Holidays and Observances
Alphabetical Listing of W Holidays
Below, you can find a Holidays and Observances Alphabetical Listing of US Holidays and World Holidays and Observances that start with W. 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!!)
Winter Weather Preparedness Week
October 20 - November 9 (Dates vary by State)
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- Walk a Child to School Week - October 5-11, 2025 (First Full Week of October)
- Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Day - October 5, 2024 (First Saturday in October to Register your Walk - Actual Walk Dates Vary - 2025 TBA)
- Walk in the Sand Day - March 22, 2025 (Saturday after the March Equinox)
- Walk to School Day - October 1, 2025 (First Wednesday in October)
- Walk Your Pet Month - January
- Walt Disney Day - December 1, 2025 (First Monday in December)
- Washington's Birthday - February 17, 2025 (3rd Monday in February). Some State and Local Governments refer to this day as President's Day. His Actual Birthday is on February 22.
- Water Ski Days - June 27-29, 2025 (Last Full Weekend in June)
- Watermelon Seed Spitting Week - June 26-29, 2025 (First Weekend through second Sunday in June)
- Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day - February 7
- WE Day - (Cancelled for the Foreseeable Future)
- Wear a Star Day (Parents Who Have Lost Children) - April 12
- Wear Blue Day - June 13, 2025 (Friday of Men's Health Week)
- Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day - October 23, 2025 (Thursday of Third Full Week in October)
- Wear Purple for Peace Day - May 16
- Wear Your Mothers Jewelry Day - August 8
- Weed Out Hate: Sow the Seeds of Greatness Day - April 3
- Week of Christian Unity - January 18-25
- Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - May 25-31
- Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - March 21-27
- Week of the Classroom Teacher - May 4-10, 2025 (First Full Week of May)
- Week of the Young Child - April 5-11, 2025
- Weights and Measure Day - May 20
- Weird Contest Week - August 3-9, 2025 (Second Week in August)
- Wellderly Week - March 17-21, 2025 (Five Days Starting the Third Monday in March)
- Well-Elderly or Wellderly Day - March 17, 2025 (Third Monday in March)
- West Virginia Day (State Holiday in the U.S. State of West Virginia) - June 20, 2025 (Usually on June 20 unless it falls on Sunday, then it is observed on the following Monday)
- Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden - February 8, 2025 and February 10-11, 2025
- What Do You Love About America Day - November 26, 2025 (Six Days after Third Thursday in November)
- What Will Be Your Legacy Month - August
- What You Think Upon Grows Day - May 31
- Whit Monday - June 9, 2025 (Day after Whit Sunday)
- Whole Grain Sampling Day - March 26, 2025 (Last Wednesday in March)
- Whole Grains Month - September
- Whooping Crane Festival - February 20-23, 2025
- Wife Appreciation Day - September 21, 2025 (Third Sunday in September)
- Wild About Wildlife Month - July
- Will Eisner Week - March 1-7
- Willing to Lend a Hand Tuesday - August 26, 2025 (Last Tuesday in August)
- Willing to Lend a Hand Wednesday - August 27, 2025 (Last Wednesday in August)
- Wimbleton - June 30 - July 13, 2025
- Windjammer Days - (2025 TBD)
- Wine Tourism Day - November 8, 2025 (Saturday of the First Full Week of November)
- Winter Solstice (First Day of Winter) - December 21, 2025
- Winter Squash Month - December
- Winter Weather Preparedness Week - October 20 - November 9 (Dates vary by State)
- Wise Health Care Consumer Month - February
- Wishbones for Pets Month - October 15 - November 30
- Wobbly Week - June 15-21, 2025 (Week that includes June 20)
- Women in Blue Jeans Days - TBD
- Women in Construction Week - March 2-8, 2025
- Women of Aviation Worldwide Week - March 3-9, 2025 (From Sunday Before March 8th to Sunday After)
- Women Owned Business Day - May 1
- Women Walking in Their Own Shoes Month - October
