Holidays and Observances
Alphabetical Listing of S Holidays

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

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Since my daughter Brie is a Certified Massage Therapist, I can say first hand how much a Massage can help when you are stressed out.  National Stress Awareness Day is April 16th, and the month of April, as well as October is National Stress Awareness Month! 

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• SAAM Day of Action (Sexual Assault) - April 7, 2026 (First Tuesday in April)

• Sacagawea Day - December 20

• Sacrifice Our Wants for Other's Needs Sunday - August 30, 2026 (Last Sunday in August)

• Sadie Hawkins Day - November 13

• Safe + Sound Week - August 10-16, 2026

• Safe Toys and Celebrations Month - December
  

• Safe Kids Week - June 1-7, 2026

• Safe Toys and Celebrations Month - December

• Safe Toys and Gifts Month - December
  

• Safer Internet Day - February 10, 2026 (Second Tuesday in February)

• Safety Month - June

• Safety Pin Day - April 10

• Safety Pup Day - February 12

• Safety Razor Day - December 2
  

• Saint George's Day - April 23

• Saint Joseph's Day - March 19

• Saint Paul Winter Carnival - January 22 - February 1, 2026 (St. Paul, MN)

• Saint Swithin's Day - July 15

• Salami Day - September 7

• Sally Ride Day - May 26

• Salute to Mom's 35+ Week - May 10-16, 2026 (Starts on Mother's Day)

• Salvation Army Founder's Day - April 10
  

• Salvation Army Week - May 11-17, 2026 (Second Week in May)

• Samhain - October 31 (Pagan)

• San Jacinto Day - April 21 (State Holiday in Texas)
  

• Sanctity of Human Life Month - January

• Sandcastle Day - August 1, 2026 (First Saturday in August)

• Sandwich Generation Month - July

• Santa's List Day - December 4

• Sarcoma Awareness Month - July

• SAT Math Day - June 23

• Satchmo Summerfest - August 1-2, 2026 (in New Orleans)

• Satchmo Week -August 1-2, 2026

• Satisfied Staying Single Day - February 11

• Saturnalia - December 17-23

• Sausage and Kraut Day - November 7, 2026 (First Saturday in November)

• Sausage Month - October

• Sausage Roll Day - June 5

• Sauvignon Blanc Day - April 24

• Save a Friend Day - October 31

• Save a Spider Day - March 14
  

• Save Japan's Dolphins Day - September 1

• Save the Eagles Day - January 10

• Save the Elephant Day - April 16

• Save the Frogs Day - April 25, 2026 (Last Saturday in April)

• Save the Koala Day - September 25, 2026 (Last Friday in September)

• Save the Koala Month - September

• Save the Panther Day - March 20, 2026 (Third Saturday in March)

• Save the Rhino Day - May 1
  

• Save Your Photo's Day - September 26, 2026 (Last Saturday in September)

• Save Your Photo's Month - September

• Save Your Vision Month - March

• Save Your Vision Week - March 1-7, 2026 (Second Week of March)

• Saxophone Day - November 6

• Say Something Nice Day - June 1

• Scavenger Hunt Day - May 24
  

• School Bus Drivers Day - April 28, 2026 (Fourth Tuesday in April)

• School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (DENIP) - January 30
  

• School Librarian Day - April 15, 2026 (Wednesday of the Second Full Week in April)

• School Library Media Month - April

• School Library Month - April

• School Lunch Hero Day - May 1, 2026 (First Friday in May)

• School Lunch Week - October 12-16, 2026 (Second M-F Week of October)

• School Prayer Banned Anniversary - June 25

• School Principals Day - May 1

• Schools Library Media Center Week - March 15-21, 2026 (Third Full Week of March)

• Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving - September 24

• Science Education Day - March 14

• Scooby-Doo Day - September 13

• Scotch Tape Day - January 31

• Scottish-American Heritage Month - April

• Scottish Wildcat Day - August 8

• Scout Sabbath - February 7, 2026 (Last Day of Boy Scout Week)

• Scout Sunday - February 1, 2026 (First Day of Boy Scout Week)

• Scrabble Day - April 13

• Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) - May 4-10, 2026 (First Full Week of May)
  

• Scripps National Spelling Bee - May 26-28, 2026 (Tuesday - Thursday of Memorial Day Weekend)

