Happy March! Here’s to Women’s History Month, Easter and Saint Patrick’s Day

March is the time of year when people are looking forward to spring break and spending time with their families during their retrospective holidays. Some families celebrate Holi (March 25) and others are celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day (March 17). But that's not all—we've got all of the March holidays and observances to know about in 2024!

If you are celebrating a birthday in March, you are either considered a Pisces (February 19-March 20) or an Aries (March 21-April 20). And there's plenty of other excitement this month as the first day of Daylight Savings happens on March 10 (so it starts to stay lighter outside later, but we lose an hour of sleep!), along with various monthly, weekly and daily celebrations, including Easter, which comes at the very end of this month. Plus the first day of spring comes in March on March 20 with the spring equinox

March has a lot of health-related themes attached, including Developmental Disability Awareness Month, Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month and Endometriosis Awareness Month. Some of the weeks in March are focused on health as well, like International Brain Awareness Week (March 11-March 17) and National Sleep Awareness Week (March 10-March 16), while others celebrate desserts like Chocolate Chip Cookie Week (March 3-March 9) and American Chocolate Week (March 17-March 23). 

Celebrating women and their accomplishments is a focus in March as well—after all, it's Women's History Month! Women In Construction Week (March 3-March 9) falls right before Girl Scouts Week (March 10-March 16), which is always the week that includes the Girl Scouts's birthday (March 12). 

Here are all of the March holidays and observances to know about!

Related: 30 Funny March Memes to Begin the New Month

Related: March Is Women's History Month! Learn More About Its Backstory and Celebration

What Major Holidays Are Happening in March?

You always hear people say, “Beware the ides of March!” (from the Shakespeare play, Julius Caesar), but March isn’t all bad as a month. March reminds us that spring is on its way and that it’ll start to get warmer outside. Saint Patrick’s Day, on March 17, is notably March’s most famous annual holiday. 

Plus, Women’s History Month is also in March, helping to celebrate women throughout history and their amazing accomplishments.

One holiday that is religiously more important, though, isn't a set date every year. Easter falls on Sunday, March 31, 2024 this year, while it was in April last year. 

Related: What Is the March Birth Flower? Celebrate March Birthdays With This Beautiful Bloom

What Are the Religious Holidays That Are Happening in March?

Some religious holidays that happen in March are Ramadan (which starts on March 10), Purim (which starts on March 23) and Holi (which starts on March 25).

From Peanut Butter Lover's Day (March 1) to International Day of Happiness (March 20), there is something to celebrate, no matter what kind of food or mood you are in March! Below is a list of all the holidays and observances for March 2024.

Related: What Is Holi? Everything To Know About Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors

What dates are Easter holidays 2024?

Holy Week holidays in 2024 fall on the following dates:

  • Palm Sunday: March 24

  • Holy Thursday: March 28

  • Good Friday: March 29

  • Holy Saturday: March 30

  • Easter Sunday: March 31

  • Easter Monday: April 1

List of March’s Monthly Observances

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  • Developmental Disability Awareness Month

  • Women’s History Month

  • Social Work Month

  • Mad for Plaid Month

  • Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

  • National Celery Month

  • Irish-American Awareness Month

  • National Reading Month

  • Greek American Heritage Month

  • National Optimism Month

  • Endometriosis Awareness Month

  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

  • Kidney Cancer Awareness Month

  • International Ideas Month

  • Bisexual/Bi+ Health Awareness Month

  • National Noodle Month

  • Red Cross Month

  • Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month

  • Dolphin Awareness Month

  • Listening Awareness Month

  • National Cheerleading Safety Month

Related: These 125 Influential Women Will Inspire You To Crush Your Goals

List of March's Weekly Observances

  • Sea Week (March 2-10)

  • Read an E-Book Week (March 3-9)

  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Week (March 3-9)

  • Women In Construction Week (March 3-9)

  • Celebrate Your Name Week (March 3-9)

  • National Aardvark Week (March 4-10)

