September 20091-30 National Library Card Sign-up Month 7 Labor Day* 13 Grandparents Day 15-10/15 Hispanic Heritage Month 17 Constitution Day/Citizenship Day 17 Laylat al Qadr (Islam) 19-20 Rosh Hashana (Jewish) 20 Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends (Islam) 22 Fall Equinox 28 Dasera (Hindu) 28 Yom Kippur (Jewish) October 20098 National Children's Day 5-11 National Metric Week 5-11 Fire Prevention Week 11 Navy Day 12 Columbus Day* 13-17 National School Lunch Week 16 Boss Day 17 Diwali - Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) 17 Sweetest Day 20-24 National School Bus Safety Week 24 United Nations Day 25 Mother-In-Law's Day 31 All Hallows Eve November 20091 Daylight Savings Time Ends 2 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) 10 Marine Corps Day 11 Veteran's Day* 15-21 American Education Week 17 Education Support Professionals Day 26 Thanksgiving Day* 28 Eid al Adha (Islam) December 20097 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 12 Hanukkah 21 Winter Solstice 24 Christmas Eve (Christian) 25 Christmas Day* (Christian) 26 Kwanzaa (thru January 1) (African-American) 31 New Year's Eve January 20101 New Year's Day* 1 Gantan-sai (New Years) (Shinto) 7 Orthodox Christmas (Orthodox Christian) 14 Orthodox New Year (Orthodox Christian) 14 Sankranti/Pongal (Hindu) 18 Martin Luther King Day February 20101-28 Black History Month 1-28 National Children's Dental Health Month 2 Groundhog Day 12 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday 14 Chinese New Year 14 Valentine's Day 15 President's Day (Washington's Birthday) * 16 Mardi Gras 16 Shrove Tuesday (Christian) 17 Ash Wednesday (Christian) 29 Tu B'shvat (Arbor Day) (Jewish) March 20101-31 American Red Cross Month 1-31 Irish American Heritage Month 1-31 Music In Our Schools Month 1-31 National Mental Retardation Awareness Month 1-31 National Nutrition Month 1-31 Women's History Month 1-31 Youth Art Month 2 NEA's Read Across America 3 Adoption of U.S. National Anthem 8 International Women's Day 8-14 National Foreign Language Week 8-12 National School Breakfast Week 9 Purim (Jewish) 14 Daylight Savings Time starts 14-20 National Poison Prevention Week 17 St. Patrick's Day 18 Absolutely Incredible Kid Day 18 Johnny Appleseed Day 20 Spring Equinox 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 24 Rama Navami (Hindu) 28 Palm Sunday (Christian) 30 Magha Puja (Buddhist) 30-31 Pesach - first two days (Passover) (Jewish) April 20101-30 Keep America Beautiful Month 1 April Fool's Day 2 Good Friday (Christian) 2 Holy Friday (Orthodox Christian) 2 International Children's Book Day 4 Easter (Christian) 4 Easter/Pascha (Orthodox Christian) 4 World Health Day 5-6 Pesach - last two days (Passover) (Jewish) 11-17 National Library Week 11 Yom HaSho'ah (Jewish) 12-18 Young People's Poetry Week 13 Baisakhi (Sikh) 18-24 Public School Volunteer Week 19 Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Jewish) 22 Earth Day 22 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 28 Administrative Professionals' Day 30 National Arbor Day | May 20101-31 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 1-31 Better Hearing and Speech Month 1-31 National Physical Fitness and Sports Month 1-31 National Sight Saving Month 1 Law Day 2-8 Be Kind to Animals Week 2 Lag B'Omer (Jewish) 2-9 National Music Week 2-8 Teacher Appreciation Week 3 World Press Freedom Day 4 National Teacher Day 5 Cinco de Mayo (Mexican) 6 National Day of Prayer 8 VE Day 8 World Red Cross Day 9 Mother's Day 15 Armed Forces Day 16-22 National Educational Bosses' Week 19-20 Shavuot (Jewish) 22 International Day for Biological Diversity 23 Declaration of the Bab (Baha'i) 27 Buddha Day - Visakha Puja (Buddhist) 29 Ascension of Baha‘u'llah (Baha'i) 31 Memorial Day* June 20105 World Environment Day 13 Race Unity Day 13-17 National History Day Contest 14 Flag Day/Army Day 15 Magna Carta Day 19 Juneteenth (Liberation of Slaves) 20 Father's Day 21 Summer Solstice July 20104 Independence Day* 20 Tisha B'Av (Jewish) 25 Parents Day 26 Asalha Puja Day - Dharma Day (Buddhist) August 20101 Air Force Day 1 Friendship Day 4 Coast Guard Day 11 Ramadan begins (Islam) September 20101-30 National Library Card Sign-up Month 2 Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)| 6 Labor Day* 6 Laylat al Qadr (Islam) 9-10 Rosh Hashana (Jewish) 10 Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends (Islam) 12 Grandparents Day 15-10/15 Hispanic Heritage Month 17 Constitution Day/Citizenship Day 18 Yom Kippur (Jewish) 22 Fall Equinox October 20108 National Children's Day 4-10 Fire Prevention Week 4-10 National Metric Week 11 Columbus Day* 15-19 National School Lunch Week 13 Navy Day 16 Boss Day 16 Sweetest Day 17 Dasera (Hindu) 19-24 National School Bus Safety Week 24 United Nations Day 24 Mother-In-Law Day 31 All Hallows Eve November 20105 Diwali - Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain) 7 Daylight Savings Time Ends 10 Marine Corps Day 11 Veteran's Day* 14-20 American Education Week 16 Eid al Adha (Islam) 19 Education Support Professionals Day 21 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) 25 Thanksgiving Day* December 20107 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 21 Winter Solstice 22 Hanukkah 24 Christmas Eve (Christian) 25 Christmas Day* (Christian) 26 Kwanzaa (thru January 1) (African-American) 31 New Year's Eve |