• Scrubs Day - October 9

• SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama) - July 8

• Sea Cadet Month - September

• Sea Otter Awareness Week - September 20-26, 2026 (Last Week of September)

• Sea Witch Festival – Observed October 23–25, 2026 along the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach (Rule: Celebrated annually during the last full weekend of October). Check out more information from their website: SEA WITCH FESTIVAL® - Rehoboth Beach | Delaware

• Seasonal Depression Awareness Month - December

• Second Half of the Year Day - July 2, 2026 (July 2 on Non-Leap Years)

• Second Half of the Year Day (Non-Leap Years) - July 2

• Secret Pal Day - January 11

• See You At the Pole - September 23, 2026 (Fourth Wednesday in September)

• Seeing Eye Guide Dog Birthday 1929 - January 29
  

• Self Care Awareness Month - September

• Self Care Month - July

• Self-Help Group Awareness Month - January

• Self Improvement Month - September

• Self Injury Awareness Day - March 1
  

• Self-Love Day - February 13

• Self-Love Month - January

• Self Promotion Month - October

• Self Renewal Day - February 2

• Self University Week - September 1-7

• Send a Card to a Friend Day - February 7
  

• Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day - May 18

• Senior Care Health Month - September 

• Senior Citizen's Day - August 21

• Separation of Church and State Day - October 28

• September Equinox - September 22, 2026

• September is Healthy Aging Month - September

• Serendipity Day - August 18

• Serpent Day - February 1
  

• Sesame Street Day - November 10

• Sew Be It - September 10

• Seward's Day - March 30, 2026 (State Holiday in Alaska)
  

• Sewing Lovers Day - October 15

• Sewing Machine Day - June 13

• Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day - May 12, 2026 (Tuesday of National Women's Health Week)

• Sexuality Education Month - October
  

• Shabbot Across America / Canada - March 13, 2026

• Shades Day - May 14

• Shakespeare Week - March 23-29, 2026

• Shameless Promotion Month - September
  

• Shampoo Week - June 7-13

• Shamu the Whale Day - September 26

• Shape Up US Month - January

• Shape Up With Pickles time - First Week of February

• Share a Hug Day - July 30

• Share a Smile Day - March 1
  

• Shark Awareness Day - July 14

• Shark Week - July 6-13, 2026

• Shavuot - Evening of May 21 to Evening of May 23, 2026 (Jewish - Follows Passover by 50 Days)

• Shemini Atzeret - Evening of October 2, 2026 to Evening of October 3, 2026

• Sherlock Holmes Day - May 22

• Sherlock Holmes Weekend - April 10-12, 2026; October 23-25 2026 and November 6-8, 2026

• Shetland Wool Week - September 27 - October 3, 2026

• Shooting Star Day - August 24

• Shop Online For Groceries Day - August 14, 2026 (Second Friday in August)

• Shop Online For Groceries Month - August

• Shopping Cart Day - June 4

• Shopping Reminder Day - November 25

• Short Girl Appreciation Day - December 21, 2026 (Shortest Day of the Year)
  

• Show and Tell Day at Work - January 8
  

• Shower With a Friend Day - February 5

• Shredded Wheat Day - July 31

• Shrove Monday - February 16, 2026 (48 Days Before Easter)

• Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras - February 17, 2026 (State Holiday in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and in many other U.S. States)
  

• Shrovetide - February 15-17, 2026 (Shrove Tuesday and the Two Days Preceding)

• Sick of Food Waste Day - February 9, 2026

• Sickle Cell Awareness Month - September
  

• Sidewalk Egg Frying Day - July 4

• SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month - October

• Silent Record Week - January 1-7

• Silly Sayings Day - October 13

• Silver Star Service Banner Day - May 1

• Simchat Torah - Evening of October 3, 2026 to Evening of October 4, 2026

• Simplicity Day - July 12

• Simplify Your Life Day - March 3

• Simplify Your Life Week - August 1-7

• Simplot Games - February 19-21, 2026 - Held at Idaho State University's Holt Arena, it is one of the Nation's premier high school indoor track and field events.

