February 8
Holidays and Observances

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on February 8, include:

• February 8: Boy Scout Anniversary Day

• February 8, 2027: Clean Out Your Computer Day (Second Monday in February)

• February 8, 2027: International Epilepsy Day (Second Monday in February)

• February 8: Laugh and Get Rich Day

• February 8, 2027: Meal Monday (Second Monday in February)

• February 8: Molasses Bar Day

• February 8: National Iowa Day - See our Iowa State Holidays Guide

• February 8: National Kite Flying Day

• February 8, 2027: Oatmeal Monday (Second Monday in February)

• February 8: Opera Day

• February 8: Propose Day

• February 8, 2027: Shrove Monday (48 Days before Easter)

2027 Weekly Holidays that include February 8, 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 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 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 2-8: Publicity for Profit Week

• 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 7-9, 2027: Shrovetide (Shrove Tuesday plus two days before)

• 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 8, 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:

• [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 

• [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

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)

• [BRAZIL] February 5 to 10, 2027: Carnival at the Sambadrome and across the city streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

• [AUSTRALIA] February 6 to 8, 2027: Royal Hobart Regatta at the waterfront regatta grounds in Hobart, Australia 

• [KOREA] February 6-9, 2027: Korean New Year 

• [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 8 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

• 1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
• 1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)
• 1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
• 1940 – Ted Koppel, American journalist
• 1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor (48 Hours, Rich Man Poor Man)
  
• 1948 – Dan Seals, American singer (England Dan and John Ford Coley) (d. 2009)
• 1955 – John Grisham, American writer (The Firm, The Client, The Pelican Brief, The Runaway Jury)
• 1963 – Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
• 1966 - Gary Coleman, American actor (Different Strokes)
• 1974 - Seth Green, American actor

Famous Deaths

• 1725 - Peter the Great (Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov), Tsar of Russia from 1682-1725
• 1936 – Charles Curtis, 1st American-Indian Vice-President of the United States (b. 1860)
• 2007 – Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and entertainer (b. 1967)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1985 - Director Martin Scorsese marries producer Barbara De Fina

Quote of the Day

February 8th is Laugh and Get Rich Day!

"There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor." ~ Charles Dickens

"Laughter is wine for the soul - laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness - the hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living." ~ Sean O'Casey

"Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine." ~ Lord Byron

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

The Holidays and Observances, Recipe of the Day for February 8, is a Spinach Salad, with Strawberries, and Chicken from a Rotisserie Chicken from Kerry, at Healthy Diet Habits.  This is one of many recipes that you can quickly make from purchasing a Rotisserie Chicken.

Season

February 8th 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

• 1735 - 1st opera in US "Flora," opens in Charleston, SC
• 1837 – Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
• 1865 – Delaware voters reject the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and vote to continue the practice of slavery (finally ratified on February 12, 1901.
• 1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
• 1918 - The Stars & Stripes, a weekly US armed forces newspaper is 1st published
• 1922 – President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House.
• 1924 – Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
• 1952 – Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom
• 1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1969 - Last edition of Saturday Evening Post
• 1971 – The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
• 1978 – Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.

This Day in Music

• 1960 - Mark Dinning's Teen Angel hits #1
• 1965 - Supremes release Stop In the Name of Love
• 1973 - Carly Simon's You're So Vain is certified gold
• 1975 - The Ohio Players' "Fire" hits #1
• 1982 - Cher makes her Broadway debut in Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
• 2006 - David Bowie is awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
• 2006 - The 48th annual Grammy Awards - Madonna opened the awards for a third time, U2 won 5 awards, and Mariah Carey won 3 awards
• 2009 - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Lil Wayne and Coldplay are the big winners at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.

Joshua Kadison, an American pianist and songwriter was born on this day in 1963. I always liked his song, Jesse, shown above...beautiful piano playing!  His song, Beautiful in My Eyes, is often played at weddings.

This Day in Sports

• 1948 - 5th Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland
• 1981 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Elaine Zayak
• 1981 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
• 1983 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
• 1984 - 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
• 1986 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano
• 1992 - 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France
• 1998 - 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0
• 2002 - XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!