Fun and Wacky Holidays to Celebrate This Year (2025)

Inside: Some of the most wacky and fun holidays to celebrate in 2025. Along with holidays for almost every day of the year.

Did you know there are fun and wacky holidays to celebrate almost every day of the year?

We all know about Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the 4th of July. You’ve probably even heard of siblings day, grandparents day, and pie day.

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But did you know there was a national bubble bath day, Donald Duck day, and tell a joke day?

That’s right there are all kinds of random national days. While these funny national holidays and world days aren’t necessarily official holidays they can be a lot of fun to celebrate.

Celebrating Fun Holidays in 2025

I love putting random holidays in my planner each month. We don’t celebrate each of these unique holidays but we have a few favorites we celebrate each year.

When we have a day without any plans doing a little activity for these funny holidays is always fun.

Here are just a few of our favorite national days to celebrate. Don’t worry you can find more of the national days for each month by clicking the links to go to each months holidays.

National Days to Look Forward To in 2025

These are just a few of the fun national days we like to celebrate each month. You will find links to posts that list more fun holidays for each month along with ideas for celebrating.

Fun Kid Holidays 2025 (Sorted by Month)

Check out the fun and wacky national days throughout the year broken down by month.

Below the list of some of the holidays for each month is a link to get a free printable list of holidays for each month.

Plus you’ll find fun ideas on how to celebrate each of the fun and wacky holidays this year.

January

January is the start of the new year and fun holidays and new memories.

The big holidays in January are New Years Day and Martin Luther King Day

Silly Holidays in January

Buffet Day
Bubble Bath Day
Winnie the Pooh Day
Popcorn Day
Hot Sauce Day
Puzzle Day
Lego Day
and more!

Get the full list plus a printable of holidays in January here.

February

February is one of the coldest months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. For many of us it also feels like one of the longest months of the year.

Luckily there are some fun holidays during this cold month.

Big holidays in February are Ground Hog’s Day, Valentines Day, Mardi Gras, Chinese New Year and President’s Day.

Fun Holidays to Celebrate in February

Dark Chocolate Day
Carrot Cake Day
Nutella Day
Kite- Flying Day
Umbrella Day
Random Act of Kindness Day
and more!

See the rest of the holidays in February here (+get a free printable list).

March

March is the month where it starts to warm up…or not. For many of us March is filled with a few false starts to spring. But Spring does officially start this month…even if it might not feel like it.

Big holidays in March include St. Patrick’s Day and sometimes Easter.

Random Holidas in March

Pig Day
Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Oreo Cookie Day
Mario Day (One of our Favorites!)
Pi Day
Corn Dog Day
Waffle Day
Crayon Day

Find the rest of the fun and wacky holidays in March here.

April

In April it actually starts to feel like spring and it’s time to start enjoying being outside without the freezing or sweltering temperatures.

April Fools Day and Easter are probably the first holidays to come to mind when you think of April.

Wacky Holidays in April

Children’s Book Day
Chocolate Mousse Day
Read a Road Map Day
Unicorn Day
Scrabble Day
Picnic Day
Pretzel Day
and more!

Find more of the holi d ays in April here.

May

May is the month that I start getting excited for summer. By the end of my it starts to feel like summer with pools opening and warmer temperatures.

Memorial Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day are the big holidays in May. But there are plenty of fun and wacky ones too.

Silly Holidays in May

Star Wars Day
No Socks Day
Clean Up Your Room Day
World Baking Day
Pick Strawberries Day
Paper Airplane Day
and more!

Find more holidays in May here (plus a free printable)

June

In June we celebrate the official first day of summer and typically the start of summer break.

Big holidays to remember in June are Father’s Day and Flag Day.

Random Holidays in June

Flip a Coin Day
Hot Air Balloon Day
National Picnic Day
Donut Day
Corn on the Cob Day
Sunglasses Day

Find more holidays in June here.

July

July is the middle of summer break filled with hot and lazy days. Which is the perfect time to celebrate these fun random holidays.

The big holiday in the United States is Independence Day (aka the 4th of July). In Canada, Canada Day is celebrated in July.

Fun Holidays in July

National Ice Cream Day
Cow Appreciation Day
Fried Chicken Day
Video Game Day
Hammock Day
Harry Potter’s Birthday
and more!

Get the list of other holidays in July here.

August

August usually marks the end of summer vacation and the start of school. It doesn’t have any “big” holidays but is a popular time to take a summer vacation.

August has a lot of fun holidays I want to celebrate, including a lot of food ones.

Wacky Holidays in August

Raspberry cream pie day
Root beer float day
National waffle day
Coloring book day
Bowling Day
Beach Day
and more!

Find more holidays in August here.

September

In September we have the first day of fall and Labor Day for the bigger holidays. It’s also usually the last few weeks to enjoy your favorite summertime activities before the cooler all weather comes.

Fun Holidays in September