Occasions and trivia calendar

Our popular calendar lists over 300 entries designed to inspire a party, or simply create an excuse for one.

From classic holidays we all celebrate like Thanksgiving, events like the Super Bowl, to obscure celebrations like "Limerick Day" and the always popular "Eggs Benedict Day.

We have suggestions on how to celebrate some of these dates. Try a Mint Julep to celebrate "Mint Julep Day", or a Dean Martini cocktail to celebrate Dean Martin's birthday.  (How you celebrate "National Poultry Day" or "National Pass Gas Day" is your business.)

Click on the month of your choice and find out what holidays or excuses to party you have been missing, or find out who invented Root Beer, or what day the final episode of "Cheers" aired.  Have Fun!

January

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• HAPPY NEW YEAR

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• NFL Wild Card Weekend

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• NFL Wild Card Weekend

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• BCS National Championship Game, 8 PM Louisiana Superdome on FOX Ohio State vs. LSU

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• English Toffee Day

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• Elvis Presley is born on this day in 1945

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• Wendy's "Where's the Beef" Campaign began on this day in 1984

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• NFL Divisional Playoffs

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• NFL Divisional Playoffs
• 65th Golden Globe Awards - NBC
• Invite your Neighbor to Dinner Day.

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• January 14 - January 27, 2008 Australian Open, 96th Edition

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• First Super Bowl played on this date in 1967 (Packers beat the Chiefs)

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• Prohibition began (1920)

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• Blame Someone Else Day
• National Hot Buttered Rum Day

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• Champagne Day
• National Popcorn day - interesting combo
• Martin Luther King Jr Day (U.S.)

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• National Pie Day

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• The Beer Can was introduced (1935)

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• Robbie Burns Day
• Dinner Party Day

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• Chinese New Year
• Australia Day
• Peanut Brittle Day

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• Today in 1967, The Doors release their self-titled debut album.

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• National Brandy Alexander Day
• Australian Open Tennis - Women's Final