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Children’s Days
How do you celebrate your Children’s Day? The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty, sets out a number of children’s rights including the right to life, to health, to education and to play, as well as the right to family life, to be protected from violence, to not be discriminated, and to have their views heard. The officially recognized date of Children’s Day varies from country to country. On this page, you’ll find Children’s Day dates. 
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Help us National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2026-2027 year
September 2026
Sunday 20 September - Universal Children's Day in Germany; World Children's Festival in Planten un Blomen (takes place on the third Sunday in September); World Children's Day in Thuringia, Germany (an official holiday since 2019)
Saturday 26 September - World Children's Day in Mainz (Starts on Saturday of the third full week of September)
Sunday 27 September - International Daughters' Day (Celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September)
October 2026
Friday 2 October - Children's Day in Singapore (celebrated on the first Friday of October); Worldwide Day of Play (is an annual event designed to encourage children and parents to turn off the television and play together, especially outdoors)
Monday 5 October - Child Health Day in US (on the first Monday in October. Each child deserves to be the healthiest he or she can be)
Monday 12 October - Children's Day in Brazil (Nossa Senhora Aparecida)
Thursday 15 October - Memorial Day for the loss of a child during pregnancy or a newborn (noted in Ohio, USA, Canada, France, Britain and Italy); Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Friday 23 October - National Red Ribbon Week in USA (is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation reaching millions of young people); Global Day of Action for Child Survival
Wednesday 28 October - Grandchildren and grandparents Day in Russia (a holiday for the whole family)
Friday 30 October - Mischief Night (United States and Canada) - Beggars Night (certain regions of the United States)
November 2026
Saturday 7 November - Children's Day in South Africa (Celebrated on the first Saturday in November)
Saturday 14 November - Bal Diwas in India (celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru. Children's Day)
Wednesday 18 November - European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (held since 2015 under the auspices of the Council of Europe)
Thursday 19 November - World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; National Day for the Prevention of Abuse Against Children and Adolescents in Argentina
Friday 20 November - Children's Day in Pakistan; National Child Day in Canada; Universal Children’s Day
December 2026
Sunday 6 December - St Nicholas Day (International. The St. Nicholas/Santa Claus leaves little presents in children's shoesl)
Friday 25 December - Children's Day in Cameroon (also Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo); Christmas Day
January 2027
Friday 1 January - Global Family Day (is grew out of the UN Millennium Day celebration, which included the distribution of the 1996 children's book One Day at a Time)
Wednesday 6 January - World War Orphans Day (was initiated by the French organisation, SOS Enfants en Detresses)
Saturday 9 January - Children's Day or Wan Dek Haeng Chat in Thailand (It is celebrated on the second Saturday of January)
February 2027
Friday 12 February - Red Hand Day (United Nations)
Monday 22 February - Stork Day in Haslach im Kinzigtal (When the streets become a children's paradise)
March 2027
Sunday 7 March - Children's Day in New Zealand (celebrated on the first Sunday in March); The Heidelberg Summer Day procession (a spectacle at the turn of the seasons); International Children’s Day of Broadcasting
Saturday 20 March - World Fairy Tale Day (arose on the initiative of Sweden in 1991)
Monday 29 March - National Day of Girls and Boys Victims of Forced Disappearance in El Salvador (Día Nacional de las Niñas y los Niños Víctimas de la Desaparición Forzada)
Tuesday 30 March - School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (DENIP in countries with Southern Hemisphere school calendars. Founded in 1964)
April 2027
Friday 2 April - National Children's Book Day in Thailand (Adopted 22 February 2005); International Children’s Book Day
Saturday 24 April - Children's Day in Zambia; Children's Day in Colombia (celebrated on the last Saturday of April)
Sunday 25 April - Parental Alienation Awareness Day (Parental alienation is a problem that most people don't know about. It is child abuse and needs to be stopped.)
Monday 26 April - National Kids and Pets Day in US; National Children’s Book Week in USA (Starts on the last Monday of April)
Friday 30 April - Child's Day in Mexico; Children's Day in Mexico (Día del Niño); Day of Nonviolent Education
May 2027
Wednesday 5 May - Children's Day in Japan and South Korea (Tango no sekku, also known as Ayame no hi ); National Bike to School Day in USA (Held on Wednesday the first full week of May)
Tuesday 25 May - National Missing Children's Day in United States (and its related observances: - International Missing Children's Day); Early Education Day in Peru
Sunday 30 May - Children's Day in Hungary (celebrated on the last Sunday in May)
June 2027
Tuesday 1 June - The Day of Protection of Children Rights in Armenia; Child's day in China; Mother and Child Day in Mongolia
Sunday 6 June - Korean Children’s Union Foundation Day (North Korea); Children's Media Festival - Goldener Spatz; National Child’s Day
Saturday 12 June - World Doll Day (Every year on the second Saturday in June); World Day Against Child Labour
Sunday 13 June - Children's Day in Haiti (Held on the second Sunday in June)
Wednesday 16 June - International Day of the African Child (Organisation of African Unity)
Sunday 27 June - Grandchildren's Day in New Jersey, USA (celebrated from 2014 on the last Sunday of June)
July 2027
Sunday 18 July - Children's Day in Venezuela (Held on the third Sunday of July)
Friday 23 July - Children's Day in Indonesia (since 1984)
August 2027
Monday 2 August - National Children's Day in Tuvalu (Spend on the first Monday of August)
Sunday 8 August - Children's Day in Chile (Celebrated on the Sunday of the first full week of August)
Wednesday 11 August - Sons and Daughters Day in Germany (The Der Tag der Söhne und Töchter a family holiday and a good time to spend time together)
Sunday 15 August - Children's Day in Argentina and Peru (celebrated on the third Sunday in August)
Saturday 28 August - Family Day in Hamburg (Celebrated on the last Saturday in August)
September 2027
Tuesday 7 September - World Day of Destruction of a Military Toy (The 1987 idea of the World Association for Orphans and Children without Parental Care has been celebrated since 1988)
Thursday 9 September - Children's Day in Costa Rica (Día del Nińo); International Day to Protect Education from Attack
Friday 10 September - Children's Day in Honduras (Dia del Niño)
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