# January 2027: holidays, special days and observances

> Every day of January 2027 with its special days: national and public holidays, world and awareness days, and fun days, each with one line about what it marks. Highlights: New Year's Day (January 1) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 18).

Source: https://whatdayisitapp.com/calendar/2027/january/ · Updated: 2026-11-04 · What Day Is It?

### Friday, January 1, 2027

January 1, 2027 is New Year's Day.

- **New Year's Day** (Worldwide): New year, new page. Resting today is allowed, even recommended.
- Around the world: **Independence Day** — Haiti, Sudan
- Around the world: **Triumph of the Revolution** — Cuba
- Around the world: **Founding of the Republic of China** — Taiwan
- 1 more day around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Saturday, January 2, 2027

January 2, 2027 is Science Fiction Day.

- **Science Fiction Day** (fun day): Celebrated on Isaac Asimov's birthday. What's your favourite sci-fi story?
- Around the world: **Berchtold's Day** — Switzerland
- Around the world: **Victory of Armed Forces Day** — Cuba
- Around the world: **Bedoba** — Georgia
- 3 more days around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Sunday, January 3, 2027

January 3, 2027 is Festival of Sleep Day.

- **Festival of Sleep Day** (fun day): Shake off the holiday tiredness: sleeping in is allowed today!
- Around the world: **Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état** — Burkina Faso
- Around the world: **Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day** — Sri Lanka

### Monday, January 4, 2027

January 4, 2027 is World Braille Day. And a fun one: Trivia Day.

- **World Braille Day** (Worldwide): The birthday of Louis Braille, inventor of raised writing.
- **Trivia Day** (fun day): Quiz your friends with quirky questions and see who knows most!
- Around the world: **Day of the Martyrs** — DR Congo
- Around the world: **Epiphany** — Dominican Republic

### Tuesday, January 5, 2027

January 5, 2027 is Bird Day.

- **Bird Day** (fun day): Put some seeds by the window and treat your feathered friends.
- Around the world: **Twelfth Night** — United Kingdom
- Around the world: **Laylat al-Mi'raj** — 6 countries: Brunei, Comoros, Djibouti and 3 more
- Around the world: **Mabaas of Muhammad** — Iran

### Wednesday, January 6, 2027

January 6, 2027 is Technology Day.

- **Technology Day** (fun day): A day for the inventions that make life easier. Which one can't you live without?
- Around the world: **Women's Christmas (Nollaig na mBan)** — Ireland
- Around the world: **Epiphany (Three Kings' Day)** — 5 countries: Germany, France, Spain and 2 more
- Around the world: **La Befana (Epiphany)** — Italy
- 2 more days around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Thursday, January 7, 2027

January 7, 2027 is Bubble Bath Day.

- **Bubble Bath Day** (fun day): A warm bubble bath is just right for a cold winter day.
- Around the world: **Tricolour Day (Italy)** — Italy
- Around the world: **Orthodox Christmas** — Public holiday in 8 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, Georgia and 5 more
- Around the world: **Constitution Day** — Ghana
- 2 more days around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Friday, January 8, 2027

January 8, 2027 is Earth's Rotation Day.

- **Earth's Rotation Day** (fun day): In 1851 Foucault proved with his pendulum that the Earth turns.
- Around the world: **Boxing Day** — Montenegro

### Saturday, January 9, 2027

January 9, 2027 is Static Electricity Day.

- **Static Electricity Day** (fun day): Getting zapped by door handles? Today is its day!
- Around the world: **Martyrs' Day** — Panama
- Around the world: **Peace Agreement Day** — South Sudan

### Sunday, January 10, 2027

January 10, 2027 is Houseplant Appreciation Day.

- **Houseplant Appreciation Day** (fun day): A little water and love for your leafy friends.
- Around the world: **Fête du Vodoun** — Benin
- Around the world: **Majority Rule Day** — Bahamas

### Monday, January 11, 2027

January 11, 2027 is Thank You Day.

- **Thank You Day** (fun day): Send a quick note to someone you forgot to thank.
- Around the world: **Coming of Age Day** — Japan
- Around the world: **Epiphany** — Colombia
- Around the world: **Anniversary of the Independence Manifesto** — Morocco
- 1 more day around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Tuesday, January 12, 2027

January 12, 2027 is Hot Tea Day.

- **Hot Tea Day** (fun day): Winter's best friend: a steaming cup of tea!
- Around the world: **Amazigh New Year** — Algeria

### Wednesday, January 13, 2027

January 13, 2027 is Rubber Ducky Day.

- **Rubber Ducky Day** (fun day): Bath time's yellow hero takes the stage. Quack!
- Around the world: **Democracy Day** — Cape Verde
- Around the world: **Saint Knut's Day** — Sweden
- Around the world: **Liberation Day** — Togo

### Thursday, January 14, 2027

January 14, 2027 is Dress Up Your Pet Day.

- **Dress Up Your Pet Day** (fun day): A tiny scarf, a cute hat: photo time!
- Around the world: **Orthodox New Year** — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro

### Friday, January 15, 2027

January 15, 2027 is Wikipedia Day.

- **Wikipedia Day** (fun day): The free encyclopedia launched on this day in 2001.
- Around the world: **George Price Day** — Belize
- Around the world: **Tamil Thai Pongal Day** — Sri Lanka
- Around the world: **John Chilembwe Day** — Malawi

### Saturday, January 16, 2027

January 16, 2027 is Appreciate a Dragon Day.

