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Category: Silly, Funny & Hilarious Events


Highlighting silly and hilarious global events that are fun.

Some events are just plain funny and exist for the purpose of satire, laughter or absurdity. These are the events that make us laugh, enjoy life and smile.

Zero-tasking Day: November 2

Daily

With daylight savings, we "fall back" and gain an hour in our day. Why not spend the hour doing absolutely nothing productive? Zero-task, take a deep breath, and relax.

January

Balloons Around the World Day: October 1 

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AN AIR OF CREATIVITY: INTERNATIONAL BALLOONS AROUND THE WORLD DAY International Balloons Around the World Day is a festive occasion that spreads joy and creativity through balloon twisting and decoration...

January

Sarcastic Awareness Month: October

Monthly

Sarcastic Awareness Month (which should be Sarcasm Awareness Month, grammatically); perhaps someone is being sarcastic? Sarcasm is humor that uses irony to make fun of situations. Sometimes it is referr...

January

Name Your Car Day: October 2

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People name boats, so why not cars? Quite a few people do, including this writer. My current car is Bonnie Blue Bell (2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible). Before Bonnie, I had Abby (a ’97 Sebring convertibl...

January

Mad Hatter Day: October 6

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Mad Hatter Day occurs on October 6 (10/6) each year in the US and June 10 (10/6) in the United Kingdom. The day is a hat tip to illustrator Jogn Tenniel's interpretation of the Mad Hatter in Louis Carr...

January

Fat Bear Week: October 8-14 (est)

Weekly

As Autumn progresses, the bears of the world prepare to hibernate through the winter. They spend their summer fattening up and eating to store the food they'll need for the long winter's nap. And boy, do...

January

Tag, You're It Day: October 8

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Tag-You're-It Day celebrates the childhood game of Tag played by chasing and touching someone (tagging them). The "tagged" person becomes the chaser upon the tagger, yelling: 'Tag, you're it!' Tag also h...

January

Curious Events Day: October 9

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Curious Events Day isn't about celebrating a specific event or important anniversary. No, it's a day to celebrate ALL of them! For example: Loch Ness Monster sightings Socks escaping from the washing ma...

January

Bonza Bottler Day, Intl: October 10

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When the number of the month matches the number of the day, that's Bonza Bottler Day. It is a play on numbers. There are twelve Bonza Bottler Days a year. This event began in 1985. Bonza is Australian...

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

It's My Party Day: October 11

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It's My Party Day is an unofficial holiday, but that's perfectly fine because it is a day to celebrate the world of YOU. Small or big, it doesn't matter; it just has to be a party about you.

January

Pet Peeve Week, Ntl.: October 12-18

Weekly

The second week of October is National Pet Peeve Week. It's a week for men and women to take a deep breath and finally release the pet peeve they've been holding onto. Pet peeves accomplish nothing, and h...

January

Skeptics Day, Intl.: October 13*

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International Skeptics Day is an unofficial holiday that celebrates skepticism and its innumerable gifts to us. It’s one of two Skeptic’s Days on the calendar, and the first is National Skeptics Day, whic...

January

Bald and Free Day, (Be): October 14

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Be Bald and Free Day is another Wellcat-created holiday perfect for the follicly challenged and those who have survived cancer treatment. Use this day to show off that gleaming and beautiful bald head p...

January

lowercase day, write in: October 14

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Write in the lowercase day is an answer to WRITE IN ALL CAPS DAY, and a little bit of fun on the internet and via texting. It’s also an excellent opportunity for teachers to capitalize on this opportunit...

January

Grouch Day, Ntl.: October 15

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Sesame Street Magazine dubbed October 15 National Grouch Day in honor of Jim Henson’s lovable curmudgeon, Oscar the Grouch. Oscar first appeared on Sesame Street on November 10, 1969. This event origina...

January

Wear Something Gaudy Day: October 17

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Like Festivus from "Seinfeld," Wear Something Gaudy Day originated with a comment by a character on a popular television show, in this case, the affable Larry Dallas on the sitcom "Three's Company." Th...

January

Beard Day (No): October 18

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No Beard Day was likely started by a razor blade company some years back. Today it is used to convince those who have let their facial hair get a little out of control to clean up their act.

January

Count Your Buttons Day: October 21

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Historically, counting your buttons equated to measuring your wealth. HISTORY OF BUTTONS Buttons originated in the Indus Valley, in what we now refer to as Pakistan, around 3000-2000 BC. The first butto...

January

CAPS LOCK DAY I, INTERNATIONAL: October 22...

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INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY IS ABOUT ONE THING, WRITING IN ALL CAPS ALL DAY. THIS EVENT IS FROM THE MIND OF DEREK ARNOLD, CREATED IN 2000. IT IS ONE OF TWO INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAYS. THE FIRST IS CEL...

January
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