September Holidays Around the World

September Holidays & Celebrations

September holidays around the world. These are holidays, festivals, observances, national days, food days, and celebrations in September.

Holidays are broken down into when the occur monthly. Some dates change year to year.

To see a listing, click the Holidays by Occurrence. Please see the individual observance for more information.

September Highlights
National Wildlife Day

February 22, September 04: National Wildlife Day

National Wildlife Day was created by Colleen Paige, Pet & Family...

Inventor’s Day

Inventor’s Day is a day to recognize the achievements and...
Hot Dog Day

July: Hot Dog Month, National Hot Dog Day, September 10: Hot Dog Day

There are a whole bunch of days for celebrating the hot dog; and they are...

March, September: Johnny Appleseed Day

March 11 and September 26 are both Johnny Appleseed Day. Johnny Appleseed...
Mawlid al-Nabi

Mawlid al-Nabi

This is the observance of the Islamic prophet Muhammad’s birthday. It takes...
National Cherry Popover Day

September 01: National Cherry Popover Day

National Cherry Popover Day is September 1st. Popovers are light hollow...

September 01: Royal Canadian Air Force Day

Royal Canadian Air Force Day was proclaimed in 2017 by the mayor of...
v-j day

September 02, August 14/15: V-J Day

V-J Day or Victory over Japan Day commemorates the day Imperial Japan...
Blueberry Popsicle

September 02: National Blueberry Popsicle Day

National Blueberry Popsicle Day is a day to celebrate and enjoy a frozen...
Cromwell’s Day

September 03: Cromwell’s Day

Cromwell’s Day honors British general, Puritan statesman, and Lord...
National Cheese Pizza Day

September 05: National Cheese Pizza Day

There are a few pizza days celebrated throughout the year. There’s even a...
National Coffee Ice Cream Day

September 06: National Coffee Ice Cream Day

National Coffee Ice Cream Day is September 6th. Coffee ice cream is a...
National Date Nut Bread Day

September 08: National Date Nut Bread Day

Most current online sources list National Date-Nut Bread Day on December...
National Hot Cross Buns day

September 11: National Hot Cross Bun Day

Hot cross buns are spicy sweet breads made with currants. They are marked...

September 12: National Day of Encouragement

National Day of Encouragement was first proclaimed by Mayor Belinda LaForce...
hoagie

September 14: Eat a Hoagie Day

This holiday is pretty self explanatory, no? Eat a Hoagie. A hoagie is a...

September 14: World Taste & Smell Day

Created in 2021 by the World Taste and Smell Association (WTSDA), World...

September 15: International Dot Day

International Dot Day was created when educator Terry Shay introduced his...

September 18: National Cheeseburger Day

National Cheeseburger Day is on September 18th. It’s time to take the...

September 21: National Pecan Cookie Day

It’s National Pecan Cookie Day. The pecan is a species of hickory...

September 22: Dear Diary Day

Dear Diary Day was created by Thomas & Ruth Roy of Wellcat Holidays...

September 23: International Day of Sign Languages

International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) was declared in 2017 and first...

September 30: National Mulled Cider Day

September 30th is National Mulled Cider Day. Fall has arrived in the...
purple aster

September Facts and Trivia

September is the ninth month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian...

September, 1st Sunday: Labor Day

Labor Day is celebrated in the United States and Canada. In the United...
Festival de la Primavera

September, October: Festival de la Primavera

The Festival de la Primavera or Trujillo Spring Festival is held in the...
Mid Autumn Festival

September, October: Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival occurs in September or October (see below) Amidst...
oktoberfest

September, October: Oktoberfest

One of the world’s largest folk festivals, the Oktoberfest in Germany draws...

September, October: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

The High Holy Days, The High Holidays, and The Days of Awe are all names...

Sunday after Labor Day: Grandparents Day

Who lets you get away with anything, eat whatever you want, do whatever you...

Some holidays follow the lunar or other non-Georgian calendars and therefore fall in different months different years. Those events are listed in each month they may occur.

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