  • Girl Scout Week (March 10-16)

  • Sleep Awareness Month (March 10-16)

  • International Brain Awareness Week (March 11-17)

  • American Chocolate Week (March 17-23)

  • National Anonymous Giving Week (March 17-23)

  • National Poison Prevention Week (March 17-23)

  • National Introvert Week (March 18-24)

  • National Bubble Week (March 19-26)

  • Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 24-30)

Related: People Born in March Actually Have 2 Birthstones—Find Out What They Are and the Meaning Behind Each Stone

List of March's Daily Holidays

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March 1:

  • Baby Sleep Day

  • Endometriosis Awareness Day

  • National Peanut Butter’s Lover’s Day

  • Self-Injury Awareness Day

  • World Music Therapy Day

  • International Women of Color Day

  • National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts

  • National Dadgum That's Good Day

  • National Day of Unplugging

  • National Dress in Blue Day

  • National Employee Appreciation Day

  • National Fruit Compote Day

  • National Horse Protection Day

  • National March First Day

  • National Pig Day

  • National Speech and Debate Education Day

  • National Wedding Planning Day

  • National Welsh Corgi Day

  • Peace Corps Day

  • Plan a Solo Vacation Day

  • Refired Not Retired Day

  • Share a Smile Day

  • World Civil Defense Day

  • World Compliment Day

  • World Day of Prayer

  • World Seagrass Day

  • Zero Discrimination Day

Related: Huh? Some People Swear By Blowing Cinnamon Into Their Homes on the First of the Month—Here’s Why

March 2:

  • International Rescue Cat Day

  • National Banana Cream Pie Day

  • National Old Stuff Day

  • National Read Across America Day

  • World Teen Mental Wellness Day

March 3:

  • 33 Flavors Day

  • Caregiver Appreciation Day

  • International Ear Care Day

  • International Irish Whiskey Day

  • Namesake Day

  • National Anthem Day

  • National Cold Cuts Day

  • National I Want You to be Happy Day

  • National If Pets Had Thumbs Day

  • National Moscow Mule Day

  • National Mulled Wine Day

  • National Soup It Forward Day

  • Navy Reserve Birthday

  • Simplify Your Life Day

  • Talk in Third Person Day

  • World Hearing Day

  • World Wildlife Day

March 4:

  • Brain Injury Awareness Day

  • Casimir Pulaski Day

  • Courageous Follower Day

  • Fun Facts About Names Day

  • Global Day of the Engineer

  • Holy Experiment Day

  • HPV Awareness Day

  • Hug a G.I. Day

  • International Scrapbooking Industry Day

  • March Forth

  • National Dance The Waltz Day

  • National Grammar Day

  • National Marching Band Day

  • National Pound Cake Day

  • National Snack Day

  • National Sons Day

  • Toy Soldier Day

  • World Day of Fight against Sexual Exploitation

  • World Tennis Day

March 5:

  • Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day

  • National Absinthe Day

  • National Cheese Doodle Day

  • National Potty Dance Day

  • National Sportsmanship Day

  • National Town Meeting Day

  • Reel Film Day

  • Unique Names Day

  • World Information Architecture Day

March 6:

  • Alamo Day

  • Day of Memorial And Respect For Veterans

  • Discover What Your Name Means Day

  • National Dentist Day

  • National Dress Day

  • National Frozen Food Day

  • National Oreo Cookie Day

  • National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

  • No Homework Day

  • Stop Bad Service Day

March 7:

  • Alexander Graham Bell Day

  • Name Tag Day

  • National Be Heard Day

  • National Cereal Day

  • National Flapjack Day

  • National Hospitalist Day

  • Plant Power Day

  • Sock Monkey Day

March 8:

  • Be Nasty Day

  • National Middle Name Pride Day

  • National Peanut Cluster Day

  • National Preschooler's Day

  • National Proofreading Day

  • National Retro Video Game Day

  • United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace

  • International Women’s Day

  • United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace

Related: 101 Heartfelt Holi Wishes for Family, Friends & a Joyful Festival of Colors

