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Alphabetical Listing of S Holidays

Below, you can find a Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing US Holidays and World Holidays and Observances that start with S.  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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  • SAAM Day of Action (Sexual Assault) - April 1, 2025 (First Tuesday in April)
  • Sacrifice Our Wants for Other's Needs Sunday - August 31, 2025 (Last Sunday in August)
  • Sadie Hawkins Day - November 13
  • Safe + Sound Week - August 11-17, 2025
  • Safe Toys and Celebrations Month - December
  • Safe Toys and Gifts Month - December
  • Safer Internet Day - February 11, 2025 (Second Tuesday in February)
  • Safety Month - June
  • Saint Paul Winter Carnival - January 23 - February 2, 2025 (St. Paul, MN)
  • Salute to Mom's 35+ Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Starts on Mother's Day)
  • Salvation Army Week - May 4-10, 2025 (Second Week in May)
  • San Jacinto Day - April 21 (State Holiday in Texas)
  • Sanctity of Human Life Month - January
  • Sandcastle Day - August 2, 2025 (First Saturday in August)
  • Sandwich Generation Month - July
  • Sarcoma Awareness Month - July
  • Satchmo Summerfest - August 2-3, 2025 (in New Orleans)
  • Satchmo Week -August 2-3, 2025
  • Saturnalia - December 17-23
  • Sausage and Kraut Day - November 1, 2025 (First Saturday in November)
  • Sausage Month - October
  • Save the Frogs Day - April 26, 2025 (Last Saturday in April)
  • Save the Koala Day - September 26, 2025 (Last Friday in September)
  • Save the Koala Month - September
  • Save the Panther Day - March 15, 2025 (Third Saturday in March)
  • Save the Rhino Day - May 1
  • Save Your Photo's Day - September 27, 2025 (Last Saturday in September)
  • Save Your Photo's Month - September
  • Save Your Vision Month - March
  • Save Your Vision Week - March 2-8, 2025 (Second Week of March)
  • Say Something Nice Day - June 1
  • School Bus Drivers Day - April 22, 2025 (Fourth Tuesday in April)
  • School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (DENIP) - January 30
  • School Librarian Day - April 16, 2025 (Wednesday of the Second Full Week in April)
  • School Library Media Month - April
  • School Library Month - April
  • School Lunch Hero Day - May 2, 2025 (First Friday in May)
  • School Lunch Week - October 13-17, 2025 (Second M-F Week of October)
  • School Prayer Banned Anniversary - June 25
  • School Principals Day - May 1
  • Schools Library Media Center Week - March 16-22, 2025 (Third Full Week of March)
  • Scottish-American Heritage Month - April
  • Scout Sabbath - February 8, 2025 (Last Day of Boy Scout Week)
  • Scout Sunday - February 2, 2025 (First Day of Boy Scout Week)
  • Screen-Free Week (Digital Detox Week) - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week of May)
  • Scripps National Spelling Bee - May 27-29, 2025 (Tuesday - Thursday of Memorial Day Weekend)
  • SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama) - July 8
  • Sea Cadet Month - September
  • Sea Otter Awareness Week - September 21-27, 2025 (Last Week of September)
  • Seasonal Depression Awareness Month - December
  • Second Half of the Year Day - July 2, 2025 (July 2 on Non-Leap Years)
  • Second Half of the Year Day (Non-Leap Years) - July 2
  • See You At the Pole - September 24, 2025 (Fourth Wednesday in September)
  • 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 Month - January
  • Self Promotion Month - October
  • Self University Week - September 1-7
  • Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day - May 18
  • Senior Care Health Month - September 
  • September is Healthy Aging Month - September
  • Seward's Day - March 31, 2024 (State Holiday in Alaska)
  • Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day - May 13, 2025 (Tuesday of National Women's Health Week)
  • Sexuality Education Month - October
  • Shabbot Across America / Canada - March 7, 2025
  • Shakespeare Week - March 24-30, 2025
  • Shameless Promotion Month - September
  • Shampoo Week - June 7-13
  • Shape Up US Month - January
  • Shape Up With Pickles time - First Week of February
  • Shark Week - July 6-13, 2025
  • Shavuot - Evening of June 1 to Evening of June 2, 2025 (Jewish - Follows Passover by 50 Days)
  • Shemini Atzeret - Evening of October 13, 2025 to Evening of October 14, 2025
