Here’s the list of November holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days, famous birthdays, science and history based anniversaries, and more! There’s much to learn about, celebrate, and eat all November long!
Resources for teaching through November, including a PDF of November’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.
November Themes
- Adoption Awareness
- Adopt a Senior Pet
- Adopt a Turkey
- Alzheimer’s Awareness
- American Indian Heritage
- Aviation History
- Child Safety and Protection
- Creative Child
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy Awareness
- Family Caregivers
- Family Literacy
- Family Stories
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Historic Bridge
- Home Care and Hospice
- International Drum
- Inspirational Role Models
- Life Writing
- Long Term Care Awareness
- Lung Cancer Awareness
- MADD’s Tie One On For Safety Holiday
- Manatee Awareness
- Military Family Appreciation
- Model Railroad
- Marrow Awareness
- Mustache
- Music
- Native American Heritage Month
- No TV
- Novel Writing (NaNoWriMo)
- NoSHAVEmber
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
- Prematurity Awareness
- Real Jewelry
- Scholarship Month
- Sleep Comfort
- Stamp Collecting
November Food Themes
- Banana Pudding Lovers
- Diabetes Awareness
- Georgia Pecan
- Gluten-Free Diet Awareness
- Good Nutrition
- Greens
- Plantains
- Peanut Butter Lovers
- Pepper
- Plum
- Pomegranate
- Raisin Bread
- Roasting
- Squash
- Spinach
- Sweet Potato Awareness
- Vegan
NOV. SPECIAL DAYS FALLING ON DIFFERENT
DATES
Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week (1st
full week)
Daylight Savings Time Ends (1st Sun.)
Zero Tasking Day (1st Sun.)
Job Action Day (1st Mon.)
Traffic Directors Day (1st Mon.)
Election Day (US) (Tues. after the 1st Mon.)
Men Make Dinner Day (1st Thurs.)
Book Lovers Day (1st Sat.)
Digital Scrapbooking Day (1st Sat.)
Remembrance Sunday (UK) (2nd Sun.)
Young Readers Day (2nd Tues.)
Rad Tech Week begins (week with the 8th)
Domino Day (2nd Sat.)
Sadie Hawkins Day (Sat. after the 9th – other
sources say always on the 13th)
Children’s Book Week (3rd week)
Geography Awareness Week (3rd full week)
Guinness World Record Day (3rd Sun.)
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
(3rd Sun.)
Educational Support Professionals Day (3rd Wed.)
GSI Day (Geographic Information Systems) (3rd Wed.)
Great American Smokeout (3rd Thurs.)
Use Less Stuff Day (3rd Thurs.)
Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week (Week
before Thanksgiving)
Adoption Day (Sat. before Thanksgiving)
Survivors of Suicide Day (Sat. before Thanksgiving)
Bible Week (Sun. before Thanksgiving)
Farm City Week (week of US Thanksgiving)
Game and Puzzle Week (Sun. before Thanksgiving)
Shopping Reminder Day (Day before Thanksgiving –
US)
Thanksgiving (US) (4th Thurs.)
Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving)
Buy Nothing Day (day after Thanksgiving)
Day of Listening (day after Thanksgiving)
Flossing Day (day after Thanksgiving)
Native American Heritage Day (day after
Thanksgiving)
Sinkie Day (day after Thanksgiving)
Aura Awareness Day (4th Sat.)
