| Hopefully you saved some of these from your Independence Day BBQ because the 3rd Wed. in July is the national day to enjoy them |
hot dogs |
200 |
November 29, 2022 |
| The largest U.S. independent film festival, it showcases new talents & movies each January in Utah |
Sundance |
400 |
November 29, 2022 |
| October is "Girls Lead" this acronym month, helping young women make gains in long male-dominated fields |
STEM |
600 |
November 29, 2022 |
| Feb. 14, its inventor's birthday, is the day to honor this ride on which lovers might not mind getting stuck at the top |
a Ferris wheel |
800 |
November 29, 2022 |
| December 10 is the U.N.-declared day for these--take some time & read the Universal Declaration of them |
Human Rights |
1000 |
November 29, 2022 |
| In fall grab your beer stein & head to Munich for this 2-week-long celebration |
Oktoberfest |
200 |
November 30, 2020 |
| An annual competition for solvers of these began in 1978; points were given for correct letters in the grids |
crossword puzzles |
400 |
November 30, 2020 |
| Lyon's Fête des Lumières is held around December the 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception which celebrates her |
the Virgin Mary |
600 |
November 30, 2020 |
| The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California hosts this annual music festival as well as the Stagecoach Festival |
Coachella |
800 |
November 30, 2020 |
| From mid-March to mid-May, Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands hosts an annual festival of these flowers |
tulips |
1000 |
November 30, 2020 |
| From December 16 to 24, Mexico commemorates the journey this biblical pair took from Nazareth to Bethlehem |
Mary & Joseph |
200 |
February 27, 2020 |
| This holiday has its origins in the Celtic festival of Samhain, during which people wore masks to avoid being recognized by ghosts |
Halloween |
400 |
February 27, 2020 |
| First held in 1897, it's now run on Patriots' Day in April each year |
the Boston Marathon |
600 |
February 27, 2020 |
| LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated each June to commemorate the 1969 riots at this inn |
Stonewall |
800 |
February 27, 2020 |
| This Utah festival regularly has more than 12,000 films submitted; about 200 end up getting shown |
Sundance |
1000 |
February 27, 2020 |
| The 1926 Rose Queen Fay Lanphier was also the winner of this pageant, the only holder of both titles at once |
Miss America pageant |
200 |
January 1, 2018 |
| At the Duke University Chapel, the blessing of the animals is timed to be near the feast day of this saint |
St. Francis |
400 |
January 1, 2018 |
| The Christmas tree lighting at this New York City site has been taking place since 1933 & was first televised in 1951 |
Rockefeller Center |
600 |
January 1, 2018 |
| A Santa Barbara show devoted to this flower presents several awards including Grand Champion Cymbidium of Show |
an orchid |
800 |
January 1, 2018 |
| One of the top professional rodeos in the U.S. is the annual Snake River Stampede in Nampa in this state |
Idaho |
1000 |
January 1, 2018 |
| It was created in 1970 as a "national teach-in on the environment" |
Earth Day |
200 |
February 1, 2017 |
| To promote heart health for women, National Wear Red Day, whose logo is seen here, is the first Friday of this month |
February |
400 |
February 1, 2017 |
| The inedible one is celebrated March 14; the edible one is January 23, as in "1-2-3, as easy as..." |
pie |
600 |
February 1, 2017 |
| First Night, an arts festival in Boston, is held on this celebratory night |
New Year\'s Eve |
800 |
February 1, 2017 |
| The story of the Jewish holiday Purim is told in the Biblical book of her |
Esther |
1000 |
February 1, 2017 |
| In Nov. 1921 it was observed with the burial of an unknown soldier from World War I at Arlington National Cemetery |
Veterans Day |
200 |
November 17, 2016 |
| The Texas Cavaliers River Parade is a centerpiece of this annual San Antonio event, "party" in Spanish |
fiesta |
400 |
November 17, 2016 |
| If you're fasting on the 10th day of Tishri, you're observing this Jewish holiday |
Yom Kippur |
600 |
November 17, 2016 |
| In many places in the South, this festive season opens on Twelfth Night & climaxes with Mardi Gras |
Carnival |
800 |
November 17, 2016 |
| The date of this annual event honors a June 14, 1777 resolution of the Continental Congress |
Flag Day |
|
November 17, 2016 |
| The lineup for the first Jazz & Heritage Festival in this city included Mahalia Jackson & Duke Ellington |
New Orleans |
200 |
September 22, 2016 |
| In September, on the first Sunday after Labor Day, we celebrate these beloved relatives |
grandparents |
400 |
September 22, 2016 |
| The trial of Jack McCall was a highlight of the 2016 Wild Bill Days in this South Dakota town |