- **Appreciate a Dragon Day** (fun day): From fairy tales to films, dragons light up our imagination.
- Around the world: **Anniversary of President Laurent Kabila** — DR Congo
- Around the world: **Firma de los Acuerdos de Paz** — El Salvador

### Sunday, January 17, 2027

January 17, 2027 is Kid Inventors' Day.

- **Kid Inventors' Day** (fun day): Children's inventions are celebrated on Benjamin Franklin's birthday.
- Around the world: **St Anthony the Abbot (Blessing of Animals)** — Italy
- Around the world: **Anniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba** — DR Congo

### Monday, January 18, 2027

January 18, 2027 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. And a fun one: Thesaurus Day.

- **Martin Luther King Jr. Day** (United States): A day to honour the fight for civil rights and equality.
- **Thesaurus Day** (fun day): Swap a word you know for a brand-new synonym today!
- Around the world: **Blue Monday** — United Kingdom
- Around the world: **Birthday of Rubén Darío** — Nicaragua

### Tuesday, January 19, 2027

January 19, 2027 is Popcorn Day.

- **Popcorn Day** (fun day): The perfect excuse for a film night: popcorn!
- Around the world: **Epiphany** — Eritrea, Ethiopia
- Around the world: **Orthodox Epiphany** — Georgia

### Wednesday, January 20, 2027

January 20, 2027 is Penguin Awareness Day.

- **Penguin Awareness Day** (fun day): Raising awareness for our tuxedoed friends and their icy home.
- Around the world: **Day of National Mourning (20 January)** — Azerbaijan
- Around the world: **Heroes' Day** — Cape Verde
- Around the world: **Heroes Day** — Guinea-Bissau
- 2 more days around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Thursday, January 21, 2027

January 21, 2027 is Hugging Day. And a fun one: Hugging Day.

- **Hugging Day** (fun day): Give someone a hug today. With their permission, of course!
- **Hugging Day** (fun day): Give someone you love a big warm hug today.
- Around the world: **Errol Barrow Day** — Barbados
- Around the world: **Our Lady of Altagracia** — Dominican Republic
- Around the world: **Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra** — Norway
- 1 more day around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Friday, January 22, 2027

January 22, 2027 is Answer Your Cat's Questions Day.

- **Answer Your Cat's Questions Day** (fun day): What does that stare mean? Try to understand your cat today!
- Around the world: **Franco-German Day** — Germany
- Around the world: **Plurinational State Foundation Day** — Bolivia
- Around the world: **Bóndadagur** — Iceland
- 1 more day around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Saturday, January 23, 2027

January 23, 2027 is Handwriting Day.

- **Handwriting Day** (fun day): Leave someone a short handwritten note today.
- Around the world: **Birthday of Imam Mahdi** — Iran
- Around the world: **Laylat al-Bara'at** — Montenegro
- Around the world: **First Philippine Republic Day** — Philippines

### Sunday, January 24, 2027

January 24, 2027 is International Day of Education. And a fun one: Peanut Butter Day.

- **International Day of Education** (Worldwide): Education is everyone's right.
- **Peanut Butter Day** (fun day): A slice of toast and a spoonful of peanut butter: instant joy!
- Around the world: **Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities** — Romania

### Monday, January 25, 2027

January 25, 2027 is Opposite Day.

- **Opposite Day** (fun day): Everything's the other way round today: "no" means "yes"!
- Around the world: **Burns Night** — United Kingdom
- Around the world: **St Dwynwen's Day (Welsh Valentine's)** — United Kingdom
- Around the world: **Duarte's Birthday** — Dominican Republic
- 2 more days around the world in the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822815713

### Tuesday, January 26, 2027

January 26, 2027 is International Day of Clean Energy. And a fun one: Spouses Day.

- **International Day of Clean Energy** (Worldwide): A day for clean energy from sun, wind and water. Every light you switch off counts too.
- **Spouses Day** (fun day): Surprise your partner with a little thank-you today.
- Around the world: **Australia Day** — Australia
- Around the world: **Republic Day** — India
- Around the world: **Liberation Day** — Uganda

### Wednesday, January 27, 2027

January 27, 2027 is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

- **Holocaust Remembrance Day** (Worldwide): Remembering with respect the millions who lost their lives in the Holocaust.
- Around the world: **Saint Devota's Day** — Monaco
- Around the world: **Saint Sava Day** — Serbia

### Thursday, January 28, 2027

January 28, 2027 is International Day of Peaceful Coexistence. And a fun one: Data Privacy Day.

- **International Day of Peaceful Coexistence** (Worldwide): A day for living side by side with our differences, in respect.
- **Data Privacy Day** (fun day): Refresh a password and check who has your info today.
- Around the world: **Army Day** — Armenia

### Friday, January 29, 2027

January 29, 2027 is Puzzle Day.

- **Puzzle Day** (fun day): A thousand-piece jigsaw or a crossword? Your pick.

### Saturday, January 30, 2027

January 30, 2027 is Croissant Day.

- **Croissant Day** (fun day): Flaky and golden: a croissant for breakfast!
- Around the world: **Kitchen guardians** — Vietnam

### Sunday, January 31, 2027

January 31, 2027 is Inspire Your Heart with Art Day.

- **Inspire Your Heart with Art Day** (fun day): Spend a little time with a painting, a song or a poem today.
- Around the world: **Independence Day** — Nauru

## FAQ

### What are the holidays in January 2027?

Key dates in January 2027: New Year's Day (January 1) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 18). Every day of the month, with world days and fun days, is listed on this page.

### When is New Year's Day 2027?

New Year's Day 2027 is on Friday, January 1, 2027. New year, new page. Resting today is allowed, even recommended.

### When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 is on Monday, January 18, 2027. A day to honour the fight for civil rights and equality.