February Random Holidays

The month of February has some great random holidays to add to your calendar and celebrate. Which holidays do you plan on celebrating?

Does it surprise you at all that February has something to do with romance? All month long, in February, we celebrate Creative Romance Month. What would you imagine is creative romance? I believe that it’s breaking out of the same cycle and trying something new.

Maybe instead of dinner and a movie, skip the film and explore a botanical garden. Or on National Kite Flying day, grab your significant other and say ‘let’s go fly a kite!’ Then send it soaring.

February celebrates plenty of delicious and tempting random food holidays because we all know that the diets are off. Let’s bring on the chocolate, Nutella & snackfood (in moderation of course). I wouldn’t mind some hot breakfasts, either.

Try These February Random Holidays:

Coming up in February – Nutella day. Not only is Nutella celebrated Nationally – but worldwide. I find that people either love or hate it. Are you team Nutella or not?

The 23rd is National Banana Bread Day. I recommend celebrating that random holiday with a recipe for banana bread I found long ago. It is hands down the best banana bread I’ve ever eaten. I get requests from friends to make that banana bread quite often. So I make a bunch (ha!) then freeze it. You’re welcome in advance.

In addition to honoring grapefruit all month long, February also celebrates National Hot Breakfast Month and National Snackfood Month. I’ll take both, maybe hot breakfast & snacks in bed?

Celebrating All Month Long:

• Creative Romance Month #CreativeRomanceMonth. What is the most romantic thing someone could do for you?
• Grapefruit Month #NationalGrapefruitMonth – do you eat your grapefruit with sweetener or salt or none of the above? I love to smother mine in powdered sugar.
• Hot Breakfast Month #NationalHotBreakfastMonth or #HotBreakfastMonth. My kids like waffles, but my husband is not such a fan – he prefers hashbrowns. Besides those two choices, what is your favorite hot breakfast food?
• Snack Food Month #NationalSnackFoodMonth or #SnackFoodMonth. If you were stranded on a desert island with only one snackfood, what would you choose?

State Random Holidays in February:

• 1 – National Texas Day
• 8 – National Iowa Day
• 15 – National Wisconsin Day
• 22 – National California Day

Do you call Iowa, Wisconsin or California home? You’re in luck, check out my state prints in my shop!

Random Food Holidays in February

Because celebrating with food is so much fun! Food usually means someone else is involved (though, it doesn’t have to if you don’t want to share!)

As a family, we loved celebrating National Popcorn Day in January. We munched on this treat while watching a movie. I can’t tell you how much my kids look forward to celebrating these random holidays.

• 1 – Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day – the holiday that started it off for me. When I found this obscure random holiday last year, I knew there had to be more fun holidays. Guess what? I was right.
• 5 – WORLD Nutella Day #wordnutelladay #nutella #nutelladay
• 6 – National Chopsticks Day #nationalchopsticksday. My daughter and I love using chopsticks. However, no one else in our family likes to use them.
• 9 – National Pizza Day #NationalPizzaDay What’s your favorite pizza? I like chicken, mushrooms, olives and alfredo sauce.
• 11 – Don’t cry over spilled milk day. (I have to ask – is this considered a food day or just a random holiday?)
• 14 – National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
• 19 – National Chocolate Mint Day. Two of my favorite flavor combinations. Actually, chocolate & mint are the inspiration behind the colors of my blog!
• 20 – National Muffin Day – We love coffee cake muffins – anything with cinnamon & sugar topping it must be good!
• 23 – National Banana Bread Day (Don’t miss my favorite banana bread recipe, it’s SO good!)
• 24 – National Tortilla Chip Day – melt a little cheese over the top and dip in salsa. Chips & salsa are absolutely one of our favorite snacks.
• 25 – National Chocolate Covered Nut Day anything covered in chocolate makes it better, right?

Pet/Animal-Related Random Holidays

• 3 – Golden Retriever Day #goldenretriever #goldenretreiverday – I would love to get a golden retriever!
• 20 – National Love your Pet Day – Shouldn’t it be ‘love your pet’ every day? But I guess pets need a special day too.
• 27 – National Polar Bear Day #NationalPolarBearDay

Other Random Holidays in February:

• 1 – National Get Up Day – Whether you want to or not, I’m sure some people will celebrate this holiday. You could get up and eat ice cream for breakfast if that helps.
• 7 – National Periodic Table Day #PeriodicTableDay – by the way, you should look up Periodic Table puns. There are so many good/bad puns related to the periodic table!
• 7 – National Send a Card to a friend day #SendACardToAFriendDay How cute is this random holiday? Near or far, we all have friends that could use a random card in the mail.
• 8 – National Kite Flying Day #NationalKiteFlyingDay. Years ago, we bought some nice kites & have flown them for over a decade. If you get the chance to buy a nice kite, do it. They glide on the slightest breeze and don’t require miles of running to get them in the sky.
• 10 – National Umbrella Day #NationalUmbrellaDay
• 11 – National Make a Friend day. I know as an introvert it’s very hard for me to reach out to people, but it’s nice to remember that others might have an equally hard time as well. It’s ok to use this day as an excuse.
• 14 – National Ferris Wheel Day. Do you have a Ferris wheel near to where you live? We have one not too far away in Downtown Atlanta. I’ve decided that I’m adding riding it to my bucket list – I can’t believe we’ve never ridden it!
• 17 – National Random Acts of Kindness Day Let me ask – why is this not a month-long holiday? After all, we should celebrate this random holiday for more than just a day.
• 26 – National Tell a Fairy Tale Day #TellAFairyTaleDay
• 28 – Floral Design Day (This day works perfectly with our Floral Alphabet Challenge!)

What Will You Celebrate?

Of all of the holidays, which random holidays will you add to your February calendar? Start by adding one or two random holidays. It’s ok to miss them if you’re too busy.

Whatever you choose, I hope they add a little spark of joy as a result of celebrating or even adding them to your calendar. That’s why I started adding random holidays to my schedule and why I decided to share them with you.

Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

What if you don’t like the holidays I choose? Below are links to the other random holiday sites I found – pick your favorites and celebrate the ones that resonate with you! It’s about breaking out of the monotony and creating your happiness.

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

• Nationaldaycalendar.com
• Nationaltoday.com
• daysoftheyear.com
• checkiday.com
• heywhatday.com
• Timeanddate.com
• holidayinsights.com
• wildcalendar.com
• thereisadayforthat.com

Need some ideas on how to celebrate the random holidays?

After deciding which days you’ll celebrate, choose how to celebrate. It’s not necessary to go out and celebrate. After all, there’s no one way to mark the occasion. If you want to create something in commemoration of the holiday, be my guest.

Need Some Ideas for Creating Using Random Holidays as Your Inspiration?

That sounds fun. Here are some ways you can be creative!

• Letter the name of the holiday (want to learn to hand letter? Here’s where to start handlettering.)
• Write it in funky fonts (check out this post for ideas.)
• Take a picture (I heard selfies are a thing 😜).
• Doodle the holiday
• Paint a picture of the holiday or you celebrating the holiday.
• Write a blog post or journal entry.
• Create a planner spread.
• Create a color palette inspired by the holiday.

• What imaginary character or Disney Princess would most likely celebrate this holiday?
• What colors should we choose for this holiday?
• Make a favorite dish or create a new recipe in honor of the day.
• If the holiday had a mascot, what would it be?
• Don’t let my ideas limit you. Find something that inspires you, and create!

If you don’t create anything – spend the time with your family or friends! It’s all about creating a better, more fulfilling life. I believe these silly, random holidays help add a little smile to your face and a bit more laughter to your days. Choose to add joy to your life.

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