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!