Weird Holidays in June (2025)
Every month has its share of unusual holidays, and June is no different! As we approach the middle of this year, we may all be looking for a reason to celebrate. If you're struggling to find something to enjoy each day, look no further! I’ve compiled 30 weird June holidays to help you plan your daily celebrations.
Read on to learn about the daily holidays in June 2025, including some history of the dates or their celebrants and tips for making the most of these wacky celebrations!
June 1: Dinosaur Day
The origins of Dinosaur Day are debated, although BC at Fossil Crates conducted a thorough investigation and found that it likely began in 2016. (Someone who may know the whole story reached out to them in May 2025, so keep an eye on their article to see if the mystery is solved!)
No matter where this holiday originated, the results are the same: it's a day to learn about and celebrate these ancient reptiles. (Or are they birds?)
Celebration Ideas:
Visit a natural history museum.
Watch a dinosaur movie. Consider Jurassic Park for the grown-ups, The Good Dinosaur for the kids, or The Land Before Time for those who want to start June incredibly bummed out.
Eat your veggies. TikTok user @sahmthingsup came up with an inventive way to add leafy greens to her diet: Dinosaur Time! Grab a handful of lettuce or spinach and chow down.
June 2: Leave the Office Early Day
In this hustle culture, can you imagine someone actually admitting to inventing this holiday? Laura Stack, a workplace productivity expert, chose this day because it was her birthday. Although she recommended working only eight hours, as opposed to the longer days many of us take on, if you sneak out a bit earlier…well, I won't tell.
Whether you work from home or out in the world, this is a day to head out of the office early. Even you, teachers who have later school end dates! Leave work while it's still light out!
Celebration Ideas:
Go to a movie. Depending on when you leave, you may even be able to catch a matinee!
Make a real dinner. No frozen pizza tonight! (Unless you want frozen pizza. You do you.)
Hang out outside. We get too little Vitamin D from the sun, and heading out early could get you a couple more hours of daylight.
June 3: Repeat Day
If you've ever wanted a do-over, today is the day! Repeat Day is all about doing things over and over. We have no idea who started this tradition, but I sure hope it was because they enjoyed something so much they wanted to do it again.
Celebration Ideas:
Make donations to your favorite charities. It doesn't need to be the same one each time!
Practice a secret handshake. Today gives you an excuse to spend time perfecting it.
Annoy your siblings. Hey, I'm an older sibling. We all did the "repeat everything your sibling says" thing. The calendar has given us permission to do it today!
June 3: Repeat Day
See what I did there?
June 4: Hug Your Cat Day
I am allergic to cats. I have four cats. They will all be hugged on this day. If your cat doesn't like hugs, maybe substitute this for treats. Though my huggable cats will also get treats. Cats are going to have the best day!
And if you’re unsure if your cat is a hugger, have wound cleaning stuff ready to go. You don’t want to get sick from cat scratches or bites!
Celebration Ideas:
Hug your cat. If they'll let you, that is.
Hug someone else's cat. You should probably get permission for this.
Donate to a cat shelter. Those cats deserve homes where they, too, can get hugs.
June 5: Ketchup Day
This day celebrates every child's favorite french fry topping! Today's ketchup bears almost no resemblance to its predecessor, kê-tsiap, a Chinese fermented fish sauce that originated in 300 BCE and was enjoyed by the British in the 17th century. Tomatoes were considered poisonous until the early 1800s (and I'd wager some of those ketchup-loving kiddos would say tomatoes are still poisonous today!), and American scientist James Mease invented the first tomato ketchup in 1812.
Celebration Ideas:
Flavor your own ketchup. Hunts even has some ideas for you!
Make your own ketchup. If you have a spare 12 hours, this ketchup recipe may be worth trying.
Have a French fry comparison competition. Try fries from a variety of restaurants and determine which one is the best!
June 6: Donut Day
Cake. Plain. Glazed. Jelly. Cream. There are SO many kinds of donuts to choose from, and today is the day indulge in this sweet treat that’s somehow a breakfast food.