Small Business Saturday (Sat. after US Thanksgiving)
Cyber Monday (Mon. after Thanksgiving
November Special Days with Set Dates
Nov. 1
- All Saints Day
- Authors’ Day
- Bison Day
- Cook for Your Pets Day
- Missionary William Borden born 1887
- Deep Fried Clams Day
- Extra Mile Day
- Family Caregiver Day
- Family Literacy Day
- Fig Week begins
- Give Up Your Shoulds Day
- Plate Tectonics Day
- Prime Meridian Day
- Vinegar Day
- World Communication Week begins
- World Vegan Day
Nov. 2
- All Souls Day
- Cookie Monster Day
- Daniel Boone born 1734 (other sources claim Oct. 22)
- Deviled Egg Day
- Give Wildlife a Break (Brake) Week begins
- President Warren Harding born 1865
- Look For Circles Day
- North Dakota statehood 1889
- Plan Your Epitaph Day
- President James Polk born 1795
- South Dakota Statehood 1889
Nov. 3
- Poet Wm. C. Bryant born 1794
- Cliche’ Day
- Dominica Independence 1979
- First Dog in Space 1957
- Housewife’s Day
- Jellyfish Day
- Panama Independence (from Colombia) 1903
- Sandwich Day
Nov. 4
- Candy Day
- Cash Register patented 1880
- Chicken Lady Day
- Common Sense Day
- Mischief Night
- Author Sterling North born 1906
- King Tut’s Tomb discovered 1922
- Use Your Common Sense Day
Nov. 5
- Bonfire Night
- Doughnut Day
- Gasoline-driven Automobile patented 1895
- Gunpowder Day
- Guy Fawkes Day
- Love Your Red Hair Day
- Author Marcia Sewall born 1935
- Tar Barrels Event
Nov. 6
- Electric Shaver patented 1923
- International Day of Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War
- Marooned Without a Compass Day
- Nachos Day
- Composer Ignace Paderewski born 1860
- Saxophone Day
- Composer John Phillips Sousa born 1854
Nov. 7
- Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
- Canadian Pacific Railway completed 1885
- Scientist Marie Curie born 1867
- Evangelist Billy Graham born 1918
- Hug a Bear Day
Nov. 8
- Game Inventor Milton Bradley born 1836
- Cappuccino Day
- Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
- Dunce Day
- Astronomer Edmond Halley born 1656
- Montana statehood 1889
- Parents as Teachers Day
- Punster’s Day
- Pursuit of Happiness Week begins
- Split Pea Soup Week begins
- STEM & STEAM Day
- Tongue Twister Day (some sources site the 12th)
- X-Ray Day
Nov. 9
- Berlin Wall opened 1989
- Cambodia Independence 1953
- Chaos Never Dies Day
- Kristallnacht anniversary 1938
- Nurse Practitioner’s Week begins
Nov. 10
- Area Code Day
- Forget-Me-Not Day
- Great Wall of China opened to tourism 1970
- Theologian Martin Luther born 1483
- US Marine Corps established 1775
- 1st Motorcycle 1885
- Sesame Street debut 1969
- Vanilla Cupcake Day
- Windshield Wipers patented 1903
Nov. 11
- Angola Independence 1975
- Armistice Day
- Death/Duty Day
- Origami Day
- Poland Independence Day 1918
- Rhodesia Independence 1965
- Sundae Day
- Veterans Day (US)
- Washington statehood 1889
- World War 1 ended 1918
Nov. 12
- Baha’u’llah Day
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
- 1st Flying Trapeze Act performed 1859
- Pizza with Everything (Except Anchovies) Day
- Author Marjorie K. Rawlings born 1896
- Sculptor Auguste Rodin born 1849
- Suffragist/Reformer Elizabeth Stanton born 1815
- Tongue Twister Day (some sources site the 8th)
Nov. 13
- Sadie Hawkins Day (other sources say Sat. after the 9th)
- Indian Pudding Day
- Physicist James Maxwell born 1831
- Author Robert Lewis Stevenson born 1850
- Vietnam Memorial dedicated 1982
- World Kindness Day
Nov. 14
- Inventor Robert Fulton born 1765
- International Girls Day
- Loosen Up – Lighten Up Day
- Artist Claude Monet born 1840
- Operating Room Nurse Day
- Pickle Day
- Spicy Guacamole Day
- Teddy Bear Day
- World Diabetes Day
Nov. 15
- America Recycles Day
- Bundt Pan Day
- Clean Your Refrigerator Day
- Steve Irwin Day
- Artist Georgia O’Keefe born 1887
- Love To Write Day
- Philanthropy Day
Nov. 16
- Button Day
- Fast Food Day
- Global Entrepreneurship Week begins
- Have a Party With Your Bear Day
- International Day for Tolerance