March 9:

  • Amerigo Vespucci Day

  • Genealogy Day

  • International Fanny Pack Day

  • National Barbie Day

  • National Crab Meat Day

  • National False Teeth Day

  • National Meatball Day

  • National Dishwasher Appreciation Day

  • National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day

  • World Kidney Day

March 10:

  • Check Your Batteries Day

  • Daylight Savings

  • First Day of Ramadan (Muslim holiday)

  • Harriet Tubman Day

  • International Day of Bagpipes

  • International Day of Awesomeness

  • International Day of Women Judges

  • International Wig Day

  • Mario Day

  • National Dry Shampoo Day

  • National Freelancers Day

  • National Landline Telephone Day

  • National Pack Your Lunch Day

  • National Ranch Day

  • National Sending Day

  • National Skirt Day

  • National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

  • New Moon March

  • Paper Money Day

March 11:

  • 311 Day

  • Debunking Day

  • National COVID-19 Day

  • National Dream Day

  • National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day

  • National Johnny Appleseed Day

  • National Napping Day

  • National Promposal Day

  • Wash Your Nose Day

  • World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film

  • World Plumbing Day

March 12:

  • Equal Pay Day

  • National Girl Scouts Day

  • National Organize Your Home Office Day

  • National Working Mom’s Day

  • National Plant A Flower Day

  • World Day Against Cyber Censorship

  • World Glaucoma Day

Related: Everything About Daylight Savings Time 2024, Including Why We Have It and When To Change Your Clocks

March 13:

  • Fill Our Staplers Day

  • International Every Girl Wins Day

  • K-9 Veterans Day

  • Ken Day

  • National Earmuff Day

  • National Good Samaritan Day

  • National No Smoking Day

  • National Jewel Day

  • National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day

  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day

March 14:

  • Celebrate Scientists Day

  • Genius Day

  • International Ask a Question Day

  • International Day of Action For Rivers

  • International Day of Mathematics

  • International School Meals Day

  • Legal Assistance Day

  • National Children's Craft Day

  • National Learn About Butterflies Day

  • National Potato Chip Day

  • National Write Your Own Story Day

  • Pi Day

  • Popcorn Lover's Day

  • Save a Spider Day

  • Science Education Day

March 15:

  • Brutus Day

  • Dumbstruck Day

  • Everything You Think Is Wrong Day

  • Ides of March

  • International Day Against Police Brutality

  • International Day To Combat Islamophobia

  • National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence

  • National Peanut Lovers Day

  • National Preschool Teacher Appreciation Day

  • National Voiceover Day

  • World Consumer Rights Day

  • World Essential Workers' Day

  • World Sleep Day

  • World Speech Day

March 16:

  • Black Press Day

  • Everything You Do is Right Day

  • Freedom of Information Day

  • International Sports Car Racing Day

  • Lips Appreciation Day

  • Maple Syrup Saturday

  • National Artichoke Day

  • National Corn Dog Day

  • National Curl Crush Day

  • National Panda Day

  • National Quilting Day

  • National Vaccination Day

  • Play the Recorder Day

  • Save the Florida Panther Day

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March 17:

  • Camp Fire Girls Day

  • Doctor Patient Trust Day

  • National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day

  • Saint Patrick’s Day

Related: It's Your Lucky Day! Learn All About St. Patrick's Day: History, Facts, Trivia and Banning Beer?!

