December 2023 Observances for Your
Senior Activity Calendar
Find interesting and unique observances and holidays for you to use as inspiration for your senior activity program.
December 2023 Monthly Observances
- Bingo’s Birthday Month
- National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
- National Stress-Free Family Holiday’s Month
- National Tie Month
- National Write a Business Plan Month
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- Spiritual Literacy Month
- Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
December 2023 Weekly Observances
- National Cookie Cutter Week (December 1-7)
- Clerc-Gallaudet Week, honoring the two men who pioneered deaf education in America (December 3-9)
- Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (December 4-8)
December 2023 Daily Observances
December 1
- Antarctica Day
- Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day, a day focusing on using bifocals at the computer screen to reduce blurriness
- Day Without Art, international day of awareness for artists living with AIDS
- First day of the Meteorological Winter
- National Eat a Red Apple Day
- National Fried Pie Day
- World Aids Day
December 2
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- National Fritters Day
- National Mutt Day (also celebrated on July 31)
- Special Education Day
December 3
- Advent Sunday
- Be a Blessing Day
- International Day of Persons With Disabilities
- National Peppermint Latte Day
December 4
- International Day of Banks
- National Cookie Day
- National Dice Day
- Wildlife Conservation Day
December 5
- Bathtub Party Day
- Day of the Ninja
- International Volunteer Day
- National Comfort Food Day
- World Soil Day
- World Trick Shot Day
December 6
- National Gazpacho Day
- National Miner’s Day
- National Pawnbrokers Day
- Saint Nicholas Day
- Special Kids Day
December 7
- International Civil Aviation Day
- National Cotton Candy Day
- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 8
- Hanukkah, Jewish holiday of the Feast of Lights (December 8-15; begins at sundown on December 7)
- National Brownie Day
- National Lard Day
- National Salesperson’s Day
- Official Lost and Found Day
December 9
- Army-Navy football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey
- International Anti-Corruption Day
- International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime
- National Llama Day
- National Pastry Day
December 10
- Human Rights Day
- National Lager Day
- Nobel Prize Awards Ceremonies in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden
December 11
- International Mountain Day
- Kaleidoscope Day
December 12
- Gingerbread House Day
- International Day of Neutrality
- International Universal Health Coverage Day
- National Ambrosia Day
- National Poinsettia Day
December 13
- National Cocoa Day
- National Day of the Horse
- National Popcorn String Day
- Violin Day
December 14
- National Biscuits and Gravy Day
December 15
- Bill of Rights Day
- Cat Herders Day, recognizes those who take on seemingly impossible tasks like herding cats
- National Gingerbread Latte Day
- National Lemon Cupcake Day
- National Ugly Sweater Day
- Underdog Day
December 16
- Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
- Chocolate Covered Anything Day
- National Wreaths Across America Day
December 17
- National Maple Syrup Day
- Wright Brothers Day
December 18
- Arabic Language Day
- International Migrants Day
December 19
- National Hard Candy Day
December 20
- International Human Solidarity Day
- Last Day of Autumn
- National Sangria Day
December 21
- Anne and Samantha Day, honoring the memories and contributions of Anne Frank and Samantha Smith (also celebrated on June 21)
- “Celebrate Short Fiction” Day
- Crossword Puzzle Day
- First Day of Winter
- Humbug Day
December 22
- Be a Lover of Silence Day
- Forefathers’ Day
- National Cookie Exchange Day
- National Date Nut Bread Day
December 23
- National Pfeffernüsse Day, recognizing the tiny spice cookies
December 24
- Christmas Eve
- National Eggnog Day
December 25
- Christmas Day
- National Pumpkin Pie Day
December 26
- Boxing Day (Canada and Great Britain)
- Full Cold Moon, so-called by Native Americans because of the long nights at this time of the year
- Kwanzaa, a weeklong celebration of African heritage in African-American culture (December 26 – January 1, 2023)
- National Candy Cane Day
- National Thank You Note Day
- National Whiner’s Day, a day to recognize those who like to whine and complain
- Second Day of Christmas
December 27
- International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
- National Fruitcake Day
- Third Day of Christmas
December 28
- Fourth Day of Christmas
- National Chocolate Candy Day
- Pledge of Allegiance Day
December 29
- Fifth Day of Christmas
- No Interruptions Day
- Tick Tock Day, a day to focus on completing unfinished business before the year ends
December 30
- National Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Soda) Day
- Sixth Day of Christmas
December 31
- Make Up Your Mind Day
- National Champagne Day
- New Year’s Eve
- Seventh Day of Christmas
