Holidays and Observances
Alphabetical Listing of G Holidays

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

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• Galentine's Day - February 13 (Always the Day before Valentine's Day)

• Gallbladder Good Health Day - September 24

• Gallo Wine Day - March 21

• Gallop International Tribal Indian Powwow - July 31 - August 9, 2026

• Games Day - December 20

• Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu Holiday) - September 14, 2026

• Garbanzo Bean Day - October 21

• Garden Meditation Day - May 3

• Gardening for Wildlife Month - May

• Gardening, Nature and Ecology Books Month - March

• Garfield the Cat Day - June 19

• Garlic Day - April 19

• Garlic Lover's Day - October 6

• Garlic Month - July

• Gary Gygax Day - July 27

• Gasparilla Pirate Fest – Observed on Saturday, January 31, 2026, along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida (Date Rule: Held annually on the last Saturday of January, celebrating a historic mock pirate invasion and massive street parade). See our Florida State Holidays page

• Gathering of Nations PowWow - April 24-25, 2026

• Gay and Lesbian History Month - October
  

• Gay and Lesbian Pride Month - June

• Gay Uncle's Day - August 9, 2026 (Second Sunday in August)

• Gedaliah - September 14, 2026 (Fast From Dawn to Dusk)

• Geek Pride Day - May 25

• Gender Equality Month - March

• General Pulaski Memorial Day - October 11

• Genius Day - March 14

• Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month - April

• Geography Awareness Week - November 16-20, 2026 (Third week of November)

• Geologists Day - April 5, 2026 (First Sunday in April)

• George Spelvin Day - November 15

• Georgia Blueberry Month - June

• Georgia Day - February 12

• Georgia State Holidays 

• GERD Awareness Week (Gastroesophaseal Reflux Disease) - November 22-28, 2026 (Week of Thanksgiving)

• German-American Heritage Month - October

• German Beer Day - April 23

• German Butterbrot Day - September 25, 2026 (Last Friday in September)

• German Language Day - September 12, 2026 (Second Saturday in September)

• Germany Unity Day - October 3

• Get a Different Name Day - February 13
  

• Get a Balanced Life Month - January

• Get Acquainted with Kiwifruit Month - August
  

• Get Caught Reading Month - May
  

• Get Funky Day - October 5

• Get Ireland Active - January

• Get Organized Day - April 26

• Get Organized Month - January
  

• Get Organized Week - October 4-10, 2026 (First Full Week of October)

• Get Over It Day - March 9
  

• Get Ready Day - September 15, 2026 (Third Tuesday in September)

• Get Ready for Kindergarten Month - August

• Get Smart About Credit Day - October 15, 2026 (Third Thursday in October)

• Get to Know Your Customers Day - January 15, 2026, April 16, 2026, July 16, 2026, and October 15, 2026 (Third Thursdays of the Start of each quarter Jan/April/July/October)

• Get Your Guitar Day - February 11

• Getting Dizzy Week - February 8-14

• Getting the World to Beat a Path to Your Door Week - October 1-7, 2026

• Ghost in the Machine Day - June 12

• G.I. Joe Day - February 1

• Gifts from the Garden Month - May

• Ginger Cat Appreciation Day - September 1

• Gingerbread Day - November 21
  

• Gingerbread Decorating Day - December 12, 2026 (Second Saturday in December)

• Gingerbread House Day - December 12

• Ginuary (Celebration of Gin) - January 

• Girl Hug Boy Day - January 11

• Girl Scout Cookie Weekend - February 13-15, 2026

• Girl Scout Founder's Day - October 31

• Girl Scout Leaders Day - April 22

• Girl Scout Sunday - March 8, 2026 (The Sunday in Girl Scout Week, or closest to March 12)

• Girl Scout Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Second Week of March)

• Girl Scouts Day - March 12 (Founded March 12, 1912)

• Girls Write Now Day - March 8
  

• GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems) - November 11, 2026 (Third Wednesday in November)

• Give a Wine Club Day - December 18

• Give Kids a Smile Day - February 6, 2026 (First Friday in February)

• Give OUT Day - April 16, 2026 (Third Thursday in April)

• Give Someone a Dollar Today Day - November 3

• Give Up Your Shoulds Day - November 1

• Give Wildlife a Brake Week - October 25-31, 2026 (Last Week in October); and November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week in November)

• Giving Tuesday - December 1, 2026 (Tuesday after Thanksgiving)

• Glastonbury Apple Harvest - October 16-18, 2026 (Third Weekend in October) Located in Glastonbury, Connecticut - See our Connecticut State Holidays Page

• Glastondury Festival - No Festival in 2026

• Global Accessibility Awareness Day - May 21, 2026 (Third Thursday in May)

• Global ADHD Awareness Month - October

• Global Astronomy Month - April

• Global Beatles Day - June 25

• Global Be(er) Responsible Day - October 2

• Global Cat Day - October 16

• Global Champagne Day - October 23, 2026 (Third Friday in October)

• Global Child Nutrition Month - April
  

• Global Community Engagement Day - January 28

• Global Day of Action on Military Spending - April 10 - May 9, 2026 

• Global Day of Parents - June 1
  

• Global Day of Student Prayer - September 23, 2026

• Global Day of the Engineer - April 1, 2026 (First Wednesday in April 6)

• Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse - April 12, 2026 (Second Sunday in April)

• Global Dignity Day - October 21, 2026 (Third Wednesday in October)

