Holidays and Observances
Alphabetical Listing of R Holidays

Below, you can find a Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing of US Holidays and World Holidays and Observances that start with R.  We are still adding names to the list, so more information will be coming. 

After we complete the summary pages on the site, we will start working on a detailed page(s) for each Holidays and Observance. Once a page is completed for each Holiday or Observance, it will be linked up below, as well as it's related Daily Holidays page. (that should keep us busy for the next 20 years or so!!)

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• R U OK Day (Australia) - September 12, 2023 (Second Tuesday in September)

• Rabbit Week - July 15-21

• Rabi '-al-Awwal - September 17 - October 15, 2023

• Race Relations Day - February 14
  

• Race Unity Day - June 11, 2023 (Second Sunday in June)

• Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day - August 28

• Racial Justice Sunday - September 10, 2023 (Second Sunday in September)

• Radio Commercials Day - August 28

• Radish Month - September

• RAGBRAI - July 22-29, 2023

• Raggedy Ann and Andy Day - June 12-13

• Rain Day - July 29

• Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day - August 28

• Rainforest Day - October 19

• RAINN Day - April 5-7, 2022 (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) (2023 TBA)

• Raisin Bran Day - August 4 

• Raisin Bread Month - November

• Raksha Bandhan - August 30, 2023

• Ramadan - Evening of March 22, 2023 - Evening of April 20, 2023 (Dates may vary depending on location) - (Muslim Holiday)

• Random Acts of Kindness Day - February 17
  

• Random Acts of Kindness Friday - November 24, 2023 (Friday after Thanksgiving)

• Random Acts of Kindness Week - February 12-18, 2023 (Second or Third Full Week in February) and November 14-20, 2022 (2023 TBA)

• Random Acts of Poetry Day - October 4, 2023 (First Wednesday in October)

• Raptor Month - October

• Rare Disease Day - February 28, 2023 (Last Day of February)
  

• Rat Catcher's Day - July 22
  

• Ratha Vatra - June 20, 2023

• Ratification Day - January 14

• Rattlesnake Round Up - January 28
  

• Ravenclaw Pride Day - March 23

• Reach as High as You Can Day - April 14

• REACT Month - May
  

• Read a Book Day - September 6

• Read a Child a Book You Like Day - September 28

• Read a New Book Month - September and December

• Read a Road Map Day - April 5

• Read Across America Day - March 2, 2023 (Falls during the week of Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2nd)

• Read Across America Week - February 27 - March 3, 2023 (M-F Week of Dr. Seuss Birthday which is March 2nd)

• Read an E-Book Month - March

• Read an E-Book Week - March 5-11, 2023

• Read for the Record Day - October 29

• R.E.A.D. in America Day - September 23, 2023 (Fourth Saturday in September)

• Read in the Bathtub Day - February 9

• Read to Your Child Day - February 14

• Reading is Fun Week - May 14-20, 2023 (Second Full Week)

• Reading is Funny Day - April 1
  

• Real Jewelry Month - November

• Rebuild Your Life Month - June

• Recess at Work Day - June 15, 2023 (Third Thursday in June)

• Recipe Greetings for the Holidays Week - December 3-8, 2023 (First Full Week of December)

• Reconciliation Day - April 2

• Record Store Day - April 15, 2023; August 29, September 26, October 24 

• Records and Informational Management Month - April

• Recreation and Parks Month - July

• Recreational Sports & Fitness Day - February 22

• Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day - October 24

• Red Cross Month - March

• Red Friday - Every Friday

• Red Hat Society Day - April 25

• Red Lipstick Day - November 11

• Red Nose Day - March 17, 2023

• Red Planet Day - November 28

• Red Rose Day - June 12

• Red Shoe Day - July 25

• Red Wine Day - August 28

• Reek Sunday - July 30, 2023 (Last Sunday in July)

• Reel Film Day - March 5

• Refired, Not Retired Day - March 1

• Reformation Day - October 31

• Reformation Sunday - October 29, 2023 (Sunday before Halloween)

• Registered Dietitian Day - March 8, 2023 (Second Wednesday in March)

• Relationship Wellness Month - February

• Religious Freedom Day - January 16

• Relive Your Past by Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What it was No Excuses Day - May 15

• Remember Freedom Day - September 11

• Remember Me Thursday - September 28, 2023 (Fourth Thursday)

