February 11
Holidays and Observances

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on February 11, include: 

• February 11: Be Electrific Day

• February 11, 2027: Digital Learning Day (Second Thursday in February)

• February 11: Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

• February 11: Get Out Your Guitar Day

• February 11: Grandmother Achievement Day

• February 11: International Day of Women & Girls in Science

• February 11, 2027: National Giving Hearts Day (Second Thursday in February)

• February 11: National Inventor's Day

• February 11: National Make a Friend Day

• February 11: National Marc Day (People Named Marc)

• February 11: National Shut-in Visitation Day

• February 11: National Van Day (People with Van in their Surname)

• February 11: Peppermint Patty Day

• February 11: Pro Sports Wives Day

• February 11: Promise Day

• February 11: Satisfied Staying Single Day

• February 11, 2027: Vasant Panchami (India) (Fifth Day of Magh in Hindu Calendar)

• February 11: White T Shirt Day

• February 11: World Day of the Sick

2027 Weekly Holidays that include February 11, are:

• February 7-13, 2027: Boy Scout Anniversary Week (First Full Week in February)

• February 7-13, 2027: Burn Awareness Week (First Full Week in February)

• February 7-13, 2027: Children's Authors & Illustrators Week (First Full Week in February from Sunday - Saturday)

• February 7-14: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

• February 7-13, 2027: Dump Your Significant Jerk Week (Week Before Valentines Day)

• February 7-13, 2027: Feeding Tube Awareness Week (First Full Week of February)

• February 8-14: Getting Dizzy Week

• February 7-14: Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week

• February 7-15: International Week of Black Women in the Arts

• February 10, 2027 - March 27, 2027: Lent (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)

• February 7-14: Love a Mensch Week

• February 8-12, 2027: Love Data Week (Starts on second Monday of February)

• February 8-14: Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us from Getting Dizzy Week

• February 8-14, 2027: National Apprenticeship Week (United Kingdom)

• February 7-13, 2027: National Children's Mental Health Week (U.K.) (First Full Week of February)

• February 7-13, 2027: National Crime Prevention Week (First Full Week in February)

• February 11-20: National Date Week (Fruit)

• February 7 - April 30, 2027: National Green Week (Starts First Full Week in February to April 30)

• February 7-14: National Marriage Week USA

• February 7-13, 2027: National Pancake Week (Starts 49 days before Easter)

• February 7-13, 2027: Pay Your Bills Week (First Full Week in February)

• February 7, 2027 - March 8, 2027: Ramadan (Begins evening of February 7 to evening of March 8)

• February 7-14: Risk Awareness Week

• February 7-13, 2027: Shape Up with Pickles Time (Starts on First Sunday in February)

• February 8-14, 2027: Student Volunteering Week (United Kingdom)

• February 6-15, 2027: Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week

• February 7-14: Valentine's Week

2027 Monthly Holidays that include February 11, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our February Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of February.

NOTE: If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

Looking for more than a list?
Click here to read our detailed guide: Explore the February Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide

U.S. Festivals and Events 
(Date Order)

For Festivals and Events Detail: February Festivals and Events:

• [AZ] January 22 - February 14, 2027: Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase in Tucson, Arizona 

• [CA] January 30 - February 21, 2027: Chinese New Year Festival and Parade (San Francisco, CA) Parade is on February 20, 2027

• [AK] February 6-12, 2027 - Yukon Quest in Alaska

• [CA] February 9 to 11, 2027 - World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, CA

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

For Festivals and Events Detail: February Festivals and Events:

• [CHINA] December 21, 2026 - February 21, 2027: Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin, China

• [CHINA] February 5 to 11, 2027: Spring Festival Golden Week across various cities and regions in China.

• [CANADA] February 6-12, 2027: Yukon Quest Dog Sled Races starting from Yukon Territory in Canada, and Fairbanks, Alaska.

• [BHUTAN, INDIA, NEPAL] February 6 to 13, 2027: Losar across traditional Himalayan communities and regional cultural centers of Bhutan, India and Nepal.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for February 11 is an Aquarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for February are:

• Violet - symbolizes faithfulness, loyalty, humility, wisdom, and hope
  
• Primrose - Modesty, distinction, and virtue
  
  

Birthstone

The Birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Famous Birthdays

• 1812 – Alexander Hamilton Stephens, American politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America and 50th Governor of Georgia (d. 1883)
• 1847 – Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor of  the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, electric light bulb (d. 1931)
• 1917 – Sidney Sheldon, American author (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (The Poseidon Adventure, Airplane, The Naked Gun) (d. 2010)
• 1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor (Smokey and the Bandit, The Longest Yard, Boogie Nights)
• 1962 – Sheryl Crow, American musician
• 1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician and 9th Governor of Alaska
• 1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress (Friends, Office Space, Bruce Almighty, The Break Up, Marley and Me)
• 1972 – Kelly Slater, American surfer
• 1979 – Brandy, American singer and actress

Famous Deaths

• 2006 – Peter Benchley, American author of Jaws, The Deep, and The Island (b. 1940)
• 2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer (b. 1969)
• 2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer, actress (The Bodyguard), model and producer (b. 1963)

R.I.P. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You, from the movie, The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1965 - Ringo Starr marries his first wife, Maureen Cox
• 2000 - Diana Ross officially divorces her husband, Norwegian businessman Arne Naess

Quote of the Day

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847.  He invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb.  He has many great quotes.

He has another couple of great quotes relative to the one above: "I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that won't work" and "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up".  The word, Perseverance, comes to my mind!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for February 11, is a Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe, from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits. (link opens in her website)

Season

February 11th falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1752 – Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin
• 1794 – First session of United States Senate open to the public.
• 1809 - Robert Fulton patents steamboat
• 1854 - Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time
• 1878 - The 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms
• 1916 – Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control.
• 1936 - Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay
• 1942 - "Archie" comic book debuts
• 1943 – General Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe, during World War II
• 1963 - CIA Domestic Operations Division created
• 1963 - Julia Child's show The French Chef premieres.
• 1971 - US, UK, USSR, others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
• 1973 – Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
• 1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
• 1997 – Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope
• 2017 - North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan
• 2018 - Saratov Airlines Flight 702 has 71 deaths when it crashes near Moscow, Russia

This Day in Music

• 1942 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for Chattanooga Choo Choo.
• 1964 - The Beatles play their first US concert at the Washington Coliseum, in Washington, DC. The setlist includes, I Saw Her Standing There, All My Loving, and Twist And Shout.
• 1967 - The Monkees' album More of the Monkees hits #1
• 1967 - The Turtles, Happy Together is released
• 1979 - ABC airs their TV-movie Elvis, starring Kurt Russell.
• 1983 - Bob Seger's The Distance is certified platinum.
• 2007 - Dixie Chicks take home five awards during the 49th Grammy Awards.

The Dixie Chicks, are an all Female, American Country Music group. One of my favorite songs of theirs, is Cowboy Take Me Away, shown above.  I also love their, Wide Open Spaces song.

This Day in Sports

• 1928 - 2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St Moritz, Switzerland
• 1966 - San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year
• 1969 - Diana Crump becomes 1st US woman jockey to ride against men, Hialelah
• 1984 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL short handed season scoring record at 11
• 1986 - Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
• 1987 - England beat Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
• 1989 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary
• 1990 - James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 to win heavyweight boxing crown
• 1990 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge
• 1995 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!