What special day is it today?

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from Star Wars day to Travel agent day there’s a high day and holiday for all

Want to know “what special day is it today”?

Here is a compendium of Social Media friendly, pop culture and magic high days and holidays to celebrate through out the year!

Check out each month listed below for days that celebrate everything from books to films to icons to general cuteness. If you are interested in food and crafts be sure to check out my other calendar list here.

I have grouped any moving dates at the top of each month and as I discover more to celebrate I’ll be sure to add them! Don’t forget to leave a comment if there are any more relevant dates you know of! I will add them to the list.

January

1st New Years Day/Fantasia 2000 premieres (2000)

3rd JRR Tolkein Day

6th Epiphany  

7th MGM renamed Hollywood Studios 2008

9th Opening of Star Tours in 1987

15th All Star Movies resort opens in 1999/Wandavision released in 2021

18th Winnie the Pooh Day/Martin Luther King Day

19th Popcorn Day

20th Penguin Day

20th Day of Acceptance/High School Musical (2006)

21st Hugging Day/Sweatpants Day

22nd Celebration of Life/National Polka Dot Day/Rock the Dots Day/Minnie Mouse receives her star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2018)

24th Compliment Day/Belly Laugh Day/Peanut Butter Day

25th Anniversary of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)/Burns Night

28th Lego Day/Data Privacy Day

29th Fun at Work Day 

30th Croissant Day

31st Hot Choc Day

February

Lunar New Year

Shrove Tuesday

Black History Month

1st Baked Alaska Day/Phineas and Ferb debuts 2008

2nd Crepe Day/Ukulele Day

3rd World Read Aloud Day

4th Thank a Letter Carrier Day

5th Peter Pan released 1953

7th Send a Card to a Friend Day/Pinocchio released 1940

8th Anniversary of Disney California Adventure, 2001

9th Pizza Day

10th Umbrella Day 

16th Black Panther (2018)

17th Random Acts of Kindness Day/Disney acquires The Muppets (2004)

20th Love Your Pet Day

21st World Whale Day

26th Tell a Fairy Tale Day/Carpe Diem Day

27th Pokemon Day

March

Sport Relief

Womens History Month

Marie Curie Month

1st St Davids Day (Wales)/World Compliment Day/Inaugural voyage of Galactic Starcruiser ‘departs’ 2022

2nd Dr Suess Day

3rd World Wildlife Day

4th World Book Day/Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway opens (2020)/Zootopia (2016)

5th Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)/Alice and Wonderland (2010)

6th Onward released (2020)

8th International Women’s Day/Captain Marvel (2019)

9th Barbie Day

10th Mario day/In 2009 the D23 the official Disney fan club launches

11th Turning Red (2022)

13th Live Action Cinderella (2015)

14th Pi Day

15th World Sleep Day

16th Lips Appreciation Day/Panda day/Walt Disney Studios open in Paris 2002

17th St Patricks Day (Ireland)/Live action Beauty and the Beast (2017)

19th Release of Shaggy Dog-first in a line of wacky style comedies (1959)/The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021)

20th Happiness Day/Hufflepuff Pride Day/21st Century Fox acquired (2019)

21st Slytherin Pride Day

22nd Gryffindor Pride Day/Frozen opens on Broadway in 2018

23rd Ravenclaw Pride Day

25th Waffle Day

27th Earth Hour/Greys Anatomy debuts (2005)

29th Newises opens on Broadway (2012)/Live action Dumbo (2019)

30th Doctor’s day/Moonknight (2022)

31st Manatee Day

April

Stress Awareness Month

Autism Awareness Month

Jazz Appreciation Month

Easter-In 2024 Easter Sunday is the 31st of March

2nd Wednesday in April Day of Pink

1st April Fools Day/Blizzard Beach opens in 1995

2nd World Autism Day

4th Captain America and the Winter Soldier (2014)

5th Star Trek day/Toy Story Hotel opens in Tokyo, 2022

6th Tartan day

7th World Health Day/Anniversary of Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (2006)

8th Zoo lovers day

9th Unicorn day

11th Babershop Quartet Day/Pet Day

12th Disneyland Paris opens in 1992

15th Anniversary of the opening of Disneyland Tokyo, 1983/Live action Jungle Book (2016)

