The following post has been updated for 2017  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2015/02/03/resources-for-learning-in-february/

Here is the list of February 2015 holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures, composers and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, trivia, a day to celebrate, or a food to add to the menu, this listing of special days gives you plenty to choose from.

February Food Themes

• Avocado
• Bake for Family Fun
• Banana
• Beans
• Berry Fresh
• Canned Food
• Celebration of Chocolate
• Cherry
• Chocolate Lovers
• Exotic Vegetables
• Great Pies
• Hot Breakfast
• Grapefruit
• Potato Lover’s
• Snack Food
• Star Fruit
• Strawberries
• Sweet Potato

February Awareness and Observation Themes

• African American History
• American History
• Bird Feeding
• Black History
• Boost Self Esteem
• Dental Health
• Dog Training/Education
• Expect Success
• Friendship
• Heart
• Haiku Writing
• Hoof Care
• Humpback Whale Awareness
• Laugh Friendly
• Library Lovers
• Love the Bus
• Low Vision
• Mend a Broken Heart
• Plant Seeds of Greatness
• Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall
• Responsible Pet Owner
• Spunky Old Broads Month
• Time Management
• Youth Leadership

February’s Daily Specials  (the * means that the special day does not fall on the same date each year)

Feb. 1

• Be an Encourager Day
• Bureau of Forestry created 1905 (US)
• Chidlren’s Authors and Illustrators Week begins
• G.I. Joe Day
• Hula in the Coola Day
• Serpent Day
• 1st Single rpm Record released 1949
• Popcorn Day *(1st Sun.)
• Reader’s Digest 1st published 1922
• Robinson Crusoe Day
• Snow Sculpting Week began 1/28
• Spunky Old Broads Day
• Super Bowl *
• 1st US Supreme Court 1790

Feb. 2

• Candlemas
• Green Week begins
• Groundhog Day
• Hedgehog Day
• Imbloc *
• Marmot Day
• Sled Dog Day

Feb.3

• Carrot Cake Day
• The Day the Music Died (Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson and their pilot died in an aviation accident 1959)
• Artist Norman Rockwell born 1894
• Tu B’Shevat begins at sunset *

Feb. 4

• Apache Wars begin 1861
• Artist Appreciation Day
• Create a Vacuum Day
• Girls and Women in Sports Day *
• Homemade Soup Day
• Income Tax established 1913 (US)
• Aviator Charles Lindbergh born 1902
• Rosa Parks born 1913
• Signing Day *(1st Wed,)
• Stuffed Mushroom Day
• Thank a Mailman Day
• USO Day

Feb. 5

• Baseball’s Hank Aaron born 1934
• Chocolate Fondue Day
• Loop-the-loop Centrifugal Railway patented 1901
• Theologian Dwight L. Moody born 1837
• Nutella Day
• Weatherman’s Day
• Western Monarch Day
• Wildlife Federation founded 1936 (US)

Feb. 6

• Baseball’s Babe Ruth (George Herman) born 1895
• Bubble Gum Day *(1st Fri.)
• Digital Learning Day
• Frozen Yogurt Day
• Give Kids a Smile Day *(1st Fri)
• Massachusetts Statehood 1788
• Monopoly Game introduced  1935
• Pay a Compliment Day
• President Ronald Reagan born 1911

Feb. 7

• Ballet Day *(1st Sat.)
• Author Charles Dickens born 1812
• Fettuccine Alfredo Day
• Ice Cream for Breakfast Day *(1st Sat.)
• Risk Awareness Week begins
• Send a Card to a Friend Day
• Take Your Child to the Library Day (1st Sat.)
• 1st Unattached Spacewalk 1984
• Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day
• Author Laura Ingalls Wilder born 1867

Feb. 8

• Autism Sunday *(2nd Sun.)
• Boy Scouts (US) founded 1910
• Celebration of Love Week begins
• Engineers Week begins *(2nd week)
• Hershey Chocolate Founded 1894
• Jell-o Week begins
• Kite Flying Day
• Laugh and Get Rich Day
• Man Day *(Sun. before Valentine’s Day)
• Opera Day
• Pizza Bake Week begins *(2nd week)
• Author Jules Verne born 1828
• World Marriage Day *(2nd Sun.)

Feb. 9

• Bagels and Lox Day
• Clean Out Your Computer Day *(2nd Mon.)
• Family Day *(2nd Mon.)
• Happy Chocolate Day
• President William Harrison born 1773
• Oatmeal Monday *(2nd Mon,)
• Random Acts of Kindness Week begins
• Read in the Bathtub Day
• Stop Bullying Day

Feb. 10

• Reformer Samuel Plimsoll born 1824
• French and Indian War Ends 1763
• Umbrella Day

Feb. 11

• Be Electrific Day
• Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
• Thomas Edison born 1847
• Inventor’s Day
• Make a Friend Day
• Nelson Mandela released 1990
• Peppermint Patty Day
• Shut-in Visitation Day
• White Shirt Day

Feb. 12

• Paul Bunyan Day
• Scientist Charles Darwin born 1809
• Extraterrestrial Culture Day *(2nd Thurs.)
• President Abraham Lincoln born 1809
• Lost Penny Day
• Plum Pudding Day
• Safety Pup Day

Feb. 13

• Blame Someone Else Day *(1st Fri.)
• Great Backyard Bird Count (13-16)
• Friday the 13th *
• Get a Different Name Day
• Lupercalia
• 1st Public School opened 1635 (US)
• Radio Day
• Stamp Collectors Day
• Tortellini Day
• Artist Grant Wood born 1892

Feb. 14

• Arizona Statehood 1912
• Comedian Jack Benny born 1894
• Creme Filled Chocolates Day
• Frederick Douglass Day
• Ferris Wheel Day (Inventor George Ferris born 1859)
• Have a Heart Day
• League of Women Voters Day
• Library Lovers Day
• Oregon Statehood 1859
• Pi Day
• Race Relations Day
• Quirkyalone Day
• Valentine’s Day
• World Whale Day *

Feb. 15

• Susan B Anthony born 1820
• Author Norman Birdwell born 1928
• Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week *(week of the 3rd Mon.)
• Flag Day – Canada
• Scientist Galileo Galilei born 1564
• Gum Drop Day
• Hippo Day

Feb. 16

• Almond Day
• Do a Grouch a Favor Day
• Nylon introduced 1937
• Presidents Day *(3rd Mon.)
• King Tutankhamen’s Tomb opened 1923

Feb. 17

• Fat Tuesday *
• Human Spirit Day
• Athlete Michael Jordan born 1963
• Mardi Gras *
• My Way Day
• Newsweek Magazine 1st Published 1933
• Pancake Day *
• Random Acts of Kindness Day

Feb. 18

• Ash Wednesday *
• Battery Day (Inventor Volta born 1745)
• Hernando Cortes sets sail for Mexico 1519
• Kid Inventors Day
• Lent begins *
• Pluto discovered 1930

Feb. 19

• Chinese New Year *
• Scientist Nicolaus Copernicus born 1473
• Chocolate Mint Day
• Iwo Jima Day (battle began 1945)
• Phonograph patented 1878
• Temporary Insanity Day

Feb. 20

• Photographer Ansel Adams born 1902
• Cherry Pie
• Hoodie Hoo Day (Nothern Hemisphere)
• Love Your Pet Day
• Social Justice Day
• Student Volunteer Day
• Toothpick patented 1872
• Women in Blue Jeans Day

Feb. 21

• Card Reading Day
• The Communist Manifesto  by Karl Marx first published 1848
• Confederate Constitution 1862
• Entrepreneurship Week begins
• Mother Language Day
• Polaroid Camera 1st demonstrated 1947
• Single Taking Day
• Sticky Bun Day
• Washington Monument dedicated 1885

Feb. 22

• Academy Awards *
• Be Humble Day
• Cook a Sweet Potato Day
• Daytona 500 *
• Engineers Week begins
• Future Farmers of America Week begins
• International Friendship Week begins *(last full week)
• Wildlife Expert Steve Irwin born 1962
• Pancake Week begins *(4th week)
• President George Washington born 1732
• World Thinking Day

Feb. 23

• Banana Bread Day
• Curling is Cool Day
• Diesel Engine Day
• Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
• Dolly the Sheep Cloned 1997
• Composer George Frederick Handel born 1685
• Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
• Play Tennis Day
• Polio Vaccine 1st used 1954

Feb. 24

• Missionary Gladys Aylward born 1902
• Gregorian Calendar introduced 1582
• Author Wilhelm Grimm born 1786
• Artist Winslow Homer born 1836
• Mexican Independence 1821
• Tortilla Chip Day

Feb. 25

• Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day
• Clam Chowder Day
• Inconvenience Yourself Day *(4th Wed.)
• Let’s All Eat Right Day
• Paper Currency introduced (US) 1862
• Peace Corp Week begins
• 1st Power Driven Vacuum Cleaner introduced 1902
• Artist Rierre Renoir born 1841

Feb. 26

• Buffalo Bill born 1846
• Carnival Day
• Chili Day *(last Thurs.)
• Grand Canyon National Park established 1919
• Author Victor Hugo born 1802
• For Pete’s Sake Day
• Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day *
• Pistachio Day
• Levi Strauss born 1829
• Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Feb. 27

• French Fry Friday *(4th Fri.)
• Author Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow born 1807
• Polar Bear Day
• No Brainer Day
• Author John Steinbeck born 1902
• Strawberry Day
• Texas Cowboy Poetry Week begins

Feb. 28

• Chocolate Souffle Day
• DNA discovered 1953
• Floral Design Day
• Scientist Linus Pauling born 1901
• Public Sleeping Day
• Smokey the Bear introduced 1944
• Sword Swallowers Day *(last Sat.)
• Tooth Fairy Day

Feb. 29

• Leap Year – *2016

I make my monthly special days calendars by using several sources including old calendars,  holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in.   Below are the links to my favorite online special days calendars.

http://food.unl.edu/fnh/february

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-february

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/february-2015.html

http://www.giftypedia.com/February_Holidays

http://giftedkids.about.com/od/Monthly-Special-Days-Calendars/a/Special-Days-And-Observances-In-February.htm

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2015/02/

Happy February!

betty jo