Awesome Cats Calendar
Welcome to your go-to guide for every day that celebrates our feline friends — and their furry, feathered, and four-legged companions too! Whether it’s National Cat Day, Adopt a Shelter Pet Month, or Hug Your Cat Day (as if we needed a reminder), every year is packed with purr-worthy reasons to celebrate.
From silly to serious, these holidays honor the joy, love, and occasional chaos that come with pet parenthood. It’s the perfect excuse to treat your cat to a new toy, donate to your local shelter, or just post that 500th photo of your cat sleeping in a weird position.
🐾 Mark your calendar. Set your reminders. There’s a pet-related reason to party almost every week!
Calendar last updated: May 19, 2025
| National Pet Travel Safety Day | January 2 annually |
| National Cuddle Up Day | January 6 annually |
| National Dress Up Your Pet Day | January 14 annually |
| National Answer Your Cat's Question Day | January 22 annually |
| Change a Pet's Life Day | January 24 annually |
| National Pet Dental Health Month | February |
| National Cat Health Month | February |
| Pet Theft Awareness Day | February 14 annually |
| Love Your Pet Day | February 20 annually |
| World Spay Day / Spay Day USA | the last Tuesday in February |
| International Cat Rescue Day | March 2 annually |
| If Pets Had Thumbs Day | March 3 annually |
| Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Day (patron saint of cats) | March 17 annually |
| Save the Panther Day | the third Saturday of March |
| Cuddle a Kitten Day | March 23 annually |
| Respect Your Cat Day | March 28 annually |
| National Siamese Cat Day | April 6 annually |
| ASPCA Day / ASPCA Giving Day | April 10 annually |
| National Pet Day | April 11 annually |
| Pet Owners Independence Day | April 18 annually |
| Earth Day | April 22 annually |
| Hairball Awareness Day | the last Friday in April |
| National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day | April 30 annually |
| National Animal Therapy Day | April 30 annually |
| National Tabby Day | April 30 annually |
| World Veterinary Day | the last Saturday in April |
| National Specially-abled Pets Day | May 3 annually |
| National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day | May 8 annually |
| International Hug Your Cat Day | May 30 annually |
| Adopt a Cat Month | June |
| Hug Your Cat Day | June 4 annually |
| National Animal Rights Day | the first Sunday in June |
| World Pet Memorial Day | the second Tuesday in June |
| Take Your Cat to Work Day | the third Monday in June |
| National Garfield Day | June 19 annually |
| Cat World Domination Day | June 24 annually |
| ID Pet Day | July 1 annually |
| Independence Day (fireworks cause lost pets every year) | July 4 annually |
| National Kitten Day | July 10 annually |
| All-American Pet Photo Day | July 11 annually |
| National Pet Fire Safety Day | July 15 annually |
| National Craft for Your Local Shelters Day | July 21 annually |
| International Tiger Day | July 29 annually |
| Scottish Wildcat Day | August 8 annually |
| International Cat Day | August 8 annually |
| World Lion Day | August 10 annually |
| National Black Cat Appreciation Day | August 17 annually |
| National Homeless Animal Day | the third Saturday in August |
| National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day | August 22 annually |
| Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day | August 28 annually |
| Happy Cat Month | September |
| Ginger Cat Appreciation Day | September 1 annually |
| National Pet Memorial Day | the second Sunday in September |
| Meow Like a Pirate Day | September 19 annually |
| Remember Me Thursday | the fourth Thursday in September |
| World Rabies Day | September 28 annually |
| World Animal Day | October 4 annually |
| National Pet Obesity Awareness Day | the second Wednesday in October |
| Vet Nurse Day | the second Friday in October |
| Global Cat Day and National Feral Cat Day | October 16 annually |
| National Black Cat Day | October 27 annually |
| National Cat Day | October 29 annually |
| Adopt a Senior Pet Month | November |
| National Cook for Your Pets Day | November 1 annually |
| National Cat Week | the first full week of November |
| International Cheetah Day | December 4 annually |
| International Day of Veterinary Medicine | December 9 annually |
| Cat Herders Day | December 15 annually |