16th Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Anniversary (2001)/Save the elephant day

18th Disney Channel begins in 1983/Beauty and the Beast opens on Broadway 1994

20th Volunteer Recognition Day

21st Tea Day

22nd World Earth Day/In 1996 Disney.com launches/Animal Kingdom opens in 1998

23rd St Georges Day (England)

25th World Penguin Day/Anzac Day

26th Pretzel Day/Avengers End Game (2019)

27th Avengers Infinity Wars (2018)

28th Superhero Day/Pay it forward Day/Stop Food Waste Day

Last week UK coffee week

May

Walking Month 

Veggie week

Sandwich week

1st Lei Day/Opening of MGM Studios (now Hollywood Studios) in 1989

3rd Ironman (2013)

4th Star Wars Day (May the 4th)/The Avengers (2012)

5th Revenge of the 5th/Cinco de Mayo/Disney purchases Pixar in 2006

6th Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness released 2022/Captain America Civil War (2016)

10th Mother Ocean Day

13th World Cocktail Day

15th International Astronomy Day 

17th World Baking Day/International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

20th World Bee Day/Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers (2022)/Pirates of the Caribean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

21st International Tea Day (incase you missed the one last month!)

22nd Sherlock Holmes Day

23rd Turtle Day

24th Live Action Aladdin released in 2019

25th Obi Wan Series debuts (2022)

27th Sunscreen Day/ Three Little Pigs released (1933)/ Cosmic Rewind opens at Epcot (2022)/Alice through the Looking Glass (2016)

28th Cruella Release Date (2021)

28th Its a Small World Disneyland Anniversary

29th UP (2009)

30th Mint Julep Day/Finding Nemo released 2003/Maleficent (2014)/Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

31st Galaxys Edge in Disneyland Opens in 2019

June

Fathers day

Pride Month

(Bounding with Pride Challenge)

1st Say Something Kind Day/Opening of Typhoon Lagoon 1989

4th Avengers Campus opens at Disney California Adventure Park (2021)

5th World Environment Day

8th Ms Marvel (2022)

9th Cars (2006)/Donald Duck Day marking his first appearance in 1934/First series of Loki (2021)

11th Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage opens at Disneyland 2007

12th Superman Day

15th Nature Photography Day/The Lion King Released 1994/Atlantis: The Lost Empire released 2001/The Incredibles 2 (2018)

16th Cars 3 (2017)

17th Garbage Man Day/Piper and Finding Dory (2016)/Lightyear (2022)

18th In 1996 the first family moves into the new town of Celebration, Florida, built by the Disney company/Tarzan released 1999/Luca released 2021/Toy Story 3 (2010)

19th Juneteenth/Garfeild the Cat Day/Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)/Mulan released in 1998/Inside Out (2015)

20th Clean Air Day/World Productivity Day

21st Lilo and Stitch released 2002/Anniversary of Frozen Ever After at Epcot/Who Framed Roger Rabbit released 1988/Toystory 4 released in 2019/Monsters University (2013)

22nd World Rainforest Day/Walt Disney Archives established (1970)/Brave (2012)

23rd Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland, 1963

24th Cars 2 (2011)

26th Stitch Day-Experiment 626

27th Wall-E (2008)

29th Camera Day/The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007)/Rataouille (2007)

30th Social Media Day

July

1st 2nd half of the year/BFG (2016)

6th Antman and the Wasp (2018)

7th Chocolate Day

8th Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

9th First Pirates of the Caribean film was released in 2003/Black Widow (2021)

17th Disneyland California (1955) so it will 70 in 2025/Antman (2015)

19th Release of Treasure Island (1950) first live action feature/In 2019 the live action Lion King is released

20th Anniversary of the moon landing (1969)/Marvel Avengers Campus opens at Disneyland Paris (2022)

21st Barbie Movie released 2023

22nd Travel Agent Day

25th Carousel day

26th Alice in Wonderland release date (1951)

29th Lipstick Day 

30th International Day of Friendship/Flowers and Trees the first colour cartoon released (1932)/Disney Magic takes its inaugural cruise (1998)

