List of Popular U.S. Holidays Dates Celebrations Observances

• January 1, 2011 (Saturday): New Year's Day   [Jan 1st every year].
• January 10, 2011 (Monday): College Football Championship Game
• January 17, 2011 (Monday): Mlk Day US Freedom Day
• January 24 [every year](Monday in 2011): Belly Laugh Day [info]
• February 2 [every year]: Groundhog Day
• February 6, 2011 (Sunday): Super Bowl XLV (45) [Pro Football, NFL Championship Game]
• February 12 [every year]: Lincoln's Birthday
• February 14 [every year](Monday in 2011): St. Valentines Day
• February 21, 2011: Presidents Day and Washington's Birthday (observed)
• March 8, 2011: Shrove Tuesday (a.k.a. Fat Tuesday, Paczki Day) - day before Lent starts
• March 8, 2011: Mardi Gras Carnival in New Orleans. →
• March 17 [every year]: St. Patrick's Day  [info]    go green
• March 26, 2011 (saturday) - Earth Day
• April 1 [every year]: April Fool's Day. get great practical jokes and gags
• April 3, 2011 (sunday): Wrestle Mania 2011 - WWE Wrestle Mania XXVII in Atlanta, Georgia. Info
• April 18, 2011 (monday): Tax Day - last day to file federal taxes without penalty. Deadline has been extended past the traditional April 15 date because Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, falls on April 15 this year.
   U.S. debt per taxpayer is over $126,000 and growing by the second → U.S. National Debt Clock
   Students? ALL OF YOU (even first graders) Have Debt To The Government of at least $43,780.
• April 21, 2010: Administrative Professionals Day (National Secretary's Day) [info]
• April 22, 2011: Good Friday (U.S. stock market is closed on this day)
• April 22 [every year](on friday in 2011): Earth Day [info]
• April 24, 2011: Easter Sunday
• May 5 [every year]: Cinco de Mayo
• May 7, 2011 (saturday): Kentucky Derby horse race
• May 8, 2011: Mother's Day [2nd sunday in May]
• May 21, 2011: Armed Forces Day [3rd saturday in May]
• May 30, 2011 (monday): Memorial Day (observed)
• June 14 [every year](on tuesday in 2011): Flag Day
• June 13-19, 2011: U.S. Open Golf Championship tournament
• June 19, 2011: Father's Day [3rd sunday in June]
• July 4 [July 4th every year](on monday in 2011): Independence Day USA
• July 24, 2011: Parents' Day [4th Sunday in July]
• TBA July 2011: National Dance Day. [info] [info 2]
• August 20, 2011 (saturday): Woodward Dream Cruise - car cruise in Metro Detroit. details
• September 5, 2011 (monday): Labor Day
• September 11 [every year](sunday in 2011): Patriot Day (a.k.a. 9/11 or September 11th) - observance to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist plane attacks in 2001 on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, other targets.
• September 11, 2010 (sunday): Grandparents' Day [first sunday after Labor Day]
• September 16 [every year](friday in 2011): Stepfamily Day [info 1] [info 2]
• September 16, 2011 (friday): Constitution Day & Citizenship Day Observed
• September 17 [every year](saturday in 2011): Constitution Day & Citizenship Day. If it falls on a saturday or sunday, it is observed on the work day closest to the 17th.
• Native American Day: 4th friday in September, celebrated (observed) many different days
• October 10, 2011 (monday): Columbus Day (observed, most regions)
• October 16 [every year]: Boss's Day (National Bosses Day). If it falls on a saturday or sunday, it is observed on the work day closest to the 16th.
• October 17, 2011 (monday): Boss's Day (National Bosses Day) Observed.
• October 15, 2011: Sweetest Day [3rd saturday in Oct]
• October 31 [every year](monday in 2011): Halloween
• not in 2011, next: November 6, 2012: Election Day [first tuesday after first monday in Nov]
• November 11 [every year](friday in 2011): Veterans Day
• November 24, 2011 (thursday): Thanksgiving Day
• Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving, traditional start of Christmas shopping deals.
• Cyber Monday - Monday after Black Friday, the online internet version of Black Friday deals.
• December 7 [every year]: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day [details] - attacked in 1941, WWII.
• December 21-28, 2011: Hanukkah (Chanukah Chanukkah) [info 1   info 2]
• December 25 [every year](on sunday in 2011): Christmas Day
• December 26 - Jan 1 [every year]: Kwanzaa
• December 31 [every year](on saturday in 2011): New Year's Eve
   

.by Mike Brittain