Holidays and Observances
Alphabetical Listing of B Holidays

Below, you can find a Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing of US Holidays, World Holidays and Observances that start with the letter B.  We will add any new Holidays as we find them!

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Baby Safety Month is the Entire Month of September, Bath Safety Month  is the Entire Month of January, and Bathtub Party Day is December 5th!

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• Babbling Day - October 21

• Babe Ruth Day - April 27

• Baby Boomer's Recognition Day - August 17

• Baby Day - May 2

• Baby Massage Day - April 11, 2026 (Second Saturday in April)

• Baby Safety Month - September

• Baby Sleep Day - March 1

• Bachelor's Day - February 29 (Every 4 Years - 2020, 2024, 2028 etc)

• Back to the Future Day - October 21

• Backpack Safety American Month - September

• Backward Day - January 31

• Bacon Day - December 30
  

• Bad Poetry Day - August 18

• Bagelfest Day - July 26

• Bagpipe Appreciation Day - July 27

• Bake a Pie in Solidarity Day - March 14

• Bake Cookies Day - December 18

• Bake for Family Fun Month - February

• Baked Bean Month - July

• Balance Awareness Week - September 13-19, 2026 (Third Week of September)

• Bald and Free Day - October 14

• Bald Eagle Appreciation Days - January 17, 2026

• Bald is Beautiful Day - September 13

• Bald Is In - July 11, 2026 (Second Saturday in July)

• Ball Point Pen Day - June 10

• Ballet Day - February 7

• Balloon Airmail Day - August 17

• Balloon Ascension Day - January 9

• Balloons Around the World Day - October 7, 2026 (First Wednesday in October)

• Balloons to Heaven Day - August 6

• Banana Day - April 15, 2026 (Third Wednesday in April)

• Banana Lover's Day - August 27

• Banana Pudding Lovers Month - November

• Bang-Clang Day - March 9

• Bank Account Bonus Month - July

• Bank Transfer Day - November 5

• Banned Books Week - October 4-10, 2026
  

• Banned Websites Awareness Day - September 30, 2026 (Last Wednesday in September)

• Baptism of the Lord - January 11, 2026 (Sunday after Epiphany)

• Barber Day - February 7, 2026 (First Saturday in February)

• Barbershop Music Appreciation Day - July 13

• Barbershop Quartet Day - April 11

• Barbie and Barney Backlash Day - December 16

• Barbie Day - March 9

• Barbie Doll Day - September 6

• Barbie-In-A-Blender Day - July 27

• Barley Month - February

• Barn Day - July 12, 2026 (Second Sunday in July)

• Barnum & Bailey Day - March 28

• Bartender and Mixologist Day - June 27, 2026 (Last Saturday is June)

• Bartender Appreciation Day - December 4, 2026 (First Friday in December)

• Baseball Fans Day - August 12

• Basketball Day - November 6
  

• Bastille Day - July 14

• Bat Appreciation Day - April 17

• Bat Appreciation Month - October

• Bat Appreciation Week - April 5-11, 2026 (First Full Week of April)

• Bath Safety Month - January

• Bathtub Day - October 7

• Bathtub Party Day - December 5

• Batman Day - May 1 and also September 19, 2026

• Bats Day in the Fun Park - May 2-3, 2026

• Bay to Breakers Race (San Francisco, CA) - May 17, 2026

• Be a Dork Day - July 15

• Be a Kid Again Day - July 8

• Be a Lover of Silence Day - December 22

• Be An Angel Day - August 22
  

• Be Bald and Be Free Day - October 14

• Be Electrific Day - February 11

• Be Humble Day - February 22

• Be Kind to Animals Month - May

• Be Kind to Animals Week - May 3-9, 2026 (First Full Week in May)

• Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month - September

• Be Kind to Food Servers Month - January

• Be Kind to Humankind Week - August 25-31

• Be Kind to Spiders Week - April 5-11, 2026 (First Full Week of April)

• Be Late for Something Day - September 5

• Be Mad Day - March 28, 2026 (Fourth Saturday in March)

• Be Nice to New Jersey Week - July 5-11, 2026 (First Full Week in July)

• Beans Month - February

• Beans 'n Franks Day - July 13

• Beat the Heat Month - February

• Beaujolais Nouveau Day - November 19, 2026 (Third Thursday in November)

• Beautician's Day - June 26

• Beautiful Day - November 20

• Beautiful in Your Skin Month - June 

• Bed & Breakfast Inn Mascot Day - October 3, 2026 (First Saturday in October)