31st Harry Potter’s Birthday (1980)/Jungle Cruis film released in 2021

August

Afternoon tea week

3rd Christopher Robin (2018)

5th Blogger Day

8th International Cat Day

9th Book Lovers Day/Planes (2013)

10th World Lion Day/Vloggers Day

11th Marvel’s What If debuts in 2021/Live action Petes Dragon (2016)

12th World Elephant Day

13th Left Handers Day

17th Thrifter’s Day

21st Honey Bee Day

29th Aulani Opens in Hawaii (2011)/Release of Mary Poppins 1964/Galaxys Edge opens at Hollywood Studios 2019 the same day the Skyliner opens too

September 

1st Back to Hogwarts

3rd Shang Chi and the Ten Rings (2021)

4th Anniversary of Mulan (2020)/Anniversary of Tokyo Disney Sea (2001)

5th First Oswald cartoon released (1927)/First appearance of Pluto (1930)

12th Hong Kong Disneyland Opens (2005)

20th Gratitude Day

21st Batman Day

22nd Hobbit Day/Lost debuts (2004)

27th Space 220 Restaurant opens in Epcot, 2021

October

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

1st World Vegetarian Day/Anniversary of Opening of Walt Disney World 1971/Epcot Opens 1982/Caribbean Beach Resort Opens 1988/Remys Ratatouille Adventure opens in Epcot 2021

3rd Mean Girls Day/Desperate Housewives debuts (2004)

5th Anniversary of the opening of Disneyland Hotel (1955)

6th Mad Hatters Day

12th Face Your Fears Day

13th Anniversary of Nightmare Before Christmas

16th Disney Company was started in 1923/”Hannah Montanta” starts a massive tour of 69 cities in 2007

23th Dumbo (1941)

28th Plush Animal Lovers Day/The first Tinkerbell film premieres in 2008

29th National Cat Day

30th Candy Corn Day/Disney purchases Lucas films (2012)

31st Halloween

November 

1st World Vegan Day (it’s also Vegan Month)

2nd Monsters Inc Premieres (2001)/Wreck it Ralph (2012)/Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

3rd Little Mermaid opens on Broadway in 2007/Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

4th Candy Day/Chicken Little (2005)/Doctor Strange (2016)

5th Guy Fawkes Night/The Incredibles (2004)/Eternals (2021)

6th Stress Awareness Day

7th Big Hero 6 (2014)

8th Thor: The Dark World Premieres (2013)

9th World Freedom Day-celebrating the fall of the Berlin wall

11th Remembrance Day, following Sunday is Remembrance Sunday

12th Disney Plus service debuts 2019

13th Anniversary of Fantasia release 1940/World Kindness Day/In 1997 The Lion King opens on Broadway

18th Mickey and Minnie’s Birthday, with the release date of Steam Boat Willie (1928)

19th World Toilet Day/International Men’s Day

21st Enchanted (2007)/Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

22nd Frozen 2 (2019)/Coco (2017)

23rd Moana (2016)

24th Toy Story 2 released 1999/Tangled (2010)/Encanto released 2021 as well series Hawkeye

25th Anniversary of Toy Story (1995)

27th Treasure Planet released 2002/Frozen (2013)

28th Small Business Day

30th St Andrews Day (Scotland)

December 

1st World Aids Day

3rd International Disability Day

5th Walt Disney’s Birthday (1901)/Rise of Resistance opens in WDW 2019

6th Miners Day/St Nicolas Day

8th Brownie Day

9th The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005)

10th Anniversary of Emporers New Groove (2000)

11th Anniversary of Princess and the Frog (2009)

14th Pop Century hotel opens at WDW (2003)

15th Anniversary of the death of Walt Disney (1966)/The Last Jedi (2017)

16th Rise of Skywalker Premieres (2019)

19th Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

20th Saving Mr Banks (2013)

21st Release date for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

24th Anniversary of The Aristocats (1970)/Christmas Eve

25th Christmas Day/1st day of the 12 Days of Christmas/Into The Woods (2014)/Soul (2020)

26th Boxing Day

29th Book of Boba Fett begins 2021

31st New Years Eve/Disney acquires Marvel Entertainment (2009)