June 2022 Observances for Your
Senior Activity Calendar

Find interesting and unique observances and holidays for you to use as inspiration for your senior activity program.

June 2022 Monthly Observances

• Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month
• African-American Music Appreciation Month
• Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
• Audiobook Appreciation Month
• Cancer From the Sun Month
• Cataract Awareness Month
• Child Vision Awareness Month
• Dementia Care Professionals Month
• Effective Communications Month
• Entrepreneurs "Do It Yourself" Marketing Month
• Georgia Blueberry Month
• Great Outdoors Month
• International Surf Music Month
• LGBTQ Pride Month
• Men's Health Month
• National Accordion Awareness Month
• National Aphasia Awareness Month
• National Bathroom Reading Month
• National Camping Month
• National Candy Month
• National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
• National Children's Awareness Month
• National Dairy Alternative Month
• National Dairy Month
• National Firework Safety Month
• National Foster a Pet Month
• National Iced Tea Month
• National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
• National Oceans Month
• National Pollinator Month
• National Rivers Month
• National Rose Month
• National Safety Month
• National Soul Food Month
• National Steakhouse Month
• National Zoo and Aquarium Month
• Perennial Gardening Month
• PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) Awareness Month
• Rebuild Your Life Month
• Skyscraper Month
• Sports America Kids Month
• Student Safety Month
• World Roller Coaster Appreciation Month

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June 2022 Weekly Observances

• International Clothesline Week (June 4-11)
• Bed Bug Awareness Week (June 5-11)
• National Business Etiquette Week (June 5-11)
• National Flag Week (June 12-18)
• Meet a Mate Week (June 13-19)
• National Nursing Assistants Week (June 16-22)
• Lightning Safety Awareness Week (June 19-25)
• National Pollinator Week (June 20-26)

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June 2022 Daily Observances

June 1

• Global Day of Parents
• Global Running Day
• Go Barefoot Day
• International Dinosaur Day (some sources say May 17)
• National Hazelnut Cake Day
• National Nail Polish Day
• National Olive Day
• National Pen Pal Day
• Say Something Nice Day

June 2

• National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day
• Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day

June 3

• National Chocolate Macaroon Day
• National Donut Day
• National Egg Day
• National Gun Violence Awareness Day
• World Bicycle Day

June 4

• International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
• National Cheese Day
• National Cognac Day
• National Trails Day

June 5

• HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day
• International Day Against Illegal Fishing
• National Cancer Survivors Day
• National Gingerbread Day
• National Ketchup Day
• Whitsunday, Christian celebration of Pentecost
• World Environment Day

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June 6

• D-Day, commemorating when Allied forces landed in Normandy, France in 1944
• National Yo-Yo Day
• Russian Language Day

June 7

• Boone Day, honoring Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone
• National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
• World Food Safety Day

June 8

• Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• National Best Friend Day
• Upsy Daisy Day, a day to remind people to get up in the morning with a grateful and happy attitude
• World Oceans Day

June 9

• International Archives Day

June 10

• National Ballpoint Pen Day
• National Iced Tea Day

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June 11

• Belmont Stakes (Horse racing) in New York
• National German Chocolate Cake Day

June 12

• National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
• Race Unity Day
• World Day Against Child Labor

June 13

• International Albinism Awareness Day
• Outdoor Marketing Day
• Sewing Machine Day

June 14

• Call Your Doctor Day
• Family History Day
• Flag Day
• Full Strawberry Moon
• National Bourbon Day
• National Strawberry Shortcake Day
• World Blood Donor Day

June 15

• Global Wind Day
• National Lobster Day
• National Prune Day
• Native American Citizenship Day
• Nature Photography Day
• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

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June 16

• National Career Nurse Assistants Day
• National Fudge Day
• Recess at Work Day

June 17

• National Apple Strudel Day
• National Flip Flop Day
• National Mascot Day
• Work@Home Father's Day
• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

June 18

• International Picnic Day
• Sustainable Gastronomy Day
• World Juggling Day

June 19

• Father's Day
• Husband Caregiver Day
• International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
• Juneteenth, Emancipation Day in Texas in 1865
• National Martini Day
• World Sauntering Day

June 20

• American Eagle Day
• Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed)
• Last Day of Spring
• Midsummer Eve
• National Ice Cream Soda Day
• National Vanilla Milkshake Day
• World Refugee Day

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June 21

• Anne and Samantha Day, honoring the memories and contributions of Anne Frank and Samantha Smith
• Go Skateboarding Day
• International Day of Yoga
• Longest Day of the Year
• Midsummer Day
• National Selfie Day
• Summer begins (June 21 - September 22)
• World Music Day

June 22

• National Chocolate Éclair Day
• National Onion Rings Day
• Stupid Guy Thing Day

June 23

• International Widows' Day
• Let It Go Day, a day to promote letting go of annoyances
• National Pink Day (International Day of Pink was April 8)
• Public Service Day
• Runner's Selfie Day

June 24

• Flying Saucer Day
• National Food Truck Day
• Take Your Dog to Work Day

June 25

• Day of the Seafarer
• Great American Campout, a day promoting camping

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June 26

• International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
• International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
• National Chocolate Pudding Day

June 27

• Decide to Be Married Day
• Discovery Day (Newfoundland and Labrador) in Canada
• Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
• National HIV Testing Day
• National Ice Cream Cake Day
• National Sunglasses Day
• PTSD Awareness Day

June 28

• International Lightning Safety Day
• National Tapioca Day

June 29

• International Day of the Tropics
• National Camera Day
• Saint Peter and Paul Day

June 30

• Asteroid Day
• National Bomb Pop Day
• National Handshake Day
• World Social Media Day

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