2010 Calendar of Major Events & Holidays
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January
National Thank You Month
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
National Eye Care Month
- January 1 (Friday), New Years Day
- January 6 (Wednesday), Epiphany
- January 10 (Sunday), Save the Eagles Day
- January 11 (Monday), Amelia Earhart Day
- January 17 (Sunday), Ben Franklin's Birthday
- January 18 (Monday), Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (Observed)
- January 28 (Thursday), Christa McAuliffe Day
- January 29 (Friday), Tu B'Shevat
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February
Black History Month
National Dental Month
Chocolate Lover's Month
National Bird Feeding Month
- February 1 (Monday), National Freedom Day
- February 2 (Tuesday), Groundhog Day
- February 5 (Friday), National Wear Red Day
- February 7 (Sunday), Super Bowl XLIV (Miami)
- February 8 (Monday), Boy Scout Day
- February 11 (Thursday), Berlin International Film Festival (Through February 21)
- February 12 (Friday), Lincoln's Birthday
- February 12 (Friday), Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games (Through February 28)
- February 14 (Sunday), Valentine's Day
- February 14 (Sunday), Chinese New Year
- February 14 (Sunday), Daytona 500
- February 15 (Monday), President's Day
- February 16 (Tuesday), Mardi Gras
- February 17 (Wednesday), Ash Wednesday
- February 29 (Sunday), Purim
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March
Women's History Month
National Nutrition Month
- March 1 (Monday), Save Your Vision Week (Through 3/6)
- March 2 (Tuesday), Read Across America Day
- March 2 (Tuesday), Dr. Seuss's Birthday
- March 7 (Sunday), Academy Awards
- March 10 (Wednesday), Girl Scout Week Begins
- March 14 (Sunday), Daylight Savings Time Starts
- March 17 (Wednesday), St. Patrick's Day
- March 20 (Saturday), First Day of Spring
- March 28 (Sunday), Palm Sunday
- March 30 (Tuesday), Passover (Begins at Sundown)
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April
Cancer Control Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
- April 1 (Thursday), April Fool's Day
- April 1 (Thursday), Holy Thursday
- April 2 (Friday), Good Friday
- April 3, 5 (Saturday, Monday), Final Tour (Indianapolis, IN at Butler University)
- April 4 (Sunday), Easter
- April 5 (Monday), Easter Monday
- April 5 (Monday), Masters Tournament (Augusta National Gold Club, Georgia, USA, through April 11)
- April 11 (Sunday), Holocaust Remembrance Day
- April 15 (Thursday), Income Taxes Due
- April 21 (Wednesday), Administrative Professionals Day
- April 22 (Thursday), Earth Day
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May
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
- May 1 (Saturday), May Day
- May 1 (Saturday), Join Hands Day
- May 1 (Saturday), Kentucky Derby
- May 4 (Tuesday), National Teachers Day
- May 5 (Wednesday), Cinco de Mayo
- May 9 (Sunday), Mother's Day
- May 12 (Wednesday), Nurses Day
- May 12 (Wednesday), Cannes Film Festival (Through May 23)
- May 15 (Saturday), Armed Forces Day
- May 22 (Saturday), National Maritime Day
- May 24 (Monday), Victoria Day
- May 30 (Sunday), Indianapolis 500
- May 31 (Monday), Memorial Day
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June
National Dairy Month
National Rose Month
- June 1 (Tuesday), Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins
- June 5 (Saturday), World Environment Day
- June 11 (Friday), 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Final match in Johannesburg, through July 11)
- June 14 (Tuesday), Flag Day
- June 19 (Saturday), Junteenth
- June 20 (Sunday), Father's Day
- June 21 (Monday), First Day of Summer
- June 21 (Monday), Wimbledon 2010 (through July 4)
- June 27 (Sunday), Helen Keller's Birthday
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July
- July 1 (Thursday), Canada Day (Canada)
- July 4 (Sunday), Independence Day
- July 11 (Sunday), British Open 2010 (St. Andrews, Scotland through July 18)
- July 13 (Tuesday), MLB All-Star Game (Angel Stadium, Los Angeles)
- July 14 (Wednesday), Bastille Day (France)
- July 25 (Sunday), Parents' Day
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August
- August 1 (Sunday), Friendship Day
- August 11 (Wednesday), Ramadan (Begins at Sunday the previous day, through September 10)
- August 15 (Sunday), Assumption Day
- August 19 (Thursday), National Assumption Day
- August 26 (Thursday), Women's Equality Day
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September
- September 6 (Monday), Labor Day
- September 9 (Thursday), Rosh Hashanah (Begins at sundown the previous day)
- September 10 (Friday), Islamic Eid ul-Fitr
- September 11 (Saturday), Patriot Day
- September 12 (Sunday), Grandparent's Day
- September 15 (Wednesday), Hispanic Heritage Month (Through October 15)
- September 16 (Thursday), Stepfamily Day
- September 17 (Friday), Constitution Day
- September 18 (Saturday), Oktoberfest (Munich, Germany through October 3)
- September 18 (Saturday), Yom Kippur (Begins at sundown the previous day)
- September 21 (Tuesday), International Day of Peace
- September 23 (Thursday), First Day of Autumn
- September 23 (Thursday), Sukkot
- September 24 (Friday), Native American Day
- September 26 (Sunday), Johnny Appleseed Day
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October
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Month
National Book Month
- October 1 (Friday), Ryder Cup 2010 (Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales, through October 3)
- October 4 (Monday), Child Health Day
- October 8 (Thursday), National Children's Day
- October 10 (Sunday), National School Lunch Week (Through October 16)
- October 9 (Friday), Leif Erikson Day
- October 11 (Monday), Columbus Day - Observed
- October 11 (Monday), Thankgiving (Canada)
- October 16 (Saturday), National Boss Day
- October 16 (Saturday), Sweetest Day
- October 17 (Sunday), National Forest Products Week (Through October 23)
- October 24 (Sunday), Mother-In-Law Day
- October 24 (Sunday), United Nations Day
- October 31 (Sunday), Halloween
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November
National Aviation Month
Good Nutrition Month
National American Indian Heritage Month
- November 1 (Monday), All Saint's Day (Through 3/6)
- November 2 (Tuesday), All Souls' Day
- November 5 (Friday), Guy Fawkes Day
- November 7 (Sunday), Daylight Savings Time Ends at 2 a.m.
- November 9 (Tuesday), Election Day
- November 11 (Thursday), Veterans Day
- November 11 (Thursday), Armistice Day
- November 16 (Tuesday), Islamic Eid al-Adha
- November 25 (Thursday), Thanksgiving
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December
- December 1 (Wednesday), AIDS Awareness Day
- December 2 (Thursday), Hanukkah (Begins at sundown the previous day)
- December 7 (Tuesday), National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- December 7 (Tuesday), Islamic New Year
- December 8 (Wednesday), Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- December 10 (Friday), Human Rights Day
- December 16 (Thursday), Islamic Ashura
- December 17 (Friday), Wright Brothers' Day
- December 17 (Friday), Pan American Aviation Day
- December 21 (Tuesday), Forefather's Day
- December 21 (Tuesday), First Day of Winter
- December 25 (Saturday), Christmas
- December 26 (Sunday), Kwanzaa
- December 26 (Sunday), Boxing Day (UK, Canada, Ireland)
- December 31 (Friday), New Year's Eve
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