  • Sherlock Holmes Weekend - April 4-6, 2025; October 24-26 2025 and October 31 - November 1, 2025
  • Shetland Wool Week - September 28 - October 4, 2025
  • Shop Online For Groceries Day - August 8, 2025 (Second Friday in August)
  • Shop Online For Groceries Month - August
  • Short Girl Appreciation Day - December 21, 2025 (Shortest Day of the Year)
  • Shrove Monday - March 3, 2025 (48 Days Before Easter)
  • Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras - March 4, 2025 (State Holiday in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and in many other U.S. States)
  • Shrovetide - March 2-4, 2025 (Shrove Tuesday and the Two Days Preceding)
  • 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
  • Silver Star Service Banner Day - May 1
  • Simchat Torah - Evening of October 14, 2024 to Evening of October 15, 2024
  • Simplify Your Life Week - August 1-7
  • Simplot Games - February 20-22, 2025 - 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 Working Women's Week - August 3-9, 2025 (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)
  • Sister Maria Hummel Day - May 21
  • Skeptics Day International - June 13, 2025 and November 4, 2025 (First Friday the 13th of the Year, and on Election Day)
  • Skin Care Awareness Week - October 5-11, 2025 (First Full Week of October)
  • Sky Awareness Week - April 20-26, 2024 (Last Full Week of April)
  • Skyscraper Month - June
  • Skywarn Recognition Day - December 6, 2025 (First Saturday in December)
  • Slugs Return From Capistrano Day - May 28
  • Slurpee Day or 7-11's Birthday - July 11
  • Small Brewery Sunday - November 30, 2025 (Sunday after Thanksgiving)
  • Small Business Month - May
  • Small Press Month - March
  • Smart Irrigation Month - July
  • 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, 2025 (First Day of Spring)
  • Sobriety Checkpoint Week - September 7-13, 2025 (First Full Week in September)
  • Social Enterprise Day - November 20, 2025 (Third Thursday in November)
  • Social Petworking Month - June
  • Social Wellness Month - July
  • Sock Monkey Day - March 7, 2025 (First Saturday in March)
  • Software Freedom Day - September 20, 2025 (Third Saturday in September)
  • Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - January 1 (Catholic)
  • Solidarity Week (renamed from Ally Week) - 2025 TBD
  • Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend - February 1-7
  • Someday We'll Laugh About This Week - January 2-8
  • Soup Month - January
  • Soup Swap Day - January 18, 2025 (Third Saturday in January)
  • Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day - August 22
  • Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show - January 17 - February 8, 2025 (Fort Worth, TX) 
  • Soyfoods Month - April
  • Spay Day USA - February 25, 2025 (Last Tuesday in February)
  • Spay / Neuter Awareness Month - February
  • Speak Kind Words Saturday - August 30, 2025 (Last Saturday in August)
  • Special Kids Day - December 3, 2025 (First Wednesday in December)
  • Special Recreation for the Disabled Day - July 2
  • Spinach Lovers Month - October
  • Spinach Month - November
  • Spinal Health Month - October
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month  - August
  • Spinning & Weaving Week - October 6-12, 2025 (First Full Week Mon-Sun in October) 
  • Spirit Day - October 16, 2025 (Third Thursday in October)
  • Spirit of NSA Day (National Speakers Association - November 14
  • Spiritual Care Week - October 19-25, 2025 (Third Full Week in October)
  • Spiritual Literacy Month - December
  • Spiritual Teachers Month - February
  • Spiritual Wellness Month - March
  • Spooners (Spoonerism) Day - July 22
  • Sport Purple for Platelets Day - September 26, 2025 (Last Friday in September)
  • Sports America Kids Month - June
  • Sports and Home Eye Safety Month - September 
  • Sports Cliche Week - July 13-19, 2025 (Week of Major League Baseball All Stars Game)
  • Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month - April
  • Spring Astronomy Day - May 3, 2025
  • Spring Astronomy Week - (Always has Spring Astronomy Day in it) (2025 TBD)
  • Spring Festival Golden Week (China) - January 28 - February 3, 2025
  • Spunky Old Broads Month - February
  • Square Root Day - May 5, 2025
  • Squash Month - November
  • Squirrel Awareness and Appreciation Month - October
