If you’re looking for special holiday sales and deals, you need to know about all the holidays! Everyone knows when Labor Day and Halloween occur, but what about National Ice Cream Cone Day or Talk Like a Pirate 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 2024-2025 holidays which are celebrated in the United States and Canada:
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – National Salmon Day
Friday, October 11, 2024 – National Sausage Pizza Day
Monday, October 14, 2024 – Columbus Day
Monday, October 14, 2024 – Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Friday, October 11, 2024 – World Egg Day
Saturday, October 12, 2024 – National Pulled Pork Day
Monday, October 14, 2024 – National Dessert Day
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 – Tax Day II. If you filed an extension, tax returns are due today!
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 – Boss’s Day
Thursday, October 17, 2024 – National Pasta Day
Saturday, October 19, 2024 – Sweetest Day
Monday, October 21, 2024 – International Nacho Day
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – National Make A Dog’s Day
Friday, October 25, 2024 – Nevada Day
Saturday, October 26, 2024 – National Pumpkin Day
Monday, October 28, 2024 – National Chocolate Day
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – National Cat Day
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 – National Candy Corn Day
Thursday, October 31, 2024 – Halloween
Sunday, November 3, 2024 – National Sandwich Day
Sunday, November 3, 2024 – Daylight Saving Time Ends
Monday, November 4, 2024 – National Candy Day
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – Election Day
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – National Nachos Day
Monday, November 11, 2024 – Veterans Day
Monday, November 11, 2024 – Remembrance Day (Canada)
Monday, November 11, 2024 – National Sundae Day
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – World Kindness Day
Thursday, November 14, 2024 – National Pickle Day
Saturday, November 16, 2024 – National Fast Food Day
Saturday, November 23, 2024 – National Cranberry Day
Thursday, November 28, 2024 – Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 29, 2024 – Black Friday
Saturday, November 30, 2024 – Small Business Saturday
Monday, December 2, 2024 – Cyber Monday
Saturday, December 7, 2024 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Sunday, December 8, 2024 – National Brownie Day
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – Hanukkah begins at sunset
Monday, December 23, 2024 – Festivus. Is Festivus for the rest of us a real holiday? You decide!
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 – Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 – Christmas Day
Thursday, December 26, 2024 – Boxing Day
Thursday, December 26, 2024 – Kwanzaa begins
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 – New Year’s Eve
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 – New Year’s Day
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 – Kwanzaa ends
Thursday, January 2, 2025 – Hanukkah ends at nightfall
Thursday, January 2, 2025 – National Buffet Day
Saturday, January 4, 2025 – National Spaghetti Day
Thursday, January 9, 2025 – National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 – National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 – National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
Monday, January 20, 2025 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day aka MLK Day
Monday, January 20, 2025 – National Disc Jockey Day
Monday, January 20, 2025 – National Cheese Lover’s Day
Thursday, January 23, 2025 – National Pie Day
Sunday, February 2, 2025 – Groundhog Day
Thursday, February 6, 2025 – National Frozen Yogurt Day
Friday, February 7, 2025 – National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
Sunday, February 9, 2025 – Super Bowl Sunday
Sunday, February 9, 2025 – National Pizza Day
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 – Abe Lincoln’s Birthday
Friday, February 14, 2025 – Valentine’s Day
Monday, February 17, 2025 – Presidents Day & George Washington’s Birthday
Monday, February 17, 2025 – Family Day (Canada: Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan)
Monday, February 17, 2025 – Islander Day (Canada: Prince Edward Island)
Monday, February 17, 2025 – Louis Riel Day (Canada: Manitoba)
Monday, February 17, 2025 – Nova Scotia Heritage Day (Canada: Nova Scotia)
Monday, February 17, 2025 – National Cherry Pie Day
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday (New Orleans & Gulf Coast)
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 – Ash Wednesday
Saturday, February 22, 2025 – National Margarita Day
Monday, February 24, 2025 – National Tortilla Chip Day
Thursday, February 27, 2025 – National Chili Day
Sunday, March 9, 2025 – Daylight Saving Time Begins
Sunday, March 9, 2025 – National Meatball Day
Sunday, March 9, 2025 – National Crab Meat Day
Monday, March 10, 2025 – National Napping Day
Friday, March 14, 2025 – Pi Day (3/14, get it?)
Saturday, March 15, 2025 – National Corn Dog Day
Monday, March 17, 2025 – St. Patrick’s Day
Thursday, March 20, 2025 – First Day of Spring
Thursday, March 20, 2025 – National Ravioli Day
Sunday, March 23, 2025 – National Puppy Day
Sunday, March 23, 2025 – National Chip and Dip Day
Monday, March 24, 2025 – National Cheesesteak Day
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 – Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day (Hawaii)
Sunday, March 30, 2025 – National Doctors’ Day
Sunday, April 13, 2025 – Palm Sunday
Friday, April 18, 2025 – Good Friday
Sunday, April 20, 2025 – Easter Sunday
Monday, April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – April Fools’ Day
Thursday, April 3, 2025 – National Burrito Day
Monday, April 7, 2025 – National Beer Day
Thursday, April 10, 2025 – National Siblings Day
Friday, April 11, 2025 – National 8-Track Tape Day
Friday, April 11, 2025 – National Pet Day
Friday, April 11, 2025 – National Submarine Day
Friday, April 11, 2025 – National Barber Shop Quartet Day
Friday, April 11, 2025 – National Cheese Fondue Day
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – Tax Day (federal and most state tax returns due)
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – Emancipation Day (Washington, DC)
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Patriots’ Day
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Record Store Day
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – National Garlic Day
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – Earth Day
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Administrative Professionals’ Day aka Secretaries’ Day
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – National Shrimp Scampi Day
Thursday, May 1, 2025 – May Day
Saturday, May 3, 2025 – Free Comic Book Day
Sunday, May 4, 2025 – Star Wars Day (May the 4th Be With You!)
