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Category: Friends and Family Events


Highlighting events, holidays, and awareness days celebrating, created for or about our closest relationships.

The Family and Friends category includes events that focus on the beautiful mess you were born into (aka family), parenting, and the circle of people you choose to populate your life (aka friends, acquaintances, and co-workers)

Boyfriend Day, Ntl: October 3

Daily

October 3 is National Boyfriend Day, a day to celebrate the pre-marital romantic bond between a man and a woman; in today's society, it can also describe the romantic relationship between two men. This ev...

January

Smile Day, World: October 3

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The first Friday of October is World Smile Day, encouraging people to smile. The holiday comes from the creator of the smiley face, Harvey Ball. The famous symbol was created in 1963. As the years pass...

January

Storytelling Festival, Ntl.: October 3-5

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The National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, United States, is an annual three-day event celebrating the magic of storytelling in all of its forms. Promoted by the International Storyt...

January

Child Development Day, World: October 4

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Focused on the first five years of life, World Child Development Day brings together educators, health care professionals, and parents to ensure a child's first years are productive. The event seeks to he...

January

Chuseok (KR): October 5-7

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A FESTIVAL OF HARVEST, GRATITUDE AND TRADITION: KOREA'S CHUSEOK Chuseok, one of South Korea's most significant holidays, is a harvest festival celebrated to give thanks for the year's bounty. It is often...

January

Do Something Nice Day: October 5

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Do Something Nice Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor. Its purpose is to encourage us to try and be better people by taking care of someone's needs or problems. Over the years, via misinformatio...

January

Erntedankfest (DE): October 5

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Erntedankfest is the German day of thanksgiving for the harvest. This annual festival is celebrated by both Catholics and Protestants throughout the country, and it is a day of eating, libation, and refle...

January

G.O.E. Day, Ntl.: October 5

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GOE (Growth. Overcome. Empower) Day is aimed at fostering community solidarity, fostering learning, and carving out room for survivors, allies, and the general public, as well as any individuals working t...

January

Grandparents Day (NZ): October 5 (est)

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NEW ZEALAND CELEBRATES GRANDPARENTS Grandparents Day in New Zealand is a heartfelt occasion dedicated to celebrating grandparents' invaluable role in families and communities. This significant event is c...

January

Bullying, Blue Shirt Day™, World: October...

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World Blue Shirt Day™ or STOMP Out Bullying is a global campaign to encourage communities to work together to stop bullying and cyberbullying by increasing awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullyi...

January

Children's Health Day, Ntl.: October 6

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National Children’s Health Day is recognized yearly and bolstered by Presidential decree. It aims to create a solid foundation and a clean environment for children, ensuring they can grow up strong, heal...

January

Digital Inclusion Week: October 6-10

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PROMOTING ACCESS AND EQUITY DIGITAL INCLUSION WEEK Digital Inclusion Week is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of ensuring that all individuals and communities, particu...

January

Work Life Week, Ntl.(UK): October 6-10 (es...

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National Work Life Week is Working Families’ annual campaign to get employers and employees talking about well-being at work and work-life balance. Employers can use the week to provide staff activities a...

January

Hero Day, Ntl.: October 8

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National Hero Day in the United States was created by the internet event calendar National Day in 2020 to recognize the everyday heroes in each of our lives. It is one of several Hero Days observed each y...

January

Lesbian Day, Intl: October 8

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A lesbian is a woman attracted to other women sexually and is the L in the LGBTQ+ acronym. International Lesbian Day is believed to have originated in the 1980s in Oceania. The day is an opportunity to ed...

January

Baby Loss Awareness Week (UK): October 9-1...

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Baby Loss Awareness Week runs in October each year. It is an opportunity for bereaved parents, family members, and friends to commemorate their babies' all-too-brief lives, knowing that thousands of other...

January

Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day, Nt...

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Children's Hospice Palliative Care Day in Canada is a significant observance highlighting the unique needs and exceptional care requirements of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions....

January

Hug a Kevin Day, Ntl.: October 10

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National Hug a Kevin Day originated in 2017 with ABC, an American television network. Its purpose was to promote its show "Kevin Can F*k Himself." The objective of National Hug a Kevin Day (aside from dr...

January

Karwa Chauth (H): October 10

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Karwa Chauth is a holiday in India honoring husbands, and it generally falls in September-October. Married women dress beautifully and observe a daily fast to ensure their husband's well-being, prosperity...

January

Know Your Classmates Day: October 10

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Know Your Classmates™ is Beyond Differences' initiative designed to explore middle school youth's identity and belonging, understand traditions, and recognize stereotypes. Multi-cultural and multi-faith b...

January
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