• Sing With Your Child Month - March

• Single Parents Day - March 21
  

• Single Tasking Day - February 22 
  

• Single Working Women's Day - August 4

• Single Working Women's Week - August 2-8, 2026 (Week that has Single Working Women's Day - August 4th in it)

• Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.) February 15 (some celebrate this on the 13th or 15th, to get away from the commercialization of Valentine's Day)

• Singles Day - November 11

• Sinkie Day - November 27, 2026 (Day after Thanksgiving)

• Sister Maria Hummel Day - May 21

• Situational Awareness Day - September 26

• Skeptics Day International - February 13, 2026 (First Friday the 13th of the Year) and October 13, 2026

• Skin Care Awareness Week - October 4-10, 2026 (First Full Week of October)

• Skip the Straw Day - February 27, 2026 (Fourth Friday)

• Sky Awareness Week - April 19-25, 2026 (Last Full Week of April)

• Skyscraper Appreciation Day - August 10

• Skyscraper Month - June

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

• Slay a Dragon Day - April 23

• Sled Dog Day - February 2

• Slinky Day - August 30

• Slow Art Day - April 11, 2026

• Slugs Return From Capistrano Day - May 28
  

• Slurpee Day or 7-11's Birthday - July 11

• Slytherin Pride Day - March 21

• Small Brewery Sunday - November 29, 2026 (Sunday after Thanksgiving)

• Small Business Month - May

• Small Business Saturday - November 28, 2026 (Saturday After Thanksgiving which is November 26, 2026)

• Small Press Month - March

• Smart & Sexy Day - March 13
  

• Smart Irrigation Month - July

• Smart is Cool Day - October 22

• Smithsonian Day - August 10

• Smoke and Mirrors Day - March 29
  

• Snack a Pickle Time - September 13

• Sneak Some of the Candy Yourself Before the Kids Start Knocking Day - October 31

• Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night - August 8

• Snowcare for Troops Awareness Month - January

• Snowman Burning Day - March 20, 2026 (First Day of Spring)
  

• Snowmobile Day - October 28

• Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day - January 23
  

• Sobriety Checkpoint Week - September 6-12, 2026 (First Full Week in September)

• Social Enterprise Day - November 19, 2026 (Third Thursday in November)

• Social Petworking Month - June
  

• Social Security Day - August 14

• Social Wellness Month - July
  

• Sock Monkey Day - March 7

• Software Freedom Day - September 19, 2026 (Third Saturday in September)

• Soil Stewardship Week - April 26 - May 3, 2026

• Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - January 1 (Catholic)
  

• Solidarity Week (renamed from Ally Week) - November 2-6, 2026

• Solitude Day - March 26

• Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend - February 1-7

• Someday - September 15

• Someday We'll Laugh About This Week - January 2-8

• Something on a Stick Day - March 28

• Son and Daughter Day - August 11

• Sorry Charlie Day - April 6

• SOS Day - November 3

• Soup It Forward Day - March 3

• Soup Month - January

• Soup Swap Day - January 17, 2026 (Third Saturday in January)

• Sourest Day - October 25

• Southern Food Heritage Day - October 11

• Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day - August 22

• Southington Apple Harvest Festival - October 2-4, 2026 and October 9-11, 2026 (Starts on First Friday of October and spans 2 three day weekends) Located in Southington, Connecticut - See our Connecticut State Holidays Page

• Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show - January 16 - February 7, 2026 (Fort Worth, TX) 

• Soyfoods Month - April

• Space Exploration Day - July 20

• Spalding Baseball Day - September 2

• Spanish Language Day - April 23

• Spank Out Day - April 30

• Spay Day USA - February 24, 2026 (Last Tuesday in February)
  

• Spay / Neuter Awareness Month - February
  

• Speak Kind Words Saturday - August 29, 2026 (Last Saturday in August)

• Speak Up and Succeed Day - January 27, 2026

• Speak Up For Service Day - October 30

• Special Education Day - December 2

• Special Kids Day - December 2, 2026 (First Wednesday in December)

• Special Recreation for the Disabled Day - July 2

• Spider-Man Day - August 1 and October 14

• Spinach Day - March 26

• Spinach Lovers Month - October
  

• Spinach Month - November

• Spinal Health Month - October
  

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month  - August

• Spinning & Weaving Week - October 5-11, 2026 (First Full Week Mon-Sun in October) 

