2026 National DAYS about Culture • iHEARTdays.com

Newly added CULTURAL Holidays

𓂀 FLOODING of the NILE Celebration 2027 – Aug 15

🇯🇵 MOUNTAIN Day in JAPAN 2027 – Aug 11

⛓️‍💥 JUNETEENTH 2027 – Jun 19

⛷️ UTAH Day 2027 – May 31

🍎 WASHINGTON Day 2027 – May 10

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🇲🇽 MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE Day 2026 – Sep 16

MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE Day (COMING SOON)
🍻 OKTOBERFEST 2026 – Sep 19-Oct 4

Oktoberfest 16-day festival held every year in Munich (COMING SOON)
🇨🇳 National Day of CHINA 2026 – Oct 1

National Day of the People’s Republic of China (COMING SOON)
🍁 VERMONT Day 2026 – Oct 12

Celebrating the historical founding of the Vermont republic by the Green Mountain Boy militia with its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 14th state to join the USA.
🍺 MISSOURI Day 2026 – Oct 21

Celebrating the Show Me State’s historical founding of westward expansion through the Missouri Compromise with its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 24th state to join the USA.
🎸 MISSISSIPPI Day 2026 – Nov 30

Celebrating America’s coastline defined by the Mississippi River and Delta culture with its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 20th state to join the USA.
🦐 ALABAMA Day 2026 – Dec 14

Celebrating the Heart of Dixie’s historic split of the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory with its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 22nd state to join the USA.
🪁 International KITE Day 2027 – Jan 14

Up, up, and away: Let your dreams soar high & paint the clouds in the sky together with colorful kite tales on windy trails.
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA Day 2027 – Jan 26

AUSTRALIA Day (COMING SOON)
👩‍👧‍👧 National GIRLS & WOMEN in SPORTS Day 2027 – Feb 3

Since 1972 it’s the day to be fearless and play like a GIRL when equal participation in sports was mandated in all public schools.
✍️ WAITANGI Day 2027 – Feb 6

WAITANGI Day (COMING SOON)
👽 EXTRATERRESTRIAL CULTURE Day 2027 – Feb 9

New Mexico established this holiday to celebrate and honor extraterrestrial visitors who have visited and will visit us to enhance relationships among everyone within the cosmos and beyond.
🍑 GEORGIA Day 2027 – Feb 12

Celebrating the last of the original 13 colonies and the historical founding of the Peach State by James Oglethorpe with its rich history & resources becoming the 4th state to join the USA.
🌉 CALIFORNIA Day 2027 – Feb 22

Celebrating America’s Golden State and the Gold Rush legacy with its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 31st state to join the USA.
🎎 JAPAN DOLLS Festival (雛祭り Hina Matsuri) 2027 – Mar 3

JAPAN DOLLS Festival (COMING SOON)
💃 National URBAN BALLROOM DANCING Day 2027 – Mar 13

Turn up the tempo, turn out the moves to urban rhythms & city beats. Get groovy in the city while steppin’ out in style to the DETROIT Ballroom, CHICAGO Steppin’, and BALTIMORE Bop urban styles.
🍀 SAINT PATRICK’s Day 2027 – Mar 17

St. Paddy’s Day (not St. Patty’s) is a celebration of Irish culture around the world, not just leprechauns with their pots of gold. Think green.
🦀 MARYLAND Day 2027 – Mar 25

Celebrating the historical founding of the Old Line State by Lord Calvert with its Chesapeake Bay heritage and rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 7th state to join the USA.
💔 Quirky COUNTRY MUSIC SONG TITLES Day 2027 – Mar 27
🗿 World HERITAGE Day 2027 – Apr 18

World HERITAGE Day (COMING SOON)
🍙 National RICE BALL Day 2027 – Apr 19

Rice up your life with the perfect bite-sized deliciousness. Rice balls deliver endless sweet or savory, vegetarian or meat-filled possibilities.
🌾 NORTH DAKOTA Day 2027 – Apr 19

Celebrating where the Great Plains meet the rugged Badlands with its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 39th state to join the USA.
🌪️ OKLAHOMA Day 2027 – Apr 22

Celebrating the land of the Red People and the open plains with the historical founding of the Oklahoman Indian Territory by the Sooners and its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 46th state to join the USA.
🇵🇱 POLISH CONSTITUTION Day 2027 – May 3

3 May POLISH CONSTITUTION Day (COMING SOON)
🦬 MONTANA Day 2027 – May 3

Celebrating the Treasure State’s historical founding of Big Sky Country with its rich history, culture & natural resources becoming the 41st state to join the USA.