- Women Wednesday - December 3, 2025 (Wednesday after Thanksgiving)
- Women's Dive Day - July 19, 2025 (Third Saturday in July)
- Women's Eye Health and Safety Month - April
- Women's Friendship Month - September
- Women's Golf Month - June
- Women's Health Care Month - May
- Women's Healthy Weight Day - January 23, 2025 (the Thursday of the Third Full Week of January)
- Women's Heart Week - February 1-7
- Women's History Month - March
- Women's Motorcycle Month - July
- Woofstock - October 4, 2025 (First Saturday in October)
- Work at Home Father's Day - June 13, 2025 (Friday before Father's Day which is the Third Sunday in June)
- Work at Home Mom's Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Starts on Mother's Day)
- Work Without Your Hands Day - July 5 (Sponge Bob)
- Working Naked Day - February 7, 2025 (First Friday in February)
- Workplace Conflict Awareness Month - April
- Workplace Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month - March
- Workplace Politics Awareness Month - October
- World AG Expo - February 11-13, 2025 (Tulare, CA)
- World AIDS Month - December
- World AIDS Vaccine Day - May 18
- World Animal Month - October
- World Animal Remembrance Month - September
- World Antibiotic Awareness Week - November 8-14, 2025 (Begins Second Saturday to Following Friday in November)
- World Antimicrobial Awareness Week - November 18-24
- World Asthma Day - May 6, 2025 (First Tuesday in May)
- World Autism Acceptance Day - April 2
- World Autism Awareness Day - April 2
- World Autoimmune Arthritis Day - May 20
- World Baking Day - May 18, 2025 (Third Sunday in May)
- World Beard Day - September 6, 2025 (First Saturday in September)
- World Beer Pong Day - May 3, 2025 (First Saturday in May)
- World Belly Dance Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
- World Bike Naked Day - June 14, 2025 (Second Saturday in June)
- World Blindness Awareness Month - October
- World Body Painting Day - October 18-19, 2025
- World Book and Copyright Day (also known as World Book Day or International Day of the Book) - April 23
- World Book Day - March 6, 2025 (First Thursday in March - Primarily in the U.K. and Ireland)
- World Brain Tumor Day - June 8
- World Breastfeeding Week - August 1-7 (First Full Week of August)
- World Buckfast Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
- World Calligraphy Day - August 13, 2025 (Wednesday of Second Full Week in August)
- World Card Making Day - October 4, 2025 (First Saturday in October)
- World Child Development Day - October 14, 2025 (Second Tuesday in October)
- World Choral Day - December 14, 2025 (Second Sunday in December)
- World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day - November 16
- World Circus Day - April 19, 2025 (Third Saturday in April)
- World Cocktail Week - May 6-13
- World Communication Month - November
- World Communication Week - November 1-7
- World Communion Day - October 5, 2025 (First Sunday in October)
- World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day - February 14
- World Creativity and Innovation Day - April 21
- World Cup Soccer Day - July 13 (Anniversary Observance)
- World Daffodil Day - August 21, 2025 (Last Friday in August)
- World Dairy Expo - September 30 - October 3, 2025 (Held in Madison, WI)
- World Day Against Child Labor - June 12
- World Day Against Cyber Censorship - March 12
- World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - July 30
- World Day for Animals in Laboratories - April 24
- World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - May 21
- World Day for International Criminal Justice - July 17
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work - April 28
- World Day of Architecture - October 6, 2025 (First Monday in October)
- World Day of Bullying Prevention / Blue Shirt Day - October 6, 2024 (First Monday in October)
- World Day of Giving - November 29, 2025 (Last Saturday in November)
- World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film - March 11
