💜December

A full list of December holidays and observances in 2024. Remember these important dates, weeks and awareness days.

Daily December holidays and observances in 2024

December 1

• Christmas Book Day
• Cyber Safety Sunday
• Day With(out) Art Day
• Eat a Red Apple Day
• First Sunday of Advent
• National Christmas Lights Day
• National Cookie Cutter Day
• National Peppermint Bark Day
• National Twin With Your Dog Day
• National Women Support Women Day
• Rosa Parks Day
• Wear a Dress Day
• World Aids Day

December 2

• Cyber Monday
• International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
• National Build Joy Day
• National Fritters Day
• National Mutt Day
• National Skip School Day
• Play Basketball Day
• Safety Razor Day
• Special Education Day
• Walt Disney Day
• World Computer Literacy Day
• World Pollution Prevention Day

December 3

• Giving Tuesday
• International Day of People with Disabilities
• Let's Hug Day
• Make a Gift Day
• National Green Bean Casserole Day
• National Heather Day
• National Roof Over Your Head Day
• World Trick Shot Day

December 4

• Cabernet Franc Day
• Candle Day
• Carols by Candlelight
• Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day
• International Cheetah Day
• International Day of Banks
• National Cookie Day
• National Dice Day
• National Package Protection Day
• National Sock Day
• Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting
• Santa's List Day
• Wear Brown Shoes Day
• World Wildlife Conservation Day

December 5

• Bathtub Party Day
• International Ninja Day
• International Volunteer Day
• National AFL-CIO Day
• National Blue Jeans Day
• National Communicate With Your Kids Day
• National Repeal Day
• Sacher-Torte Day
• World Soil Day

December 6

• Faux Fur Friday
• Mitten Tree Day
• National Bartender Day
• National Gazpacho Day
• National Microwave Oven Day
• National Miners' Day
• National Pawnbrokers Day
• National Salesperson Day
• St. Nicholas Day

December 7

• Candle Day
• Chester Greenwood Day
• Coats and Toys for Kids Day
• Crate Day
• Global Fat Bike Day
• International Civil Aviation Day
• National Letter Writing Day
• National Cotton Candy Day
• National Joy Day
• National Rhubarb Vodka Day
• National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance
• National Slime Day
• Tree Dressing Day

December 8

• Bodhi Day
• Constitution Day
• National Blue Collar Day
• National Brownie Day
• National Donair Day
• National Health Savings Account Day
• National Lard Day
• Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
• Worldwide Candle Lighting Day
• World Choral Day

December 9

• Christmas Card Day
• Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• Genocide Prevention Day
• Green Monday
• International Anti-Corruption Day
• International Day of Veterinary Medicine
• National Llama Day
• National Opal Apples Day
• National Pastry Day
• Weary Willie Day
• World Techno Day

December 10

• Dewey Decimal System Day
• Human Rights Day
• International Animal Rights Day
• Jane Addams Day
• National Lager Day
• National Salesperson Day
• Nobel Prize Day

December 11

• Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day
• International Mountain Day
• National App Day
• National Have A Bagel Day
• National Noodle Ring Day
• National Tango Day
• UNICEF Day for Change

December 12

• Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Gingerbread House Day
• International Universal Health Coverage Day
• National Ambrosia Day
• National Ding-a-Ling Day
• National Poinsettia Day

December 13

• Day of the Horse
• Friday the 13th
• Lost & Found Day
• National Cocoa Day
• National Cream Cheese Frosting Day
• National Guard Birthday
• National Salesperson Day
• National Violin Day
• Pick a Pathologist Pal Day

December 14

• Christmas Bird Count Week
• Gingerbread Decorating Day
• Halcyon Days
• International Shareware Day
• More Good Today Day
• National Bouillabaisse Day
• National Energy Conservation Day
• National Screwdriver Day
• National Wreaths Across America Day
• Monkey Day
• Roast Chestnuts Day
• Sustainable Entrepreneurship Day

December 15

• Bill of Rights Day
• Cat Herders Day
• National Cupcake Day
• National Lemon Cupcake Day
• National Wear Your Pearls Day

