Valentine's Day and Presidents Day may be February's marquee holidays, but that doesn't mean they're the only ones this month. In fact, February is chock full of holidays and observances worth celebrating.
You may be surprised to learn that along with those standouts, there are a host of other February observances and notable happenings including Groundhog Day, National Freedom Day, Washington and Lincoln's birthdays, the Super Bowl and Black History Month among many others.
In fact, you'll find dozens of February holidays and observances, both big and small, throughout the entire month. Even though it's the shortest month of the whole year, there's still plenty to celebrate each and every one of its 28 days.
Beyond the ones you're likely familiar with, there are other notable observances like National Send a Card to a Friend Day, Thank a Mail Carrier Day and National Ice Cream For Breakfast Day, which you certainly don't want to miss.
Along with daily observances, you also find weekly commemorations and monthly recognitions like American Heart Month, National Cancer Prevention Month and National Chocolate Month, along with many other dates to jot down on your calendar.
With this full list of February national holidays, you'll be in the know all month long. So, grab your planner and a pen, because here's everything you need to know for February 2025.
Decorating With Candy Day
First Day of Black History Month
Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
International Pisco Sour Day
National Baked Alaska Day
National Dark Chocolate Day
National Get Up Day
National Freedom Day
National Serpent Day
Robinson Crusoe Day
Spunky Old Broads Day
Take Your Child To The Library Day
World Hijab Day
Ayn Rand Day
Candlemas Day
Crepe Day
Groundhog Day
Marmot Day
National Brown Dog Day
National Catchers Day
National Crepe Day
National Hedgehog Day
National River Day
National Sled Dog Day
National Tater Tot Day
Record of a Sneeze Day
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day
Scout Sunday
Self-Renewal Day
World Play Your Ukulele Day
World Wetlands Day
Doggy Date Night
Elmo's Birthday
Feed the Birds Day
National Carrot Cake Day
National Cordova Ice Worm Day
National Golden Retriever Day
National Missing Persons Day
National Patient Recognition Day
National Sickie Day
National Wedding Ring Day
National Women Physicians Day
Take a Cruise Day
The Day the Music Died
Create a Vacuum Day
Facebook's Birthday
International Day of Human Fraternity
Liberace Day
Medjool Date Day
National Hemp Day
National Homemade Soup Day
National Stuffed Mushroom Day
National Thank A Mail Carrier Day
National Sweater Day
National Wicker Day
Quacker Day
Rosa Parks Day (celebrated in California and Missouri)
Torture Abolition Day
Transit Equity Day
USO Day
World Cancer Day
National Chocolate Fondue Day
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
National Signing Day
World Read Aloud Day
National Weatherperson's Day
Runeberg Day
Western Monarch Day
World Nutella Day
National Lame Duck Day
National Frozen Yogurt Day
National Optimist Day
National Valentine Shopping Reminder Day
Pay a Compliment Day
Reclaim Social Day
Sámi National Day
Time to Talk Day
e-Day
National Ballet Day
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
Give Kids a Smile Day
National Periodic Table Day
National Send a Card to a Friend Day
National Wear Red Day
National Women's Heart Day
Number Day
Rose Day
Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day
International Snowmobile Ride Day
Laugh and Get Rich Day
National Boy Scout Day
National Kite Flying Day
National Molasses Bar Day
Opera Day
Propose Day
Chocolate Day
Frevo Day
National Bagel and Lox Day
National Cut the Cord Day
National Develop Alternative Vices Day
National Homegating Day
National Pizza Day
National Toothache Day
Read in the Bathtub Day
Super Bowl Sunday
Super Chicken Wing Day
World Marriage Day
International Cribbage Day
International Epilepsy Day
National Clean Out Your Computer Day
National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
National Flannel Day
