June Special Days: Holidays & Celebrations in June
June is packed with wonderful educational opportunities for engaging students with learning about cultural holidays from around the world and days of awareness related to health, the environment and education, and this calendar of special days in June 2026 makes it super easy for teachers and homeschoolers to choose and organize their own classroom (or school wide) celebrations.
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Whether you’re planning classroom activities, theme-based lessons, or community outreach projects, June’s calendar features days that celebrate culture, creativity, history, nature, and diversity. Fill in the form below to have the entire Special Days calendar for 2026 (including June!) complete with activity links delivered directly to your inbox.
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June Special Days
Read on for the list of over 30 June holidays and celebrations and supporting educationally relevant activities and resources.
June 1: World Milk Day: Why not try our Magic Milk Experiment or make a DIY Milk Jug Catcher for some active fun.
June 3: World Bicycle Day
June 5: National Donut Day • World Environment Day: Check out our collection of Environment Day Picture Books and why not get up close with the environment by making your very own DIY Mini Microscope.
June 8: World Ocean’s Day: These Ocean Books for Kids are great for group time or try out this Ocean Slime Recipe. This Ocean in a Bottle is a great sensory, calm down tool.
June 9: Donald Duck Day
June 11: International Day of Play: Enjoy play all day with this collection of Screen Free Play Ideas and 31 Ideas for Sensory Play.
June 12: Superman Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day: Find out more about why blood is so important to our bodies with this video from Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC
June 15: Global Wind Day: Why not make Paper Pinwheels or try this fun, creative Windblown Book & Activity.
June 16: Vegemite Day • World Sea Turtle Day
June 17: Eat Your Vegetables Day: Explore an alphabet of vegetables with this collection of Eat the Alphabet: Recipes from A to Z • World Crocodile Day
June 18: International Sushi Day • International Picnic Day: Have fun at your picnic with this list of Yard Games to Play on Your Next Picnic
June 19: Dragon Boat Festival (Asia) • Juneteenth (USA): Find out more about Juneteenth via this short video from Colossal Cranium
June 20: World Refugee Day • World Juggling Day
June 21: Father’s Day • World Music Day: Enjoy the day with these fun Music Games for Kids and this The Plate Dance Percussion is super fun for all ages • International Day of Yoga: Get started with these Kids Yoga Resources for School & Home
June 22: World Rainforest Day
June 24: St John’s Day (Christian)
June 25: Eric Carle’s Birthday: Check out this Brown Bear, Brown Bear Sensory Bin or try these book activities based on Carle’s own birthday picture book, The Secret Birthday Message.
June 26: Eid al-Adha (Muslim)
June 27: International Pineapple Day
June 28: International Pride Day
June 29: International Mud Day: These Mud Play Ideas are perfect for mud day!
June 30: International Asteroid Day: Find out more at asteroidday.org
Seasonal activities for June
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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