Fun February Facts to Jog your BOC Juices!!!
So maybe :National Drink Wine Day" isn't quite s BOC friendly, but Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month has a TON of fun BOC possibilities! Below is a list of serious, fun & wacky observances for the month of February to get your BOC brain jogged!!!
February Monthly Observances
Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
Bake for Family Fun Month
Barley Month
Beat The Heat Month
Cricket World Cup (2/13-3/29)
Dog Training Education Month
February is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
From Africa to Virginia Month
Grapefruit Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
International Expect Success Month
International Hoof-care Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Jobs in Golf Month
Library Lovers Month
Love The Bus Month
Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
Marijuana Awareness Month
National African American History Month
National African American Read-In
National Bird Feeding Month
National Black History Month
National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
National Cherry Month
National Condom Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Haiku Writing Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
National Laugh-Friendly Month
National Mend A Broken Heart Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Pet Dental Health Month
National Prevent A Litter Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
National Therapeutic Recreation Month
National Time Management Month
National Weddings Month
National Women Inventors Month
North American Inclusion Month (NAIM)
Pet Dental Health Month
Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
Pull Your Sofa Off The Wall Month
Relationship Wellness Month
Responsible Pet Owner's Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Spunky Old Broads Month
Sweet Potato Month (see also November)
Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month
Youth Leadership Month
February Weekly Observances
African Heritage & Health Week: 1-7
Burn Awareness Week: 1-7 (First Full Week)
Boy Scout Anniversary Week: 1-7
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week: 1-7 (First Full
Week)
International Coaching Week: 1-7
Just Say No to PowerPoint Week: 1-7
Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend: 1-7
Women's Heart Week: 1-7
National School Counseling Week: 2-6
International Networking Week: 2-7
Publicity for Profit Week: 2-8
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: 7-14
Dump Your Significant Jerk Week: 7-13 (Always Week Before
Valentines Day)
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week: 7-14
Risk Awareness Week: 7-14
International Hoof-Care Week: 7-14
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From
Getting Dizzy Week: 8-14
Celebration of Love Week: 8-14 (Second Full Week)
Children of Alcoholics Week: 8-14 (Second Full Week)
Jell-O Week: 8-14
(Second Full Week)
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week: 8-14 (Second Full Week)
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week: 8-14 (Second Full Week)
Random Acts of Kindness Week: 9-15 (Second Full Week)
International Flirting Week: 9-15 (Week of Valentines Day)
International Friendship Week: 9-13
Love a Mensch Week: 9-15
National Green Week: 9-15
World AG Expo: 10-12
Great Backyard Bird Count: 13-16
American International Toy Fair: 14-15
National Condom Week: 14-21
National Nestbox Week: 14-21
NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week: 14-21
Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week: 15-21 (Always 3rd Week)
Build A Better Trade Show Image Week: 15-21 (3rd Full Week)
Through With The Chew: 15-21
(3rd Full Week)
National Date (fruit) Week: 15-22
National Pancake Week: 15-21 (Bisquick)
National Justice for Animals Week: 15-21
The Simplot Games: 19-21
American Birkenbreiner Race: 19-22
National Entrepreneurship Week: 21-28
National Engineers Week: 22-28 (Week Incl. G.Washington's
Birthday)
National FFA Week: 22-28 (Week of G.Washington's Birthday from Sat. to
Sat)
Bird Health Awareness Week: 22-28
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: 22-28
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: 22-28
National Conference on Education: 26-28
Texas Cowboy Poetry Week: 27-28
February Daily Observances
Car Insurance Day: 1
Change Your Password Day: 1
Decorating With Candy Day: 1
G.I. Joe Day: 1
Hula in The Coola Day: 1
International Face & Body Art Day: 1
Freedom Day: 1
National Girls & Women in Sports Day: 1 (First Sunday)
Popcorn Day: 1 (Super Bowl Sunday is Primary Observance)
Robinson Crusoe Day: 1
Serpent Day: 1
Spunky Old Broads Day: 1 (also all month)
Super Bowl XLIX: 1
Ayn Rand Day: 2
Candelmas: 2
Crepe Day: 2
Crepe Day or La Chandeleur: 2
Groundhog Day: 2
Groundhog Job Shadow Day: 2
Hedgehog Day: 2
Imbolic: 2
Marmot Day: 2
Sled Dog Day: 2
World Play Your Ukulele Day: 2 (Used to be 5/2)
World Wetlands Day: 2
African American Coaches Day: 3 (First Tuesday)
