• Giving Hearts Day

    Giving Hearts Day

    Giving Hearts Day is an annual 24 hour charitable giving event held on the second Thursday in February. It originated in 2008 as a regional online fundraising concept developed by […]

  • Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day

    A Day Devoted to Love in All Its Forms Valentine’s Day, celebrated each year on February 14, is often associated with roses, chocolates, candlelit dinners, and handwritten cards. But beneath the commercial sparkle is a holiday rooted in centuries of storytelling, devotion, and the simple human desire to express affection. Today, people mark the occasion […]

  • National Sticky Bun Day

    National Sticky Bun Day

    Origins and Historical Background of National Sticky Bun Day National Sticky Bun Day is observed annually on February 21 and centers on one of the most enduring sweet breads in American baking traditions. Sticky buns, sometimes referred to as caramel buns, trace their roots to European yeast-based pastries that were brought to North America by […]

  • Make Mine Chocolate

    Make Mine Chocolate

    Make Mine Chocolate is a seasonal public education campaign that encourages giving chocolate rabbits instead of live rabbits as gifts associated with Easter. The campaign is associated with animal welfare […]

  • International Mother Language Day

    International Mother Language Day is observed annually on February 21. It was proclaimed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1999 and subsequently recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2002. The date commemorates the events of February 21, 1952, when students in Dhaka, then part of Pakistan, were killed during […]

  • European Day for Victims of Crime

    European Day for Victims of Crime is observed annually on February 22. The observance was established in 1990 by Victim Support Europe, a European network of victim support organizations. The date is fixed and does not follow a weekday rotation. In 2026, European Day for Victims of Crime occurs on February 22, 2026. The founding […]

  • National Green Week

    National Green Week

    National Green Week is observed annually in the United States during the first full week of February. The observance was established in 2008 by the Green Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on sustainability education in K through 12 schools. The first full week of February is calculated as the Sunday through Saturday period entirely […]

  • DiscoverE Girl Day

    DiscoverE Girl Day

    DiscoverE Girl Day is observed annually in February and is coordinated by DiscoverE, formerly known as the National Engineers Week Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in the United States. The […]