July Special Days: Holidays & Celebrations for Schools
Use this printable Celebrations Around the World Calendar for July in your classroom to learn more about July special days and celebrations of countries and cultures from all over the world.
This collection of special celebrations for July includes over 25 diverse holidays including cultural festivals, religious festivals, international days that raise awareness of social and environmental issues, and even a few just-for-fun days. Each celebration is listed with the actual holiday date for 2026.
July Special Days for Educators
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World Special Days in July with Suggested Activity Links
July 1: Canada Day (Canada) • International Joke Day: Combine learning to read with a joke or two with these printable Sight Word Chatterboxes with Jokes
July 2: Disco Day: Have a laugh with a game of Printable Dance Charades Game Cards
July 4: Independence Day (USA)
July 5: NAIDOC Week begins (Australia): Find out more about the importance of NAIDOC week with this video from Behind the News.
July 7: World Chocolate Day: Have fun making Chocolate Crackles to share with friends
July 10: Matariki (New Zealand) • Teddy Bears Picnic Day: Add literacy and sensory play to your Teddy Bears Picnic with our Brown Bear, Brown Bear Sensory Bin or We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Sensory Storytelling Bin.
July 12: Malala Day: Learn more about brave Malala Yousafzai with this video by the Nobel Peace Centre
July 14: Bastille Day (France) • Cow Appreciation Day • Shark Awareness Day: Check out our big collection of Kids Books About Sharks.
July 15: World Youth Skills Day • Hot Dog Day (USA)
July 16: World Snake Day: Get creative by making our Rainbow Snake Pots Craft
July 17: World Emoji Day: Have fun with our Emoji Matching Game and DIY Emoji Rock Painting.
July 18: Nelson Mandela Day: Find out more about the work of Nelson Mandela with this video from Kids Academy
July 19: International Karaoke Day • National Ice Cream Day (USA)
July 20: International Moon Day: Get started with our big list of 50 Space Books for Kids • World Chess Day
July 21: Lamington Day: This Mini Lamington Cupcakes Recipe is a fun way to cook with kids.
July 22: World Brain Day
July 23: Commonwealth Games start
July 24: International Self-Care Day
July 25: Christmas in July: Enjoy festive fun mid-year with some Kids Christmas Activities.
July 27: National Sleepy Head Day (Finland)
July 28: Beatrix Potter Day
July 29: International Tiger Day
July 30: Friendship Day: We have a great collection of Books about Friendship.
July 31: World Ranger Day
Seasonal activities for July
Summer activities for those in the northern hemisphere:
Winter activities for those in the southern hemisphere:
RELATED: Looking for holidays to celebrate with students in other months of 2025? Check out our lists for January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
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