• Spirit Day - October 15, 2026 (Third Thursday in October)

• Spirit of NSA Day (National Speakers Association - November 14
  

• Spiritual Care Week - October 18-24, 2026 (Third Full Week in October)

• Spiritual Literacy Month - December

• Spiritual Teachers Month - February

• Spiritual Wellness Month - March

• Spitegiving - November 25, 2026 (Day before Thanksgiving)
  

• Spoil Your Dog Day - August 10
  

• Spooners (Spoonerism) Day - July 22

• Sport Purple for Platelets Day - September 25, 2026 (Last Friday in September)

• Sports America Kids Month - June

• Sports and Home Eye Safety Month - September 

• Sports Cliche Week - July 12-18, 2026 (Week of Major League Baseball All Stars Game)

• Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month - April

• Sports Holidays - Discover the ultimate list of Sports Holidays! Explore monthly, weekly, and daily fitness observances, major game-day traditions, and fun active days.

• Spouse's Day - January 25

• Spreadsheet Day - October 17

• Spring Astronomy Day - April 25, 2026

• Spring Astronomy Week -April 20-26, 2026 (Always has Spring Astronomy Day in it) 

• Spring Equinox - March 20, 2026

• Spring Fairy Fun Day - March 21
  

• Spring Festival Golden Week (China) - January 15-21, 2026

• Sprinkle Day - July 23

• Spunky Old Broads Day - February 1

• Spunky Old Broads Month - February

• Square Dancing Day - November 29
  

• Square Root Day - Next one June 6, 2036

• Squash Month - November

• Squid & Cuttlefish Day - October 10

• Squirrel Appreciation Day - January 21
  

• Squirrel Awareness and Appreciation Month - October

• STD Awareness Month - April

• St. Baptiste Day - June 24

• St. Basil's Day - January 1 (Celebrated in Eastern Churches)
  

• St. Basil's Day - January 2 (Celebrated in Western Churches)

• St. Basil's Day - January 14 (Churches that follow the Julian Calendar)

• St. Crispin's Day - October 25

• St. David's Day - March 1

• St. Francis of Assisi's Feast Day - October 4
  

• St. Jude's Day - October 28

• St Mark's Eve - April 24

• St. Nicholas Day - December 6

• St. Patrick's Day - March 17

• St. Piran's Day - March 5

• St. Skeletor's Day - February 15

• St. Stupid Day - April 1
  

• St. Urho's Day - March 16

• Stamp Collecting Month - November

• Stand for Children Day - June 1
  

• Stand Up! LGBT Awareness Week - November 14-18

• Stand Up To Cancer Day - September 11, 2026 (Second Friday in September)

• Star Trek Day - September 8

• Star Wars Day - May 4

• Start a Rumor Day - November 13

• Start Child Health Campaign (Ireland) - January

• Start Seeing Monarchs Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)

• Start Up Day Across America - August 1

• Start Your Own Country Day - November 22

• State Holiday (in Florida) - TBD

• State Holiday (in Georgia) - TBD

• State Holiday (in Mississippi) - TBD

• State Holiday (in Texas) - TBD

• Statehood Day in Arizona - February 14 (Local Observance in Arizona)

• Statehood Day in Hawaii - August 21, 2026 (Third Friday in August)

• Statehood Day in Kentucky - June 1

• Statehood Day in Oregon - February 14

• Statehood Day in Tennessee - June 1

• Statehood Day in Virginia - June 25

• Statehood Day in Wyoming - July 10

• Statue of Liberty Dedication Day  October 28

• Stay Away From Seattle Day - September 16

• Stay Home Because You're Well Day - November 30

• Stay Home With Your Kids Day - August 17, 2026 (Third Monday in August)

• Stay Out of the Sun Day - July 3

• Stay Up All Night - May 9, 2026 (Second Saturday in May)

• Steelmark Month - May

• Stem Cell Awareness Day - October 14, 2026 (Second Wednesday in October

• Step Into the Spotlight Day - April 8

• Stephen Foster Memorial Day - January 13

• Stepmother's Day - May 17, 2026 (The Sunday after Mother's Day)

• Stepparents Week - June 1-7

• STEPtember - September

• Steve Irwin Day - November 15
  

• Steve Jobs Day - October 16

• Stevens Johnson Syndrome Awareness Month - August

• Stewardship Week - April 26 - May 3, 2026 (Last Sunday in April to First Sunday in May)

