Wednesday, March 9, 2011

USA Holidays 2011, Holidays Calendar 2011

Holidays Calendar 2011 - List of Dates


2011 holidays Handy list so you never miss an important date or gift-giving occasion!

US Federal Holidays are marked in red - banks and post offices closed. US Federal Government, National, American, English, Canadian, UK, Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Holidays Conveniently compare national and religious holiday dates all on one calendar.

2011 HOLIDAYS BY MONTH
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January February March April
May June July August
September October November December

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JANUARY
 January  National Book Month
 January  National Thank You Month
 January 1 - Saturday  New Year's Day - US National  Holiday
 January 1 - Saturday  Temple Day - Buddhist
 January 5 - Wednesday  Birth of Guru Gobind Singh - Sikh
 January 6 - Thursday  Epiphany - Christian
 January 14 - Friday  Makar Sankrant/Thai Pongal - Hindu
 January 17 - Monday  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - US  National Holiday
 January 19 - Wednesday  Mahayana New Year - Buddhist
 January 19 - Wednesday  Tu B'Shevat - Jewish
 January 26 - Wednesday  Australia Day
FEBRUARY
 February   National Heart Month
 February   Black History Month - US
 February   National Dental Month
 February 2 - Wednesday   Groundhog Day
 February 3 - Thursday   Chinese New Year - Year of the Rabbit
 February 6 - Sunday  Super Bowl Sunday - Arlington, Texas
 February 8 - Tuesday  Boy Scout Day - 101st Anniversary
 February 8 - Tuesday  Vasant Panchami - Hindu
 February 12 - Saturday  Lincoln's Birthday
 February 14 - Monday  Valentine's Day
 February 14 - Monday  Prophet's Birthday - Mawlid al-Nabi - Islamic
 February 15 - Tuesday  Susan B. Anthony Day - Women's Rights Movement
 February 15 - Tuesday  Nirvana Day - Buddhist
 February 21 - Monday  Presidents' Day (Observed) - US National Holiday
 February 21 - Tuesday  Family Day - Canada
 February 22 - Tuesday  Washington's Birthday
 February 27 - Sunday  Academy Awards
MARCH
 March  National Nutrition Month
 March  National Women's History Month
 March 1-7  Save Your Vision Week
 March 2 - Wednesday  Read Across America Day - Dr. Suess's Birthday
 March 3 - Thursday  Maha Shivaratri - Hindu Festival of Shiva
 March 3 - Thursday  Prophet's Birthday - Islamic - Shia
 March 8 - Tuesday  International Women's Day
 March 8 - Tuesday  Mardi Gras - a.k.a. Fat Tuesday
 March 9 - Wednesday  Ash Wednesday - First Day of Lent - Christian
 March 10-16  Girl Scout Week
 March 13 - Sunday  Daylight Savings Time Begins - US
 March 17 - Thursday  St. Patrick's Day
 March 19 - Saturday  Holi - Hindu
 March 19 - Sunday  Purim - Jewish
 March 19 - Saturday  Maulid an-Nabi - Islamic
 March 19 - Saturday  Magha Puja - Buddhist
 March 20 - Sunday  Vernal Equinox - 1st Day of Spring, equal periods of daylight and darkness
 March 20 - Sunday  Hola Mohalla - Spring Festival - Sikh
 March 30 - Wednesday  Doctor's Day
 March 31 - Thursday  Cesar Chavez Day - Labor, Justice
APRIL
 April  Cancer Control Month
 April  Poetry Month
 April 1 - Friday  April Fool's Day
 April 3 -Sunday  UK Mothering Sunday
 April 10 - 16  National Library Week
 April 12 - Tuesday  Ramanavami - Birthday of Rama - Hindu
 April 14 - Thursday  Baisakhi - Birthday of Khalsa - Sikh  New Year
 April 15 - Friday  US Income Tax Day
 April 15 - Friday  Day of Silence
 April 17 - Sunday  Palm Sunday - Christian
 April 18 - Monday  Theravada New Year - Buddhist
 April 18 - Monday  Passover Begins - Jewish
 April 21 - Thursday  Maundy Thursday - Christian
 April 22 - Friday  Good Friday - Christian
 April 22 - Friday  Earth Day
 April 24 - Sunday  Easter - Christian
 April 25 - Monday  Easter Monday - Canada, UK Bank  Holiday - Christian
 April 27 - Wednesday  Administrative Professionals Day
 April 24-30  Administrative Professionals Week
 April 29 - Friday  Arbor Day
MAY
 May  National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
 May  Pacific American Heritage Month
 May 1 - Sunday  May Day
 May 1 - Sunday  Yom Hazikaron Israel Memorial Day - Jewish
 May 2 - Monday  Early May Bank Holiday - UK
 May 3 - Tuesday  World Press Freedom Day
 May 3 - Tuesday  Teacher's Day
 May 5 - Thursday  Cinco de Mayo - Mexico
 May 7 - Saturday  Yom Hazikaron Israel Memorial Day - Jewish
 May 8 - Sunday  Yom Ha'atzmaut Israel Independence - Jewish
 May 8 - Sunday  Mother's Day
 May 12 - Tuesday  Nurse's Day
 May 6-12 - Wed-Tue  Nurse's Week
 May 17 - Tuesday  Buddha Day - Buddhist
 May 21 - Saturday  Armed Forces Day
 May 22 - Sunday  Lag Ba'Omer - Jewish
 May 23 - Monday  Victoria Day - Canada
 May 30 - Monday  Memorial Day, Observed - US National Holiday
 May 30 - Monday  Spring Bank Holiday - UK
JUNE
 June  National Dairy Month
 June  National Rose Month