Deadwood |
600 |
September 22, 2016 |
| Calvin Klein & Jeremy Scott are just 2 of the designers on the schedule for Sept. 2016's NYFW, short for this |
New York Fashion Week |
800 |
September 22, 2016 |
| Halloween (All Hallows' Eve) leads into this observance the next day in the Christian church |
All Saints Day |
1000 |
September 22, 2016 |
| A fence painting contest is a highlight of National Tom Sawyer Days in this Missouri city |
Hannibal |
200 |
January 25, 2016 |
| The dancing seen here is part of these games that take place in many countries |
Highland Games |
400 |
January 25, 2016 |
| The film festival in this Colorado village kicks off each Labor Day weekend with a barbecue on Main Street |
Telluride |
600 |
January 25, 2016 |
| Texans celebrate San Jacinto Day on April 21 to honor this general's defeat of Santa Anna in 1836 |
(Sam) Houston |
800 |
January 25, 2016 |
| During the Defeat of Jesse James Days in Northfield in this state, James' failed 1876 bank robbery is re-enacted |
Minnesota |
1000 |
January 25, 2016 |
| A March festival in Valencia features these, los fuegos artificiales, so loud that it bans pregnant women from some events |
fireworks |
200 |
March 20, 2015 |
| Little Big Horn days in Hardin, Montana includes a reenactment of this June 1876 event |
Little Bighorn (Custer\'s Last Stand) |
400 |
March 20, 2015 |
| The annual marathon up & down this Colorado peak is called "America's Ultimate Challenge" |
Pikes Peak |
600 |
March 20, 2015 |
| Since 1950 this Caribbean capital has played host to an international Ernest Hemingway fishing tournament |
Havana |
800 |
March 20, 2015 |
| September's World of Speed event at this Utah site features the world's fastest wheel-driven cars |
Bonneville Salt Flats |
1000 |
March 20, 2015 |
| You're looking at the word "month" as in the phrase "January is National" this "Literacy Month" |
Braille |
200 |
November 7, 2014 |
| Bow to yer partner, & to yer corner... allemande left into Sept., now I'll bet yer gonna remember... Sept. is Intl. this month |
square dance |
400 |
November 7, 2014 |
| Feb. 6 is this "fowl" day feting the adoption of the 20th Amendment shortening the time from election to inauguration |
lame duck |
600 |
November 7, 2014 |
| Frankenstein Day is celebrated on August 30 in honor of her birthday |
Mary Shelley |
800 |
November 7, 2014 |
| As far as piday.org is concerned, that event falls on this date, of course |
March 14th |
1000 |
November 7, 2014 |
| In 2013 the annual August tribute week to him in Memphis included a Graceland trivia tour |
Elvis |
200 |
November 14, 2013 |
| Its route begins in Hopkinton, Massachusetts & passes Fenway Park |
the Boston Marathon |
400 |
November 14, 2013 |
| The Wings over the Prairie festival in Stuttgart, Ark., in November features the world championship of calling these fowl |
ducks |
800 |
November 14, 2013 |
| This Mississippi port has been holding the blessing of the shrimp boats each spring since 1929 |
Biloxi |
1000 |
November 14, 2013 |
| This holiday falls on what was once the last day of the Celtic year when ghosts of the dead returned to Earth |
Halloween |
|
November 14, 2013 |
| Each November this organization sponsors the Great American Smokeout to encourage us to quit smoking |
the American Cancer Society |
200 |
May 22, 2013 |
| (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from aboard the USS Iwo Jima in New York.) Since 1984 New York City has thrown this 7-day celebration of the Navy, Marines & Coast Guard; featuring tours, demonstrations & sailors in the streets |
Fleet Week |
600 |
May 22, 2013 |
| The annual festival honoring her in Greenville, Ohio features a shooting contest & a kiddie tractor pull |
Annie Oakley |
800 |
May 22, 2013 |
| 5K & 10K races are part of the Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run during Icebox Days in International Falls in this state |
Minnesota |
1000 |
May 22, 2013 |
| The Cereal Festival, with "The World's Longest Breakfast Table", is an annual event in this Michigan city |
Battle Creek |
|
May 22, 2013 |
| A 1971 law moved this observance to the fourth Monday in October; in 1978 it moved back to its November date |
Veterans Day |
200 |
May 29, 2012 |
| Each autumn this state capital plays host to the World Dairy Expo |
Madison |
400 |
May 29, 2012 |
| Guacamole isn't as popular there as it is in the U.S. on the same day, but the Netherlands' liberation day is on this date |
May 5th |
600 |
May 29, 2012 |
| The Spud Days festival held in Shelley in this state features the Miss Russet pageant & the tater trot race |
Idaho |
200 |
March 2, 2012 |
| Since 1940 Lincoln, New Mexico has presented a folk pageant called "The Last Escape of" this young outlaw |