National Home Warranty Day
National Umbrella Day
Oatmeal Monday
Plimsoll Day
Sick of Food Waste Day
Teddy Day
Valentismas
World Pulses Day
Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
Extraterrestrial Culture Day
Grandmother Achievement Day
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
National Emergency Number Day
National Get Out Your Guitar Day
National Inventors' Day
National Latte Day
National Make a Friend Day
Peppermint Patty Day
National Shut-In Visitation Day
Pro Sports Wives Day
Promise Day
Safer Internet Day
Satisfied Staying Single Day
White Shirt Day
Darwin Day
Hug Day
NAACP Day
National Freedom to Marry Day
National Lost Penny Day
National Plum Pudding Day
Red Hand Day
Safety Pup Day
Desperation Day
Digital Learning Day
Dream Your Sweet Day
Employee Legal Awareness Day
Galentine's Day
Get a Different Name Day
Giving Hearts Day
Kiss Day
International Natural Day
National Break Up With Your Carrier Day
National Cheddar Day
National Crab Rangoon Day
National Internet Friends Day
National Tortellini Day
National Wingman Day
Self-Love Day
World Radio Day
Gold Heart Day
Have a Heart Day
International Book Giving Day
International Winter Bike to Work Day
League of Women Voters Day
Library Lovers' Day
Madly In Love With Me Day
National Black Literacy Day
National Call In Single Day
National Cream-Filled Chocolate Day
National Ferris Wheel Day
National Organ Donor Day
Pet Theft Awareness Day
Quirkyalone Day
Read to Your Child Day
Valentine's Day
World Sound Healing Day
International Childhood Cancer Day
Love Reset Day
National Black Girl Magic Day
National Gumdrop Day
National I Want Butterscotch Day
Remember the Maine Day
Singles Awareness Day
Susan B. Anthony Day
World Hippo Day
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Innovation Day
National Almond Day
World Whale Day
Daisy Gatson Bates Day
Global Tourism Resilience Day
My Way Day
National Cabbage Day
National Cafe au Lait Day
National PTA Founders' Day
National Public Science Day
National Tennis Pro Day
Presidents Day
Who Shall I Be Day?
World Human Spirit Day
National Battery Day
National Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day
National Drink Wine Day
Pluto Day
Thumb Appreciation Day
Travel Africa Day
National Airboat Day
National Arabian Horse Day
National Chocolate Mint Day
National Hickey Day
National Lash Day
National Vet Girls ROCK Day
National Whippet Day
Prevent Plagiarism Day
Tug of War Day
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Birthday
Great American Spit Out
Hoodie Hoo Day
International Pipe Smoking Day
National Cherry Pie Day
National Comfy Day
National Handcuff Day
National Leadership Day
National Love Your Pet Day
National Muffin Day
National Student Volunteer Day
National Whistleblower Reward Day
No Politics Day
Women in Blue Jeans Day
World Anthropology Day
World Cholangiocarcinoma Day
World Day of Social Justice
Language Day
National Caregivers Day
National Grain Free Day
National Sticky Bun Day
Founders Day Scouts
International Sword Swallowers Day
National Cook a Sweet Potato Day
National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
National Margarita Day
National Walk Your Dog Day
Open That Bottle Night
Play More Cards Day
Recreational Sports and Fitness Day
Single Tasking Day
Supermarket Employee Day
World Thinking Day
Diesel Engine Day
National Banana Bread Day
National Dog Biscuit Day
National Hospitality Workers Appreciation Day
National Play Tennis Day
National Rationalization Day
National Tile Day
National Tootsie Roll Day
Pinocchio Day
World Peace and Understanding Day
National Tortilla Chip Day
National Trading Card Day
Twin Peaks Day
World Bartender Day
National Chocolate-Covered Nut Day
National Clam Chowder Day
Quiet Day
World Spay Day
Inconvenience Yourself Day
International Tongue Twister Contest Day
Letter to an Elder Day
Levi Strauss Day
Carpe Diem Day
National Pink Shirt Day
National Pistachio Day
National Set a Good Example Day
Tell A Fairy Tale Day
Thermos Bottle Day
Fat Thursday
International Polar Bear Day
National Chili Day
National Kahlua Day