• Remember the Maine Day (U.S.S. Maine) - February 15

• Remember to Register to Vote Week - September 24-30, 2023 (Last Week in September)

• Remember Your First Kiss Day - April 26

• Remote Employee Appreciation Day - September 22

• Renewal Day - May 4

• Repeal of Prohibition Day - December 5

• Repeat Day (I Said "Repeat Day") - June 3

• Reptile Awareness Day - October 21

• Resolution Renewal Day - July 1

• Respect For Parents Day - August 1

• Respect for the Aged Day - September 18, 2023 (Third Monday in September)

• Respect Your Cat Day - March 28
  

• Respiratory Care Week - October 22-28, 2023 (Last Week of October)

• Responsible Animal Guardian Month - February

• Responsible Dog Ownership Day - September 16, 2023 (Third Saturday in September)

• Responsible Pet Owner Month - February

• Restless Leg Syndrome Education & Awareness Week - July 18-25

• Restless Leg Syndrome Awareness Day - September 23

• Retail Bakers Month - January

• Rett Syndrome Awareness Month - Entire Month of January and October
  

• Return the Borrowed Books Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Week of March)

• Return Day - November 10, 2022 (Thursday after Election Day in November) (2023 TBD)

• Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month - February

• Revenge of the Fifth - May 5

• Revise Your Work Schedule Month - May

• Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week - September 17-23, 2023 (Third Week of September)

• Rheumatoid Awareness Day - February 2

• Rhizomes Month - October

• Rhode Island Independence Day - May 4

• Rhubarb Month - October

• Ribbon Candy Day - December 21

• Rice Ball Day - April 19

• Rice Krispies Treats Day - September 18

• Richter Scale Day - April 26

• Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day - January 17, 2023 (The Tuesday of the Third Full Week of January)
  

• Ride a Unicycle Day - May 21, 2023 (Third Sunday in May)

• Ride to Work Day (Motorcycles) - June 19, 2023 (Third Monday in June)

• Right Brainers Rule Month - October
  

• Right Care Action Week - October 15-21, 2023 (Third Full Week in October)

• Rip Current Awareness Week - 2023 TBD
  

• Rising Star Month - January

• Risk Awareness Week - February 7-14

• Roald Dahl Day - September 13

• Roast Chestnuts Day - December 14

• Robert Burns Day - January 25

• Robert E. Lee Day - January 19 (State of Florida)

• Robert E. Lee Day - January 16, 2023 (States of AL, AR, and MS)

• Robert E. Lee Day - November 24, 2023 (State of Georgia)
  

• Robin Hood Day - July 14-15, 2023

• Robinson Crusoe Day - February 1

• Rock For Life Week - August 4-7

• Rock Your Mocs Day - November 15

• Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting - November 29, 2023 (6 days after the 4th Thursday in November)

• Rocky and Bullwinkle Day - November 19

• Rodent Awareness Week - October 15-21, 2023 (Third Full Week in September)

• Roe vs. Wade Day - January 22

• Rolex 24 At Daytona - January 28-29, 2023 (Daytona Beach, FL)

• Romance Awareness Month - August

• Ronald Reagan Day (California only) - February 6
  

• Root Canal Appreciation Day - May 11

• Root Canal Awareness Week - May 7-13, 2023 (First Week in May)

• Root Vegetables Month - December

• Rosa Parks Day - February 4 (State of CA and MO)

• Rosa Parks Day - December 1 (State of Ohio and Oregon)

• Rosacea Awareness Month - Entire Month of March and April

• Rose Bowl Game - January 2, 2023

• Rose Day - February 7

• Rose Parade (Tournament of Roses) - January 2, 2023

• Rosh Hashanah - Evening of September 15, 2023 to Evening of September 17, 2023

• Roswell UFO Days - June 30 - July 2, 2023

• Rounds Resounding Day - August 1

• Royal Ascot - June 20-24, 2023

• Rubber Ducky Day - January 13, January 28 (Sesame Street), and February 25

• Rubber Eraser Day - April 15

• Runner's Selfie Day - June 23

• Rural Life Sunday - May 7, 2023 (First Sunday in May)

• Russian Cosmonaut Day - April 12

• Russian Language Day - June 6

• Rye Month - August 

• Ryan Moran Day - June 3, 2023 (The First Full Moon in June)

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