Observed on the first Friday in June, National Donut Day has been celebrated since 1938. The Salvation Army in Chicago created the holiday as a fundraiser to honor the "Lassies" who served donuts to soldiers during WWI.
Today, both the Salvation Army and donut shops all over the country take part in this holiday!
Celebration Ideas:
Find a donut shop giving away donuts. Many donut shops offer free donuts on this day.
Make your own donuts. The Salvation Army published the recipe used by Lassies during World War I.
Visit a local bakery. They may or may not have donuts, but supporting local businesses is always a good idea.
June 7: VCR Day
Yep, we're talking about the old Video Cassette Recorders that played VHS tapes. (Does anyone else miss being reminded to"Be kind, rewind" before returning them to Blockbuster?) VCRs allowed people to bring movies home and record what they saw on TV for the first time ever. What an entertainment revolution!
Celebration Ideas:
Buy a VCR. Chances are your local thrift store will have them. If not, check eBay.
Get some VHS tapes. A thrift store may also be a great place to find these, or perhaps your parents or grandparents will still have old movies and home videos in their basement, closet, or garage storage (which they almost definitely have).
Buy some merch from the last Blockbuster. There really is one left! If you're near Bend, OR, check them (and a movie) out.
June 8: Best Friends Day
Today is the day to celebrate your closest friendships! I found some references to this being officially named a holiday by Congress in 1935, but that may actually refer to a different but similar celebration. However, being a good friend is one of those things that truly doesn't require an act of Congress.
Celebration Ideas:
Call up an old friend. Or text them. Whatever's more comfortable.
Relive the good old days. Get together with your bestie and do something you haven't done together in a long time.
Actually make a plan. We all say, "We need to get together soon!" but often fail to follow through on creating a plan. Follow through this time.
June 9: Donald Duck Day
Donald Duck quacked his way into our hearts (and sometimes onto our last nerves) on June 9, 1934, in The Little Wise Hen. Believe it or not, this holiday actually WAS proclaimed by the government – or at least by the mayor of Los Angeles, Tom Bradley – in 1984. Of course, Donald Duck, never one to be bashful, gifted the city a silver statue of himself as a thank-you.
Celebration Ideas:
Watch Donald Duck cartoons.
Put up a bird feeder. I'm not going to say to go feed ducks because I'm finding conflicting information from environmental sources about if that's okay (even if you aren't feeding them bread – which you definitely shouldn't do!). But putting up a bird feeder for the birds that live in your yard? Go for it!
Replace your favorite curse word with "Aw, phooey!" At least for today.
June 10: Ballpoint Pen Day
If you reach for the nearest pen, chances are it's a ballpoint one. The ballpoint pen was patented in June of 1943, replacing quills and fountain pens. Though perhaps this wasn't the best thing for those of us who feared the red ink on our math tests!
Celebration Ideas:
Test out all your pens. Maybe this is only fun for me. I like to occasionally put on a movie and test my pens, markers, and highlighters by making marks on paper. Definitely helps clean up my desk!
Write a letter. Send a paper letter to a friend, relative, or celebrity and actually mail it.
Pick a signature color. Why not have a specific pen color you always use? Mine's purple.
June 11: Corn on the Cob Day
Want to hear a fun fact? According to the Nebraska Corn Board – an official government agency – "corn is a fruit when you eat kernels or corn on the cob, if you eat the leaves or the stalk—like cows and other livestock that eat corn—corn would be classified as a vegetable." It's also a starch like rice (which is a fruit???) and potatoes (a vegetable).
Celebration Ideas:
Make popcorn on the cob. The corn needs to be dried, so either purchase it that way or use a dehydrator.
Try new ways of cooking corn on the cob.
Watch the Corn Kid video again. It has the juice!
June 12: Red Rose Day
In 1986, the rose was declared the National Floral Emblem of the United States. It's also one of the two flowers deemed the June birth month flower (the other being the honeysuckle). Between the position of honor this flower holds in both the country and the month, it makes perfect sense to honor this flower in June.