- World Day of Prayer - March 7, 2025 (First Friday in March)
- World Day of Prayer and Action for Children - November 20
- World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims - November 16, 2025 (Third Sunday in November)
- World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People - March 20
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - June 17
- World Digestive Health Day - May 29
- World Doll Day - June 14, 2025 (Second Saturday in June)
- World Dystonia Awareness Week - May 3-11
- World Egg Day - October 10, 2025 (Second Friday of October)
- World Ego Awareness Day - May 11
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - June 15
- World Endometriosis Day - (2025 TBD)
- World Environment Day - June 5
- World Facilities Management Day - May 14, 2025 (Wednesday of the Second Full Week in May)
- World Fair Trade Day - May 10, 2025 (Second Saturday in May)
- World Fiddle Day - May 17, 2025 (Third Saturday in May)
- World First Aid Day - September 13, 2025 (Second Saturday in September)
- World Folktales & Fables Week - March 16-22, 2025 (Third Full Week in March)
- World Gin Day - June 14, 2025 (Second Saturday in June)
- World Glaucoma Week - March 9-15, 2025 (Second Full Week of March)
- World Goat Days - (TBD Every 2 years - Not until 2026)
- World Habitat Awareness Month - April
- World Habitat Day - October 6, 2025 (First Monday in October)
- World Healing Day - April 26, 2025 (Last Saturday in April)
- World Health Organization Day - April 7
- World Hearing Aid Awareness Week - September 21-27, 2025 (Last Week in September)
- World Honey Bee Day - August 16, 2025 (Third Saturday in August)
- World Hospice and Palliative Care Day - October 10
- World Hula Week - April 20-26, 2025 (Begins on Easter Sunday)
- World Humanist Day - June 20, 2025 (First Day of Summer)
- World Hypertension Day - May 17
- World Immunization Week - April 24-30
- World Infertility Month - June
- World Information Architecture Day - February 21, 2025 (Third Friday in February)
- World Information Society Day - May 17
- World Intellectual Property Day - April 26
- World Interfaith Harmony Week - February 1-7 (First Week in February)
- World Irish Dancing Week - April 15-18, 2025
- World Juggling Day - June 14, 2025 (Saturday Closest to the 15th of June)
- World Kebab Day - July 11, 2025 (Second Friday in July)
- World Kidney Day - March 13, 2025 (Second Thursday in March)
- World Kindness Week - November 9-15, 2025 (Always has November 13, World Kindness Day in it)
- World Kiwanis Week - January 19-25, 2025 (Third Week in January)
- World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week - April 20-26, 2025 (Week that surrounds April 24th each year)
- World Laughter Day - May 4, 2025 (First Sunday in May)
- World Lemar Day - October 31, 2025 (Last Friday in October)
- World Leprosy Day - January 26, 2025 (Last Sunday in January)
- World Lumberjack Championships - July 31 - August 2, 2025 (Last Weekend in July)
- World Marbles Day - April 18, 2025 (Same Day as Good Friday)
- World Marriage Day - February 9, 2025 (Second Sunday in February)
- World Menopause Month - October
- World Migratory Bird Day - May 10-11, 2025 (Second Weekend in May), and October 11, 2025 (Second Saturday in October)
- World MS Day (Multiple Sclerosis) - May 30
- World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month - August
- World Naked Bike Ride Month (Northern Hemisphere) - June
- World Naked Gardening Day - May 3, 2025 (First Saturday)
- World Nature Conservation Day - July 28
- World Neurofibromatosis Day (NF Day) - May 17
- World Numbat Day - November 1, 2025 (First Saturday in November)
- World Oceans Day (sustainable seafood) - June 8
- World Orienteering Day - May 21, 2025 (Fourth Wednesday in May)
- World Origami Days - October 24 - November 11
- World Orphan Week - March 2-8, 2025
- World Orphans Day - November 10, 2025 (Second Monday in November)
- World Otter Day - May 28, 2025 (Last Wednesday in May)