Four Chaplains Memorial Day: 3
The Day The Music Died: 3
Digital Learning Day: 4
(First Wednesday)
Facebook's Birthday: 4
Liberace Day: 4
Medjoola Date Day: 4
National Signing Day: 4 (First Wednesday)
Quacker Day: 4
USO Day: 4
World Cancer Day: 4
Adlai Stevenson Day: 5
Move Hollywood & Broadway to Lebanon, PA Day: 5
Weatherman's [Weatherperson's] Day: 5
Western Monarch Day: 5
World Nutella Day: 5
Canadian Maple Syrup Day: 6
Lame Duck Day: 6
National Doodle Day: 6 (Moved from March 7)
Bubble Gum Day: 6 (First Friday)
Cordova Ice Worm Day: 6-8 (First Full Weekend)
Girl Scout Cookie Day: 6
Give Kids A Smile Day: 6 (First Friday)
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital
Mutilation: 6
Wear Red Day: 6 (First Friday)
Working Naked Day: 6 (First Friday)
Dump Your Significant Jerk Day: 7 (First day of Dump Your
Significant Jerk Week)
"e" Day (math): 7
Ice Cream For Breakfast Day: 7 (First Saturday):
Ballet Day: 7
Autism Sunday: 8 (2nd Sunday)
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 7
Take Your Child To The Library Day: 7 (First Saturday)
Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbor's Day: 7
Boy Scout Anniversary Day: 8
Laugh and Get Rich Day: 8
Opera Day: 8
World Marriage Day: 8 (2nd Sunday)
Clean Out Your Computer Day: 9 (2nd Monday)
Man Day: 8 (Sunday before Valentines)
National Stop Bullying Day: 9
Read in the Bathtub Day: 9
Toothache Day: 9
Extraterrestrial Culture Day: 10 ( 2nd Tuesday)
Extraterrestrial Visitor Day: 10 (2nd Tuesday)
Plimsoll Day: 10
Be Electrific Day: 11
Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day: 11
Get Out Your Guitar Day: 11
Make A Friend's Day: 11
Pro Sports Wives Day: 11
National Shut-in Visitation Day: 11
Satisfied Staying Single Day: 11
White Shirt Day or White T-shirt Day : 11
World Day of The Sick: 11
Darwin Day: 12
Lincoln's Birthday: 12
NAACP Day: 12
Oglethorpe Day: 12
Paul Bunyan Day: 12 (Born Feb. 12, 1834 in Bangor, ME) or or (Note: Also August 10)
Safety Pup Day: 12
Blame Someone Else Day: 13 (First Friday the 13th of the
year)
Desperation Day: 13
Employee Legal Awareness Day: 13
Get a Different Name Day: 13
International Condom Day: 13
Madly In Love With Me Day: 13
World Radio Day: 13
Ferris Wheel Day: 14
Frederick Douglass Day: 14
Pet Theft Awareness Day: 14
Library Lovers Day: 14
National Have A Heart Day: 14
National Condom Day: 14
(World) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day: 14
League of Women Voters Day: 14
National Women's Heart Day: 14
Race Relations Day: 14
Singles Awareness Day or Singles Appreciation Day: 14
National Donor Day: 14
Quirky Alone Day: 14
Valentines Day: 14
World Marriage Day: 14
World Whale Day: 14 (Third Saturday)
Angelman Syndrome Day: 15
Lupercalia: 15
National Gum Drop Day: 15
National Hippo Day: 15
Remember The Maine Day: 15
Susan B. Anthony Day: 15
NBA All Star Game: 16
Kyoto Protocol Day: 16
National Almond Day: 16
Presidents Day: 16
Westminster Dog Show: 16-17
International Pancake Day: 17 (aka Shrove Tuesday)
Mardi Gras: 17
Paczki Day: 17 (always Shrove Tuesday)
Champion Crab Races Day: 17
My Way Day: 17
National PTA Founders Day: 17
World Human Spirit Day: 17
Battery Day: 18 (Volta's birthday)
Cow Milked While Flying In An Airplane Day: 18
Losar: 18-19
National Drink Wine Day: 18
Pluto Day (Planet is
Discovered by Clyde Tombaugh) : 18
(Note: New Mexico has declared March 13 as, Pluto is a Planet Day!)
Chocolate Mint Day: 19
Chinese New Year: 19
The Great American Spit Out: 19 (Thursday of "Through
With The Chew Week")
Iwo Jima Day (Landing) : 19
Love Your Pet Day: 20 (or Love Your Dog Day)
Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day: 20
World Day for Social Justice: 20
Women in Blue Jeans Days: 20-21 (Moved from Jan.)
International Mother Language Day: 21
World Information Architecture Day: 21 (Third Friday)
Daytona 500: 22
87th Academy Awards Ceremony: 22
National Margarita Day: 22 or
Woolworth's Day: 22
World Thinking Day: 22
George Washington's Birthday: 22
Tex Avery Day: 22
Curling is Cool Day: 23
Diesel Engine Day: 23
Iwo Jima Day (flag raised): 23
National Dog Biscuit Day: 23
Museum Advocacy Day: 23-24
(Last Monday & Tuesday)
National Cupcake Day (Canada): 24
Spay Day USA: 24 (Last Tuesday )
Single Tasking Day: 24
World Bartender Day: 24
Inconvenience Yourself Day: 25 ( 4th Wednesday)
National Chili Day: 26 (Last Thursday)
National Personal Chef's Day: 26
For Pete's Sake Day: 26
Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day: 26 (Thursday of
Engineering Week)
Levi Strauss Day: 26
National Bacon Day: 26 or
World Pistachio Day: 26
International Polar Bear Day: 27
National Day of Action (Peace Corps): 27
Read Me Day: 27
Floral Design Day: 28
International Sword Swallowers Day: 28 (Last Saturday)
National Tooth Fairy Day: 28
Open That Bottle Night: 28 (Last Saturday)
Rare Disease Day: 28
US Snow Shoe Days: 2/27-3/2
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Bachelor's Day: 29 (On a Year With 29 days)
International Underlings Day: 29 (On a Year With 29 days)
