Marketing Delmarva: Welcome, December | Special Observances, Days of the Year & Holidays for Month #12

Good morning and welcome to a new month. Here we are in December - can you believe it!? It almost doesn't seem possible there are thirty (yes, 30!) days left in the year, so we are going to have a lot of things happening in the weeks ahead! I wish for you and your family, a happy and healthy month ahead, filled with opportunity and joy, peace and prosperity. Today I'm sharing a collection of observances and special occasions for December 2023, listed on two printable images as well as a complete list of dates below.

Friday, 12/1

National Bartender Day • National Pie Day • National Christmas Lights Day

Saturday, 12/2

National Mutt Day • National Pear Day

Sunday, 12/3

Advent begins • National Green Bean Casserole Day • Make a Gift Day

Monday, 12/4

National Sock Day • National Cookie Day • Walt Disney Day

Tuesday, 12/5

International Volunteers Day

Wednesday, 12/6

St. Nicholas Day • Mitten Tree Day

Thursday, 12/7

First Day of Hanukkah • Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day • Delaware Day • National Letter Writing Day

Friday, 12/8

National Brownie Day • Christmas Tree Day • Official Lost & Found Day

Saturday, 12/9

Christmas Card Day • National Pastry Day • International Day of Veterinary Medicine

Sunday, 12/10

National Lager Day • Dewey Decimal System Day Animal Rights Day

Monday, 12/11

National App Day • International Mountain Day • Kaleidoscope Day

Tuesday, 12/12

Poinsettia Day • Gingerbread Decorating Day

Wednesday, 12/13

National Stretching Day • National Cocoa Day • National Day of the Horse • US National Guard Birthday

Thursday, 12/14

Alabama Day • Monkey Day

Friday, 12/15

Last Day of Hanukkah • International Tea Day • National Cupcake Day

Saturday, 12/16

National Chocolate Covered Anything Day • Underdog Day (3rd Friday in December) • National Wreaths Across America Day

Sunday, 12/17

National Maple Syrup Day • Wright Brothers Day

Monday, 12/18

Bake Cookies Day • International Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day • National Ham Salad Day

Tuesday, 12/19

National Hard Candy Day • Elmo Day • National Holly Day • Look For an Evergreen Day

Wednesday, 12/20

Games Day • Go Caroling Day

Thursday, 12/21

First Day of Winter • National Fried Shrimp Day • National Flashlight Day • National Look at the Bright Side Day • Ribbon Candy Day • National Regifting Day

Friday, 12/22

National Cookie Exchange Day • Be a Lover of Silence Day

Saturday, 12/23

Festivus • Metric Conversion Day

Sunday, 12/24

Christmas Eve • National Eggnog Day

Monday, 12/25

Christmas • National Pumpkin Pie Day

Tuesday, 12/26

First Day of Kwanzaa • National Candy Cane Day • National Thank-You Note Day

Wednesday, 12/27

National Fruitcake Day • Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day

Thursday, 12/28

National Chocolate Candy Day • National Card Playing Day • National Download Day • Pledge of Allegiance Day • Call a Friend Day

Friday, 12/29

Tick Tock Day

Saturday, 12/30

Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

Sunday, 12/31

New Years Eve • Make Up Your Mind Day • National Champagne Day • No Interruptions Day

May your month ahead be bright with celebrations and laughter as we enjoy the holiday season. Happy December!

Sincerely,

Andrea Baumann

Marketing Delmarva