Occasions and trivia calendar

Our popular calendar lists over 300 entries designed to inspire a party, or simply create an excuse for one.

From classic holidays we all celebrate like Thanksgiving, events like the Super Bowl, to obscure celebrations like "Limerick Day" and the always popular "Eggs Benedict Day.

We have suggestions on how to celebrate some of these dates. Try a Mint Julep to celebrate "Mint Julep Day", or a Dean Martini cocktail to celebrate Dean Martin's birthday.  (How you celebrate "National Poultry Day" or "National Pass Gas Day" is your business.)

Click on the month of your choice and find out what holidays or excuses to party you have been missing, or find out who invented Root Beer, or what day the final episode of "Cheers" aired.  Have Fun!

September

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• Labour Day (Canada)
• The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland in 1995
• The movie Titanic opened on this day in 1998

2
• Beer & Can Day
• Star Trek's final journey (episode) 1966

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• Last episode of Gilligan's Island aired on this day in 1967. Tiki Party?

5
• Freddie Mercury of Queen was born on this day 1946

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• The first Miss America beauty Pageant is held in Atlantic City N.J. (1921)
• Buddy Holly born on this day 1936

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• Star Trek debuts (1966)

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• Starsky and Hutch debuts (1975)

12
• U.S. Open Tennis - Women's Final
• Singer Barry White was born on this day 1944

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• U.S. Open Tennis - Men's Final
• The Rockford Files debuts (1974)

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• Mork and Mindy debuted on ABC in 1978

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• National Crème de Menthe Day

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• The Road Runner debuted on this day 1949
• Lauren Bacall was born on this day 1924

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• M.A.S.H. debuts (1972)

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• Chocolate Day
• Davis Cup Tennis - Semifinal
• Get Smart debuts (1965)

19
• 176th Oktoberfest begins in Germany, ends October 4
• Fawlty Towers debuts (1975)
• Talk like a Pirate Day (don't believe us - visit talklikeapirate.com)

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• Billy Jean King vs Booby Riggs

21
• Money for Nothing by Dire Straits hits #1 - 1985

22
• Autumnal Equinox - Fall begins at 5:18 EST
• The first Farm Aid concert took place in Champaign Illinois, 1985

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• 60 Minutes debuts (1968)
• Jim Henson (The Muppets) was born on this day 1936

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• National One-Hit Wonder Day

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• Gilligan’s Island debuts (1964)
• Rocky Horror picture Show debuts (1975)

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• Ask a Stupid Question Day
• "Hey Jude" by the Beatles reaches #1 in 1968 (still the longest song (over 7 minutes) to ever reach #1

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• Inventors Day

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• National Mulled Cider Day
• The Flintstones debuts (1960)