Employee Celebration &
Recognition Planner
Plan meaningful employee celebrations with custom apparel, awards, and branded merchandise that actually make an impact.
2026 Marketing & Event Planner
- January 01–31: National Mentoring Month/National Blood Donor Month
- January 01: New Year’s Day
- January 03: International Mind-Body Wellness Day
- January 04: National Trivia Day
- January 09: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
- January 12: National Pharmacist Day
- January 12: National Clean Off Your Desk Day
- January 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day
- January 15: National Hat Day
- January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- January 20: National Cheese Lovers Day
- January 21: Thank Your Mentor Day
- January 24: National Compliment Day
February 01–28: Black History Month/American Heart Month/National Therapeutic Recreation Month
February 01–07: National Patient Week
February 02: Groundhog Day
February 03: Women Physicians Day
February 06: National Wear Red Day
February 09: National Pizza Day
February 09–15: Cardiovascular Professionals Week
February 14: Valentine’s Day
February 16: Presidents’ Day
February 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day
February 17: Mardi Gras
February 22–28: National Engineers Week (EWeek)
February 26: National Chili Day
March 01–31: National Women’s History Month
March 06: Employee Appreciation Day
March 08: International Women’s Day
March 08–14: Patient Safety Awareness Week/Pulmonary Rehab Week
March 11: Registered Dietitian Day
March 12: National Plant a Flower Day
March 14: Pi Day
March 16–20: Health Care HR Week
March 17: St Patrick’s Day
March 18: Transit Driver Appreciation Day
March 19: Companies That Care Day
March 20: Spring Solstice
March 29: Mom & Pop Business Owners Day
March 30: National Doctors’ Day
April 01–30: Stress Awareness Month/Occupational Therapy Month
April 01: April Fool’s Day
April 01: National Walking Day
April 02: National Burrito Day
April 05: Easter
April 07: World Health Day
April 19–25: National Volunteer Week/Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
April 22: Earth Day
April 22: Administrative Professionals’ Day
April 23: National Picnic Day
April 28: Safety and Health at Work Day
May 01–31: Asian Pacific Heritage Month/Employee Health and Fitness Month
May 05: World Hand Hygiene Day
May 05: Cinco de Mayo
May 05: Teachers’ Day
May 06: National Nurses Day
May 06–12: National Nurses Week
May 10: Mother’s Day
May 13: Night Shift Workers Day/Receptionist Day
May 15: Bike to Work Day
May 18: National Speech Pathologist Day
May 21: National Waitstaff Day
May 25: Memorial Day
May 28: National Burger Day
June 01–30: Pride Month
June 01: Say Something Nice Day
June 02: Leave the Office Early Day
June 05: World Environment Day
June 05: National Donut Day
June 11–17: National Nursing Assistants Week
June 12: National Automotive Service Professionals Day
June 17: National Nursing Assistants Day
June 19: Juneteenth
June 21: Summer Solstice
June 21: Father’s Day
June 23: National Hydration Day
June 30: World Social Media Day
July 01–31: National Anti-Boredom Month
July 04: Independence Day
July 05–11: National Therapeutic Recreation Week
July 06: Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
July 07: World Chocolate Day
July 18: World Listening Day
July 25: National Work from Home Day
July 30: National Intern Day
July 31: System Administrator Appreciation Day
July 31: National Avocado Day
August 01–30: National Wellness Month
August 04: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
August 08: International Cat Day
August 09: National Book Lovers Day
August 10: National Spoil Your Dog Day
August 23–29: Health Unit Coordinator Week
August 24: National Waffle Day
August 26: Women’s Equality Day
August 31: World Distance Learning Day
September 01–30: National Courtesy Month
September 01–07: Clinical Nurses Specialist Week
September 05: International Day of Charity
September 07: Labor Day
September 11: Patriots Day
September 12: National Day of Encouragement
September 13: International Programmers’ Day
September 13–19: Environmental Services Week
September 15: Neonatal Nurses Day
September 15 – October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 16: IT Professionals Day
September 20–26: National Security Officer Appreciation Week
September 21: World Gratitude Day
September 22: American Business Women’s Day/Autumn Solstice
September 25: National Cooking Day
September 26: Family Health and Fitness Day
September 29: World Heart Day/National Coffee Day
September 30: National Love People Day
October 01–31: Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month/Diversity Awareness Month/Disability Employment Awareness Month/Breast Cancer Awareness Month/Physical Therapy Month/Pharmacy Month
October 04: National Truckers Appreciation Day
October 05–09: Customer Service Week
October 12: Indigenous Peoples Day
October 16: Boss’s Day
October 19–23: Medical Assistants Recognition Week
October 20: Pharmacy Technician Day
October 21: Medical Assistants Recognition Day
October 31: Halloween
November 01–30: National Gratitude Month/Native American Heritage Month
November 08–14: National Nurse Practitioner Week
November 11: Veterans Day
November 13: World Kindness Day
November 16: International Day for Tolerance
November 19: Great American Smokeout
November 21: World Hello Day
November 26: Thanksgiving
November 27: Black Friday
November 28: Small Business Saturday
November 30: Cyber Monday
December 01–31: National Human Rights Month
December 01: World AIDS Day
December 01: Giving Tuesday
December 04–12: Hanukkah
December 05: International Volunteer Day
December 07–13: Handwashing Awareness Week
December 14: Green Monday
December 15: National Cupcake Day
December 18: National Ugly Sweater Day
December 21: Winter Solstice
December 25: Christmas Day
December 26–01: Kwanzaa
December 31: New Year’s Eve