Fun Holidays and Appreciation Days to Celebrate This Year

From School Custodian Appreciation Day to National Rubber Ducky Day, celebrate all the special days in 2024-2025 with our free calendar.

by Kerri Beauchesne

12/13/2024

Planning for the upcoming school year? We've got you covered with our parent group planning calendar that includes national holidays for the 2024-2025 school year, along with all the appreciation days and fun national holidays to celebrate (like National Pretzel Day, National High Five Day, Pi Day, and National Rubber Ducky Day).

This free calendar is also available to download as a handy printable PDF—a great resource to share with new and returning board members at the start of the school year!

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Appreciation Days 2024-2025

Sept. 26, 2024 National School Parent Group Day

October Principals Month

Oct. 2, 2024 School Custodial Workers Recognition Day (get free “Thanks for making our school sparkle. We’d be a mess without you!” treat tags)

Oct. 5, 2024 World Teachers Day

Nov. 11-15, 2024 School Psychologist Week

Nov. 17-21, 2024 American Education Week

Nov. 20, 2024 Education Support Professionals Day

Nov. 22, 2024 Substitute Educators Day

Dec. 2, 2024 Special Education Day

January: School Board Recognition Month

Feb. 3-7, 2025 School Counselor Appreciation Week

Feb. 15, 2025 School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

Feb. 22, 2025 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day (varies by state; get free "We “wheelie” appreciate you!" gift tags)

March 2-8, 2025 School Social Work Week

March 20, 2025 School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day (varies by state)

April 7-11, 2025 Assistant Principals Week

April 2, 2025 Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

April 4, 2025 School Librarian Appreciation Day

April 20-26, 2025 Administrative Professionals Week

April 21-25, 2025 National Public School Volunteer Week

April 23, 2025 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day (varies by state; get free "We “wheelie” appreciate you!" gift tags)

April 23, 2025 Administrative Professionals Day

May 1, 2025 School Principal’s Day

May 2, 2025 School Lunch Hero Day

May 5-9, 2025 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6, 2025 Teacher Appreciation Day

May 7, 2025 School Nurse Day

May 7, 2025 National Interpreter Appreciation Day

May 18, 2025 Speech Pathologist Day

Get our free mega bundle of staff appreciation gift tags and signs 👉

Fun National Holidays 2024-2025

Aug. 4, 2024 National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Aug. 6, 2024 National Root Beer Float Day

Aug. 10, 2024 National S’mores Day

Aug. 31, 2024 National Trail Mix Day (get free teacher appreciation trail mix bar sign and more)

Sept. 16, 2024 National Play-Doh Day

Sept. 18, 2024 National Rice Krispie Treat Day

Sept. 20, 2024 National Queso Day

Sept. 29, 2024 National Coffee Day

Oct. 7, 2024 National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day

Oct. 21, 2024 National Apple Day

Dec. 4, 2024 National Cookie Day

Dec. 15, 2024 National Ugly Sweater Day

Jan. 13, 2025 National Rubber Ducky Day

Jan. 19, 2025 National Popcorn Day  (get free teacher appreciation popcorn bar sign and more)

Jan. 23, 2025 National Handwriting Day

Jan. 23, 2025 National Pie Day

Jan. 27, 2025 National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (teacher appreciation idea: gift strips of "stress reliever" bubble wrap to teachers) 

Jan. 31, 2025 National Hot Chocolate Day

Feb. 9, 2025 National Pizza Day (set up a pizza-themed teacher treat trolley)

March 6, 2025 National Oreo Day

March 7, 2025 National Cereal Day

March 14, 2025 Pi Day

March 17, 2025 St. Patrick’s Day

March 20, 2025 First Day of Spring

March 30, 2025 National Pencil Day

April 16, 2025 National Banana Day (celebrated annually on the third Wednesday in April)

April 18, 2025 National High Five Day

April 26, 2025 National Pretzel Day

April 27, 2025 National Gummy Bear Day

May 4, 2025 Star Wars Day ("May the fourth be with you")...May 4 is also is the start of Teacher Appreciation Week 2025!)

June 6, 2025 National Doughnut Day 

The Ultimate PTO and PTA Planning Calendar for 2024-2025

Download our free 2024-2025 school year planning calendar - it includes every national holiday and appreciation day in 2024-2025, along with all the fun national holidays and treat days that are just plain fun to celebrate at school!