Monday, May 5, 2025 – Cinco de Mayo (big day for Mexican restaurant deals!)
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – National Nurses Day
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – National Teacher Appreciation Day
Saturday, May 10, 2025 – National Shrimp Day
Sunday, May 11, 2025 – Mother’s Day
Friday, May 15, 2025 – National Chocolate Chip Day
Friday, May 15, 2025 – National Slider Day
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Armed Forces Day
Monday, May 19, 2025 – Victoria Day (Canada except Quebec)
Monday, May 19, 2025 – National Patriots’ Day (Canada: Quebec)
Monday, May 26, 2025 – Memorial Day
Sunday, June 8, 2025 – Pentecost Sunday
Monday, June 9, 2025 – Pentecost Monday
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – National Hamburger Day
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – National Flip Flop Day
Monday, June 2, 2025 – National Rotisserie Chicken Day
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 – National Cheese Day
Friday, June 6, 2025 – National Doughnut Day
Sunday, June 8, 2025 – National Best Friends Day
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 – National Iced Tea Day
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 – King Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)
Saturday, June 14, 2025 – Flag Day
Sunday, June 15, 2025 – Father’s Day
Sunday, June 15, 2025 – National Lobster Day
Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Juneteenth
Thursday, June 19, 2025 – National Martini Day
Friday, June 20, 2025 – First Day of Summer
Saturday, June 21, 2025 – National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
Sunday, June 22, 2025 – National Onion Ring Day
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – St. Jean Baptiste Day (Canada: Quebec)
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – Canada Day (Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador)
Friday, July 4, 2025 – Independence Day a/k/a “The Fourth of July”
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 – Nunavut Day (Canada: Nunavut)
Friday, July 11, 2025 – National French Fry Day
Monday, July 14, 2025 – Bastille Day
Monday, July 14, 2025 – National Mac & Cheese Day
Sunday, July 20, 2025 – National Ice Cream Day
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 – National Hot Dog Day
Thursday, July 17, 2025 – National Tattoo Day
Thursday, July 24, 2025 – National Tequila Day
Thursday, July 24, 2025 – Pioneer Day (Utah)
Sunday, July 27, 2025 – Parents’ Day
Sunday, July 27, 2025 – National Chicken Finger Day
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 – National Chicken Wing Day
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 – National Lasagna Day
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 – National Lipstick Day
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 – National Cheesecake Day
Thursday, July 31, 2025 – National Avocado Day
Saturday, August 2, 2025 – National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Sunday, August 3, 2025 – National Watermelon Day
Sunday, August 3, 2025 – Taste of Dorset, MN aka “The Restaurant Capital of the World”
Monday, August 4, 2025 – National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
Monday, August 4, 2025 – Civic Holiday (Canada: Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario)
Monday, August 4, 2025 – Heritage Day (Canada: Alberta)
Monday, August 4, 2025 – Natal Day (Canada: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island)
Monday, August 4, 2025 – New Brunswick Day (Canada: New Brunswick)
Monday, August 4, 2025 – Saskatchewan Day (Canada: Saskatchewan)
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 – National Root Beer Float Day
Friday, August 8, 2025 – International Cat Day
Friday, August 8, 2025 – National Zucchini Day
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – National Vinyl Record Day
Sunday, August 17, 2025 – Black Cat Appreciation Day
Monday, August 18, 2025 – National Fajita Day
Monday, August 18, 2025 – Discovery Day (Canada: Yukon)
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – National Radio Day
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – National Lemonade Day
Sunday, August 24, 2025 – National Waffle Day
Monday, August 25, 2025 – National Banana Split Day
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 – National Dog Day
Thursday, August 28, 2025 – Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Saturday, August 30, 2025 – International Bacon Day
Monday, September 1, 2025 – Labor Day
Monday, September 1, 2025 – Labour Day (Canada)
Friday, September 5, 2025 – National Cheese Pizza Day
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Grandparents’ Day
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Patriot Day (9/11)
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – Mexican Independence Day (big day for Mexican restaurant deals!)
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – Stepfamily Day
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – National Guacamole Day
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – Citizenship Day aka Constitution Day
Thursday, September 18, 2025 – National Cheeseburger Day
Friday, September 19, 2025 – Talk Like a Pirate Day
Saturday, September 20, 2025 – National Pepperoni Pizza Day (big day for pizza deals!)
Monday, September 22, 2025 – National Ice Cream Cone Day
Monday, September 29, 2025 – National Coffee Day
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – National Black Dog Day
Saturday, October 4, 2025 – National CB Radio Day (thank you, Jimmy Carter!)
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – National Taco Day
Monday, October 6, 2025 – National Noodle 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.