There is a seemingly endless number of colors for roses. Why red roses for this month's celebration? Why not another color? No one seems to know.
But this is a great day to pick up a few flowers for a loved one – or yourself!
Celebration Ideas:
Go to a rose garden. You may have one that's open to the public near you!
Make rose tea. This cinnamon rose tea plus honey and milk tops my list of teas to make!
Buy some roses.
June 13: Kitchen Klutzes Day
The earliest information about this holiday that Cook's Info could find dates back to 1980. The next mentioned didn't appear until 2001! This day honors those who have dropped glasses, knocked over full containers of food, and otherwise left their sense of dignity in the kitchen. I may or may not be one of these clumsy souls.
Celebration Ideas:
Get a new apron. You could even find personalized ones on sites like Etsy!
Clean the kitchen. Fewer things to run into!
Order in. Hey, if you're a klutz in the kitchen, this day is all about you! So, take a break and get some food delivered.
June 14: Monkey Around Day
A phrase that's not used nearly enough anymore, "monkeying around" means being goofy and having fun. Some would call it "wasting time," but I call it "self-care." National Today reports that Bob Matthews, founder of Holiday Insights, invented this holiday in 2016 in honor of his daughter, who loves monkeys. This was a day to de-stress and have fun!
Celebration Ideas:
Have a dance party in your own home. Put on some favorite tunes and dance around your house like Hugh Grant in Love Actually.
Play a (small, harmless) prank. None of that prank channel stuff! Just some good, clean fun. Need some inspiration? Check out these ideas for pranking coworkers, friends or roommates, and even kids.
Go to the zoo. How better to monkey around than to be around a monkey?
June 14 is also Flag Day. Interestingly, Flag Day is not a federal holiday; it's a national observance.
June 15: Turkey Lovers Day
It's not just for Thanksgiving anymore! National Turkey Lovers Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. Whether it's lunchmeat, a carved bird, or, if you can find one, a turkey leg, it's a great day to gobble down some turkey. Not into eating meat or don't like turkey? You can find another way to appreciate a bird Benjamin Franklin once compared to a bald eagle:
"[The ] Bald Eagle...is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly…[he] is too lazy to fish for himself… [a turkey is] a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America...He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage."
Celebration Ideas:
Try a new turkey recipe. The National Turkey Foundation provides a list of one recipe for each day of the month.
Visit a farm that's open to the public. A lot of them have turkeys for you to see!
Watch that Thanksgiving episode of Friends. You know which one I mean.
June 15 is also Father's Day in 2025.
June 16: Fudge Day
Today is a great day to enjoy some of what is possibly the best "happy little accident" (to quote Bob Ross) ever! "No one agrees on who made it first, or why. Yet everyone can agree it was indeed a mistake," according to Robert Reid for National Geographic. Perhaps that's why it's called fudge – that's been a word for "nonsense" or "put together clumsily or dishonestly" since at least 70 years before the earliest known fudge recipe was published!
Celebration Ideas:
Find and shop at a local fudge shop. These can be standalone or part of a candy shop.
Make some fudge. Allrecipes recommends these recipes.
Visit (or plan a visit to) Mackinac Island. As of 2023, there are 13 fudge shops on this tiny island.
June 17: Eat Your Vegetables Day
To balance out the sugary goodness of yesterday, June 17 is National Eat Your Vegetables Day. Though these nutrient-rich foods are often associated with lunch and dinner, you can sneak them into your breakfast via a smoothie, zucchini bread, or omelet. (Or just eat a salad at breakfast. Use that free will!)
Celebration Ideas:
Try an “icky” vegetable. Your taste buds are replaced every two weeks, not seven years! However, this probably isn't why your tastes change; the number of tastebuds decreases over time.
Go for a new vegetable. You might find unique ones at a farmers market or specialty grocery store.
Find a new way to eat a vegetable. I didn't discover oven-baked broccoli until I was an adult!