• Bedbug Awareness Week - April 19-25, 2026 (Last Week in April) and June 7-13, 2026

• Bed in for Peace Day - March 25

• Beer Can Appreciation Day - January 24

• Beer Day (in Iceland) - March 1

• Beggars' Night - October 31

• Bell Bottoms Day - April 5

• Bell Peppers and Broccoli Month - March

• Belly Laugh Day - January 24

• Belmont Stakes - June 6, 2026

• Beltane - April 30, 2026 (Pagan)

• Ben Franklin's Birthday - January 17

• Benjamin Harrison Day - March 4

• Bennington Battle Day (State of Vermont) - Observed on August 15, 2026 (August 16 unless it falls on a weekend)

• Bereaved Mother's Day - May 9, 2026 (Second Saturday in May)

• Bereaved Parents Awareness Month - July

• Berries and Cherries Month - March

• Berry Fresh Month - February

• Best Friends Day - June 8

• Best Friends Day (SpongeBob Squarepants) - February 19

• Better Business Communication Day - January 26, 2026 (Fourth Monday in January)

• Better Conversation Week - November 22-29, 2026 (Always Thanksgiving Week)

• Better Hearing and Speech Month - May

• Better Sleep Month - May

• Betty Picnic Day - June 8

• Bibliomania Day - March 20

• Bicycle Day - April 19

• Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day - December 1
  

• Big Bang Day - March 21

• Big Brothers / Big Sisters Appreciation Week - April 19-25, 2026 (Last Week of April)

• Big Garden Birdwatch (United Kingdom) - January 23-25, 2026

• Big Whopper Liar Day - September 19, 2026 (Third Saturday in September)

• Big Wind Day - April 12

• Big Word Day - April 21

• Bike Shop Day - December 5, 2026 (First Saturday in December)

• Bikini Day - July 5

• Bill of Rights Day - December 15

• Binge Day - September 25

• Bingo's Birthday Month - December

• BioDiversity Month - September
  

• Biographer's Day - May 16

• Biological Clock Day - April 28

• Biology Week - October 8-18, 2026

• Bioterroism / Disaster Education and Awareness Month - July

• Bird Day - May 4 and also on January 5

• Bird Health Awareness Week - February 22-28, 2026 (Last Full Week in February)

• Birth Control Pills Day - August 18

• Birth of Anna, Duchess of Bedford, Creator of Afternoon Tea - September 3

• Birth of Baha 'u 'Llah - Evening of November 10 - Evening of November 12, 2026
  

• Birth of the Bab - Evening of November 9, 2026 to Evening of November 102, 2026
  

• Birthmother's Day - May 9, 2026 (Saturday before Mother's Day which falls on May 10, 2026)

• Biscuit and Gravy Week - September 8-14, 2026 (Second Week of September)
  

• Bison Day - November 7, 2026 (First Saturday in November)

• Bison-ten Yell Day - September 2

• Bitcoin Pizza Day - May 22

• Bittersweet Chocolate Day - January 10

• Black Business Month - August

• Black Cat Awareness Month - October (See our Black Cats and Halloween page for National Black Cat Day on October 27)

• Black Diamond Month - January

• Black Friday - November 27, 2026 (Friday after Thanksgiving which falls on November 26, 2026)

• Black Marriage Day - March 22, 2026 (Fourth Sunday in March) 

• Black Maternal Health Week - April 11-17, 2026

• Black Music Month - June

• Black Poetry Day - October 17

• Black Press Day - March 16

• Black Single Parents Week - ? - Renamed as Black Maternal Health Week

• Black Speculative Fiction Month - October
  

• Black Thursday - October 24 (Stock Market Crash of 1929)

• Black Women's Equal Pay Day - July 21, 2026

• Blackout Wednesday - November 25, 2026 (Day before Thanksgiving)

• Bladder Cancer Awareness Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)

• Blah Blah Blah Day - April 17

• Blame it on the Large Hadron Collider Day - September 10

• Blame Someone Else Day - February 13, 2026 (Always the First Friday the 13th of the Year)

• Blase Day - November 25

• Blasphemy Day - September 30

• Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month - March

• Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day - (Also Known as Feast of St. Francis of Assisi) - October 4

• Blind Americans Equality Day - October 15

• Blindness Awareness Month - October

• Blink-182 Day - July 1, 2026 - (182nd Day of the Year)

• Bloomsday - June 16

• Blue & Green Day - April 10, 2026 (Third Friday in April, except Good Friday)

• Blue Monday - January 19, 2026

• Blue Shirt Day World Day of Bullying Prevention - October 5, 2026 (First Monday in October)

