Hello, fellow book dragons, writers, and bibliophiles! Looking to fill up your 2024 calendar with book-themed holidays to celebrate?
I’ve compiled a list of literary holidays for readers, writers, poets, and grammar lovers so you can make sure you don’t miss out on any. This list is updated for 2024 with some new bookish holidays that have been added from last year’s list.
JANUARY 2024
National Book Blitz Month
National Braille Literacy Month
January 1: New Year’s Dishonor List Day | International Public Domain Day | Copyright Law Day
January 2: National Science Fiction Day
January 3: J.R.R. Tolkien Day
January 14-20: Universal Letter Writing Week (Second full week of January)
January 9: National Word Nerd Day | Poetry at Work Day (Second Tuesday of January)
January 16: Book Publishers Day
January 18: National Thesaurus Day | Winnie the Pooh Day (author A. A. Milne‘s birthday)
January 23: National Handwriting Day
January 24: Library Shelfie Day (fourth Wednesday of January)
January 25: Burns Supper (poet Robert Burns‘s birthday)
January 30 – February 7: National Storytelling Week
FEBRUARY 2024
National Library Lovers Month
February 1: Robinson Crusoe Day | World Read Aloud Day
February 3: Take Your Child to the Library Day
February 4-10: Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week (First week of February)
February 9: Read in the Bathtub Day
February 11-17: Freelance Writers Appreciation Week (Second week of February)
February 14: International Book-Giving Day | Library Lovers Day | Read to Your Child Day
February 20: Clean Out Your Bookcase Day
February 26: Tell a Fairy Tale Day
MARCH 2024
Small Press Month
March 2: National Read Across America Day
March 4: National Grammar Day
March 3-9: Read an Ebook Week | Return Borrowed Books Week
March 14: National Write Your Story Day
March 16: National Freedom of Information Day
March 20: World Storytelling Day
March 21: World Poetry Day
March 25: Tolkien Reading Day
March 30: National Pencil Day
APRIL 2024
National Poetry Month
School Library Month
April 1: Edible Book Day | Reading is Funny Day
April 2: Children’s Picture Book Day
April 4: National School Librarian Day
April 7-13: National Library Week
April 9: National Library Workers Day (Tuesday of National Library Week)
April 10: National Encourage a Young Writer Day | National Library Outreach Day (Wednesday of National Library Week — formerly National Bookmobile Day)
April 12: D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Day
April 13: National Scrabble Day
April 15: World Art Day | Rubber Eraser Day
April 16: National Librarian Day
April 17: International Haiku Poetry Day
April 18: National Columnist Day | Celebrate Teen Literature Day (Thursday of the second full week in April)
April 23: Shakespeare Day | Talk Like Shakespeare Day | World Book and Copyright Day
April 25: National Poem in Your Pocket Day (Last Thursday in April)
April 27: National Tell a Story Day
April 28: Great Poetry Reading Day
MAY 2024
Short Story Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Latino Books Month
May 1: Mother Goose Day
May 2: International Harry Potter Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts)
May 2-8: Children’s Book Week
May 3: World Press Freedom Day
May 4: National Scrapbook Day | Free Comic Book Day (First Saturday of May)
May 5: National Cartoonists Day
May 9: Peter Pan Day
May 12: National Limerick Day
May 16: National Biographer’s Day
May 22: Sherlock Holmes Day
May 25: Towel Day (in honor of author Douglas Adams)
May 31: National Speak in Complete Sentences Day
JUNE 2024
Audiobook Appreciation Month
Rainbow Book Month
June 10: National Ball Point Pen Day
June 16: Bloomsday (in honor of writer James Joyce)
June 19: National Garfield the Cat Day
June 23: National Typewriter Day
JULY 2024
Read an Almanac Month
July 4: Alice in Wonderland Day
July 30: Paperback Book Day
AUGUST 2024
August 2: National Coloring Book Day
August 9: National Book Lovers Day
August 18: Bad Poetry Day
August 21: Poet’s Day
August 25: National Hug a Librarian Day
August 30: Frankenstein Day (author Mary Shelley‘s birthday)
August 31: We Love Memoirs Day
SEPTEMBER 2024
Read a New Book Month
National Library Card Signup Month
Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month
National Literacy Month
September 6: National Read a Book Day
September 7: Buy a Book Day
September 8: International Literacy Day | World Ampersand Day
September 11: Libraries Remember Day
September 13: Roald Dahl Day
September 18: Read an Ebook Day
September 15-21: National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
September 22: Hobbit Day | Dear Diary Day
September 22-28: Banned Books Week
September 24: National Punctuation Day
September 25: National Comic Book Day
OCTOBER 2024
National Book Month
National Cookbook Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Reading Group Month
Church Library Month
October 1: National Poetry Day
October 6-12: National Newspaper Week (First Sunday of October) | Mystery Series Week (First full week of October)
October 6: Mad Hatter Day
October 8: International Newspaper Carrier Day
October 11: Myths and Legends Day
October 12: Cookbook Launch Day | National Freethought Day
October 16: Dictionary Day
October 17: Black Poetry Day
October 20: National Day on Writing
October 20-26: Friends of Libraries Week (Third full week of October)
October 21: Celebration of the Mind Day
October 25: Frankenstein Friday (Last Friday in October)
October 31: Books for Treats Day
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NOVEMBER 2024
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
National Family Literacy Month
National Life Writing Month
International Games Month
Picture Book Month
November 1: National Author’s Day | National Family Literacy Day
November 7: National Nonfiction Day (First Thursday of November)
November 7-13: National Book Award Week | International Games Week
November 12: National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
November 11-15: National Young Readers Week | World Nursery Rhyme Week
November 12: Young Readers Day (Second Tuesday of November)
November 15: I Love to Write Day
November 17-23: National Bible Week
November 18: High Five a Librarian Day
November 18-24: Book Week (Scotland)
DECEMBER 2024
Read a New Book Month (also September)
Spiritual Literacy Month
December 7: Letter Writing Day
December 10: Dewey Decimal System Day
December 21: Crossword Puzzle Day | National Short Story Day (on the winter solstice) | Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day (from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne)
December 24: Jolabokaflod, also known as the Christmas or Yule Book Flood (Iceland)
December 25: A’phabet Day or No L Day (Pun Day — “No L” = Noel… get it?)
Did I miss any book-related holidays? Please let me know in the comments and I will consider adding them to the list!
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