Fun January theme days and observances
Welcome to January 2024! Here is a by-no-means-complete list of some of the offbeat, fun, wacky and not-so-wacky theme days headed your way this January! Celebrating these theme days, even just by listing them on a whiteboard in the lunch room, or acknowledging them in your emails or voice mail messages, is a simple way to add a bit more fun into your workplace!
January 1
New Year’s Day
Thank God It’s Monday!
First Foot Day
Polar Bear Plunge Day
Z Day
World Day of Peace
January 2
Buffet Day
Happy Mew Year for Cats
Motivation and Inspiration Day
Personal Trainer Awareness Day
Science Fiction Day
World Introvert Day
Weigh-In Day
January 3
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day
Drinking Straw Day
J.R. Tolkien Day
January 4
Pop Music Chart Day
Trivia Day
World Hypnotism Day
January 5
Bird Day
Monopoly Game Day
Whipping Cream Day
January 6
I Am a Mentor Day
Shortbread Day
Bean Day
Technology Day
Play Outside Day
January 7
Bobblehead Day
International Programmers’ Day
Harlem Globetrotter’s Day
Old Rock Day
Tempura Day
“I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore” Day
January 8
Show and Tell Day at Work
Clean Off Your Desk Day
Argyle Day
Bubble Bath Day
Earth’s Rotation Day
English Toffee Day
January 9
Poetry at Work Day
Shop for Travel Day
Balloon Ascension Day
Cassoulet Day
Static Electricity Day
January 10
Houseplant Appreciation Day
Cut Your Energy Costs Day
Oysters Rockerfeller Day
January 11
Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
January 12
Kiss a Ginger Day
Hot Tea Day
Pharmacists Day
January 13
Make Your Dream Come True Day
Rubber Ducky Day
Sticker Day
Public Radio Broadcasting Day
Eagle Day
Vision Board Day
January 14
Dress Up Your Pet Day
International Kite Day
Organize Your Home Day
World Logic Day
January 15
Blue Monday (but don’t let that get you down!)
Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day
Humanitarian Day
Bagel Day
Thank Your Mentor Day
January 16
Civil Service Day
Appreciate a Dragon Day
Fig Newton Day
Nothing Day
Quinoa Day
January 17
Bootleggers Day
Cable Car Day
International Mentoring Day
Rye Whiskey Day
Popeye Day
January 18
Get to Know Your Customers Day
Thesaurus Day
Winnie the Pooh Day
January 19
Popcorn Day
Hat Day
Tin Can Day
World Quark Day
January 20
Cheese Lovers Day
Penguin Awareness Day
Camcorder Day
Use Your Gift Card Day
January 21
International Sweatpants Day
Hugging Day
Cheesy Socks Day
Hug Your Puppy Day
World Snow Day
January 22
Answer Your Cat’s Question Day
Polka Dot Day
World Scotch Pie Day
January 23
Handwriting Day
Pie Day
January 24
Belly Laugh Day
Compliment Day
Beer Can Day
Peanut Butter Day
Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day
Library Shelfie Day
January 25
Robert Burns Day
Macintosh Computer Day
Irish Coffee Day
Opposite Day
January 26
Fun at Work Day
Clashing Clothes Day
Dental Drill Appreciation Day
Peanut Brittle Day
January 27
Fruitcake Toss Day
Local Quilt Shop Day
National Geographic Day
Thomas Crapper Day
International Port Wine Day
January 28
Kazoo Day
Thank a Plug-In Developer Day
January 29
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
Curmudgeons Day
Freethinkers Day
Puzzle Day
Seeing Eye Dog Day
January 30
Inane Voice Mail/Answering Machine Message Day
Croissant Day
Fancy Rat and Mouse Day
Plan for a Vacation Day
January 31
Inspire Your Heart With Art 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, including The Humor Advantage: Why Some Businesses are Laughing all the Way to the Bank.
