marketing calendar 2015holidays, observances & more 1: Super Bowl (NFL) MARCH JANUARY 2: Groundhog Day 6: National Wear Red Day 1: Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day 1: New Year’s Day 14: Valentine’s Day 2: Read Across America Day 19: Martin Luther King Day 16: President’s Day 6: Employee Appreciation Day 21: National Hugging Day 17: Mardi Gras 8: Daylight Savings Time starts 25: Pro Bowl (NFL) 18: Ash Wednesday 14: National Pi Day (3.14!) National Hobby Month 19: Chinese New Year 17: St. Patrick’s Day 22: Daytona 500 (NASCAR) 20: Start of spring American Heart Month 29: Palm Sunday 1: April Fools’ Day Black History Month FEBRUARY 31: César Chávez Day 2: Children’s Book Day National Craft Month 3: National Walk to Work Day National Nutrition Month 3: Good Friday Nation Women’s History Month 4: Passover begins MAY APRIL 5: Easter Sunday 1: May Day 6: D-Day 6: Baseball Opening Day (MLB) 4: Star Wars Day JUNE 14: Flag Day 6: Masters begins (Golf) 5: National Teachers’ Day 15: U.S. Open begins (Golf) 7: World Health Day 5: Cinco de Mayo 18: Ramadan begins 11: Passover ends 6: National Nurse’s Day 21: Start of summer 15: Tax Day 10: Mother’s Day 21: Father’s Day 22: Administrative Professionals Day 15: National Bike to Work Day 29: Wimbledon begins (Tennis) 23: Take Your Child to Work Day 16: Armed Forces Day Stanley Cup Finals (NHL) Sexual Assault Awareness Month 24: French Open begins (Golf) NBA Finals Week 1: Library Week 25: Memorial Day Gay Pride Month Foster Care Month National Barbecue Month JULY National Bike Month SEPTEMBER 4: Independence Day 15: MLB All-Star Game 6: NFL Football begins 25: Special Olympics World Series begins AUGUST 7: Labor Day 2: International Forgiveness Day National Ice Cream Month 11: Patriot Day 10: PGA Championships begin (Golf) 13: National Grandparents Day National Golf Month 14: Rosh Hashana OCTOBER Back-To-School 19: Oktoberfest begins 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day 12: Columbus Day 23: Yom Kippur 16: Boss’s Day 1: Daylight Savings Time ends 23: Start of fall 31: Halloween 3: U.S. General Election Day Baby Safety Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month 11: Veterans Day Little League Month Week 2: Fire Prevention Week 13: World Kindness Day DECEMBER World Series (MLB) 19: Great American Smokeout 1: World AIDS Awareness Day 26: Thanksgiving Day 6: St. Nicholas’ Day 27: Black Friday 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 28: Small Business Saturday 7: First Day of Hanukkah 29: First Sunday of Advent 14: Last Day of Hanukkah 30: Cyber Monday 22: Start of winter 23: Festivus NOVEMBER 24: Christmas Eve 25: Christmas 26: Kwanzaa begins 31: New Year’s Eve ©2014 Fandom Marketing, Inc. www.fandommarketing.com.