January 2020 Observances for Your
Senior Activity Calendar
Find interesting and unique observances and holidays for you to use as inspiration for your senior activity program.
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January 2020 Monthly Observances
- Be Kind to Food Servers Month
- Book Blitz Month
- Celebration of Life Month
- Children Impacted by a Parent's Cancer Month
- Get Organized Month
- International Brain Teaser Month
- International Child-Centered Divorce Month
- International Creativity Month
- International New Year's Resolutions Month for Businesses
- National Clean Up Your Computer Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- National Hobby Month
- National Hot Tea Month
- National Mail Order Gardening Month
- National Mentoring Month
- National Oatmeal Month
- National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month
- National Poverty in America Awareness Month
- National Radon Action Month
- National Skating Month
- National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- National Soup Month
- National Stalking Awareness Month
- National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
- National Wheat Bread Month
- Walk Your Pet Month
January 2020 Weekly Observances
- "Someday We'll Laugh About This" Week (January 2-8)
- Cuckoo Dancing Week (January 11-17)
- Week of Christian Unity (January 18-25)
- National Activity Professionals Week (January 19-25)
- Snowcare for Troops Awareness Week, volunteering to help with snow and ice removal from the driveways of military families (January 19-25)
- Catholic Schools Week (January 26 - February 1)
January 2020 Daily Observances
January 1
- National Black Eyed Peas Day
- National Bloody Mary Day
- National Hangover Day
- New Year's Day
- World Day of Peace
- Z Day, paying tribute on this first day of the year to all those whose names begin with the last letter of the alphabet
January 2
- Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
- National Buffet Day
- National Cream Puff Day
- National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
- World Introvert Day
January 3
- National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
- National Fruitcake Toss Day
January 4
- Dimpled Chad Day
- National Spaghetti Day
- Trivia Day
- World Braille Day
January 5
- National Bird Day
- National Whipped Cream Day
- Twelfth Night, the eve of Epiphany
January 6
- Epiphany or Twelfth Day
- National Bean Day
- National Shortbread Day
- National Thank God It's Monday! Day
- Three Kings Day, commemorating the visit of the Three Wise Men (kings or magi)
January 7
- International Programmers' Day
- National Bobblehead Day
- National Tempura Day
January 8
- Argyle Day
- English Toffee Day
- National JoyGerm Day, encouraging people to infect one another with joy
January 9
- National Apricot Day
- National Static Electricity Day
January 10
- Full Wolf Moon
- National Bittersweet Chocolate Day
- National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
January 11
- Hot Toddy Day
- Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
- National Milk Day
- National Vision Board Day
January 12
- Kiss A Ginger Day
- National Hot Tea Day
- National Pharmacist Day
January 13
- Korean American Day
- Make Your Dream Come True Day
- National Clean-Off-Your-Desk Day
- National Gluten-Free Day
- National Peach Melba Day
- National Sticker Day
January 14
- National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
- Poetry at Work Day
- Ratification Day, anniversary of the act that ended the American Revolution in 1784
January 15
- National Bagel Day
- National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
- National Hat Day
- National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
January 16
- Appreciate a Dragon Day
- Get to Know Your Customers Day
- International Hot and Spicy Food Day
- National Fig Newton Day
- National Nothing Day, a day to not celebrate anything
- National Quinoa Day
- Religious Freedom Day
January 17
- International Fetish Day
- International Mentoring Day
- Kid Inventors' Day
- National Hot Buttered Rum Day
January 18
- National Thesaurus Day
- Winnie the Pooh Day
January 19
- National Popcorn Day
- Tin Can Day
- World Snow Day
January 20
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- National Buttercrunch Day
- National Cheese Lover's Day
- National Coffee Break Day
- National Disc Jockey Day
January 21
- National Granola Bar Day
- National Hugging Day
- National New England Clam Chowder Day
- Squirrel Appreciation Day
January 22
- Answer Your Cat's Question Day
- National Blonde Brownie Day
- National Polka Dot Day
- National Southern Food Day
January 23
- National Handwriting Day
- National Pie Day
- Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day
January 24
- Belly Laugh Day
- International Day of Education
- National Compliment Day
- National Peanut Butter Day
January 25
- A Room of One's Own Day, commemorating an essay by writer Virginia Woolf to promote space for women writers in a male dominated field
- Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat)
- Local Quilt Shop Day
- National Irish Coffee Day
- National Seed Swap Day
- Opposite Day
January 26
- National Green Juice Day
- National Peanut Brittle Day
- Spouses Day
- World Leprosy Day
- 2020 Pro Bowl
January 27
- Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- National Chocolate Cake Day
January 28
- Data Privacy Day
- National Blueberry Pancake Day
- National Kazoo Day
January 29
- Curmudgeons Day, honoring the bad-tempered
- National Corn Chip Day
- Puzzle Day
January 30
- Inane Answering Message Day
- National Croissant Day
January 31
- Backward Day
- Inspire Your Heart With the Arts Day
- National Preschool Fitness Day