National Pokemon Day
National Protein Day
National Strawberry Day
National Toast Day
No Brainer Day
Paczki Day
Retro Day
The Big Breakfast Day
World NGO Day
Inconvenience Yourself Day
National Chocolate Soufflé Day
National Essay Day
National Pancake Day
National Science Day
National Tooth Fairy Day
Rare Disease Day
Skip the Straw Day
US Snowshoe Day
Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 2 to Feb. 8)
International Networking Week (Feb. 3 to Feb. 9)
La Poutine Week
National Green Week (Feb. 3 to April 30)
National School Counseling Week (Feb. 3 to Feb. 7)
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week (Feb. 2 to Feb. 10)
National Patient Recognition Week
National Storytelling Week
Pay Your Bills Week (Feb. 2 to Feb. 8)
Pride In Foodservice Week (Feb. 3 to Feb. 7)
Solo Diners Eat Out Week
Tinnitus Awareness Week (Feb. 3 to Feb. 9)
U.S. Snow Sculpting Week (Feb. 5 to Feb. 9)
Women's Heart Week
World Interfaith Harmony Week
American Association for the Advancement of Science Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 12)
Chastity Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week (Feb. 13 to the Feb. 19)
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
Heart Failure Awareness Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
Homes For Birds Week (Feb. 10 to Feb. 16)
International Flirting Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
International Week of Black Women in the Arts (Feb. 7 to Feb. 15)
Love a Mensch Week
National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
National Hero Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
National Jell-O Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
National Kraut and Frankfurter Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
National Marriage Week
National Salute to Veteran Patients Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
Pickle Time Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
Random Acts of Kindness Week (Feb. 9 to Feb. 15)
Student Volunteering Week (Feb. 10 to Feb. 16)
Veterinary Assistant Appreciation Week (Feb. 12 to Feb. 16)
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Staff Education Week (Feb. 14 to Feb. 21)
Bird Health Awareness Week (Feb. 16 to Feb. 22)
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week (Feb. 16 to Feb. 21)
Cancer Prevention Action Week (Feb. 17 to Feb. 23)
Future Farmers of America Week (Feb. 15 to Feb. 22)
Girl scout Cookie Weekend (Feb. 14 to Feb. 16)
Hockey Week Across America (Feb. 17 to Feb. 23)
Love Teaching Week (Feb. 14 to Feb. 21)
National Engineers Week (Feb. 16 to Feb. 22)
National Entrepreneurship Week (Feb. 15 to Feb. 22)
National Justice For Animals Week (Feb. 16 to Feb. 22)
National Pancake Week (Feb. 17 to Feb. 23)
Real Bread Week (Feb. 15 to Feb. 23)
Through with the Chew (Feb. 16 to Feb. 22)
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 24 to March 2)
Museums Advocacy Days (Feb. 24 and Feb. 25)
National Invasive Species Awareness Week (Feb. 24 to Feb. 28)
Peace Corps Week (Feb. 23 to March 1)
American Heart Month
Bake for Family Fun Month
Berry Fresh Month
Black History Month
Canned Food Month
Celebration of Chocolate Month
Dog Training Education Month
Ethnic Equality Month
Financial Aid Awareness Month
Human Relations Month
International Boost Self-esteem Month
International Month of Black Women in the Arts
Low Vision Awareness Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
National Cat Health Month
National Cherry Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National Embroidery Month
National Goat Yoga Month
National Haiku Writing Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
National Library Lovers Month
National Macadamia Nut Month
National Mend a Broken Heart Month
National Self-Check Month
National Senior Independence Month
National Snack Food Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
National Wedding Month
National Women Inventors Month
National Pet Dental Health Month
Raynaud's Awareness Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Vegan Cuisine Month