Carnival Day
Carnival Day falls on February 26, and the festival it names is a licensed inversion of the ordinary order, timed to the last days before Lent.
February 26
10 holidays
For Pete’s Sake Day
For Pete's Sake Day falls on February 26, and Pete exists only because people wanted to swear without swearing.
Inconvenience Yourself Day
Inconvenience Yourself Day falls on February 26, and the small cost it asks you to absorb is exactly what distinguishes a real favor from a costless one.
International Very Good Looking Smart People Day
This February 26 observance flatters everyone who reads it, and there is a well-documented bias that explains why we assume attractive people are also clever.
National Pistachio Day
National Pistachio Day falls on February 26, and the split shell that makes them easy to eat is the nut bursting its own casing as it ripens.
Personal Chef Day
Personal Chef Day falls on February 26, and the job is not a private restaurant kitchen but a batch-cooking operation run out of somebody else's house.
Spice Up National Chili Day
Celebrate National Chili Day on February 26th! Dive into its history, enjoy fun facts, and discover creative ways to spice up this flavorful holiday.
Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Tell a Fairy Tale Day falls on February 26, and the Grimms were not authors but collectors who kept softening the stories edition by edition.
Toast Day
Toast Day falls on the last Thursday in February, and toasting is best understood as moisture management, which explains why day-old bread makes better toast than fresh.
Chili Day
Chili Day falls on the fourth Thursday of February, honoring a dish sold from San Antonio plazas by women who ran the city's open-air food trade for decades.