- 123IndependenceDay
 - Learn about Indian Independence Day, celebrating India's liberation from Britain on August 15th, 1947. Features historical events and celebrations in several countries including India and USA. - Billy Bear's on Holiday
- Offering holiday-themed online games, colouring pages, craft ideas, and eCards for kids. Find activities and materials for New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other holidays.
- BlackDog Loves Holidays
- Find holiday games, puzzles, screen savers, and more for kids of all ages. Includes activities and resources for Christmas, Chanukah, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, and Father's Day.
- Constitution Day
- Find facts and lesson plans about Constitution Day, the American holiday commemorating the signing of the United States Constitution. Observed on September 17th.
- Darwin Day@
- Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
- A national initiative to remind parents that what your kids really want at the dinner table is you.
- FamilyFun Holidays
- Online guide to holiday crafts, recipes, parties, and games throughout the year.
- Festivals, People, and Cultures
- Provides information and photos of Chinese New Year's Day and Japanese holiday festivals. Also covers carnivals and New Year's Day celebrations from around the world.
- Festive Fever
- Calender of festivals featuring the customs, traditions, legends, and significance of different holidays by month. Also includes graphics, eCards, chat rooms, and community forums.
- History of Holidays
- Directory of online resources about the history of holidays around the world, including Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas, and Thanksgiving.
- Holiday Spot, The
- Find links and information about holidays around the world. Features history facts, greeting cards, holiday wallpapers, recipes, jokes, games, and crafts.
- Holiday Zone, The
![[*]](http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/g/rating2.gif) - Features online holiday resources such as learning games, craft projects, songs, and colouring pages. Browse holidays from New Year's Day to Christmas, including Valentine's, Easter, and the Fourth of July. - Holiday Zone: Fall
- Activities and ideas for Fall holidays. Includes Autumn arts and crafts, colouring pages, games, language activities, poetry, and songs.
- Holiday Zone: Winter Celebrations
- Crafts and activities for Winter holidays. Find Christmas and holiday art projects, games, poetry, and songs for frosty celebrations.
- Holidays - The Spark of Yahoo! Blog
- Collection of holiday articles from The Spark, the Yahoo! Directory blog written by its Search Editors. Find awesome sites and generous blog posts on Random Acts of Kindness Week, Black History Month, Halloween, and Hanukkah.
- Holidays at Twilight Bridge
- Find images and ideas to help you celebrate holidays from around the world, including New Year's Christmas, Hanukkah, Purim, and Ramadan. Features recipes, jokes, poems, quotes, songs, crafts, and greetings.
 Holocaust Memorial Day UK
- Learn about Holocaust Memorial Day in the U.K., held annually on January 27th to commemorate victims of Nazi persecution. Find community events, lesson plans, and other educational resources.- Intergeneration Day
- Learn about Intergeneration Day, held annually on the first Sunday in October to celebrate connections between people of all age groups. Covers the efforts to make the day a national holiday, and current thoughts on intergenerational issues.
- International Association for Women of Color Day (March 1st)
- Find out about Women of Colour Day, celebrated annually on March 1st to honour the contributions of women of colour. Learn about the holiday's origin, evolution, and current community events.
- International Firefighters' Day
- Find out about International Firefighter's Day, held on 4th May to honour the contributions and sacrifices made by firefighters worldwide. Includes a calendar of IFD events, firefighter stories and poems, and a guest forum.
- International Mother Language Day (2)
- Read about the history and philosophy behind International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by UNESCO's General Conference to be observed every year on February 21.
- Inti Raymi '98
- Facts about Inti Raymi, the most important holiday of the ancient Inca empire, celebrated June 24. With photos and history of the solstice festival, which marked the beginning of the Incan New Year.
- John Muir Day
- Learn about John Muir Day, the U.S. holiday celebrated yearly on April 21st to honour naturalist and explorer John Muir. Includes links to lesson plans, news articles, and biographical facts about Muir.