• Bob Wills Day - April 25, 2026 (Last Saturday in April)

• Bock Beer Day - March 20

• Bodhi Day - December 8 
  

• Body Painting Day - TBD

• Bombshell's Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)

• Bone and Joint Health Action Week - October 12-20

• Bonza Bottler Day (celebrated every month when the number of the day is the same as the month) 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, 10-10, 11-11, 12-12

• Book Blitz Month - January

• Book Publishers Day - January 16

• Books For Treats Day - October 31

• Boom Box Parade Day - July 4

• Boomer Bonus Days - April 1
  

• Boomers Making a Difference Month - August

• Boston Marathon - April 20, 2026 (Third Monday of April) 
  

• Boston Tea Party Day - December 16

• Bourdain Day - June 25

• Bowdler's Day - July 11

• Bowling League Day - September 6, 2026 (First Sunday in September)

• Boxer Shorts Day - October 27

• Boxing Day - December 26

• Boy Scout Anniversary Week - February 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week in February)

• Boy Scout Day - February 8
  

• Boys and Girls Club Day for Kids - September 19, 2026 (Third Saturday in September)

• Boys & Girls Club Week - 2026 TBD

• Boys Club Day - May 19

• BRA Day USA - October 21, 2026 (Third Wednesday in October) (BRA = Breast Reconstruction Awareness)

• Braham Pie Day - August 7, 2026 (First Friday in August)

• Brain Awareness Week - March 16-22, 2026 (Second Week of March)

• Brain Injury Awareness Day - March 4
  

• Brain Injury Awareness Month - March

• Brain Injury Awareness Week -TBD
  

• Brain Teaser Month - January

• Brain Tumor Awareness Week - October 24-31, 2-26

• Brake Safety Week - August 23-29, 2026

• Brandy Alexander Day - January 31

• Brave Hearts Day - April 28

• Brazilian Blowout Day - August 21
  

• Bread Machine Baking Month - January
  

• Break the Monotony Day - August 15, 2026 (Third Saturday in August)

• Breast Health Day - October 15

• Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day - October 15

• Breath Easy Month - May

• Brew a Potion Day - January 19

• Bridge Day - October 17, 2026 (Third Saturday in October)

• Bright Pink Lipstick Day - TBD

• Bring Flowers to Someone Day - May 15

• Bring Your Bible to School Day - October 1, 2026 (First Thursday in October)
  

• Bring Your Manners to Work Day - September 4, 2026 (First Friday)

• British Pie Week - March 2-8, 2026

• British Yorkshire Pudding Day (United Kingdom) - February 1, 2026

• Broadway Musicals Day - September 29

• Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week - February 15-21, 2026 (Third Week of February)

• Brothers' and Sisters' Day - March 28, 2026 (Last Saturday in March) and also May 2

• Brother's Day - May 24, 2026

• Brown Bag It Thursday - May 21, 2026 (Third Thursday in May)

• Brownielocks Day - November 24

• Brunch for Lunch Day - May 9, 2026 (Day before Mother's Day)

• Brussels Sprouts and Cabbage Month - April

• Brutus Day - March 15
  

• Bubble Bath Day - January 8

• Bubble Gum Day - February 6, 2026 (First Friday in February)

• Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day - January 26, 2026 (Last Monday in January)

• Buddha Day - May 24, 2026
  
  
• Buddha Day (Historical Birth Date) - April 8

• Buffalo Soldiers Day - July 28

• Bugs Bunny Day - April 30

• Build a Better Trade Show Image Week - February 15-21, 2026

• Build a Scarecrow Day - July 5, 2026 (First Sunday in July)

• Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day - September 1

• Building Safety Week - May 2-6, 2026 (Second Full Week in April)

• Bulldogs are Beautiful Day - April 21

• Bullet Journal Day - August 8
  

• Bullying Bystanders Unite Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week of October)

• Bullying Prevention Day - October 14, 2026 (Second Wednesday in October)

• Bunker Hill Day (State of Massachusetts) - June 17, 2026

• Burn Awareness Week - February 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week in February)

• Burns Night - January 25

• Business of Popping Corn Day - December 2

• Buttered Corn Day - August 23

• Butterfly and Hummingbird Day - October 3

• Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie Day - September 15

• Button Day - November 6
  

• Buy Nothing Day - November 27, 2026 (First Shopping Day after Thanksgiving which falls on November 26, 2026 - Some Countries observe this day on November 25th)

• Buzzard Day - March 15
  

• Bystander Awareness Month - August

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