Holidays and Observances
Alphabetical Listing of H Holidays

Below, you can find a Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing of US Holidays and World Holidays and Observances that start with H.  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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Hanukkah, or Chanukah is an interesting Jewish holiday, of God’s love for His people! God has been faithful to the Jewish people throughout history.

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

• Hairball Awareness Day - April 24, 2026 (Last Friday in April)

• Hairstyle Appreciation Day - April 30

• Hairstylist Appreciation Day - April 25

• Haitian Heritage Month - May

• Haitian Independence Day - January 1

• Halifax Day (Local Observance in Halifax, North Carolina) - April 12

• Halloween - October 31

• Halloween Safety Month - October

• Hand Hygiene Day - May 5

• Handsel Day - January 5, 2026 (First Monday in January)

• Hanukkah - Evening of December 4, 2026 - Evening of December 12, 2026

• Hanukkah begins - Evening of December 4, 2026

• Happily Married Husband & Wife Week - August 26-31, 2026

• Happiness Happens Day - August 8

• Happiness Happens Month - August

• Happy Birthday to You Day - June 27

• Happy Cat Month - September

• Happy Goose Day - September 29
  

• Happy Hour Day - November 12

• Happy Mew Year for Cats Day - January 2

• Harbin Ice Festival - December 25, 2026 - middle of February 2027

• Hard Boiled Guy/Girl Day - October 18

• Harlem Globetrotter's Day - January 7

• Harriet Tubman Day - March 10

• Harry Potter Book Night - February 7

• Harvey Milk Day (California) - May 22 

• Hat Day - January 15

• Hate Week - April 4-10

• Haunted Refrigerator Night - October 30

• Have a Bad Day Day - November 19

• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week - February 7-14

• Head Start Awareness Month - October

• Headspace Day (in Australia) - October 13, 2026 (Second Tuesday in October)

• Heal the Children Month - May

• Health and Happiness With Hypnosis Day - July 25

• Health Care Now! Medicare's Birthday - July 30

• Healthcare Executives Appreciation Week - June 6-12, 2026 (First Full Week of June)

• Health Information and Technology Week - (2026 TBD)

• Health Information Professionals Week - April 18-24, 2026

• Health Literacy Month - October

• Health Unit Coordinators Week - August 23-39

• Healthcare Decisions Day - April 16

• Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week (Formerly named National Medical Transcription Week) - May 17-23, 2026

• Healthy Aging Month - September
  

• Healthy and Safe Swimming Week - May 18-24, 2026 (Monday - Sunday Week before Memorial Day)

• Healthy Kids Day - April 30, 2026 (See Kerry's Healthy Kids section on her Healthy Diet Habits website!) 

• Healthy Lifestyles Month - November

• Healthy Lung Month - October

• Healthy Vision Month/UV Safety - May

• Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day - January 8, 2026 (Second Thursday in January)

• Healthy Weight Week - January 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week in January)
  

• Hearing Awareness Week - March 1-7

• Heart Failure Awareness Week - February 8-14, 2026 (Week of Valentine's Day)

• Heat Awareness Day - May 22, 2026 (Fourth Friday in May)

• Heavenly Hash Day - February 2

• Hedgehog Day - February 2

• Heimlich Maneuver Day - June 1

• Helen Keller Day - June 27

• Helium Discovery Day - August 18

• Hell is Freezing Over Day - January 31

• Helen Keller - Blind Awareness Week - June 25 - July 1, 2026 (7 days starting last Sunday in June)

• Hemingway Look Alike Days - July 22-26, 2026 (Nearest his Birthday of 7/21)

• Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month - July

• Hemophilia Month - March
  

• Hemp Week - July 17-23, 2026

• Hepatitis Awareness Month - May

• Hepatitis Awareness Week - July 26 - August 1, 2026 (Third Week of October)

• Hepatitis Testing Day - May 19
  

• Herbal / Prescription Interaction Awareness Month - July

• Herbalist Day - April 17

• Herbs & Spices Day - June 10

• Heritage Treasures Day (U.K.) - January 11

• High Blood Pressure Awareness Month - May

• Hip-Hop History Month - November

• Hire a Veteran Day - July 25

• Hiroshima Day - August 6

• Historic Bridge Awareness Month - November

• Histotechnology Professionals Day - March 10

• Hitchhiking Month - July

• HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - May 18

• Hobbit Day - September 22

• Hockey Mask Day - November 1

• Hogmanay - December 31

• Holi - Evening of March 3 to Evening of March 4, 2026 (Hindu)

• Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day - December 11

• Holistic Therapy Day - July 26

• Holly Day - December 19

• Holocaust Memorial Day - January 27 (United Kingdom)

• Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom HaShoah - Evening of April 13, 2026, to Evening of April 14, 2026

• Holocaust Remembrance Week - April 12-19, 2026 (Starts the Sunday before Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and continues through the following Sunday)

• Holy Experiment Day - March 4
  

• Holy Humor Month - April

• Holy Innocents Day - December 28

• Holy Monday - March 30, 2026 (6 Days Before Easter)

• Holy Saturday - April 4, 2026 (Falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday)
  

• Holy Thursday - April 2, 2026

• Holy Tuesday - March 31, 2026 (Tuesday of Holy Week)

• Holy Wednesday - April 1, 2026 (4 Days Before Easter)

• Holy Week - March 29, 2026 - April 4, 2026 (Begins on Palm Sunday and Ends on Holy Saturday)

• Home and Sports Eye Safety Month - September

• Home Based Business Week - October 11-17, 2026 (Second Week of October)

• Home Business Month - August

• Home Care Aide Week - November 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week in November)

• Home Care Month - November

• Home Eye Safety Month - October

• Home Office Safety and Security Week - January 11-17, 2026

• Home Schooling Awareness Month - May

• Homemade Bread Day - November 17
  

• Homemade Cookie Day - October 1

• Homemade Pie Day - August 1

• Homemade Soup Day - February 4

• Homes for Birds Week - February 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week in February)

• Honesty Day - April 30
  

• Hong Kong Arts Festival - February 27 - March 30, 2026 - features Art, Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Music events.

• Honor America Days - June 14 - July 3 (21 Days Starting on June 14)

• Honor Society Awareness Month - March
  

• Hooray for Kid's Day - August 4

• Hop a Park Day - July 4, 2026 (First Saturday in July)

• Horseless Carriage Day - October 26

• Hoshana Rabbah - Evening of October 2, 2026 to Evening of October 2, 2026 (The Final Day of Sukkot)

• Hospice Month - November
  

• Hospital Admitting Clerks Day - April 3, 2026 (First Friday in April)

• Hospital Week - May 10-16, 2026 (Second Week of May)

• Hostess Cupcake Day - May 11

• Hostess Twinkie Day - April 6

• Hot Air Balloon Day - June 5

• Hot Buttered Rum Day - January 17
  

• Hot Dog Month - July

• Hot Dog Night - July 16

• Hot Enough For Ya Day - July 23

• Hot Heads Chili Days - January 17-18

• Hot Tea Month - January

• Hot Toddy Day - January 11

• Houseplant Appreciation Day - January 10

• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - March 2-22, 2026

• Howdy Doody Day - December 27

• Howl at the Moon Night - October 26

• Hufflepuff Pride Day - March 20

• Hug a Bear Day - November 7

• Hug a Drummer Day - October 10

• Hug a Friend Day - April 26

• Hug a GI Day - March 4

• Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day - September 18

• Hug a Newsman Day - April 4

• Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day - May 5

• Hug a Sheep Day - October 31, 2026 (Last Saturday in October)

• Hug a Texas Chef Month - September

• Hug a Vegetarian Day - September 25, 2026 (Last Friday in September)

• Hug an Atheist Day - June 5, 2026 (First Friday in June)

• Hug an Australian Day - April 26

• Hug an Economist Day - January 31

• Hug Day - February 12

• Hug Holiday Day - June 29

• Hug Your Cat Day - June 4

• Hug Your Sweetheart Day - August 23

• Hula in the Coola Day - February 1

• Human Light Celebration - December 23

• Human Resource Month - January

• Human Resource Professional Day - September 26

• Human Rights Day - December 10

• Human Rights Week - December 10-17

• Humane Society Anniversary Day - November 22

• Humanitarian Day - January 15

• Humbug Day - December 21

• Humiliation Day - January 3

• Humorists are Artists Month - March

• Humorous Day - April 19

• Humpback Whale Awareness Month - February

• Hunger Action Month - September

• Hunger Awareness Month - October

• Hunt for Happiness Week - January 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week)

• Huntington's Disease Awareness Month - May

• Hurrah for Buttons Day - May 9

• Husband Appreciation Day - April 18, 2026 (Third Saturday of April)

• Husband Caregiver Day - June 21, 2026 (Same Day as Father's Day each year which is Third Sunday in June)

• Hyperemisis Gravidarum Awareness Day - May 15

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