| Date | Event | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Years Day | Often marked with a date touch |
| January (3rd Monday) | Martin Luther King Day | USA |
| 27 January | Holocaust Memorial Day | Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp |
| 25 January | Burns Night | Scotland |
| 28 January | Australia Day | Australia |
| 6 February | Waitingi Day | New Zealand |
| 14 February | Valentines Day | |
| February (3rd Monday) | Presidents Day | USA |
| 13 March | Commonwealth Day | Commonwealth countries |
| 18 April | Independence Day | Zimbabwe |
| 23 April | St Georges Day | Ring for England |
| 25 April | ANZAC Day | Australia & New Zealand |
| 1 May | May Day | Coordinate with other local customs |
| May (1st Monday) | Queens birthday | New Zealand |
| May (Monday preceding 25th) | Victoria Day | Canada (Monarchs official birthday) |
| May (last Monday) | Memorial Day | USA |
| June (2nd Monday) | Kings (official) birthday | Australia (except WA) |
| June (2nd Monday) | Commonwealth Day | |
| 14 June | Flag Day | USA |
| June (2nd or 3rd Saturday) | Kings (official) birthday | Trooping the Colour |
| 1 July | Canada Day | Canada |
| 4 July | Independence Day | USA |
| September (1st Monday) | Labor Day | USA |
| September (10 days including 2nd weekend) | Heritage Open Days | Church towers open to the public and/or public ringing, see website |
| 21 September | International Day of Peace | Promoted by United Nations |
| October (2nd Monday) | Columbus Day | USA |
| October (2nd Monday) | Thanksgiving Day | Canada |
| 11 November | Remembrance Day | Half muffled |
| 11 November | Veterans Day | USA |
| November (4th Thursday) | Thanksgiving Day | USA |
| 14 November | King Charles III (real) birthday | |
| 31 December | Festival of Bells | USA + world, website |
Notable church festivals are listed here. See also, significant anniversaries of historic events.