The Ultimate Geeky Holiday Calendar

Need an excuse to party? This list will help you find a reason to celebrate every day of the year! This list will continue to be updated, so check back often! Know of a special geeky day we missed? Let us know in the comments!

January

Isaac Asimov’s Birthday

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday

17 Ben Franklin’s Birthday

25 Macintosh Computer Day

February

2 Opposite Day

11 National Inventors’ Day

12 Darwin Day

March

4 National Grammar Day

8 Ralph Baer’s Birthday

11 Douglas Adam’s Birthday

14 Pi Day, Albert Einstein’s Birthday

25 Tolkien Reading Day

26 Leonard Nemoy’s Birthday

31 World Backup Day

April

11 International TableTop Day

12 Yuri’s Night

23 William Shakespeare’s Birthday

25 DNA Day

27 Morse Code Day

May

2 Free Comic Book Day

4 Star Wars Day

11 Twilight Zone Day

13 Stephen Colbert’s Birthday

14 George Lucas’s Birthday

23 Alan Turing’s Birthday

25 Geek Pride Day, Towel Day

June

10 Ballpoint Pen Day

16 Captain Picard Day

July

2 World UFO Day

5 Newton’s Principal Day

6 Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day

11 Laser Day

13 Embrace Your Geekness Day

20 Moon Day

22 Pi Approximation Day

26 SysAdmin Day

27 Gary Gygax’s Birthday

29 Wil Wheaton’s Birthday

August

12 IBM PC Day

22 Ray Bradbury‘s Birthday

September

7 Google Commemoration Day

13 Programmer Day

17 Optimus Prime Day

19 Talk Like a Pirate Day

22 Hobbit Day

October

3 Techie Appreciation Day

14 Ada Lovelace Day

16 Steve Jobs Day

23 Mole Day

26 Back To The Future Day

November

7 Marie Curie‘s Birthday

24 Evolution Day

30 Computer Security Day

December

5 Day of the Ninja, Walt Disney’s Birthday

23 Festivus

28 Stan Lee’s Birthday

8 Comments

  1. Great list! I’m gonna force my students to celebrate with me!!!

  2. Awesome list! Its reasons like this that you are one of my favorite blogs. Happy New Year! 🙂

  3. Criswell The Weatherman

    I think you missed two important days

    May 24 – Talk like Bob Dylan day (also his birthday)

    May 21 Yoda Talk like day it is? Hmmmmm???????? (also the release date of Star Wars episode 5 – Empire Strikes Back – where we first met the master syntax and grammar mangler

  4. You’ve got Ray Bradbury’s birthday on there twice (July & August). I think August 22 is the correct date!

  5. Eep! Thanks for that catch–it’s fixed!

  6. Nice list so far. Would you like some Doctor’s birthdays?

    Christopher Eccleston: 2/16
    David Tennant: 4/18
    Matt Smith: 10/28
    Peter Capaldi: 4/14

    and let’s throw in

    Karen Gillan: 11/28

    Cheers! 🙂

  7. House pride week March 20 – 21
    House Pride Day:
    March 20:Hufflepuff
    March 21: Slytherin
    March 22: Gryffindor
    March 23: Ravenclaw

  8. March 10>> Mario Day mar10

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