• Stewarts Root Beer Day - June 17

• STI Awareness Month - April

• Stick Out Your Tongue Day - July 19

• Stick to Your New Year's Resolution Day - January 12

• Still Need to do Day - December 29

• Stillbirth Remembrance Day - September 6

• Stir Up Sunday - November 22, 2026 (Five weeks before Christmas)
  

• Stop America's Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today - October 14, 2026 (Second Wednesday in October)
  

• Stop Bad Service Day - March 4, 2026 (First Wednesday in March)

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

• Stop Food Waste Day - April 29, 2026

• Stout Day - November 5, 2026 (First Thursday in November)
  

• Straw Hat Day - May 15

• Straw Hat Month - April

• Strawberry Cream Pie Day - September 28
  

• Strawberry Ice Cream Day - January 15
  

• Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day - July 18, 2026 (Third Saturday)

• Street Children's Day - January 31

• Stress Awareness Day - November 4, 2026 (First Wednesday in November)

• Strike Out Strokes Month - May

• Stroke Awareness Month - May

• Student Government Day - April 3, 2026 (Last Friday in April)

• Student Safety Month - June

• Student Volunteering Week (United Kingdom) - February 9-15, 2026

• Stupid Guy Thing Day - June 22

• Stupid Toy Day - December 16

• Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - August 7-16, 2026 (Begins First Friday in August for 10 Days)

• Subaru Loves Pets Month - October

• Subliminal Communications Month - September

• Submarine Day - April 11
  

• Submarine Hoagie Hero Grinder Day - October 9
  

• Substitute Educators Day - November 20, 2026 (Friday of American Education Week)

• Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week - September 6-12, 2026 (First Full Week of September)

• Sudan Independence Day - January 1

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month - October

• Sugar Addiction Awareness Day - October 30

• Sugar Awareness Week - January 19-23, 2026 (Third Work Week of January)

• Sukkot - Evening of September 25, 2026 - Evening of October 2, 2026

• Summer - June 21, 2026 - September 22, 2026

• Summer Leisure Day - July 22

• Summer Olympics - N/A

• Summer Solstice - June 21, 2026 (also known as June Solstice)

• Summer Tire Changeover Month - April

• Sun Awareness Day - May 9, 2026 (Second Saturday in May)

• Sun Day - May 3

• Sun Glasses Day - June 27

• Sundae Sunday - July 19, 2026
• Sundance Film Festival - January 22 - February 1, 2026 (Park City, Utah)

• Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day - October 19

• Sunscreen Protection Day - May 27

• Sunshine Week - March 15-21, 2026 (Week of March 16th)

• Super Bowl Sunday - February 8, 2026 (Usually on the First Sunday in February, but occasionally on the Second Sunday)

• Super Chicken Wing Day - February 8, 2026 (Same Day as Super Bowl Sunday - First Sunday in February)

• Super Human Day - September 7

• Super Saturday - December 19, 2026 (Saturday before Christmas)

• Superman Day - June 12

• Superman Week - June 12-14, 2026

• Superman's Birthday (per Action Comics) - February 29

• Supernatural Day - September 13

• Supply Chain Professional Day - May 18, 2026 (Third Monday in May)

• Supply Management Month - March

• Support Latino Business Day - September 14

• Support Teen Literature Day - April 9, 2026 (Thursday of Library Week)

• Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce - October 21, 2026 (Third Wednesday in October)

• Supreme Court Opening Day - October 5, 2026 (First Monday in October)

• Supreme Sacrifice Day - March 18
  

• Surf and Turf Day - February 29

• Surveillance Day - August 16

• Susan B. Anthony Day - February 15

• Sustainable House Day - September 13, 2026 (Second Sunday in September)

• Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day - October 23

• Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day - March 19

• Swap Ideas Day - September 10

• Sweet Potato Awareness Month - November

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

• Swim a Lap Day - June 24

• Swiss Cheese Day - January 2

• Sylvia Plath Day - October 27

• Symphonic Metal Day - November 13

• Syringomyelia Awareness Month - May

• System Administrator Appreciation Day - July 31, 2026 (Last Friday in July)

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