Billy the Kid |
400 |
March 2, 2012 |
| 2012 marks the 60th year of the Florida Folk Festival, way down upon this river at Stephen Foster State Park |
Suwannee |
600 |
March 2, 2012 |
| During the week of this Triple Crown horse race, amphibians compete in the frog hop at Patterson Park in Baltimore |
the Preakness |
800 |
March 2, 2012 |
| This Halloween symbol originated in Ireland, where candles were once placed in turnips to keep away ghosts |
jack-o\'-lanterns |
1000 |
March 2, 2012 |
| The Trailing of the Sheep Festival in Ketchum & Hailey in this state has workshops on how to cook lamb & work with wool |
Idaho |
200 |
June 7, 2011 |
| In 1941 Congress made this a paid federal holiday, 165 years after it was first celebrated |
the 4th of July (Independence Day) |
400 |
June 7, 2011 |
| The Saturday after Thanksgiving, Salley, S.C. celebrates with a festival devoted to these fried pig intestines |
chitlins |
600 |
June 7, 2011 |
| This city's Wyatt Earp Days features a chili cook-off & an 1880s fashion show |
Tombstone |
1000 |
June 7, 2011 |
| Fence painting & frog jumping contests are highlights of an annual festival held in this Missouri city |
Hannibal |
|
June 7, 2011 |
| Every year since 1992, the World Invitational Hula Festival has been held in this state capital |
Honolulu |
200 |
July 14, 2010 |
| This city's 4th of July celebration includes fireworks & music on the Charles, near the Longfellow Bridge |
Boston |
400 |
July 14, 2010 |
| This city's annual Three Rivers Regatta features live concerts & the National Dragon Boat Championships |
Pittsburgh |
600 |
July 14, 2010 |
| An annual Michigan event is the Labor Day walk over this bridge between the Upper & Lower Peninsulas |
the Mackinac Bridge |
800 |
July 14, 2010 |
| An annual festival in Caraquet, New Brunswick celebrates the culture of these French settlers |
the Acadians |
1000 |
July 14, 2010 |
| Forefathers Day, December 21, celebrates the 1620 landing here |
Plymouth |
200 |
June 21, 2010 |
| Prior to this holiday, the Japanese celebrate with bonenkais, or "year forgetting parties" |
New Year\'s |
400 |
June 21, 2010 |
| Every February, the town of Menton in France hosts La Fete du Citron--citron being this fruit |
lemon |
600 |
June 21, 2010 |
| In the 1840s Esther Howland made these cards from imported paper lace & floral decorations |
Valentines |
800 |
June 21, 2010 |
| Ten Days on the Island is an annual cultural festival taking place throughout this Australian state |
Tasmania |
1000 |
June 21, 2010 |
| On Feb. 1, 2009 an estimated 98.7 million Americans tuned in to watch this sports event |
the Super Bowl |
200 |
November 6, 2009 |
| This state's Queen Lili'ukalani Outrigger Canoe Race covers 18 miles between Kailua & Honaunau |
Hawaii |
400 |
November 6, 2009 |
| Thomson, Georgia's festival celebrating this green gourd includes a seed-spitting contest |
watermelon |
600 |
November 6, 2009 |
| Though far from Jamaica, Humboldt County, California has a huge annual festival devoted to this musical genre |
reggae |
800 |
November 6, 2009 |
| The AFL-CIO chose this holiday in 2007 to launch a nationwide drive for health care reform |
Labor Day |
1000 |
November 6, 2009 |
| Each year in October, this New Mexico city hosts the world's largest hot air balloon festival |
Albuquerque |
200 |
September 17, 2008 |
| From 1939 to 1941 it was celebrated on the second to last Thursday in November |
Thanksgiving |
400 |
September 17, 2008 |
| In recent years, descendants of these 2 feuding families from Kentucky & W.V. have gathered for an annual festival |
the Hatfields & the McCoys |
800 |
September 17, 2008 |
| It's the date of Martinmas, of Angola's Independence Day & of Veterans Day in the U.S. |
November 11th |
1000 |
September 17, 2008 |
| For over 40 years, St. Albans in this state has hosted an annual Maple Festival |
Vermont |
|
September 17, 2008 |
| This president loved oysters, & an annual oyster event takes place in his hometown, Oyster Bay, Long Island |
Theodore Roosevelt |
200 |
April 3, 2008 |
| Conceived by store employees, this department store's beloved Thanksgiving Day parade debuted in NYC in 1924 |
Macy\'s |
400 |
April 3, 2008 |
| Dolls representing the emperor & empress occupy a place of honor during this Asian country's Girls' Festival |
Japan |
600 |
April 3, 2008 |
| In 2005, during the annual festival named for him, a statue of this Roman god was dedicated in Virginia Beach, Va. |
Neptune |
800 |
April 3, 2008 |
| Don't miss the pie-eating contest at this northwest state's Apple Blossom Festival in Wenatchee |
Washington State |
1000 |
April 3, 2008 |
| For 2008 the green dyeing of the Chicago River is scheduled for 10:45 A.M. on this holiday |
