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Fun, Offbeat, Unusual July Theme Days, July Observances & Holidays

Here’s a list of some of the fun, wacky, offbeat, unusual, strange holidays and theme days for the month of July, 2023. Celebrating these, recognizing these theme days is a very simple way to bring a little fun and humor into your workplace and create some rituals and traditions to help strengthen your workplace culture. For some ideas on how to make use of some of these fun holidays go to:  Ways to Celebrate Fun Holidays in the Workplace

July 1

Canada Day

International Joke Day

International Tartan Day

International Cherry Pit Spitting Day

Hop a Park Day

Play Outside Day

Resolution Renewal Day

Postal Worker Day (US)

Independent Beer Run Day

July 2

World UFO Day

Wildland Firefighter  Day

I Forgot Day

July 3

Compliment Your Mirror Day

Deep Fried Clams Day

Stay out of the Sun Day

Superman Day

Drop a Rock Day

International Plastic Bag Fee Day

July 4

Fourth of July or Independence Day in the USA

BBQ Ribs Day

Boom Box Parade Day

July 5

Bikini Day

Thong Day

Work Without Your Hands Day

July 6

International Kissing Day or World Kiss Day

Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day

Fried Chicken Day

July 7

Dive Bar Day

Tell the Truth Day

Chocolate Day

Father-Daughter Take a Walk Together Day

Global Forgiveness Day

July 8

SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama)

Bald is in Day

International Skinny Dip Day

Carver Day

Video Games Day

Math 2.0 Day (a celebration of math intermingling with technology)

Coca Cola Day

Freezer Pop Day

July 9

Dead Head Day

Dimples Day

July 10

Don’t Step On a Bee Day

International Town Crier Day

Kitten Day

 

Piña Colada Day

Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day

Clerihew Day

Global Energy Independence Day

July 11

Make Your Own Sundae Day

International Sister Cities Day

Slurpee Day

World Population Day

Cheer Up the Lonely Day

Bowdler’s Day

July 12

Pecan Pie Day

Jello Day

Simplicity Day

Night of Nights

Different Colored Eyes Day

July 13

Embrace Your Geekness Day

Gruntled Workers Day

International Day of Rock and Roll

Barbershop Music Appreciation Day

Nitrogen Ice Cream Day

Beef Tallow Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 14

Shark Awareness Day

International Nude Day

World Chimpanzee Day

World Orca Day

French Fry Day

Motorcycle Day

Collector Car Appreciation Day

Robin Hood Day

July 15

Be a Dork Day

Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day

Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day

Arctic Sea Ice Day

Gummi Worm Day

Pet Fire Safety Day

Give Away Something Day

World Youth Skills Day

July 16

World Snake Day

Ice Cream Day

Lake Superior Day

Personal Chef’s Day

Guinea Pig Day

July 17

Hotdog Day

World Emoji Day

Yellow Pig Day (to celebrate the number “17”)

Disneyland Day

Global Hug Your Kid Day

Get Out of the Doghouse Day

July 18

Insurance Nerd Day

Caviar Day

Sour Candy Day

Nelson Mandela Day

July 19

International Balloon Dog Day

Hot Dog Day

Take Your Poet to Work Day

Flitch Day

Words With Friends Day

July 20

Get to Know Your Customers Day

Fortune Cookie Day

Moon Day

Space Exploration Day

Lollipop Day

World Jump Day

International Chess Day

July 21

Pajama Day

Celebration of the Horse Day

No Pet Store Puppies Day

Be Someone Day

July 22

Be a Good Teammate Day

Hammock Day

Casual Pi Day

Mango Day

Day of the Cowboy

Rat Catchers Day

Spooners (Spoonerism) Day

Fragile X Awareness Day

July 23

Gorgeous Grandma Day

Hot Enough For Ya Day

Body Painting Day

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

July 24

Tell an Old Joke Day

Cousins Day

Tequila Day

Frozen Margarita Day

International Self Care Day

Drive-Thru Day

Thermal Engineers Day

July 25

Wine and Cheese Day

Threading the Needle Day

Hire a Vet Day

Merry-Go-Round Day

International Red Shoes Day

World Drowning Prevention Day

July 26

One Voice Day

Bagelfest Day

Aunts and Uncles Day

International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem

July 27

Barbie-in-a-Blender Day

Love is Kind Day

Take Your Houseplant For a Walk Day

Walk on Stilts Day

Refreshment Day

Chili Dog Day

July 28

Talk in an Elevator Day

Get Gnarly Day

Lumberjack Day

Milk Chocolate Day

Water Park Day

System Administrators Day

July 29

Water Gun Fight Day

Lasagna Day

International Chicken Wing Day

Rain Day

Lipstick Day

International Tiger Day

International Butler Day

July 30

Cheesecake Day

Father-In-Law Day

Share a Hug Day

Paperback Book Day

International Day of Friendship

Chicken and Waffles Day

Whistle-blowers Appreciation Day

July 31

Avocado Day

Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day

World Ranger Day

Mutt Day

Michael Kerr, Humor at Work, 2023. Michael Kerr is an international business trainer, business speaker and the author of 8 books, including The Humor Advantage: Why Some Businesses Are Laughing All the Way to the Bankwww.HumoratWork.com

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