Globe Trottin' Kids

Double Ninth Festival, China
2025-10-29
The Double Ninth Festival, also known as Chongyang Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. It is a day to pay respects to ancestors, climb mountains, and participate in outdoor activities as the number nine is considered auspicious in Chinese culture, symbolizing strong yang energy and protection against misfortune.

Pushkar Camel Fair
2025-10-30
The Pushkar Camel Fair, or Pushkar Mela, is an annual 14-day Hindu festival and one of the largest and most popular festivals in India. Camel trading and religious rituals are the main parts of the fair.

Halloween
2025-10-31
Halloween is a holiday celebrated in many countries on October 31 each year.
The tradition dates back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
Read about some Halloween traditions from around the world.

World Cities Day
2025-10-31
The United Nations designated October 31 as World Cities Day. The focus is to create awareness of the role of urbanization in global sustainable development and social inclusion.

Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead
2025-11-01 - 2025-11-02
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a two-day celebration of life and death. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated throughout Latin America.
Discover the Traditions of Día de los Muertos.

Children's Book Week in November
2025-11-03
During Children’s Book Week, bookstores, libraries, and schools participate in various events to celebrate children’s books and the joy of reading.
Learn more at everychildareader.net

Loy Krathong, Thailand
2025-11-05
During Loy Krathong, a traditional Thai festival, people release small decorated floats, known as “krathongs,” onto rivers and waterways as a gesture of respect and gratitude to the water spirits, while also symbolically letting go of negativity and misfortunes.

Outdoor Classroom Day
2025-11-06
Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to inspire and celebrate outdoor play and learning, at home and at school.
Outdoor learning improves children’s health, engages them with learning and leads to a greater connection with nature. Play not only teaches critical life skills such as resilience, teamwork and creativity, but is central to children’s enjoyment of childhood.
Get more info and free resources HERE.

STEM/STEAM Day
2025-11-08
STEM/STEAM Day is focused on inspiring kids to explore and pursue their interests in science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

World Science Day
2025-11-10
World Science Day for Peace and Development is dedicated to highlighting the importance of science in promoting peace and sustainable development. The day encourages global awareness and engagement in scientific endeavors to address pressing global challenges and improve the quality of life for all.

Veteran's Day, US
2025-11-11
Veteran’s Day is an American holiday that honors military veterans (people who served in the U.S. Armed Forces).

Guinness World Record Day
2025-11-13
Guinness World Record Day is an annual celebration of record-breaking, a day which sees thousands of people around the world come together with one common goal, to become a title holder.

World Kindness Day
2025-11-13
World Kindness Day celebrates the natural human desire to be kind and the positive changes that kindness can bring to our communities.
Teach Kindness in Your Classroom

Shichi-Go-San
2025-11-15
Shichi-Go-San literally means 7-5-3 in Japanese. The festival, held every November 15, is a traditional rite of passage for Japanese boys turning 3 and 5 and girls turning 3 and 7 years old. It celebrates the growth and happiness of young children.
Read more.

International Day for Tolerance
2025-11-16
The International Day for Tolerance is for educating people about the need for tolerance and the harm of intolerance.

World Toilet Day
2025-11-19
World Toilet Day is an international observance day to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.

Universal Children's Day
2025-11-20
Universal Children’s Day is celebrated to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) promotes and coordinates the day, which also works towards improving children’s welfare.

Elephant Round-Up, Thailand
2025-11-21
The Surin Elephant Round-up is held every year in Thailand during the third weekend of November. Activities include elephants parading through the streets, partaking in the famous “elephant breakfast” and demonstrations, games, and traditional events.

Thanksgiving, United States
2025-11-27
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the U.S. on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a day to give thanks for the autumn harvest and other blessings.

Native American Heritage Day
2025-11-28
Native American Heritage Day, observed on the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, honors the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of Native American peoples.

Monkey Buffet Festival
2025-11-30
The Monkey Buffet Festival takes place every year in Lopburi, Thailand. During the festival, people offer fruits, vegetables, and candies to the monkeys that live around the ancient temple of Phra Prang Sam Yot.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
2025-12-03
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was created to promote the rights and well-being of people with disabilities and to increase awareness of their situation in all aspects of life.
“Let us remove physical and cultural barriers, build resilient societies and create opportunities that truly leave no one behind.” — António Guterres, UN Secretary-General

International Volunteer Day
2025-12-05
International Volunteer Day promotes volunteerism and encourages governments to support volunteer efforts both locally and nationally.

Saint Nicholas Day
2025-12-06
Saint Nicholas Day is the feast day of Saint Nicholas. It is observed on December 6 in Western Christian countries and Romania, December 5 in the Netherlands, and December 19 in Eastern Christian countries.

Human Rights Day
2025-12-10
Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10 – the day (in 1948) the United Nations adopted the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
Click HERE for information and activities.

International Mountain Day
2025-12-11
International Mountain Day is meant to bring awareness to the importance of mountains in peoples’ lives, and to preserving mountain ecosystems.

St. Lucia's Day
2025-12-13
St. Lucia’s Day is a festival of lights celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and the Swedish-speaking areas of Finland on December 13 in honour of St. Lucia (St. Lucy).

Hanukkah
2025-12-14
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish celebration that lasts for eight nights (December 14 – 22, 2025). It commemorates the miracle of the oil in the Second Temple in Jerusalem and involves the lighting of the menorah, playing dreidel games, and enjoying festive foods.
Click here for information and activities.

Las Posadas
2025-12-16
Las Posadas, (“The Inns” in Spanish) is a Mexican Christmas tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter in Bethlehem.
Celebrated from December 16th to 24th, it involves processions, caroling, and symbolic representations of the biblical story, culminating in a feast and breaking of a piñata.

Wright Brothers Day
2025-12-17
On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers took their first successful flight in North Carolina. Every year on this day, Americans celebrate Wright Brothers Day to honor their contributions to aviation.
