Worldwide Events
September 19th – International Talk Like a Pirate Day
This fun day was started in 1996 by John Baur and Mark Summers (more…)
31st October – Halloween
All Hallow’s Eve
2nd February – World Wetlands Day
This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Each year since 1997, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular.
1st April – April Fool’s Day
This day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is marked by people playing pranks or jokes on each other.
20th March – Vernal Equinox
Or Spring Equinox.
The official first day of Spring.
8th March – International Women’s Day
A day where women across the world reflect on how far they’ve come on the path to equality, and how far they have yet to go. Also celebrating the achievements of women.
25th December – Christmas Day
Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus
14th February – Valentine’s Day
Send the one you love a card anonymously.