February is filled with holidays to celebrate. It is more than just Valentine’s day. The second month of the calendar, which is from the Latin term Februum which means purification, might be the shortest. But it will not be a reason not to celebrate. The whole month of February is filled with different holidays celebrated the whole month, each week or even each day. It is also filled with holidays for awareness.

Here are the holidays that you could celebrate during the month of February.

February Month Long Holiday

• National Bird Feeding Month

• National Pet Dental Health Month

• Spay/Neuter Awareness Month

• Celebration of Chocolate Month

• Great American Pies Month

• Potato Lover’s Month

• Sweet Potato Month

• AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month

• American Heart Month

• NAtional Cancer Prevention Month

• National Children’s Dental Health Month

• Wise Health Consumer Month

• African American History Month

February Week Long Holiday

• African Heritage and Health Week - 1st Week of February

• Eating Disorder Awareness Week - 1st Week of February

• Women’s Heart Week - 1st Week of February

• World Interfaith Harmony - 1st Week of February

• National Big Brothers and Big Sisters Week - 2nd Week of February

• Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week - 2nd Week of February

• National Cardiopulmonary Week - 2nd Week of February

• National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week - 2nd Week of February

• Random Acts of Kindness Week - 2nd Week of February

• International Friendship Week - 3rd Week of February

• National Engineers Week - 3rd Week of February

• Eating Disorders Awareness Week - 4th Week of February

• Peace Corps Week - 4th Week of February

February Daily Holidays

• February 1 - Chinese New Year

• February 2 - World Wetlands Day

• February 3 - National Women Physicians Day

• February 4 - World Cancer Day

• February 5 - World Nutella Day

• February 6 - International Day of Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation

• February 7 - National Periodic Table Day

• February 8 - Safer Internet Day

• February 9 - National Pizza Day

• February 10 - Feast of Saint Paul’s Shipwreck in Malta

• February 11 - World Day of the Sick

• February 12 - President Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday

• February 13 - World Radio Day

• February 14 - Valentine’s Day

• February 15 - National Flag of Canada Day

• February 16 - National Almond Day

• February 17 - National Random Acts of Kindness Day

• February 18 - National Caregivers Day

• February 19 - National Chocolate Mint Day

• February 20 - World Day of Social Justice

• February 21 - International Mother Language Day

• February 22 - National Margarita Day

• February 23 - National Banana Bread Day

• February 24 - National Tortilla Chip Day

• February 25 - People Power Anniversary in Philippines

• February 26 - National Tell a Fairy Tale Day

• February 27 - National Polar Bear Day

• February 28 - Rare Disease Day