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Category: Culture and the Arts


Highlighting events, holidays, and awareness days celebrating human culture, the arts, and creativity.

The cultural category is a vast collection of events covering several topics, including the arts, languages, customs, racial and ethnic groups, food, beverages, and fairs.

Hat Day, Felt: September 15

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Felt Hat Day falls honors the transition from summer haberdashery to fall and winter wear. Today, officially retire your straw hats until next spring.

January

Hispanic Heritage Day (1821): September 15

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Hispanic Heritage Day falls on September 15 and initiates National Hispanic Heritage Month. What started as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 was expanded to a month under President Ronald Reagan. By Augus...

January

Hispanic Heritage Month (1821): September...

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Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the contributions of Latinos to the culture, prosperity, and history of the United States. What began as a week-long celebration became a national month with the passin...

January

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, Ntl.:...

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National Hispanic Serving Institutions Week celebrates the 569 HSIs in the United States and their critical role in educating and empowering Hispanic youth. It occurs annually during Hispanic Heritage Mon...

January

Anne Dudley Bradstreet Day, (US-ME)(1672):...

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Anne Dudley Bradstreet was one of the first female poets and an acclaimed writer and voice for the women of her time. She lived from 1612 until September 16, 1672. Anne Dudley Bradstreet Day honors her...

January

Mayflower Day (1620): September 16

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Mayflower Day on September 16, 1602, commemorates the departure of the Mayflower from Plymouth, England, bound for America. On the Mayflower were 102 passengers seeking religious freedom in the New World.

January

Constitution Week, Ntl. (1787),: September...

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National Constitution Week occurs each September, beginning on the anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution on September 17, 1787. Although President Dwight Eisenhower first enacted this celebr...

January

Country Music Day, Intl. (1923): September...

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International Country Music Day marks the anniversary of Hank Williams' birth on September 17, 1923, and has been observed since the 1950s. Country music festivals are held worldwide, fostering unity am...

January

Guitar Flat-picking Championship and Walnu...

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The Walnut Valley Association was formed in 1972 to produce the Walnut Valley National Guitar Flat-Picking Championships Festival, also known as the Flat-Picking Championships, the Walnut Valley Festival,...

January

Read an E-book Day: September 18

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Read an ebook Day encourages people to read ebooks and discover what is available. With the explosion of tablets, ebooks have risen in popularity over the past 20 years. They’ve been around since the be...

January

British Food Fortnight (UK): September 19...

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Year after year, thousands of people get behind the Love British Food campaign, which culminates in British Food Fortnight in the early autumn. Glorious celebrations of food, schools visit farms, and lear...

January

Kentucky Bourbon Festival (US-KY): Septemb...

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The Kentucky Bourbon Festival®, held the third week of September, attracts approximately 50,000 bourbon enthusiasts annually. Multiple events, including the Festival on the Lawn, free music concerts, bour...

January

Wales International Film Festival: Septemb...

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ABOUT THE WALES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The Wales International Film Festival, a rising star in the global film festival circuit, celebrates the art of filmmaking by showcasing a wide range of films...

January

Family Week (PH): September 20-26 (est)

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FAMILY WEEK IN THE PHILIPPINES: THE CORE OF FILIPINO CULTURE Each September, the Philippines celebrates Family Week, a national observance dedicated to strengthening family bonds and highlighting the vit...

January

Hagioaica-Titu Fair (RO): September 20 - 2...

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In 2023, the traditional autumn Titu Fair in Romania triumphantly returned, drawing large crowds after being on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Located near the central city of Titu, northwest of B...

January

Oktoberfest (DE): September 20 – October 5

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Oktoberfest is the world's largest beer festival. This two-week event starts the third week of September and ends the first week of October. However, the festival may be extended if German Reunification D...

January

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week,...

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National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week raises awareness of adult education and literacy and provides access to adult education resources. Activities focus on community outreach, engagement, and m...

January

Banned Books Week: September 21-27

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Banned Books Week focuses on what those in power try to prevent others from learning, thinking, or believing and the importance of supporting the freedom to read. After all, without that freedom, the worl...

January

Gratitude Day, World: September 21

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World Gratitude Day was conceived in 1965 at a meeting in Hawaii among members of the United Nations Meditation Group. The goal of World Gratitude Day is to express gratitude for all the wonderful things...

January

Historically Black Colleges and Universiti...

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National Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week honors the institutions which have created generations of minority scholars and their achievements. From President Obama's 2011 proclamation: "Mo...

January
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