A Look at All the Special Days and Holidays in June

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Father's Day, Juneteenth and Pride Month are all well known June celebrations, but what about National Accordion Awareness Month, Ball Point Pen Day, National Cheese Day and Hug Your Cat Day?

Check out our list of June celebrations, commemorations and cause awareness:

Month:

  • Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
  • Aquarium Month
  • Candy Month
  • Dairy Month
  • Effective Communications Month
  • Fight the Filthy Fly Month
  • Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
  • Great Outdoors Month
  • National Accordion Awareness Month
  • National Adopt a Cat Month
  • National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
  • National Iced Tea Month
  • Rose Month
  • Turkey Lovers Month

Weekly Events:

June 2022 Daily Holidays, Special Days and Downright Wacky Days:

June 1

Dare Day

Flip a Coin Day  

June 2

National Bubba Day

National Rocky Road Day

June 3

Chinese Dragon Boat Festival - Date Varies

National Doughnut Day - Always the first Friday in June

World Bicycle Day

Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day")

June 4

Applesauce Cake Day

Hug Your Cat Day

National Cheese Day

National Trails Day  - First Saturday in June

Old Maid's Day

June 5

Hot Air Balloon Day

National Frozen Yogurt Day - First Sunday in June

World Environment Day

June 6

 D-Day, WWII

National Gardening Exercise Day

National Yo-Yo Day

June 7

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

VCR Day

June 8

Best Friends Day

Name Your Poison Day

World Ocean Day

June 9

Donald Duck Day

National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day

June 10

Ball Point Pen Day

Herb and Spices Day

Iced Tea Day

National Flip Flop Day - Second Friday in June

June 11

National Corn on the Cob Day

 June 12

National Jerky Day

National Peanut Butter Cookie Day

Red Rose Day

June 13

National Weed Your Garden Day

Sewing Machine Day

June 14

Flag Day

Monkey Around Day

June 15

National Nature Photography Day

National Prune Day

Smile Power Day

Global Wind Day

June 16

Fresh Veggies Day

International Waterfall Day

Nursing Assistants Day 

June 17

Eat Your Vegetables Day

Take a Road Trip Day - Third Friday in June

June 18

Go Fishing Day

International Panic Day

International Picnic Day

International Sushi Day

National Hollerin' Contest Day - Third Saturday in June

National Splurge Day 

World Juggler's Day - Saturday closest to June 17th

June 19

Father's Day - Third Sunday in June

Juneteenth

National Kissing Day

National Turkey Lovers Day - Third Sunday in June

World Sauntering Day

June 20 

Ice Cream Soda Day

National Bald Eagle Day

June 21

Finally Summer Day / Summer Solstice - Date Varies

Go Skateboarding Day

International Yoga Day

National Sea Shell Day

National Selfie Day

 June22

National Chocolate Eclair Day

National Onion Ring Day

World Rainforest Day

June 23

International Widows Day

Let it Go Day

National Pink Day

June 24

International Fairy (or Faery) Day

National Food Truck Day - Fourth Friday in June

Take Your Dog to Work Day - Friday after Father's Day

Swim a Lap Day

June 25  

Log Cabin Day

National Catfish Day  

June 26

Beautician's Day

Forgiveness Day

National Canoe Day

June 27

National Onion Day

Sun Glasses Day

June 28

Insurance Awareness Day 

International Body Piercing Day

National Columnists Day - Fourth Tuesday in June

Paul Bunyan Day

June 29

Camera Day

Hug Holiday

International Mud Day

Waffle Iron Day

June 30

Meteor Day

National Handshake Day - Last Thursday in June

Source: HolidayInsights.com

With special thanks to Rick Lovett


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