Fun December Theme Days and Observances
Welcome to December! Here is a partial, by-no-means-complete list of some of the offbeat, fun, wacky and not-so-wacky theme days headed your way this December, 2023!
December 1
Antarctica Day
Basketball Day
Bartender Appreciation Day
Salesperson Day
Faux Fur Friday
Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
Clark Kent’s birthday
Day With(out) Art Day
December 2
Earmuff Day
Play Outside Day
Bike Shop Day
World Pear Day
Mutt Day
Safety Razor Day
December 3
International Day of Persons With Disabilities
International Baboon Day
December 4
International Cheetah Day
Cabernet Franc Day
International Day of Banks
Cookie Day
Dice Day
Sock Day
World Wildlife Conservation Day
December 5
Bathtub Party Day
International Ninja Day
World Soil Day
World Trick Shot Day
December 6
Miners Day
Mitten Tree Day
St. Nicholas Day
Pawnbrokers Day
December 7
Cotton Candy Day
International Civil Aviation Day
December 8
Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
Lost and Found Day
Toilet Paper Appreciation Day
December 9
Gingerbread Decorating Day
International Shareware Day
International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10
Dewey Decimal Day
International Traffic Light Day
International Animal Rights Day
Worldwide Candle Lighting Day
World Choral Day
Nobel Prize Day
December 11
Green Monday
International Mountain Day
App Day
Stretching Day
Kaleidoscope Day
Magnum PI Day
December 12
Gingerbread House Day
12-Hour Fresh Breath Day
Cocoa Day
Ding-a-ling Day
Poinsettia Day
International Heavy Metal Day
International Neutrality Day
December 13
Gingerbread Man Day
Day of the Horse Day
December 14
Yoga Day
Monkey Day
December 15
Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Cat Herders Day
Cupcake Day
Underdog Day
Wear Your Pearls Day
December 16
Chocolate-Covered Anything Day
December 17
Clean Air Day
A Christmas Carol Day
Wright Brothers Day
December 18
Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day
International Migrants Day
December 19
December 20
Games Day
Sangria Day
Poet Laureate Day
International Human Solidarity Day
December 21
Celebrate Short Fiction Day
Crossword Puzzle Day
Humbug Day
Go Caroling Day
Global Orgasm Day
Make Music in Winter Day
Flashlight Day
Re-Gifting Day
Short Film Day
Short Girl Appreciation Day
Shorts Day
Winter Solstice
December 22
Be a Lover of Silence Day
December 23
Festivus
Family Roots Day
Metric Conversion Day
December 24
Egg Nog Day
December 25
Christmas
Christmas Pudding Day
December 26
Boxing Day
Candy Cane Day
Thank You Note Day
Whiner’s Day
Kwanzaa
December 27
Visit the Zoo Day
Howdy Doody Day
December 28
Chocolate Day
December 29
No Interruptions Day
Tick Tock Day
YMCA Day
December 30
Bacon Day
Falling Needles Day
December 31
New Year’s Eve
Banished Words List Day
Leap Second Time Adjustment Day
Make Up Your Mind Day
Champagne Day
World Healing Day
World Peace Meditation Day
Michael Kerr is a Canadian Hall of Fame Speaker who travels the world researching, writing, and speaking about inspiring workplace cultures and businesses that leverage their humor resources to drive outrageous results! He is the author of eight books, including The Humor Advantage: Why Some Businesses are Laughing all the Way to the Bank.
