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September 2020 Calendar Planning

With September now upon us and the end of the summer near, this may be a good chance to take advantage of the upcoming special days.

If you’re looking for ideas on how to end the summer season with a bang, marketing these holidays could help make your business a hot spot in September and beyond!

September 1

Emma M. Nutt Day, the first woman telephone operator

National Cherry Popover Day

September 2

VJ Day, WWII

September 3

Skyscraper Day

September 4

Newspaper Carrier Day

September 5

Be Late for Something Day

Cheese Pizza Day

National Tailgating Day – first Saturday of September

World Beard Day – first Saturday of September

September 6

Fight Procrastination Day

Read a Book Day

September 7

Labor Day First Monday of month

National Salami Day

Neither Rain nor Snow Day

September 8

International Literacy Day

Natonal Ampersand Day

National Date Nut Bread Day – or December 22!?

Pardon Day

September 9

Teddy Bear Day

September 10

Sewing Machine Day

Swap Ideas Day

September 11

911 Remembrance

Make Your Bed Day

No News is Good News Day

September 12

Chocolate Milk Shake Day

National Video Games Day – also see Video Games Day in July

September 13

Defy Superstition Day

Fortune Cookie Day

Grandparent’s Day – first Sunday after Labor Day

National Peanut Day

National Pet Memorial Day -second Sunday in September

Positive Thinking Day

Uncle Sam Day – his image was first used in 1813

September 14

International Crab Fest Day

National Cream-Filled Donut Day

September 15

Make a Hat Day

Felt Hat Day – On this day, men traditionally put away their felt hats.

September 16

American Legion Day

Collect Rocks Day

Step Family Day

Mayflower Day

Mexican Independence Day

National Play Doh Day

Working Parents Day

September 17

Citizenship Day

Constitution Day

National Apple Dumpling Day

September 18

National Cheeseburger Day

Rosh Hashanah – begins at sundown, date varies

September 19

International Red Panda Bear Day – Third Saturday in September

International Talk Like A Pirate Day

National Butterscotch Pudding Day

National Dance Day

Oktoberfest  begins in Germany – date varies

September 20

National Pepperoni Pizza Day

National Punch Day

National Women’s Friendship Day – third Sunday in September

Wife Appreciation Day – third Sunday in September

September 21

International Peace Day

Miniature Golf Day

World Gratitude Day

September 22

Autumn Equinox – Fall begins! – date varies

Business Women’s Day

Elephant Appreciation Day

Hobbit Day

September 23

Checkers Day / Dogs in Politics Day

UK’s National Fitness Day – Date in September varies each year.

September 24

National Cherries Jubilee Day

September 25

National Comic Book Day

Native American Day – fourth Friday of the month

September 26

International Rabbit Day – Fourth Saturday in September

Johnny Appleseed Day

National Hunting and Fishing Day – Fourth Saturday in September

September 27

Crush a Can Day

September 28

Ask a Stupid Question Day (one of my favorite days)

National Good Neighbor Day – Always September 28, previously the 4th Sunday in month

National Public Lands Day

September 29

Confucius Day – Try your luck. Get a Fortune Cookie.

September 30

National Mud Pack Day