- Murray River Discovered 1824
- Oklahoma statehood 1907
Nov. 17
- Baklava Day
- Electronic Greeting Card Day
- Elizabeth 1 Crowned Queen of England 1588
- Explorers Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean 1805 (some sources say 15th)
- Homemade Bread Day
- Scientist August Mobius born 1790
- Prematurity Awareness Day
- Suez Canal completed 1869
- Take A Hike Day
- World Peace Day
Nov. 18
- Last Pony Express Delivery 1861
- Mickey Mouse debut 1928
- Occult Day
- Panama Independence (from Spain) 1821
- Push Button Phone introduced 1963
- William Tell Day
Nov. 19
- Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
- Equal Opportunity Day
- Explorer George Rogers Clark born 1752
- President James Garfield born 1831
- Gettysburg Address 1863
- Have a Bad Day Day
- Monaco Independence 1861
- Evangelist Billy Sunday born 1935
- World Toilet Day
Nov. 20
- Absurdity Day
- Beautiful Day
- Astronomer Edwin Hubble born 1889
- Name Your PC Day
- Peanut Butter Fudge Day
- Universal Children’s Day
Nov. 21
- Alascattalo Day
- False Confession Day
- Gingerbread Cookie Day
- First Untethered Hot Air Balloon Flight 1763
- North Carolina statehood 1789
- Author Voltaire born 1694
- World Hello Day
- World TV Day
Nov. 22
- Church/State Separation Week begins
- Composer Hoagie Carmichael born 1899
- Go For a Ride Day
- Halley’s Comet discovered 1682
- Humane Society founded 1954
- President John F. Kennedy assassinated 1963
- Lebanon Independence 1943
- Start Your Own Country Day
Nov. 23
- Outlaw William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) born 1859
- Cashew Day
- Eat a Cranberry Day
- Espresso Day
- Fibonacci Day
- Pencil Sharpener patented 1897
- President Franklin Pierce born 1804
- Dr. Who Day (1st premiered 1963)
Nov. 24
- All Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
- Barbed Wire patented 1874
- Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
- Grace Horsley Darling born 1815
- Darwin’s Origin of the Species published 1859
- Evolution Day
- Composer Scott Joplin born 1868
- President Zachary Taylor born 1784
Nov. 25
- Author/Illustrator Marc Brown born 1946
- Author PD Eastman born 1909
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- Parfait Day
- Suriname Independence 1975
- Woody Woodpecker debut 1940
Nov. 26
- Casablanca (movie) premiered 1942
- Mongolia Independence Day 1924
- Cartoonist Charles Schulz born 1922
Nov. 27
- Bavarian Cream Pie Day
- Scientist Anders Celsius born 1701
- Evangelist Luis Palau born 1934
- Pins and Needles Day
- Ringling Brothers 1st Performance 1882
- You’re Welcome Day
Nov. 28
- Albania Independence 1912
- French Toast Day
- Make Your Own Head Day
- Mauritania Independence 1960
- Red Planet Day
Nov. 29
- Author Louisa May Alcott born 1832
- Chocolates Day
- Electronic Greetings Day
- Lemon Creme Pie Day
- Author CS Lewis born 1898
- Square Dance Day
- Throw Out Your Leftovers Day
Nov. 30
- Barbados Independence 1966
- Winston Churchill born 1874
- Author Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) born 1835
- Computer Security Day
- Meth Awareness Day
- Mousse Day
- St. Andrew’s Day
- Southern Yemen Independence 1967
- Stay Home Because You’re Well Day
SPECIAL DAYS VARYING DATES
International Games Week
Dear Santa Letter Week
Young Readers Week
American Education Week
Advent
Free Printable –SPECIAL DAYS IN NOVEMBER
Here’ is the collection of my favorite “go to” resources for special days studies 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
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 calendars.
http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-november
http://food.unl.edu/november-food-calendar
http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/november.htm
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/november.html
http://projectbritain.com/calendars/nov.html
http://aglobalworld.com/international-independence-days/country-independence-day.php
Happy November!
betty jo
Still Learning Something New 