thursday, October 12, 2023 – National Pulled Pork Day
Friday, October 13, 2023 – World Egg Day
Saturday, October 14, 2023 – National Dessert Day
Monday, October 16, 2023 – Boss’s Day
Monday, October 16, 2023 – Tax Day II. If you filed an extension, tax returns are due today!
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – National Pasta Day
Saturday, October 21, 2023 – Sweetest Day
Saturday, October 21, 2023 – International Nacho Day
Sunday, October 22, 2023 – National Make A Dog’s Day
Thursday, October 26, 2023 – National Pumpkin Day
Friday, October 27, 2023 – Nevada Day
Saturday, October 28, 2023 – National Chocolate Day
Sunday, October 29, 2023 – National Cat Day
Monday, October 30, 2023 – National Candy Corn Day
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 – Halloween
Friday, November 3, 2023 – National Sandwich Day
Sunday, November 5, 2023 – Daylight Saving Time Ends
Friday, November 3, 2023 – National Sandwich Day
Saturday, November 4, 2023 – National Candy Day
Monday, November 6, 2023 – National Nachos Day
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 – Election Day
Saturday, November 11, 2023 – Veterans Day
Saturday, November 11, 2023 – Remembrance Day (Canada)
Saturday, November 11, 2023 – National Sundae Day
Monday, November 13, 2023 – World Kindness Day
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – National Pickle Day
Thursday, November 16, 2023 – National Fast Food Day
Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 23, 2023 – National Cranberry Day
Friday, November 24, 2023 – Black Friday
Saturday, November 25, 2023 – Small Business Saturday
Monday, November 27, 2023 – Cyber Monday
Thursday, December 7, 2023 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Thursday, December 7, 2023 – Hanukkah begins at sunset
Friday, December 8, 2023 – National Brownie Day
Friday, December 15, 2023 – Hanukkah ends at nightfall
Saturday, December 23, 2023 – Festivus. Is Festivus for the rest of us a real holiday? You decide!
Sunday, December 24, 2023 – Christmas Eve
Monday, December 25, 2023 – Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 – Boxing Day
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 – Kwanzaa begins
Sunday, December 31, 2023 – New Year’s Eve
Monday, January 1, 2024 – New Year’s Day
Monday, January 1, 2024 – Kwanzaa ends
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 – National Buffet Day
Thursday, January 4, 2024 – National Spaghetti Day
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 – National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Sunday, January 14, 2024 – National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
Monday, January 15, 2024 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day aka MLK Day
Monday, January 15, 2024 – National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
Saturday, January 20, 2024 – National Disc Jockey Day
Saturday, January 20, 2024 – National Cheese Lover’s Day
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 – National Pie Day
Friday, February 2, 2024 – Groundhog Day
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 – National Frozen Yogurt Day
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 – National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
Friday, February 9, 2024 – National Pizza Day
Sunday, February 11, 2024 – Super Bowl Sunday
Monday, February 12, 2024 – Abe Lincoln’s Birthday
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 – Valentine’s Day
Monday, February 19, 2024 – Presidents Day & George Washington’s Birthday
Monday, February 19, 2024 – Family Day (Canada: Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan)
Monday, February 19, 2024 – Islander Day (Canada: Prince Edward Island)
Monday, February 19, 2024 – Louis Riel Day (Canada: Manitoba)
Monday, February 19, 2024 – Nova Scotia Heritage Day (Canada: Nova Scotia)
Monday, February 19, 2024 – National Cherry Pie Day
Tuesday, February 8, 2024 – Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday (New Orleans & Gulf Coast)
Wednesday, February 9, 2024 – Ash Wednesday
Thursday, February 22, 2024 – National Margarita Day
Thursday, February 22, 2024 – National Chili Day
Saturday, February 24, 2024 – National Tortilla Chip Day
Saturday, March 9, 2024 – National Meatball Day
Saturday, March 9, 2024 – National Crab Meat Day
Sunday, March 10, 2024 – Daylight Saving Time Begins
Monday, March 11, 2024 – National Napping Day
Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Pi Day (3/14, get it?)
Saturday, March 16, 2024 – National Corn Dog Day
Sunday, March 17, 2024 – St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – First Day of Spring
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – National Ravioli Day
Saturday, March 23, 2024 – National Puppy Day
Saturday, March 23, 2024 – National Chip and Dip Day
Sunday, March 24, 2024 – Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 24, 2024 – National Cheesesteak Day
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day (Hawaii)
Friday, March 29, 2024 – Good Friday
Saturday, March 30, 2024 – National Doctors’ Day
Sunday, March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday
Monday, April 1, 2024 – Easter Monday
Monday, April 1, 2024 – April Fools’ Day
Thursday, April 4, 2024 – National Burrito Day
Sunday, April 7, 2024 – National Beer Day
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 – National Siblings Day
Thursday, April 11, 2024 – National 8-Track Tape Day
Thursday, April 11, 2024 – National Pet Day
Thursday, April 11, 2024 – National Submarine Day
Thursday, April 11, 2024 – National Barber Shop Quartet Day
Thursday, April 11, 2024 – National Cheese Fondue Day
Monday, April 15, 2024 – Tax Day (federal and most state tax returns due)
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 – Emancipation Day (Washington, DC)
Friday, April 19, 2024 – National Garlic Day
Saturday, April 20, 2024 – Record Store Day
Monday, April 22, 2024 – Earth Day
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 – Administrative Professionals’ Day aka Secretaries’ Day
Monday, April 29, 2024 – National Shrimp Scampi Day
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – May Day
Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Star Wars Day (May the 4th Be With You!)
Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Free Comic Book Day
Sunday, May 5, 2024 – Cinco de Mayo (big day for Mexican restaurant deals!)
Monday, May 6, 2024 – National Nurses Day
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – National Teacher Appreciation Day
Friday, May 10, 2024 – National Shrimp Day
Sunday, May 12, 2024 – Mother’s Day
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – National Chocolate Chip Day
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – National Slider Day
Saturday, May 18, 2024 – Armed Forces Day
Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Pentecost Sunday
Monday, May 20, 2024 – Pentecost Monday
Monday, May 20, 2024 – Victoria Day (Canada except Quebec)
Monday, May 20, 2024 – National Patriots’ Day (Canada: Quebec)
Monday, May 27, 2024 – Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – National Hamburger Day
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 – National Flip Flop Day
Sunday, June 2, 2024 – National Rotisserie Chicken Day
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 – National Cheese Day
Friday, June 7, 2024 – National Doughnut Day
Saturday, June 8, 2024 – National Best Friends Day
Monday, June 10, 2024 – National Iced Tea Day
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 – King Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)
Friday, June 14, 2024 – Flag Day
Saturday, June 15, 2024 – National Lobster Day
Sunday, June 16, 2024 – Father’s Day
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – Juneteenth
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – National Martini Day
Thursday, June 20, 2024 – First Day of Summer
Friday, June 21, 2024 – National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
Monday, June 24, 2024 – St. Jean Baptiste Day (Canada: Quebec)
Monday, June 24, 2024 – Discovery Day (Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador)
Monday, July 1, 2024 – Canada Day (Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador)
Thursday, July 4, 2024 – Independence Day a/k/a “The Fourth of July”
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – Nunavut Day (Canada: Nunavut)
Saturday, July 13, 2024 – National French Fry Day
Sunday, July 14, 2024 – Bastille Day
Sunday, July 14, 2024 – National Mac & Cheese Day
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 – National Ice Cream Day
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 – National Hot Dog Day
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 – National Tattoo Day
Sunday, July 28, 2024 – Parents’ Day
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 – National Tequila Day
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 – Pioneer Day (Utah)
Saturday, July 27, 2024 – National Chicken Finger Day
Monday, July 29, 2024 – National Chicken Wing Day
Monday, July 29, 2024 – National Lasagna Day
Monday, July 29, 2024 – National Lipstick Day
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 – National Cheesecake Day
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 – National Avocado Day
Friday, August 2, 2024 – National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Saturday, August 3, 2024 – National Watermelon Day
Sunday, August 4, 2024 – National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
Sunday, August 4, 2024 – Taste of Dorset, MN aka “The Restaurant Capital of the World”
Monday, August 5, 2024 – Civic Holiday (Canada: Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario)
Monday, August 5, 2024 – Heritage Day (Canada: Alberta)
Monday, August 5, 2024 – Natal Day (Canada: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island)
Monday, August 5, 2024 – New Brunswick Day (Canada: New Brunswick)
Monday, August 5, 2024 – Saskatchewan Day (Canada: Saskatchewan)
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 – National Root Beer Float Day
Thursday, August 8, 2024 – International Cat Day
Thursday, August 8, 2024 – National Zucchini Day
Monday, August 12, 2024 – National Vinyl Record Day
Saturday, August 17, 2024 – Black Cat Appreciation Day
Sunday, August 18, 2024 – National Fajita Day
Monday, August 19, 2024 – Discovery Day (Canada: Yukon)
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – National Radio Day
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – National Lemonade Day
Saturday, August 24, 2024 – National Waffle Day
Sunday, August 25, 2024 – National Banana Split Day
Monday, August 26, 2024 – National Dog Day
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 – Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Saturday, August 31, 2024 – International Bacon Day
Monday, September 2, 2024 – Labor Day
Monday, September 2, 2024 – Labour Day (Canada)
Thursday, September 5, 2024 – National Cheese Pizza Day
Sunday, September 8, 2024 – Grandparents’ Day
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – Patriot Day (9/11)
Monday, September 16, 2024 – Mexican Independence Day (big day for Mexican restaurant deals!)
Monday, September 16, 2024 – Stepfamily Day
Monday, September 16, 2024 – National Guacamole Day
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – Citizenship Day aka Constitution Day
Wednesday, September 19, 2024 – National Cheeseburger Day
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Talk Like a Pirate Day
Friday, September 20, 2024 – National Pepperoni Pizza Day (big day for pizza deals!)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 – National Ice Cream Cone Day
Friday, September 27, 2024 – Native Americans’ Day (California)
Sunday, September 29, 2024 – National Coffee Day
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 – National Black Dog Day
Check around for special sales and promotional events in your area which are held on these holidays. Also, be aware of early/late opening and closing times for stores, restaurants, and shopping malls on specific holidays. Any holiday is an excuse for a sale, often with extended holiday hours of operation. As always, call ahead to confirm open/closed status and hours before heading out.