Fun and Silly Holidays for Summer

Let's start off summer with a bit of whimsy! We scoured the internet to find some fun and silly holidays to celebrate this summer. Life is too much fun to be serious all day.

Fun and Silly Holidays for Summer

June

Dinosaur Day - June 1, 2026

Bicycle Day - June 3, 2026 - We shared our favorite toys for outdoor play

Donut Day - June 6, 2026

Drive in Movie Day - June 6, 2026

Best Friends Day - June 8, 2026 - Make your friends some friendship bracelet glasses

Corn on the Cob Day - June 11, 2026

International Picnic Day - June 18, 2026 - We plan to take some books and start our summer reading challenge.

World Juggling Day - June 20, 2026

Yoga Day - June 21, 2026

National Sunglasses Day - June 27, 2026

June is also pride month and camping month! Check out our Pride books for kids of all ages and camping gifts and gadgets!

July

International Joke Day - July 1, 2026

World UFO Day - July 2, 2026 - Check out our Project Hail Mary Books and Bakes

Sidewalk Egg Frying Day - July 4, 2026

World Chocolate Day - July 7, 2026 - Try our easy chocolate fondue

Blueberry Day - July 8, 2028

Gummy Worm Day - July 15, 2026 - We made gummy worm mocktails

Ice Cream Day - July 19, 2026 - No churn chocolate ice cream is perfect for today!

Space Exploration Day and Moon Day - July 20, 2026 - make some Star crunch or DIY moon sand, or both today!

Shark Week - June 20-26, 2026

Carousel Day - June 25, 2026

Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day - July 27, 2026

Harry Potter's Birthday - July 31, 2026 - Celebrate with some butterbeer cookies or butterbeer milkshake!

July is also national ice cream and hot dog month! So you can enjoy those treats all month long!

August

Sandcastle Day - August 1, 2026

Watermelon Day - August 3, 2026 - Parents might like this watermelon sangria

National Water Balloon Day - August 7, 2026

Book Lovers Day - August 9, 2026 - Search our bookish posts for your next read

Smores Day - August 10, 2026

Calligraphy Day - August 12, 2026

National Creamsicle Day - August 14, 2026

Honey Bee Day - August 15, 2026

Black Cat Appreciation Day - August 17, 2026

National Lemonade Day - August 20, 2026 - Lavendar Lemonade is a floral twist

Poet's Day - August 21, 2026 - Shop our Tortured poets guide

Hawaiian Shirt Day - August 22, 2026 - Check out our trip to Hawaii

Waffle Day - August 24, 2026 Dog Appreciation Day - August 26, 2026 - Spoil your pup with our favorite dog finds

National Bow Tie Day - August 28, 2026

Whale Shark Day - August 30, 2026

August is also national peach month and family fun month. Check out our family fun game night board games!

What silly summer holidays will you celebrate with us?