June is loaded with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, summer school ideas, trivia, a day to celebrate, or a food to add to the menu, this list of Special Days in June, 2020 gives you plenty to choose from!
Free resources for teaching throughout the month, including a PDF of Special Days in June, can be found at the end of this list.
June Awareness/Observance Days and Themes:
- Accordion Awareness
- Adopt a Cat
- Aquarium
- Audio Book Appreciation
- Bathroom Reading
- Black Music
- Camping
- Caribbean-American Heritage
- Childhood Cancer Awareness
- Child Vision
- Children’s Awareness
- Effective Communication
- Entrepreneurs “Do It Yourself” Marketing
- Fight the Filthy Fly
- Fireworks Safety
- Forest System
- GLTB Pride
- Great Outdoors
- International Men
- Perennial Gardening
- Potty Training Awareness
- Rebuild Your Life
- Rivers
- Rose
- Safety
- Skyscraper
- Smile
- Sports America Kids
- Student Safety
- Surf Music
- Zoo
June’s Food Themes:
- Aprium
- Beef Steak
- Candy
- Corn
- Country Cooking
- Cucumber
- Dairy
- Dairy Alternative
- Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
- Ice Tea
- Lemon
- Mango
- Okra
- Papaya
- Pluot
- Soul Food
- Steakhouse
- Turkey Lovers
SPECIAL DAYS in June WITH VARYING DATES
Business Etiquette Week begins *(1st full week)
Pet Appreciation Week *(1st full week)
Animal Rights Day * (1st Sun.)
Cancer Survivors’ Day * (1st Sun.)
Running Day *(1st Wed.)
Doughnut Day *(1st Fri.)
Prairie Day * (1st Sat.)
Trails Day *(1st Sat.)
Race Unity Day *(2nd Sun.)
Men’s Health Week *(week before Fathers’ Day)
Father’s Day * (3rd Sun.)
Turkey Lovers’ Day * (3rd Sun.)
Dump the Pump Day * (3rd Thurs.)
Flip-Flop Day *(3rd Fri.)
Take Your Dog to Work Day *(Fri. after Father’s
Day)
World Juggling Day * (Sat. closest to the 17th)
America’s Kids Day *(4th Sun.)
Columnists’ Day *(4th Tues.)
Great American Backyard Campout *(4th Sat.)
Carpenter Ant Awareness Week begins *(last full
week)
Watermelon Seed Spitting Week (last Thurs. –
Sun.)
Please Take My Children to Work Day *(last Mon.)
Bomb Pop Day *(last Thurs.)
Handshake Day *(last Thurs.)
SPECIAL DAYS in June WITHOUT SET DATES
Boating Week and Fishing Week
Animal Rights Awareness Week *
Daylight Appreciation Day *
Summer Solstice *
Midsummer’s Eve/Day*
Eid-Al-Fitr *
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Knit in Public Day *
Pollinator Week *
Special Days in June with Set Dates
June 1
- Barefoot Day
- Dare Day
- Flip a Coin Day
- Global Day of Parents
- Heimlich Maneuver Day
- Kentucky Statehood 1792
- Magnetic North Pole discovered 1831
- Nail Polish Day
- Olive Day
- Oscar the Grouch Birthday 1969
- Pen Pal Day
- Say Something Nice Day
- Samoa Independence 1962
- Stand for Children Day
- Tennessee Statehood 1796
- Volunteers Week begins
- Mormon Leader Brigham Young born 1801
June 2
- Bubba Day
- Queen Elizabeth Coronation 1953
- Leave the Office Early Day
- Milk Days
- Radio Patented 1896
- Rocky Road Ice Cream Day
- Rotisserie Chicken Day
- Yell “Fudge” at the Cobras in North America Day
June 3
- Chimborazo Day
- Chocolate Macaroon Day
- Egg Day
- Repeat Day (I said “Repeat Day”)
- First U.S. Space Walk 1965
June 4
- Aesop born 620 BC
- Applesauce Cake Day
- Audacity To Hope Day
- Cheese Day
- Extinct Day
- King George III born 1738
- First Ford Built 1896
- Hug Your Cat Day
- Old Maid’s Day
- Shopping Cart invented 1937
- Tienanmen Square (Beijing) Massacre 1989
- Tonga Independence 1863
June 5
- Gingerbread Day
- Patriot Nathan Hale born 1755
- 1st Hot Air Balloon Flight 1783
- Author Richard Scarry born 1919
- Veggie Burger Day
- World Environment Day
June 6
- D-Day 1944
- Drive-in Movie Day
- Gardening Exercise Day
- Higher Education Day
- Russian Language Day
- Yo-Yo Day
June 7
- Chocolate Ice Cream Day
- Crusades – Siege of Jerusalem 1099
- Daniel Boone Day
- Muhammad (Islam Founder) born 570
June 8
- Best Friends Day
- Suction Vacuum Cleaner patented 1870
- Upsy Daisy Day
- Architect Frank Lloyd Wright born 1867
- World Ocean’s Day
- Zoo Elephant Day
June 9
- Donald Duck debut 1934
- Peter the Great born 1672
- Inventor George Stephenson born 1781
- Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
June 10
- Ball Point Pen patented 1888
- Black Cow Day
- Herbs and Spices Day
- Ice Tea Day
- ‘SOS” signal first used in emergency 1909
- Author Maurice Sendak born 1928
June 11
- Corn on the Cob Day
- ET premiered 1982
- Jacques Cousteau born 1910
- German Chocolate Cake Day
- Great Barrier Reef discovered 1770
- Making Life Beautiful Day
June 12
- Baseball Invented 1839
- President George H.W. Bush born 1924
- Children’s Day
- Crowded Nest Awareness Day
