February holidays & observances
48 dated occasions fall in February. Each links to a dedicated card page with five printable verses.
February sits in the part of the year when calendars start to fill up — not just with the well-known holidays, but with the smaller observances that often go unmarked. The list below covers every February-dated occasion in CardVerse, from major faith holidays and national days to lesser-known awareness days and cultural festivals. If you’re planning ahead, this is the page to bookmark.
For non-dated occasions in this season — birthdays, sympathies, friendship cards, get-wells — head to the categories index or the complete alphabetical list.
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Abolition Of Slavery
public holiday in Seychelles
February 1 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Act of Independence of Lithuania
A meaningful occasion celebrated around the world.
February 16 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Andalusia Day
public holiday in Andalusia, Spain
February 28 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
public holiday in Uganda
February 16 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day
Holiday celebrating Arunachal Pradesh's statehood
February 20 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Birthday of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
public holiday in Bhutan commemorating the 5th Druk Gyalpo
February 21 - World Observances
Candlemas
Christian Holy Day
February 2 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Choiseul Province Day
public holiday in Choiseul, Solomon Islands
February 25 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Day of Our Lady of Suyapa
public partial holiday in Honduras
February 3 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania
public holiday in Lithuania
February 16 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Day of the Beginning of the National Liberation Armed Struggle
public holiday in Angola commemorating the beginning of the war for independence from Portugal
February 4 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Day of the Constitution
public holiday in Mexico
February 5 - Awareness Day Cards
Day of the Shining Star
annual observance in North Korea (16th February), celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong-il
February 16 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Defender of the Fatherland Day
holiday observed in several former republics of the Soviet Union
February 23 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
EDSA Revolution Anniversary
public holiday in the Philippines commemorating the end of EDSA I (1986 People Power Revolution)
February 25 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Evelio Javier Day
Public holiday in the Philippines
February 11 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Father Lini Day
public holiday in Vanuatu
February 21 - Religious Holiday Cards
Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck
public holiday in Malta
February 10 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
February 17th Revolution Day
public holiday in Libya
February 17 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Federal Territory Day
State holiday in the federal territories of Malaysia
February 1 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Fenkil Day
former public holiday in Eritrea
February 10 - Religious Holiday Cards
Festival of Saint Agatha (Catania)
public holiday in San Marino and in Catania on February 5: commemoration of the patroness of the republic and of liberation from foreign rul…
February 5 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Founding Day
public holiday in Saudia Arabia commemorating the founding of the first Saudi State in 1727
February 22 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Homeland Defenders' Day
public holiday in Kyrgyzstan commemorating the formation of the Red Army in 1918
February 23 - Seasonal Cards
Imbolc
Celtic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring
February 1 - World Observances
Kigen-setsu
A meaningful occasion celebrated around the world.
February 11 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Kuwait National Day
public holiday in Kuwait
February 25 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Language Movement Day
national day of Bangladesh commemorating Bengali Language Movement of 1952
February 21 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Lateran Treaty Day
public holiday in the Holy See
February 11 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Lincoln's Birthday
public holiday in some U.S. states
February 12 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Louis Riel Day
public holiday in Manitoba, Canada
third Monday in February - World Observances
Mashramani
festival in Guyana
February 23 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Military Foundation Day
public holiday in North Korea
February 8 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Mizoram State Day
public holiday in Mizoram, India
February 20 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
National Day of Reconciliation and Peace
public holiday in Nicaragua
February 2 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
National Rare Disease Day
Commemorative date
February 28 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
National Reconciliation Day
public holiday in the Comoros
February 17 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Nelson Provincial Anniversary Day
public holiday in Nelson, New Zealand
February 1 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Peace Memorial Day
public holiday in Taiwan, commemorates the February 28 Incident in 1947
February 28 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Prešeren Day
Slovenian public holiday
February 8 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Rafik Hariri Memorial Day
public holiday in Lebanon
February 14 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sports Day
public half-day holiday in Bahrain to promote healthy living, well-being, and community engagement
February 22 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
St. Maroun's Day
public holiday in Lebanon
February 9 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Staatsverjaardag
public holiday celebrating the founding of the Orange Free State
February 23 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Union Day
public holiday in Myanmar
February 12 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Waitangi Day
national day of New Zealand
February 6 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Washington's Birthday
public holiday in the USA
third Monday in February - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Winter Midterm Bank Holiday
public holiday in Gibraltar
third Monday in February
Cultural deep-dives for February
Editorial guides for the major festivals that fall in February — each covering origin, native-language greetings, design tips and reference reading.