- World Ovarian Cancer Day - May 8
- World Pancreatic Cancer Day - November 20, 2025 (Third Thursday)
- World Pangolin Day - February 15, 2025 (Third Saturday in February)
- World Parkinson's Disease Day - April 11
- World Password Day - May 1, 2025 (First Thursday in May)
- World Peace and Prayer Day - June 20, 2025 (First Day of Summer)
- World Pear Day - December 6, 2025 (First Saturday in December)
- World Pet Memorial Day - June 10, 2025 (Second Sunday in June)
- World Philosophy Day - November 20, 2025 (Third Thursday in November)
- World Police and Fire Games (biennially) - June 27 - July 6, 2025
- World Portuguese Language Day - May 5
- World Press Freedom Day - May 3
- World Priest Day - October 26, 2025 (Fourth Sunday in October)
- World Quality Day - November 13, 2025 (Second Thursday in November)
- World Rainforest Week - (2025 TBA)
- World Read Aloud Day - February 5, 2025 (First Wednesday in February)
- World Red Cross Day - May 8
- World Reflexology Week - September 21-27, 2025 (Last Full Week in September)
- World Religion Day - January 19, 2025 (Third Sunday in January)
- World Rivers Day - September 28, 2025 (Last Sunday in September)
- World Schizophrenia Awareness Day - May 24
- World Schizophrenia Awareness Week - May 19-25, 2024 (2025 TBD)
- World School Milk Day - September 24, 2025 (Last Wednesday in September)
- World Science Day for Peace and Development - November 10
- World Series - (2025 TBA)
- World Sight Day - October 9, 2025 (Second Thursday in October)
- World Sleep Day - March 14, 2025 (Friday of Second Full Week)
- World Smile Day - October 3, 2025 (First Friday in October)
- World Snow Day - January 19, 2025 (Third Sunday in January)
- World Social Work Day - March 18, 2025 (Third Tuesday in March)
- World Space Week - October 4-10
- World Spay Day - February 25, 2025 (Last Tuesday in February)
- World Sports Journalists Day - July 2
- World Statistics Day - Next one is October 20, 2025 (Celebrated Every Five Years)
- World Storytelling Day - March 20, 2025 (Always Spring Equinox)
- World Student Day - October 17, 2025 (Third Friday in October)
- World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - April 26, 2025 (Last Saturday in April)
- World Tapas Day - June 19, 2025 (Third Thursday in June)
- World Teen Mental Wellness Day - March 2
- World Telecommunication and Information Society Day - May 17
- World Telecommunication Day - May 17
- World Toy Camera Day - October 19, 2025 (Third Sunday in October)
- World Trade Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Third Week in May)
- World Trick Shot Day - December 2, 2025 (First Tuesday in December)
- World Usability Day - November 13, 2025 (Second Thursday in November)
- World Veterinary Day - April 26, 2025 (Last Saturday in April)
- World Water Week - August 24-28, 2025
- World Watercolor Month - July
- World Week for Animals in Laboratories - (2025 TBA)
- World Whale Day - February 15, 2025 (Third Saturday in February)
- World Whisky Day - May 17, 2025 (Third Saturday in May)
- World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup - March 14-16, 2025 (Second Weekend in March)
- Worldwide Art Day - July 11, 2025 (Second Friday in July)
- Worldwide Bereaved Parents Month - July
- Worldwide Bereaved Sibling Month - November
- Worldwide Bereaved Spouses Awareness Month - April
- Worldwide Candle Lighting Day - December 14, 2025 (Second Sunday in December)
- Worldwide Food Service Safety Month - December
- Worldwide Knit (and Crochet) in Public Day - June 14, 2025 (Second Saturday in June)
- Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day - April 26, 2025 (Last Sunday in April)
- Worldwide Quilting Day - March 15, 2025 (Third Saturday in March)
- Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month - February
- Worldwide Rising Star Month - January
- Write a Friend Month - December
- Write to Your Father Day - June 8, 2025 (One Week Before Fathers Day)
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