Here is the 2015 Promotion Planning Guide — a list of holidays and information about special celebrations during the month.
JANUARY
Celebration of Life Month
National Hot Tea Month
Oatmeal Month
1 – New Year’s Day
19 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
FEBRUARY
American Heart Month
National Cherry Month
National Macadamia Nut Month
National Senior Independence Month
Youth Leadership Month
1 – Bubble Gum Day
1 – National Wear Red Day
2 – Groundhog Day
2 – Anniversary of the Constitution
8 – Boy Scout Day
12 – Lincoln’s Birthday
14 – Valentine’s Day
16 – Presidents’ Day
17 – Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras
22 – Washington’s Birthday
23 – Eastern Orthodox Lent Begins
24 – Flag Day
MARCH
American Red Cross Month
Music in our Schools Month
National Frozen Food Month
National Peanut Month
8 – Daylight Saving Time Begins
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
20 – Beginning of Spring
29 – Palm Sunday
APRIL
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Pecan Month
1 – April Fools’ Day
3 – Good Friday
3 – Passover Begins
5 – Easter
12- Eastern Orthodox Easter
15 – Income Taxes Due
22 – Earth Day
23 – Administrative Professionals Day
MAY
National Barbecue Month
National Bike Month
National Egg Month
National Strawberry Month
1 – May Day
5 – Cinco de Mayo
10 – Mothers’ Day
11 – Nurses Day
16 – Armed Forces Day
25 – Memorial Day (Observed)
JUNE
National Candy Month
National Dairy Month
National Iced Tea Month
14 – Flag Day
21 – Fathers’ Day
21 – Beginning of Summer
JULY
National Blueberry Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month
4 – Independence Day
19 – National Ice Cream Day
AUGUST
Get Ready for Kingergarten Month
5 – Friendship Day
19 – National Aviation Day
26 – Women’s Equality Day
SEPTEMBER
National Honey Month
National Rice Month
6 – Grandparent’s Day
7 – Labor Day
11 – Patriot Day
13 – Rosh Hashanah Begins
22 – Yom Kippur Begins
23 – Autumn begins
OCTOBER
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Dessert Month
National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
12 – Columbus Day (Observed)
16 – National Boss Day
17 – Sweetest Day
24 – United Nations Day
31 – Halloween
NOVEMBER
National Fig Month
National Pomegranate Month
Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
1 – Daylight Savings Time Ends
3 – Election Day
11 – Veterans Day
26 – Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER
6 – Hanukhah Begins
7 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
10 – Human Rights Day
21 – Winter Begins
25 – Christmas Day
26 – Boxing Day
26 – Kwanzaa Begins
31 – New Year’s Eve