• Global Diversity Awareness Month - October

• Global Employee Health and Fitness Month - May
  

• Global Energy Independence Day - July 10

• Global Family Day - January 1

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

• Global Forgiveness Day - July 7

• Global Garbage Man Day - June 17

• Global Handwashing Day - October 15

• Global Health Equity Week - April 6-10, 2026

• Global Hug Your Kid Day - July 20, 2026 (Third Monday in July)

• Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Prevention Day - October 21

• Global James Bond Day - October 5

• Global Love Day - May 1

• Global Money Week - March 16-22, 2026

• Global Movie Day - February 14, 2026 (Second Saturday in February)

• Global Orgasm Day - June 21, 2026 and December 21, 2026 (Summer & Winter Solstice)

• Global Running Day - June 4, 2026 (First Wednesday in June)

• Global School Play Day - February 4, 2026 (First Wednesday in February)

• Global Scouse Day - February 28

• Global Selfie Earth Day (NASA) - April 22

• Global Smoothie Day - October 3

• Global Smurfs Day - June 28, 2026 (Closest Saturday to June 25)

• Global Talent Acquisition Day - September 2, 2026 (First Wednesday in September)

• Global Week of Student Prayer - September 20-26, 2026

• Global Wind Day - June 15

• Global Work from Home Day - April 10

• Global Youth Service Days - April 17-19, 2026 (Third Weekend in April)

• Global Youth Traffic Safety Month - May

• Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D) - November 20

• Gluten-Free Baking Week - December 13-19, 2026 (Week Before Christmas)

• Gluten Free Diet Awareness Month - November

• Go Caroling Day - December 20

• Go Diaper Free Week - April 25-30, 2026 (7 Days Starting Last Sunday in April)

• Go Fishing Day - June 18

• Go Fly a Kite Day - April 19, 2026 (Third Sunday in April)

• Go For a Ride Day - November 22

• Go For Broke Day - April 5

• Go Hog Wild-Eat Country Ham Month - October

• Go Nuts Over Texas Peanuts Month - October

• Go Skateboarding Day - June 21

• Go to an Art Museum Today Day - November 9

• Go Topless Day - August 23, 2026 (Sunday closest to Women's Equality Day on August 26)

• Go West Day - July 13

• Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month - September

• Gobstopper Day - September 14

• Goddard Day - March 16
  

• Goddess of Fertility Day - March 18, 2026

• God's Preeminence Day - August 16, 2026 (Third Sunday in August)

• Gold Lining Day - September 28

• Gold Star Mother's Day - September 27, 2026 (Last Sunday in September)9

• Gold Star Spouses Day - April 5

• Gold Star Wives Day - April 5

• Golden Globe Awards - January 11, 20256

• Golden Rule Week - April 1-7

• Golfer's Day - April 10

• Good Deeds Day - April 12, 2026

• Good Friday - April 3, 2026

• Good Grief Day - November 26

• Good Memory Day - January 19

• Good Nutrition Month - November

• Good Samaritan Day - October 13

• Good Samaritan Involvement Day - March 13
  

• Goodwill Industries Week - May 3-9, 2026 (First Full Week in May)

• Google . com Day - September 15

• Google Commemoration Day - September 7

• Google's Birthday - September 27

• Gorgeous Grandma Day - July 23

• Gourmet Adventures Month - October

• Grab Some Nuts Day - August 3
  

• Grammy Awards - February 1, 2026

• Grand National - April 9-11, 2026

• Grandma Moses Day - September 7

• Grandmother Achievement Day - February 11

• Grange Day - July 11, 2026 (Second Saturday in July)

• Grange Month - April

• Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day - March 30

• Great American Backyard Campout - June 27, 2026 (Fourth Saturday of June)

• Great American Beer Festival - October 10-11, 2026 (Denver, CO)

• Great American Brass Band Week - June 25-27, 2026

• Great American Grump Out - May 6, 2026 (First Wednesday of May)

• Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-Fat Pizza Bake Month - September

• Great American MEAT-OUT - March 20
  

• Great American Picnic Day - June 27, 2026 (Last Saturday in June)

• Great American Pies Month - February
  

• Great American Pizza Bake - February 8-14, 2026 (Second Week of February)

• Great American Smokeout - November 19, 2026 (Third Thursday in November)
  

• Great American Smokeout Month - November

• Great Backyard Bird Count - February 13-16, 2026

• Great Books Week - October 4-10, 2026 (First Full Week of October)

• Great Egg Toss Day - September 6

• Great Lakes Awareness Day - May 4, 2026

• Great Outdoors Month - June

• Great Poetry Reading Day - April 28
  

• Great Reno Balloon Race - September 10-13, 2026 in Reno, Nevada, the World's Largest FREE Hot-Air Ballooning Event. (For more info, please see my Great Reno Balloon Race page on my Truckee Travel Guide website)

• Great Shakeout Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Drill - October 15, 2026

• Greek Independence Day: National Day of Celebration of Greek & American Democracy - March 25

• Green Monday - December 14, 2026 (Second Monday in December)

• Green Peppers Day - August 5

• Greencare for Troops Week - June 14-20, 2026

• Greenpeace Day - September 15

• Greens and Plantains Month - November

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

• Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day - April 12
  

• Groundhog Day - February 2

• Groundhog Job Shadow Day - February 2

• Gruntled Workers Day - July 13

• Gryffindor Pride Day - March 22

• Guardian Angels Day - October 2

• Guinea Pig Appreciation Day - July 16

• Guinness World Record Day - December 21, 2026

• Gummi Worm Day - July 15

• Guy Fawkes Day - November 5
  

• Gwyl Mabsant - February 9

• Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month - September
  

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