June 18: Splurge Day
In the wise words of Tom Haverford and Donna Meagle, "TREAT YO SELF!" This is a day when you have permission to enjoy a bit of luxury. Don't have extra money? Splurge on how you treat yourself today. We often forget to spend our hard-earned time on ourselves.
Celebration Ideas:
Buy that thing you've had in an online cart forever.
Go to a salon, spa, or barbershop. Get that haircut, mani-pedi, or straight razor shave you've been putting off.
Ignore delivery fees. Order from that restaurant with the too-high delivery fees. (Still tip, though! That fee isn't for the driver for some reason.)
June 19: Martini Day
Falling on the third Saturday in June each year, take today to enjoy a martini or martini mocktail! Did you know that James Bond's favorite drink being shaken, not stirred, actually makes a difference? According to Discovery Science, stirring makes for a better drink because while shaking is faster, the aeration that causes affects the chemistry of the liquor and changes the flavor
Celebration Ideas:
Try a new type of martini. There are at least 23 martini variations!
Visit a cocktail bar.
Make appetizers that pair well with martinis. Whether or not you're drinking, some of these sound pretty good.
June 19 is also Juneteenth, which was declared a federal holiday on June 18, 2021, and remains a federal holiday as of May 2025.
June 20: Take Your Dog to Work Day
If your workplace is dog-friendly, bring your pup with you today! Work from home? Spend some extra time with your four-legged intern. If neither is an option, play fetch when you get home. Bringing that ball back to this silly human who keeps throwing it away is hard work!
Celebration Ideas:
Get your dog a pet-safe necktie. Perhaps your work won't notice that he's a dog if he appears to be a very serious businessman.
Donate to an organization that trains service dogs. They have their own important jobs!
Watch dog videos on TikTok. I mean, that's always a good idea.
June 21: Selfie Day
Selfies aren't new – the Library of Congress says the earliest known selfie dates back to 1839! Although many people consider selfies a bit silly today (even though we all take them), this was a major accomplishment when it came to utilizing the technology available to photographer Robert Cornelius. In fact, he even had to use a makeshift camera! But he already had the modern goal of looking our best in a pic figured out: "he posed in his yard, broodingly handsome with his collar upturned and his hair disheveled."
Celebration Ideas:
Take selfies in different locations.
Experiment with different selfie tools. Although the norm is to simply hold your phone at a flattering angle, selfie sticks and tripods are alternative options.
Go old school with a mirror selfie. Remember when that was the only way we could do it? (I still remember my last mirror selfie; I figured out that I could reverse my phone camera immediately after taking it!)
June 22: Onion Ring Day
This may be my favorite on this list because I love onion rings! The earliest recipe for onion rings was in the 1802 British cookbook called The Art of Cookery, Made Easy and Refined. Thanks for the recipe, John Mollard! The biggest difference between his version and ours? He called them "fried onions." (His dip was a mustardy melted butter, by the way.)
Celebration Ideas:
Go get onion rings.
Make your own onion rings. The National Onion Association compiled a list of traditional and off-beat onion ring recipes!
Propose to someone using an onion ring. You know they really and truly love you (or at least love fried batter) if they say yes.
June 23: Typewriter Day
Typewriters have been around since long before someone left their typewriter at Taylor Swift's apartment. Their history dates back to the 16th century! However, the ones we recognize today arrived on the scene in the mid-1800s. Typewriters are worthy of their own holiday as they made getting the written word passed along much faster than before.
Celebration Ideas:
Check out The Typewriter Concerto. Seriously. An orchestral piece that includes a typewriter. It's so fun!
Write. It doesn't have to be on a typewriter! But what celebrates this revolution in writing and printing more than writing something on your own?
Go analog. At least for a few hours, put away the devices, turn off the TV, and read a book or chat with family.