 June 2 - Thursday  Ascension Day - Christian
 June 5 - Sunday  World Environment Day
 June 7 - Tuesday  Shavouth - Jewish
 June 12 - Sunday  Pentecost - Christian
 June 12 - Sunday  Worldwide Knit in Public Day
 June 14 - Tuesday  Flag Day
 June 16 - Thursday  Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev - Sikh
 June 19 - Sunday  Juneteenth - African American Freedom and Achievement
 June 19 - Sunday  Father's Day
 June 20 - Monday  World Refugee Day - Universal Refugee  Awareness
 June 21 - Tuesday  Summer Solstice - 1st Day of Summer, longest day of year
 June 24 - Friday  St. John Baptiste Day - Canada
 June 24 - Friday  Take Your Dog to Work Day
JULY
 July 1 - Friday  Canada Day, Observed
 July 4 - Monday  Independence Day or 4th of July - US  National Holiday
 July 12 - Tuesday  Orangeman's Day - Ireland
 July 14 - Thursday  Bastille Day - France
 July 24 - Sunday  Parent's Day - US
 July 31 - Sunday  Ramadan Begins - Islamic
 AUGUST
 August 1 - Monday  Summer Bank Holiday - Scotland
 August 1 - Monday  August Civic Holiday - Canada, celebrated in most provinces
 August 7 - Sunday  Friendship Day
 August 7 - Sunday  Sister's Day
 August 9 - Tuesday  Tishah B'av - Jewish
 August 13-15 - Sat-Mon  Obon Festival - Japan - Buddhist and Shinto
 August 15 - Monday  Assumption Day - Christian
 August 19 - Friday  National Aviation Day
 August 22 - Monday  Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu
 August 25 - Thursday  Laylat al-Qadr - Idlamic
 August 26 - Friday  Women's Equality Day
 August 29 - Monday  Summer Bank Holiday - England,  Wales, Northern Ireland
 August 31 - Wednesday  End of Ramadan - Eid al-Fitr - Islamic
SEPTEMBER
 September 1 - Thursday  Compilation of Holy Scriptures - Sikh
 September 1 - Thursday  Ganesh Chaturthi - Hindu
 September 5 - Monday  Labor Day - US, Canadian National  Holiday
 September 11 - Sunday  Patriots' Day
 September 11 - Sunday  Grandparent's Day
 Sept 15 - Oct 15  National Hispanic Heritage Month
 September 19 - Monday  Talk Like a Pirate Day
 September 21 - Wednesday  International Day of Peace
 September 23 - Friday  Autumnal Equinox - 1st Day of Fall, Equal periods of daylight and darkness
 September 24 - Saturday  National Hunting and Fishing Day
 September 24 - Saturday  Selichot Service - Jewish
 September 28 - Wednesday  Navaratri - Hindu Festival of Good over Evil
 September 28 - Wednesday  Native American Day
 September 28 - Wednesday  Rosh Hashanah - Jewish
OCTOBER
 October  Breast Cancer Awareness Month
 October 4 - Tuesday  Child Health Day
 October 6 - Sunday  Dassehra - Hindu
 October 7 - Friday  Yom Kippur - Jewish
 October 10 - Monday  Columbus Day, Observed (Traditional  on 12th)
 October 10 - Monday  Canadian Thanksgiving Day
 October 12 - Wednesday  Sukkot - Jewish
 October 16 - Sunday  Sweetest Day
 October 17 - Monday  National Bosses Day (observed)
 October 19 - Thursday  Sh'mini Atzeret - Jewish
 October 20 - Thursday  Simchat Torah - Jewish
 October 24 - Monday  United Nations Day
 October 26 - Wednesday  Diwali Festival of Lights - Hindu and  Buddhist
 October 17 - Saturday  Sikh Festival of Lights
 October 31 - Monday  Reformation Day - Christian and  Protestant
 October 31 - Monday  Halloween
NOVEMBER
 November  American Indian Heritage Month
 November  Aviation Month
 November 1-2 - Tues-Wed  Dia de los Muertos - Mexico - Day of the Dead
 November 1 - Tuesday  All Saint's Day - Christian
 November 2 - Wednesday  All Soul's Day
 November 3 - Thursday  Hajj Begins - Islamic
 November 6 - Sunday  End of US Daylight Savings - "Fall Back"
 November 6 - Sunday  Eid-al-Adha - Islamic
 November 8 - Tuesday  Election Day - US
 November 10 - Thursday  Birth of Guru Nanak - Founder of Sikhism
 November 11 - Friday  Veterans Day - US National Holiday
 November 11 - Friday  Canadian Remembrance Day
 November 20 - Sunday  National Child Day - Canada
 November 24 - Thursday  Martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur - Sikh
 November 24 - Thursday  Thanksgiving Day - US National Holiday
 November 25 - Friday  Muharram - Islamic New Year
 November 27 - Sunday  First Monday of Advent - Christian
DECEMBER
 December  AIDS Awareness Month
 December 4 - Sunday  Ashura - Islamic
 December 8 - Thursday  Bodhi Day - Buddhist
 December 10 - Thursday  Human Rights Day - United Nations
 December 17 - Saturday  Wright Brother's Day
 December 20 - Thursday  Hanukkah - Jewish
 December 22 - Thursday  Winter Solstice - 1st Day of Winter, Shortest Day of Year
 December 24 - Saturday  Christmas Eve
 December 25 - Sunday  Christmas - US National Holiday - Christian
  December 26 - Monday  Christmas Day, Observed - US National  Holiday
 December 26 - Monday  Kwanzaa - Ends Jan. 1
 December 26 - Monday  Boxing Day - Canada, UK
 December 27 - Tuesday  Christmas Bank Holiday - UK
 December 31 - Saturday  New Year's Eve

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