February 12
Holidays and Observances

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on February 12, include:

• February 12: Darwin Day

• February 12, 2027: First Friday in Lent

• February 12, 2027: Friday Fish Fry Day (First Friday of Lent)

• February 12, 2027: Georgia Day (On or around February 12 in the U.S. State of Georgia)

• February 12: Hug Day

• February 12: International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers (Also Known as Red Hand Day)

• February 12, 2027: International Winter Bike to Work Day (Second Friday in February)

• February 12: Lincoln's Birthday (State Holiday in Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, New York)

• February 12: NAACP Day

• February 12: National Brayden Day (People Named Brayden)

• February 12: National Freedom to Marry Day

• February 12: National Lost Penny Day

• February 12: National Plum Pudding Day

• February 12, 2027: National Tartar Sauce Day (First Friday during Lent)

• February 12, 2027: No One Eats Alone Day (Second Friday in February)

• February 12: Oglethorpe Day

• February 12: Paul Bunyan Day

• February 12: Safety Pup Day

• February 12, 2027: The Inbox Day (Second Friday in February)

• February 12, 2027: Welsh Language Music Day (United Kingdom) (Second Friday in February)

2027 Weekly Holidays that include February 12, 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 12-15, 2027: Great Backyard Bird Count

• 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 12, 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

• [MS] February 12–20, 2027: Dixie National Rodeo at the Mississippi Coliseum and Fairgrounds Complex in Jackson, Mississippi.

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

• [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 12 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

• 1775 – Louisa Adams, First Lady of the United States (1825–1829), widow of John Quincy Adams (d. 1852)
• 1809 – Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
• 1809 – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-his death) (d. 1865)
• 1915 – Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (Bonanza) (d. 1987)
• 1952 – Michael McDonald, American musician (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, solo)
• 1956 – Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
• 1959 – Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress (The Man from Snowy River, American TV series Paradise)
• 1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor
• 1968 – Chynna Phillips, American singer (Wilson Phillips)
• 1980 – Christina Ricci, American actress

Famous Deaths

• 1971 – James C. Penney, American department store founder (b. 1875)
• 2000 – Tom Landry, American football coach (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1924)
• 2000 – Charles M. Schulz, American comics author of Peanuts (b. 1922)

Quote of the Day

Life is like a 10-speed bicycle.

Most of us have gears we never use. ~ Charles Schultz

Charles M. Schulz, the American comics author of Peanuts, who was born in 1922, died on February 12, 2000. I grew up reading the Peanuts comics and watching the Peanuts TV specials. Over the nearly 50 years that Peanuts was published, Schulz drew more than 18,000 strips. At its height, Peanuts was published daily in 2,600 papers in 75 countries, in 21 languages.

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

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for February 12, is a Healthy Banana Cake, from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits, in honor of February being Bake for Family Fun Month.

Season

February 12th 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

• 1793 - 1st US fugitive slave law passed which requires the return of escaped slaves
• 1851 – Edward Hargraves announces that he has found gold in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, starting the Australian gold rush.
• 1855 – Michigan State University is established.
• 1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
• 1914 – In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place
• 1921 - Winston Churchill becomes British, minister of Colonies
• 1934 – The Austrian Civil War begins.
• 1938 - German troops entered Austria
• 1949 - Unidentified aircraft bomb Jerusalem
• 1987 - Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded $7 M damages
• 1999 – President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.
• 2004 – The city of San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.

This Day in Music

• 1955 - The McGuire Sisters' Sincerely hits #1
  
• 1960 - Pat Boone's album Pat's Great Hits is certified gold
• 1961 - The Miracles' Shop Around is certified gold
• 1966 - Simon and Garfunkel's Homeward Bound is released
  
• 1972 - Al Green's Let's Stay Together hits #1
• 1972 - Roundabout by Yes, is released
  
• 1973 -Elton John's album Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player is certified gold
• 1977 - Barbra Streisand's soundtrack album A Star Is Born hits #1
• 1994 - Celine Dion's, The Power of Love Hits #1 on the US singles chart (Her first US #1)
• 1995 - Van Halen, scored their first US #1 album with Balance.
• 1997 - David Bowie is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, outside the Hollywood Galaxy Theatre
• 2000 - Mariah Carey's Thank God I Found You hits #1
  
• 2009 - Art Garfunkel makes a surprise appearance at a Paul Simon concert for a three song set in New York's recently refurbished Beacon Theater.