June 24: Take Back the Lunch Break Day
Have you ever eaten your lunch at your desk – or skipped lunch altogether – to stay focused on work? Most people have. Tork, a part of the well-being company essity, came up with the idea for this holiday after publishing research that showed employees were happier, more engaged, and more productive when they took that break. The first Take Back the Lunch Break Day took place in 2019.
Celebration Ideas:
Make your lunch and bring it to work. Prepping the night before can make this easier!
Arrange a lunch out with a few coworkers. Pick a restaurant and take that break together.
Get a fun lunchbox. It may feel silly, but we only live once!
June 25: Global Beatles Day
The way we connect with the world changed on June 25, 1967. That day, the first truly global TV event, Our World, was broadcast to 170 million people in 24 countries. And The Beatles represented the UK, playing "All You Need is Love." What better day to celebrate a band that affected music worldwide than the day millions of people gathered to watch them at once?
Celebration Ideas:
Watch a Beatles (or Beatles-related) movie. They're not all kid-friendly!
Visit a local record store. If you live in or close to a city, there's likely a vinyl record shop near you.
June 26: Day of Joy
Comfort Keepers, an at-home care company, began this holiday tradition in 2019 after observing the significant impact that finding joy each day can have on someone's health and well-being. This day focuses on the small things that aren't celebrated nearly enough rather than the bigger planned events. Almost every day has something that can bring a smile, even if only for a moment.
Celebration Ideas:
Start a journal. You can keep it entirely focused on the positive, or you can use it as a typical journal, but write at least one thing that brought you joy that day.
Make a stranger's day better. Write a nice comment on a TikTok video. Tip a server even better than you usually do. Let someone with only a couple of items cut in line ahead of you at the store. Something small like that!
Create a playlist of music that makes you happy.
June 27: Bingo Day
Celebrating National Bingo Day may not have been on your 2025 bingo card, but what's life without a few surprises? Bingo dates back to 1530, when it was a popular Italian lottery game. It underwent numerous changes over the years and appeared in the U.S. in the 1930s. While it's stereotypically associated with seniors, people of all ages enjoy the game, and it's often used as a fundraising tactic for schools and charities.
Celebration Ideas:
Create your own bingo cards. Create them for a special occasion or simply for people-watching.
Find a game near you.
Organize a game for a charity you like.
June 28: Food Truck Day
This holiday falls on the last Friday of each June, and it's a great day to try some new cuisines near you! There are over 30,000 in the U.S. and Canada, serving just about any kind of cuisine you can imagine. Google ones near you – you may even find that your city or a nearby one throws a food truck festival!
Celebration Ideas:
Visit a local food truck.
Plan a trip to a city known for its food trucks. Planning a vacation based on where you'll eat is awesome.
Learn to make a popular food truck food. If you don't have any food trucks near you, look up what they often serve and try to replicate it at home.
June 29: Camera Day
Cameras have been capturing our memories for nearly 200 years! And while many of us no longer carry digital or disposable cameras with us as we Millennials did in high school, our cell phones have carried on that great tradition. Without cameras, we wouldn't have images of some of the most important people and events in our recent history.
Celebration Ideas:
Print some photos and put them in an album.
Buy a disposable camera and snap pics throughout the day. You can't retake photos until they're perfect with these cameras, and that's part of the fun. (Be sure you can find a place to have your photos developed beforehand, though.)
Look through old family photos. It's a great way to bond with your relatives!
June 30: Meteor Watch Day
What better way to wrap up June than with the hope and contemplation that can come with looking up at the night sky? If you're lucky enough to have a clear sky this night, look up at the stars and try to find a meteor, aka a shooting star. While this isn't yet peak meteor shower time (the Perseids begin mid-July and wrap up near the end of August), you may have some luck. And even if you don't, looking up at those stars can really put things in perspective.
Celebration Ideas:
Go camping. Light pollution in cities and suburbs can make it hard to see shooting stars.
Get a telescope. You may have a better view.
Spend time with loved ones. Like I said: Perspective. Regardless of whether you can see the shooting stars, what really matters is right here with you in the first place.
