February 4
Holidays and Observances

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on February 4, include:

• February 4: Facebook's Birthday

• February 4, 2027: Fat Thursday (Catholic) - 52 days before Easter - Thursday before Ash Wednesday

• February 4: Homemade Soup Day

• February 4: I Heart Horror Day

• February 4: International Day of Human Fraternity

• February 4: Liberace Day

• February 4: Medjoola Date Day

• February 4: National Create a Vacuum Day

• February 4: National Hemp Day

• February 4: National Israel Day (People Named Israel)

• February 4: National Stuffed Mushroom Day

• February 4, 2027: National Sweater Day (In Canada) (First Thursday in February)

• February 4: National Sweater Day (U.S.)

• February 4: National Thank a Mailman Day

• February 4: National Wicker Day

• February 4, 2027: Optimist Day (First Thursday of February)

• February 4: Philippine-American War Memorial Day

• February 4: Quacker Day

• February 4: Rosa Parks Day (U.S. State of California and Ohio)

• February 4: Torture Abolition Day

• February 4: USO Day

• February 4: Willie Mays Day

• February 4: World Cancer Day

2027 Weekly Holidays that include February 4, are:

• February 1-7: African Heritage & Health Week

• February 1-7, 2027: International Networking Week (First Full Week of February)

• January 31 - February 6, 2027: Intimate Apparel Market Week - (First Week of February / May / August / November)

• February 1-7: La Poutine Week (Canada)

• January 31, 2027 - February 6, 2027: National Catholic Schools Week (Also known as Celebrate Catholic Schools Week) (Begins on the last Sunday in January)

• January 31, 2026 - February 7, 2027: National Meat Week (8 Days starting on the Last Sunday in January)

• February 1-7: National Patient Recognition Week

• February 1-5, 2027: National School Counseling Week (First Full M-F Week in February)

• January 30 - February 7, 2027: National Storytelling Week (U.K.) (Begins on the last Saturday in January and runs for 9 days)

• February 1-5, 2027: Pride in Food Services Week (First Full Workweek of February)

• February 2-8: Publicity for Profit Week

• February 1-7: Solo Diners Eat Out Week

• February 1-7, 2027: Tinnitus Awareness Week (Starts the first Monday in February)

• February 1-7: Women's Heart Week (Annually for 7 days starting February 1)

• February 1-7: World Interfaith Harmony Week (First Week of February)

2027 Monthly Holidays that include February 4, 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 just a list? Click here to read our detailed guide: Explore the February Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide

U.S. Festivals and Events

For Festivals and Events Detail: February Festivals and Events:

• [TX] January 15 - February 6, 2027: Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth, TX

• [AL] January 22 to February 9, 2027: Mardi Gras in Mobile in downtown Mobile, Alabama.

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

• [MN] January 28 - February 7, 2027: Saint Paul Winter Carnival in St. Paul, Minnesota 

• [AK] January 30 - February 6, 2027: Cordova Ice Worm Days (Starts on the last Saturday in January and runs for 8 days - Cordova, Alaska)

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

• [WI] February 3-7, 2027: U.S. Snow Sculpting Week in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

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

• [ITALY] January 30 - February 9, 2027: Carnival of Venice (Varies yearly; ends on Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for February 4 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

• 1677 – Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)
• 1902 – Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and activist (d. 1974)
• 1913 - Rosa Parks - American civil rights activist (d. 2005)
• 1947 – Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States, serving with President George H. W. Bush (1989–1993).
• 1948 – Alice Cooper, American musician
• 1962 – Clint Black, American country music singer-songwriter
• 1975 - Natalie Imbruglia, singer
  

Famous Deaths

• 1983 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (b. 1950) She died at age 32, from complications from anorexia.
• 1987 - Liberace
• 2006 – Myron Waldman, American animator (b. 1908) He worked on Betty Boop, Raggedy Ann, Gulliver's Travels, the animated adaptations of Superman, and Popeye, and the Casper the Friendly Ghost series.
• 2012 – Florence Green, British, last surviving veteran of World War I (b. 1901)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1924 - Musician Louis Armstrong marries his pianist Lillian Hardin 
• 1939 - Actor and singler Frank Sinatra married Nancy Barbato

Quote of the Day

Today is World Cancer Day.  Most people have been affected by Cancer, in one way or another....either as Cancer Survivors, one of the many who did not survive the fight, or you might currently have friends or family that are fighting cancer or have lost the fight. 

Childhood Cancer, is especially heartbreaking to me, as kids, or their families should not have to struggle with a disease such as Cancer.  I can't even imagine!   I loved this quote about focusing on the things that Cancer cannot take away from you!

I follow a lot of Kids on Facebook with Cancer, and other life threatening, or terminal illnesses. Everytime I am having a bad day, or something is not going right in my life, I will see a post from the families of one of these kids about their struggles, or the fight that was lost that day, and it is always a wake up call to me, that I really don't have anything to complain about!

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

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for February 4th, is a Healthy Vegetarian Bean Soup from Kerry, at Healthy Diet Habits.  February 4th is Homemade Soup Day, and the month of February is National Fiber Focus Month, so this is a great choice for the day! Soups are also great during the winter months. 

You can also check out all of Kerry's other Healthy Homemade Soup Recipes! She has lots of great choices!

Season

February 4th 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

• 1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
• 1846 – The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Utah Territory.
• 1861 – During the American Civil War, in Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
• 1866 - Mary Baker Eddy, Founder of Christian Science, cures her injuries by opening a bible
  
• 1936 – Radium becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically.
• 1938 - Hitler seizes control of German army & puts Nazi in key posts
• 1941 – The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
• 1957 - 1st electric portable typewriter is placed on sale in Syracuse, NY
• 1971 - British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt
• 1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California
• 1985 - 20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture
• 2002 – Cancer Research UK, the world's largest independent cancer research charity, is founded.
• 2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

This Day in Music

• 1966 - The Who play their first show as headliners, at the Astoria in Finsbury Park, England
  
• 1971 - The Osmonds' One Bad Apple is certified gold
• 1977 - ABC's American Bandstand rock show celebrates its 25th anniversary on the air with a prime time special
• 1977 - Fleetwood Mac's, "Rumours" is released
  1977 - Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"
• 1978 - The Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive hits #1
• 2008 - Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart resurrect Grateful Dead for a benefit concert in support of presidential hopeful Barack Obama in San Francisco.
• 2012 - Adele becomes the first female British artist to have 3 #1 songs from the same album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with Set Fire to the Rain from the album 21.  (Below is her Set Fire to the Rain video)
  

This Day in Sports

• 1924 - 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
• 1932 - 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY
• 1976 – The 12th Winter Olympics opens in Innsbruck, Austria.
• 1983 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
• 1991 - Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!