It’s National Mascot Day! Today, we salute the high-flying, crowd-surfing, energetic characters who bring our favorite sports stadiums to life. From professional sports icons to local school heroes, mascots bring pure joy (and plenty of hilarious antics) to the game.
Questions from DJ: Have YOU ever been a mascot? What were you? Did you find it difficult that you’re not allowed to speak, usually, if you’re a mascot? (I did!!) DJ Welcome Pardner!
Garfield the Cat Day! Created by Jim Davis, the world’s most famous, orange, Monday-hating feline made his comic strip debut on this exact day in 1978. Today, we channel our inner Garfield by sleeping in, avoiding exercise, and eating an entirely unreasonable amount of cheesy lasagna.
Juneteenth! This essential federal holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and ensure that all enslaved people were finally freed. Also known as Jubilee Day or Liberation Day, today is a beautiful celebration of African American history, culture, resilience, and the ongoing journey toward true equality and freedom for all.
Happy Father’s Day! Celebrated on the third Sunday of June, today we honor the fathers, stepdads, grandfathers, and father figures who guide, support, and supply us with an endless stream of terrible dad jokes. Thank them for everything they do!
Don’t forget the mothers, grandmothers and all the foster parents who have substituted the paternal role as well.
NATIONAL HYDRATION DAY
The games get intense under the hot summer sun and on June 23, National Hydration Day reminds us to replace fluids lost in the heat of battle. #NationalHydrationDay
NATIONAL LEON DAY
National Leon Day marks June 25 as six months away from Christmas day. Leon is Noel spelled backward and is a day some crafters begin planning their homemade gifts and decorations. It can also be a day for those who miss the winter holidays to have a mini-winter celebration in June. #NationalLeonDay
The Delivery Heroes: Give a massive wave to your mail carrier for National Postal Worker Day! Rain, shine, sleet, or blistering July heat, our postal workers walk miles every day to ensure our packages, letters, and medications arrive safely at our doors. If you see your carrier today, a simple “thank you” (or a cold bottle of water) goes a long way!
Celebrate the art of the letter with National U.S. Postage Stamp Day. This day honors the introduction of the first adhesive postage stamps in America back in 1847. It’s a beautiful nod to the tiny, beautifully illustrated pieces of history that have carried our stories across the nation for generations
NATIONAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER DAY
July 2 honors the dedicated personnel who coordinate their efforts to protect the nation’s wildlands. It’s also a day to remember the sacrifice made each time a firefighter steps into a wildland fire. #NationalWildlandFirefighterDay
ALICE IN WONDERLAND DAY
National Day Calendar is celebrating Alice In Wonderland Day on July 4 to commemorate the date that Lewis Carroll first told his beloved story to Alice Liddell. Today’s National Day is also the perfect opportunity to learn more about this English writer and how this famous children’s book came about. #AliceInWonderlandDay
Thank you to the towers for Air Traffic Control Day. Operating with laser-sharp focus, intense precision, and immense responsibility, air traffic controllers quietly direct thousands of flights safely through our skies every single day. We salute these calm, steady voices behind the headset!