- Kids Domain Holidays
- Find holiday and seasonal fun for kids. Includes games, crafts, recipes, and gift ideas for holidays such as Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Halloween, and New Years.
- Kidswork
- Holiday and seasonal illustrations and drawings by Florida elementary students. Browse art for each occasion, and see facts and stories about holidays and their traditions.
- Martha Stewart Living: Holidays
- Get holiday recipes, tips, and party decoration ideas for Easter, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and others.
- Medieval Holidays
- Lists holiday that were celebrated during medieval times on the Julian Calendar, with dates and a brief description of each holiday.
- National Blonde Day
- Official site of National Blonde Day, held on June 30th, encouraging blondes and blondeness across America. Sponsored by the Blonde Legal Defence Fund, aiming to dispel stereotypes about blondes.
- National Day of Reason
- Learn about the National Day of Reason, held the first Thursday in May as a companion to the National Day of Prayer. Intended to celebrate reason and to raise awareness of government-sanctioned sectarianism.
- National High Five Day
- Official site for National High Five Day, which falls on the third Thursday of April each year.
- National Hugging Day
- Find out about National Hugging Day, the January 21st holiday dedicated to giving hugs from your heart. Includes suggestions for celebrating the day in your community, as well as a list of most huggable people.
- National Iguana Awareness Day (NAID)
- Observed on the second Saturday in September, National Iguana Awareness Day aims to put a stop to impulse iguana buying and to see iguanas in captivity get better care. Includes iguana facts and event information.
- National Public Science Day 1999: Our Changing Earth
- 1-day celebration dedicated to learning about the changing planet. During the '98-'99 school year, teams across the U.S. investigated earth science topics in their communities, and showcased the results on January 21, 1999.
- Peace Corps Week
- Weekly commemoration of the work done by Peace Corps volunteers around the world. With event information and registration information for former volunteers Held yearly around March 1, the anniversary of the organisation.
- RJL Software: Entertainment Software
- Downloadable shareware programmes good for playing pranks on unsuspecting computer users, including April Fools' Day tricks.
- Sadie Hawkins Day
- A short history of Sadie Hawkins day, the mid-20th century ritual inspired by Al Capp's "Li'l Abner" comic strip. Learn how Sadie Hawkins' legacy allowed 1940s and 1950s women to ask men on a date instead of vice versa -- if only once a year.
- Saint Joseph's Day - La Festa di San Guiseppe
- Describes the customs, recipes, and traditions of La Festa di San Guiseppe, the holiday dedicated to St. Joseph, celebrated by Italians and Italian-Americans on March 19th. Includes information about St. Joseph's Day events in New York City.
- Space Week@
- Spirit of the Season
- Lesson plans and online resources about the winter holidays, including Christmas, Hannukah, New Year's, and Kwanzaa. With games and activities for both elementary and upper school students. From the New York Times.
- System Administrator Appreciation Day
- Yearly holiday honouring system administrators or sysadmins, those responsible for maintaining multi-user computer, telephone, or voicemail systems. Celebrated annually on the last Friday of July.
- UNESCO: International Mother Language Day
- The 30th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in 1999 decided to launch and observe an International Mother Language Day on 21 February every year throughout the world. Find out how linguistic diversity will strengthen the unity of societies.
- Web Holidays
- Find information about popular, state, religious, and other holidays from around the globe. Browse resources for holidays including Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year. Offers holiday crafts, activities, recipes, and images.
- World Book Day@
- World Book Encyclopedia: Holidays Around the World
- Learn about the history of winter holiday season worldwide, from Christmas and Hanukkah to Our Lady of Guadalupe Day in Mexico and Guy Fawkes Day in the U.K. From World Book Encyclopedia.
- World Hello Day
- Held annually on November 21, World Hello Day celebrates the importance of personal communication for preserving peace. Participate by greeting ten people, sending a message to world leaders that communication settles conflicts better than force.
- World Population Day
- Find out about World Population Day, a world-wide event raising awareness of global population and overpopulation issues. Held annually on July 11. From the United Nations Population Fund.
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