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.
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!
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 4-9, 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 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
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
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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 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
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
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 👉