December 16

• Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
• Day of Reconciliation
• Las Posadas
• National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
• Stupid Toy Day

December 17

• National Device Appreciation Day
• National Maple Syrup Day
• Pan American Aviation Day
• Saturnalia December
• Wright Brothers Day

December 18

• Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day
• Bake Cookies Day
• Flake Appreciation Day
• International Migrants Day
• National Roast Suckling Pig Day
• World Arabic Language Day

December 19

• Look for an Evergreen Day
• National Emo Day
• National Hard Candy Day
• National Heroes and Heroines Day
• National Oatmeal Muffin Day
• National Re-Gifting Day

December 20

• Cathode-Ray Tube Day
• Games Day
• Go Caroling Day
• Mudd Day
• National Sangria Day
• National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
• Sacagawea Day
• Underdog Day

December 21

• Don't Make Your Bed Day
• Gravy Day
• Humbug Day
• International Dalek Remembrance Day
• International Energy Drink Day
• Look On The Bright Side Day
• National Coquito Day
• National Crossword Puzzle Day
• National French Fried Shrimp Day
• National Flashlight Day
• National Homeless Persons' Remembrance Day
• National Short Girl Appreciation Day
• National Short Story Day
• Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
• Ribbon Candy Day
• Winter Solstice
• World Basketball Day
• World Snowboard Day

December 22

• Forefathers' Day
• Mathematics Day
• National Cookie Exchange Day
• National Date Nut Bread Day
• National Short Person Day
• Mathematics Day
• National Cookie Exchange Day

December 23

• Festivus
• National Christmas Movie Marathon Day
• National Pfeffernusse Day
• National Roots Day

December 24

• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Book Flood
• Last-Minute Shopper's Day
• National Eggnog Day

December 25

• A'Phabet Day or No "L" Day
• Christmas Day
• Hanukkah
• National Pumpkin Pie Day

December 26

• Boxing Day
• Day After Christmas
• Day of Goodwill
• First day of Kwanzaa
• National Candy Cane Day
• National Thank You Note Day
• National Whiners' Day
• Proclamation Day
• St. Stephen's Day

December 27

• Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day
• National Fruitcake Day
• National Leftovers Day
• Visit the Zoo Day

December 28

• Holy Innocents Day
• National Call a Friend Day
• National Card Playing Day
• National Chocolate Candy Day
• National Download Day
• National Short Film Day
• Pledge of Allegiance Day

Sunday, December 29

• Falls Festival
• International Cello Day
• Pepper Pot Day
• Still Need To Do Day
• Tick Tock Day

December 30

• Falling Needles Family Fest Day
• National Bacon Day
• National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
• National Resolution Planning Day

December 31

• Hogmanay
• Make Up Your Mind Day
• National Champagne Day
• New Year's Eve
• No Interruptions Day
• Universal Hours of Peace
• Unlucky Day

Weekly holidays and observances in December 2024

• Advent: Dec. 1 – 24
• Better Conversations Week: Nov. 24 – Dec. 30
• Christmas Bird Count: Dec. 14 – Jan. 5, 2025
• Computer Science Education Week: Dec. 2 – Dec. 8
• Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week: Dec. 1 — Dec. 7
• Hanukkah: Dec. 25 – Jan. 2
• Inclusive Schools Week: Dec. 2 — Dec. 8
• Kwanzaa: Dec. 26 – Jan. 1
• National Cookie Cutter Week: Dec. 1 – Dec. 7
• National Handwashing Awareness Week: Dec. 2 – Dec. 8
• National Influenza Vaccination Week: Dec. 6 — Dec. 12
• Older Driver Safety Awareness Week: Dec. 2 — Dec. 6

Monthly observances in December 2024

• Bingo Month
• Blue Christmas
• Decembeard
• Gift of Sight Month
• National Cat Lover's Month
• National Fruitcake Month
• National Giving Month
• National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
• National Learn a Foreign Language Month
• National Write a Business Plan Month
• National Pear Month
• National Tie Month
• Operation Santa Paws
• Safe Toys and Gifts Month
• Spiritual Literacy Month
• Universal Human Rights Month
• Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
• Write to a Friend Month
• World AIDS/HIV Awareness Month