March 18:

  • Act Happy Day

  • Global Recycling Day

  • Goddess Of Fertility Day

  • National Sloppy Joe Day

  • National Supreme Sacrifice Day

  • Transit Driver Worker Appreciation Day

March 19:

  • Certified Nurses Day

  • International Client's Day

  • International Read To Me Day

  • National 3-D Day

  • National Let’s Laugh Day

  • National Chocolate Caramel Day

  • National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

  • National Poultry Day

  • National Stretch Mark Day

March 20:

  • Astrology Day

  • International Day of Happiness

  • Dogs in Yellow Day

  • Feast of Saint Joseph

  • French Language Day

  • Great American Meat Out Day

  • Kiss Your Fiance Day

  • March/Spring Equinox

  • National Jump Out Day

  • National Macaron Day

  • National Proposal Day

  • National Ravioli Day

  • Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day

  • World Behavior Analysis Day

  • World Flour Day

  • World Frog Day

  • World Maths Day

  • World Oral Health Day

  • World Sparrow Day

  • World Storytelling Day

  • World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People

March 21:

  • Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

  • Big Bang Day

  • Companies That Care Day

  • Education Freedom Day

  • International Color Day

  • International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

  • International Day of Forests

  • International Day of Nowruz

  • International Race Relations Day

  • Memory Day

  • National Aries Day

  • National Close the Gap Day

  • National Common Courtesy Day

  • National Crunchy Taco Day

  • National Day Of Action On Syringe Exchange

  • National Farm Rescuer Day

  • National Flower Day

  • National Fragrance Day

  • National French Bread Day

  • National Renewable Energy Day

  • National Single Parent Day

  • National Teenager Day

  • Rosie The Riveter Day

  • World Down Syndrome Day

  • World Poetry Day

  • World Puppetry Day

  • World Social Work Day

March 22:

  • As Young As You Feel Day

  • Daffodil Day

  • International Goof-off Day

  • International Day of the Seal

  • Talk Like William Shakespeare Day

  • Talk Like William Shatner Day

  • World Day of Metta

  • World Water Day

March 23:

  • Atheist Day

  • Chips and Dip Day

  • Cuddly Kitten Day

  • National Chia Day

  • National Puppy Day

  • National Tamale Day

  • Near Miss Day

  • OK Day

  • Purim (Jewish Holiday, starts March 23 at sunset and goes until March 24)

  • Walk in the Sand Day

  • World Math Day

  • World Meteorological Day

March 24:

  • International Day For Achievers

  • International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

  • National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day

  • National Cheesesteak Day

  • National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day

  • National Cocktail Day

  • National Each Person is A Person of Worth Day

  • Palm Sunday

  • Purim (ends at sundown)

  • World Tuberculosis Day

March 25:

  • Bed-in for Peace Day

  • Greek Independence Day

  • Holi (Hindu Holiday)

  • International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

  • International Waffle Day

  • National Medal of Honor Day

  • National Guadalupe Day

  • National Sing-Out Day

  • Tolkien Reading Day

  • World Retrospective Day

March 26:

  • American Diabetes Alert Day

  • Epilepsy Awareness/Purple Day

  • Live, Long and Prosper Day

  • Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

  • National Spinach Day

  • Solitude Day

  • Wear a Hat Day

March 27:

  • American Red Cross Giving Day

  • International Day of Scribble

  • International Whiskey Day

  • Manatee Appreciation Day

  • National Spanish Paella Day

  • World Theater Day

March 28:

  • Holy Thursday (Easter Week)

  • Major League Baseball Opening Day

  • National Hot Tub Appreciation Day

  • National Black Forest Cake Day

  • National Something On a Stick Day

  • Respect Your Cat Day

  • World Piano Day

March 29:

  • Good Friday (Easter Week)

  • Mermaid Day

  • National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day

  • National Smoke and Mirrors Day

  • National Vietnam Wars Veterans Day

  • Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day

  • Payday It Forward

  • World Marbles Day

March 30:

  • Doctor’s Day

  • Earth Hour

  • National Folding Laundry Day

  • National I Am In Control Day

  • National Pencil Day

  • Take a Walk in the Park Day

  • World Bipolar Day

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March 31:

  • Anesthesia Tech Day

  • Cesar Chavez Day

  • Crayola Crayon Day

  • Easter Sunday

  • National Bunsen Burner Day

  • National Farm Workers Day

  • National Tater Day

  • Prom Day

  • Transgender Day of Visibility

  • World Backup Day

Next up, April Holidays and Observances