https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days The special days, awareness days and observances coming up in the next 30 days. en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:07:13 GMT https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/world-emoji-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/world-emoji-day Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A global celebration of emojis — the pictographs that have become a universal digital language. The date comes from the calendar emoji, which shows July 17. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/mandela-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/mandela-day Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 67 minutes of service — honoring Mandela's 67 years of public work, on his birthday. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-chess-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-chess-day Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Celebrated on the founding date of FIDE — a day for the world's most famous board game. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/moon-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/moon-day Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Marking the Apollo 11 landing — 'one small step' on July 20, 1969. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/san-diego-comic-con https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/san-diego-comic-con Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The world's largest comic book and pop culture convention, drawing over 130,000 attendees to San Diego, California every July. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-self-care-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-self-care-day Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 24/7 — a reminder that self-care matters around the clock, seven days a week. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-tiger-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-tiger-day Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A day to raise awareness for tiger conservation — fewer than 6,000 remain in the wild. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-day-of-friendship https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-day-of-friendship Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A UN day promoting the role of friendship in building bridges between communities, cultures, and nations for lasting peace. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-cat-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-cat-day Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The world's biggest annual celebration of cats, created by the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2002. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-day-indigenous-peoples https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-day-indigenous-peoples Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The UN day honoring the world's 476 million indigenous people and their 5,000 cultures. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/world-lion-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/world-lion-day Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A day celebrating the king of beasts and raising awareness of its conservation. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-youth-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/international-youth-day Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A UN day raising awareness of issues facing young people worldwide, and celebrating youth as essential partners in global development. https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/world-elephant-day https://www.whatistheday.com/special-days/world-elephant-day Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants.