The Most Unique & Weird Holidays Of The Year [2023]

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When someone mentions the word holidays, your brain probably immediately thinks of Christmas or Halloween. But there are some super strange, unique, and weird holidays that take place all over the world.

And while this isn’t an absolutely comprehensive list of every offbeat holiday out there, these are the ones we found to be the most strange. And we’re definitely going to be starting some new traditions!

Strange, Unique, & Weird Holidays Around The World

January

• 2nd – National Science Fiction Day
• 3rd – Memento Mori “Remember You Die” Day
• 9th – No Pants Subway Ride Day
• 10th – Peculiar People Day
• 16th – National Appreciate A Dragon Day
• 19th – Brew A Potion Day
• 30th – National Bubble Wrap Day
• 31st – National Gorilla Suit Day

February

• 12th – Darwin Day
• 14th – Extraterrestrial Culture Day
• 15h – St. Skeletor’s Day
• 25th – International Sword Swallower’s Day
• 27th – National Pokemon Day

March

• 5th – National Absinthe Day
• 7th – Unique Names Day
• 12th – International Fanny Pack Day; Alfred Hitchcock Day
• 14th – Moth-er Day
• 21st – World Puppetry Day
• 26th – Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
• 27th – Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
• 29th – International Mermaid Day

April

• 1st – International Clown Week
• 5th – First Contact Day
• 6th – Plan Your Epitaph Day
• 9th – National Unicorn Day
• 15th – National Anime Day
• 17th – International Bat Appreciation Day
• 18th – National Velociraptor Awareness Day
• 24th – Scream Day; Firefly Day
• 26th – International Chernobyl Remembrance Day; Alien Day
• 28th – Interstate Mullet Toss

May

• 3rd – National Paranormal Day
• 4th – Star Wars Day
• 5th – Revenge of the Fifth; National Space Day
• 6th – Free Comic Book Day
• 11th – National Twilight Zone Day
• 13th – Leprechaun Day
• 21st – Rapture Party Day; National Talk Like Yoda Day
• 22nd – World Goth Day
• 26th – World Dracula Day

Zombie Awareness Month

June

• 1st – Dinosaur Day
• 3rd – Love Your Burial Ground Week
• 10th – International Yarn Bombing Day
• 12th – Superman Day
• 24th – International Fairy Day
• 28th – National Paul Bunyan Day

July

• 2nd – World UFO Day
• 4th – Alice In Wonderland Day
• 7th – National Dive Bar Day
• 8th – National Video Game Day
• 17th – National Tattoo Day
• 20th – Space Exploration Day
• 21st – Invite An Alien To Live With You Day
• 22nd – National Moth Week
• 27th – Barbie-in-a-Blender Day

August

• 6th – Psychic Day
• 19th – International Geocaching Day
• 24th – International Strange Music Day
• 27th – International Bat Night
• 30th – Frankenstein Day

September

• 9th – Wonderful Weirdos Day
• 12th – National Video Games Day
• 13th – Supernatural Day

October

• 25th – National Chucky The Notorious Killer Doll Day
• 26th – Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night
• 30th – Create A Great Funeral Day; Haunted Refrigerator Night

November

• 2nd – Plan Your Epitaph Day
• 11th – National Metal Day
• 20th – National Absurdity Day

December

• 5th – Krampusnacht
• 18th – Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
• 19th – National Emo Day
• 23rd – Night of the Radishes