August 2024

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

Immunization Awareness Month

August 4, 2024 Friendship Day

August 9, 2024 International Art Appreciation Day

August 12, 2024 International Youth Day

August 19, 2024 Aviation Day

August 26, 2024 Women’s Equality Day

August 31, 2024 National Trail Mix Day  (get free teacher appreciation trail mix bar sign and more)

September 2024

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Library Card Sign-up Month

Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)

September 2, 2024 Labor Day

September 5, 2024 PTO Today Expo: Mesquite TX

September 8, 2024 International Literacy Day

September 8, 2024 Grandparents Day

September 8-14, 2024 Arts in Education Week

September 10, 2024 PTO Today Expo: Lebanon, TN

September 11, 2024 9/11 Remembrance Day

September 17, 2024 FREE Webinar // PTO Today Learning Lounge (Topic: Parent Involvement)

September 17, 2024 Constitution Day

September 18, 2024 School Backpack Awareness Day

September 21, 2024 International Day of Peace

September 22, 2024 First Day of Autumn

September 22-28, 2024 Banned Books Week

September 25, 2024 PTO Today Expo: Humble, TX

September 26, 2024 National School Parent Group Day

October 2024

Bullying Prevention Month

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Dyslexia Awareness Month

Halloween Safety Month

LGBT History Month

Principals Month

TeenTober

October 1, 2024 PTO Today Expo: Meadowlands, NJ

October 2, 2024 First night of Rosh Hashanah (through 10/4)

October 2, 2024 School Custodial Worker‘s Recognition Day (get free “Thanks for making our school sparkle. We’d be a mess without you!” treat tags)

October 5, 2024 World Teachers Day

October 7, 2024 Child Health Day

October 8-14, 2024 Fire Prevention Week

October 9, 2024 Walk & Roll to School Day

October 11, 2024 First Night of Yom Kippur (through 10/25)

October 14, 2024 Indigenous Peoples Day (Columbus Day)

October 14-18, 2024 Digital Citizenship Week (check out our free Internet safety event for schools

October 15, 2024 Global Handwashing Day

October 20-26, 2024 America’s Safe Schools Week

October 16, 2024 World Food Day

October 21-25, 2024 School Bus Safety Week

October 22, 2024 FREE Webinar // PTO Today Learning Lounge (Topic: Taking Care of Business - Best Practices for Your Parent Group)

October 23-31, 2024 Red Ribbon Week

October 31, 2024 Halloween

November 2024

Aviation History Month

Family Literacy Month

Native American Heritage Month (American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month)

International Games Month

November 1, 2024 All Saints’ Day

November 1, 2024 Diwali

November 1-2, 2024 Día de los Muertos

November 3, 2024 Daylight Saving Time Ends

November 11-15, 2024 School Psychologist Week

November 4-10, 2024 Children’s Book Week

November 5, 2024 Election Day

November 8, 2024 Parents as Teachers Day

November 8, 2024 National STEM/STEAM Day

Featured idea! Plan a science assembly to nurture an interest in STEM at your school. As seen on America’s Got Talent and at NASA, Emmy-nominated performer David Hagerman’s Extreme Science assembly is widely praised by educators as “the best assembly in the nation”. Featuring two dynamic performers and a unique blend of spectacular demonstrations and side-splitting humor, students and teachers will laugh, be surprised, and enjoy a show so amazing they won't even realize they're learning! Mention PTO Today to get a $100 discount on available dates in 2024-2025.

November 11, 2024 Veterans Day

November 13, 2024 World Kindness Day

November 15, 2024 America Recycles Day

November 15, 2024 I Love To Write Day

November 16-24, 2024 Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

November 17-21, 2024 American Education Week

November 20, 2024 Education Support Professionals Day

November 21, 2024 Parent Involvement Day

November 22, 2024 Substitute Educators Day

November 28, 2024 Thanksgiving Day

December 2024

December 1, 2024 World AIDS Day

December 1-7, 2024 Handwashing Awareness Week

December 2, 2024 Special Education Day

December 7, 2024 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

December 9-15, 2024 Computer Science Education Week

December 10, 2024 Human Rights Day

December 15, 2024 Bill of Rights Day

December 17, 2024 Wright Brothers Day

December 21, 2024 First Day of Winter

December 25, 2024 Christmas Day

December 25, 2024 First Night of Hanukkah (through 1/2/25)

December 26, 2024 First Day of Kwanzaa (through 1/1/25)

December 31 New Year’s Eve

January 2025

100th Day of School (varies by district)