- Anne Frank born 1929
- Jerky Day
- Loving Day
- Peanut Butter Cookie Day
- Philippines Independence 1898
- Red Rose Day
- Russia Day
- Superman, Man of Steel Day
- World Day Against Child Labor
June 13
- Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
- Sewing Machine Day
- Weed Your Garden Day
- Poet William Butler Yeats born 1865
June 14
- Bath Day
- Flag Day
- Pop Goes the Weasel Day
- Author Harriet Beecher Stowe born 1811
- Strawberry Shortcake Day
- President Donald Trump born 1946
- US Army established 1775
- World Blood Donor Day
- World Sea Turtle Day
June 15
- Arkansas Statehood 1836
- Celluloid patented 1869
- Benjamin Franklin’s Kite Experiment Anniversary 1752
- Electricity Day
- Fly a Kite Day
- Global Wind Day
- Lobster Day
- Magna Carta signed 1215
- Nature Photography Day
- National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers
- Smile Power Day
- Worldwide Day of Giving
June 16
- Bloomsday
- The Day of the African Child
- Fresh Veggies Day
- Fudge Day
- Recess at Work Day
June 17
- Apple Strudel Day
- Battle of Bunker Hill 1775
- Cherry Tart Day
- Eat Your Vegetables Day
- Artist/Mathematician M.C. Escher born 1898
- Iceland proclaimed a republic 1944
- Composer Igor Stravinsky born 1882
June 18
- Battle of Waterloo 1815
- Go Fishing Day
- International Panic Day
- Picnic Day
- Napoleon defeated at Waterloo 1815
- Splurge Day
- Sushi Day
June 19
- Garfield the Cat’s birthday 1978
- Juneteenth Day
- Kuwait Independence 1961
- Scientist Blaise Pascal born 1623
- Slavery Abolished (US) 1865
- Theologian Charles Haddon Spurgeon born 1834
- Statue of Liberty arrived in US 1885
- Watch Day
- World Sauntering Day
June 20
- American Eagle Day
- Hike with a Geek Day
- Ice Cream Soda Day
- Composer Jacques Offenbach born 1819
- Summer Solstice *
- Surfing Day
- Vanilla Milkshake Day
- West Virginia Statehood 1863
- World Refugee Day
June 21
- Atheists Solidarity Day
- Daylight Appreciation Day
- Day of the Gong
- Go Skateboarding Day
- Make Music Day
- Peaches ‘N’ Cream Day
- New Hampshire Statehood 1788
- Reaping Machine patented 1834
- Selfie Day
- World Handshake Day
- World Humanist Day
June 22
- Chocolate Eclair Day
- Onion Rings Day
- Stupid Guy Thing Day
June 23
- Don’t Let Nouns Get You Down Day
- Hydration Day
- Let It Go Day
- Pecan Sandies Day
- Pink Day
- Public Service Day
- Saxophone patented 1846
- Typewriter patented 1868
- United Nations Public Service Day
- US Secret Service established 1865
June 24
- Fairy Day
- Pralines Day
- Swim a Lap Day
- U.F.O. Day
June 25
- Battle of Little Bighorn 1876
- Author Eric Carle born 1929
- Catfish Day
- Log Cabin Day
- Mozambique Independence 1975
- Scientist Walther Nernst born 1864
- Author George Orwell born 1903
- Strawberry Parfait day
- Virginia Statehood 1788
June 26
- Beautician’s Day
- Bicycle patented 1819
- Chocolate Pudding Day
- Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- Forgiveness Day
- Madagascar Independence 1957
- Pied Piper Day
- Toothbrush invented 1498
June 27
- Decide to be Married Day
- Djibouti Independence 1977
- “Happy Birthday To You” song published 1924
- Helen Keller born 1880
- Orange Blossom Day
- PTSD Awareness Day
- Sunglasses Day
June 28
- American Flowers Week begins
- Paul Bunyan Day
- Artist Peter Paul Rubens born 1577
- WW1 Began 1914
June 29
- Camera Day
- Fishermen’s Day
- Hug Holiday
- Parchment day
- St. Peter and St. Paul’s Day
- Seychelles Independence 1976
- Waffle Iron Day
June 30
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Independence Day 1960
- Gone With the Wind published 1936
- Meteor Day
- NOW (National Organization for Women) Day
- Social Media Day
Free Printable – SPECIAL DAYS IN JUNE
For specific Special Day Resources for June https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/06/03/june-resources/
My “Go-To” list of Resources when planning lessons for Special Days https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/
How I use Special Days lists in our homeschool blog series :
Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time
Special Days Archive – Direct links to the most recent Special Days and Resource lists for every month.
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 and calendar resources.
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/june.htm
http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-june
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/june.html
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/calendar-at-a-glance/
http://chartsbin.com/view/2295
http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/
Happy June!
betty jo
Still Learning Something New 