  • STD Awareness Month - April
  • 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. Francis of Assisi's Feast Day - October 4
  • Stamp Collecting Month - November
  • Stand for Children Day - June 1
  • Stand Up! LGBT Awareness Week - November 14-18
  • Stand Up To Cancer Day - September 12, 2025 (Second Friday in September)
  • Start Child Health Campaign (Ireland) - January
  • Start Seeing Monarchs Day - May 3, 2025 (First Saturday in May)
  • 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 15, 2025 (Third Friday in August)
  • Statehood Day in Kentucky - June 1
  • Statehood Day in Tennessee - June 1
  • Statehood Day in Virginia - June 25
  • Stay Home With Your Kids Day - August 18, 2025 (Third Monday in August)
  • Stay Out of the Sun Day - July 3
  • Stay Up All Night - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
  • Steelmark Month - May
  • Stem Cell Awareness Day - October 8, 2025 (Second Wednesday in October
  • Step Into the Spotlight Day - April 8
  • Stepparents Week - June 1-7
  • STEPtember - September
  • Stevens Johnson Syndrome Awareness Month - August
  • Stewardship Week - April 26 - May 4, 2025 (Last Sunday in April to First Sunday in May)
  • STI Awareness Month - April
  • Stick Out Your Tongue Day - July 19
  • Stick to Your New Year's Resolution Day - January 12
  • Stop America's Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today - October 8, 2025 (Second Wednesday in October)
  • Stop Bad Service Day - March 5, 2025 (First Wednesday in March)
  • Stop Bullying Day - October 8, 2025 (Second Wednesday in October)
  • Stout Day - November 6, 2025 (First Thursday in November)
  • Straw Hat Month - April
  • Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day - July 19, 2025 (Third Saturday)
  • Stress Awareness Month - April
  • Stress Awareness Month - October
  • Strike Out Strokes Month - May
  • Stroke Awareness Month - May
  • Student Government Day - April 4, 2025 (Last Friday in April)
  • Student Safety Month - June
  • Student Volunteering Week (United Kingdom) - February 10-16, 2025
  • Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - August 1-10, 2025 (Begins First Friday in August for 10 Days)
  • Subaru Loves Pets Month - October
  • Subliminal Communications Month - September
  • Submarine Hoagie Hero Grinder Day - October 9
  • Substitute Educators Day - November 21, 2025 (Friday of American Education Week)
  • Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week - September 7-13, 2025 (First Full Week of September)
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month - October
  • Sugar Awareness Week - January 12-18, 2025 (Third Work Week of January)
  • Sukkot - Evening of October 6, 2025 - Evening of October 13, 2025
  • Summer - June 20, 2025 - September 21, 2025
  • Summer Olympics - N/A
  • Summer Solstice - June 20, 2025 (also known as June Solstice)
  • Summer Tire Changeover Month - April
  • Sun Awareness Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
  • Sundae Sunday - July 20, 2025 (Third Sunday of July)
  • Sundance Film Festival - January 23 - February 2, 2025 (Park City, Utah)
  • Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day - October 19
  • Sunscreen Protection Day - May 27
  • Sunshine Week - March 16-22, 2025 (Week of March 16th)
  • Super Chicken Wing Day - February 9, 2025 (Same Day as Super Bowl Sunday - First Sunday in February)
  • Super Saturday - December 20, 2025 (Saturday before Christmas)
  • Superman Week - June 13-15, 2025
  • Supply Chain Professional Day - May 19, 2025 (Third Monday in May)
  • Supply Management Month - March
  • Support Teen Literature Day - April 17, 2024 (Thursday of Library Week)
  • Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce - October 22, 2025 (Third Wednesday in October)
  • Supreme Court Opening Day - October 6, 2025 (First Monday in October)
  • Sustainable House Day - September 14, 2025 (Second Sunday in September)
  • Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day - October 23
  • Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day - March 19
  • Sweet Potato Awareness Month - November
  • Sweet Potato Month - February
  • Sweetest Day - October 18, 2025 - (Third Saturday in October)
  • Syringomyelia Awareness Month - May
  • System Administrator Appreciation Day - July 25, 2025 (Last Friday in July)
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