Get Organized Month

Mentoring Month

Poverty In America Awareness Month

School Board Recognition Month

January 1, 2025 New Year’s Day

January 17, 2025 Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday

January 19, 2025 National Popcorn Day

January 20, 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 26-February 1, 2025 Catholic Schools Week

January 28, 2025 Christa McAuliffe Day

January 29, 2025 Lunar New Year

February 2025

100th Day of School (varies by district)

Black History Month

American Heart Month

Children’s Dental Health Month

February 1, 2025 Freedom Day

February 2, 2025 Groundhog Day

February 3-7, 2025 School Counselor Appreciation Week

February 9, 2025 National Pizza Day  (set up a pizza-themed teacher treat trolley)

February 9, 2025 Super Bowl Sunday

February 11, 2025 Safer Internet Day

February 12, 2025 Lincoln’s Birthday

February 14, 2025 Valentine’s Day

February 15, 2025 School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

February 15, 2025 Susan B. Anthony Day

February 17, 2025 Random Acts of Kindness Day

February 17, 2025 Presidents’ Day (Washington’s Birthday)

February 22, 2025 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day (varies by state)

February 23, 2025 Digital Learning Day

February 28, 2025 First Night of Ramadan (through March 29, 2025)

March 2025 

March is a month that's full of fun things to celebrate! Check out what PTO and PTA groups are planning in March

National Reading Month

American Red Cross Month

Music in Our Schools Month

Nutrition Month

Women’s History Month

March 3, 2025 Read Across America Day

March 2-8, 2025 School Social Work Week

March 4, 2025 Mardi Gras

March 6, 2025 National Oreo Day

March 7, 2025 National Cereal Day

March 9, 2025 Daylight Saving Time Begins

March 14, 2025 Pi Day

March 17, 2025 St. Patrick’s Day

March 20, 2025 First Day of Spring

March 30, 2025 National Pencil Day

March 31, 2025 First Night of Eid al-Fitr

April 2025

Autism Acceptance Month

Financial Literacy Month

Garden Month

Kite Month

Month of the Military Child

Poetry Month

School Library Month

Youth Sports Safety Month

April 1, 2025 April Fool’s Day

April 2, 2025 Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

April 4, 2025 School Librarian Appreciation Day

April 7, 2025 World Health Day

April 7-11, 2025 Assistant Principals Week

April 6-12, 2025 Library Week

April 12, 2025 First Night of Passover (through April 20, 2025)

April 12, 2025 Drop Everything and Read Day

April 18, 2025 National High Five Day

April 20, 2025 Easter

April 20-26, 2025 Administrative Professionals Week

April 21-25, 2025 National Public School Volunteer Week

April 22, 2025 Earth Day

April 23, 2025 Administrative Professionals Day

April 24, 2025 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

April 25, 2025 Arbor Day

April 26, 2025 National Pretzel Day

April 28, 2025 Pay It Forward Day

April 30, 2025 Día (Children’s Day/Book Day)

May 2025

Teacher Appreciation Month

Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

Healthy Vision Month

Inventors Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

Mental Health Month

Physical Fitness and Sports Month

May 1, 2025 May Day

May 1, 2025 School Principal’s Day

May 2, 2025 School Lunch Hero Day

May 3, 2025 Astronomy Day

May 4, 2025 Horace Mann’s Birthday

May 4, 2025 Star Wars Day ("May the fourth be with you")

May 4-9, 2025 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5, 2025 Cinco de Mayo (Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla)

May 6-12, 2025 Screen-Free Week

May 6, 2025 Teacher Appreciation Day

May 7, 2025 Bike & Roll to School Day

May 7, 2025 School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 11, 2025 Mother’s Day

May 11-17, 2025 Food Allergy Awareness Week

May 17, 2025 Armed Forces Day

May 18, 2025 Speech Pathologist Day

May 26, 2025 Memorial Day

June 2025

Great Outdoors Month

Internet Safety Month

Pride Month

June 1, 2025 Say Something Nice Day

June 5, 2025 World Environment Day

June 6, 2025 Doughnut Day

June 8, 2025 World Ocean Day

June 14, 2025 Flag Day

June 15, 2025 Father’s Day

June 19, 2025 Juneteenth

June 21, 2025 First Day of Summer (get our “We know you’re pooped. Only a few more weeks of school!” sign; just add poop emoji cupcakes!) 

 

Get even more ideas for the coming school year 👉