There’s nothing that brings people together like a good celebration. In fact, in this country, we’ll celebrate just about anything! For example, did you know that January 11th is National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day? While you may not want to celebrate that occasion at your campground, there are plenty of other “national days” that you can put on your campground calendar and celebrate with your guests. Here are a few ideas:
January
14 – Dress Up Your Pet Day
15 – Strawberry Ice Cream Day
23 – Pie Day
28 – Blueberry Pancake Day
21 – Hot Chocolate Day
February
5 – Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
8 – National Boy Scouts Day
9 – Pizza Day
13 – Galentine’s Day
20 – Cherry Pie Day
March
7 – Flapjack Day
12 – Girl Scout Day
14 – Children’s Craft Day
19 – Corn Dog Day
31 – Crayon Day
April
2 – Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
6 – Walking Day
7 – Burrito Day
14 – Look Up at the Sky Day
23 – Picnic Day
May
1 – Lemonade Day
5 – Cinco de Mayo
14 – Miniature Golf Day
16 – Barbecue Day
24 – Scavenger Hunt Day
June
Great Outdoors Month
National Camping Month
3 – Doughnut Day
10 – Black Cow Day
20 – Ice Cream Soda Day
29 – Camera Day
July
1 – Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
13 – Beans ‘N’ Franks Day
17 – National Ice Cream Day
25 – Hot Fudge Sundae Day
28 – Waterpark Day
August
4 – Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 – Family Day
10 – S’mores Day
25 – Banana Split Day
September
9 – Teddy Bear Day
12 – Chocolate Milkshake Day
17 – Clean Up Day
22 – National Girls Night
30 – Hot Mulled Cider Day
October
4 – Taco Day
8 – Hero Day
16 – Sports Day
23 – Make a Difference Day
28 – First Responders Day
November
11 – Sundae Day
12 – Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
14 – Family PJ Day
17 – Take a Hike Day
21 – Gingerbread Cookie Day
December
7 – Cotton Candy Day
15 – Cupcake Day
16 – Chocolate Covered Anything Day
17 – Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
23 – Re-Gifting Day
Think about all of the different activities you can plan around these themes. For Galentine’s Day on February 13, you could promote your park as the ideal gals getaway and plan some fun activities like candle pouring, flower pressing or wine tasting. Look Up at the Sky Day (April 14) would be a great time to bring in a local astronomer to do a stargazing presentation. On July 1, Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day, you could hold a contest to see who can come up with the craziest flavors and/or mix-ins. For Clean Up Day (September 12), you could round up a group of volunteers to clean up a local park or roadway or help elderly or disabled residents in the area who need yard work done. And to finish up the year, Re-Gifting Day (December 23) would be the perfect time to host a white elephant gift exchange for your guests and let the laughter begin.
There are so many ways to celebrate national days. The more fun you have planning these celebrations, the more fun your guests will have!