St. Patrick\'s Day |
200 |
December 25, 2007 |
| July's designation as this activity's month conflicts with the "don't pick up strangers" advice from your mom |
hitchhiking |
400 |
December 25, 2007 |
| The federal holiday listed in the U.S. code as Washington's birthday is generally known by this name |
President\'s Day |
600 |
December 25, 2007 |
| This Argentine city honors the tango many times, including the annual world championship in August |
Buenos Aires |
800 |
December 25, 2007 |
| Great blues music and barbecue cook-offs are attractions at this city's Beale Street Music Festival in May |
Memphis |
1000 |
December 25, 2007 |
| A highlight of Nebraskaland Days in North Platte is the pro rodeo named for this Wild West showman |
Buffalo Bill |
200 |
June 14, 2006 |
| The annual convention of this music of which Bill Monroe is the "father" has taken place in Nashville since 1984 |
bluegrass music |
400 |
June 14, 2006 |
| Ths anti-apartheid activist's July 18th birthday is now an annual event celebrated in South Africa |
Nelson Mandela |
600 |
June 14, 2006 |
| Washington's victory over this British general is celebrated each October 19 on Yorktown Day |
Cornwallis |
800 |
June 14, 2006 |
| Sacrifices abound on 'Id al-Adha as Muslims commemorate when Ishmael was ransomed for one of these animals |
a ram (a sheep accepted) |
1000 |
June 14, 2006 |
| Michigan claims the nation's oldest one, starting in 1849; don't miss the pig races or the midway |
a state fair |
200 |
October 18, 2005 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds up a lantern.) Lanterns are popular in Cairo's bazaar right now, as they're a symbol of this holy month of daylight fasting |
Ramadan |
400 |
October 18, 2005 |
| People who gather each New Year's Day for a swim in frigid water are called this animal's club |
a polar bear |
600 |
October 18, 2005 |
| In 1960 this "royal" krewe became the first to throw doubloons in New Orleans' Mardi Gras parade |
the Rex Krewe |
800 |
October 18, 2005 |
| English profs rub elbow patches at the 122-year-old annual convention of the MLA, short for this |
the Modern Language Association |
1000 |
October 18, 2005 |
| "Open That Bottle Night" was created by the Wall Street Journal's columnists on this subject |
wine |
200 |
June 2, 2005 |
| Type of show that draws hundreds of thousands to the Miramar Military Base in San Diego every October |
an air show |
400 |
June 2, 2005 |
| Every May 13 in Fatima, Portugal a crowd of thousands waves farewell to her with white hankies |
the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Fatima accepted) |
600 |
June 2, 2005 |
| In Northern Ireland every July brings a holiday honoring the Protestants known by this colorful name |
the Orangemen |
1000 |
June 2, 2005 |
| (Hi, I'm Maria Bartiromo.) As a proud Italian-American, I've anchored this parade live for several years on New York City TV |
the Columbus Day Parade |
|
June 2, 2005 |
| In medieval times witches were believed to fly on this holiday & bonfires were set to ward them off |
Halloween |
200 |
May 20, 2004 |
| Mount Olive, North Carolina has set aside a special week to honor these items Peter Piper picked |
pickled peppers |
400 |
May 20, 2004 |
| A cow-calling contest was among the events in 1928 at this state's first Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba |
Michigan |
800 |
May 20, 2004 |
| On August 17, this country honors the death of native son & freedom fighter Jose de San Martin |
Argentina |
1000 |
May 20, 2004 |
| This Christian observance celebrates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem before his crucifixion |
Palm Sunday |
|
May 20, 2004 |
| The Metropolis, Illinois festival honoring this fictional hero celebrated its 25th anniversary in June 2003 |
Superman |
200 |
February 18, 2004 |
| During this city's Feast of the Redeemer, a parade of gondolas is held on its canals |
Venice |
400 |
February 18, 2004 |
| On March 26 this state celebrates Prince Kuhio Day to honor its first delegate to the U.S. Congress |
Hawaii |
600 |
February 18, 2004 |
| A reenactment of the 1565 landing of Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles is an annual tradition in this Florida city |
St. Augustine |
800 |
February 18, 2004 |
| A shooting contest tops the festivities at the Greenville, Ohio celebration of this female sharpshooter |
Annie Oakley |
1000 |
February 18, 2004 |
| This holiday was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1792, the 300th anniversary of a certain explorer's New World arrival |
Columbus Day |
200 |
January 1, 2004 |
| On January 8 the state of Louisiana commemorates this battle of the War of 1812 |
Battle of New Orleans |
400 |
January 1, 2004 |
| Cuba's National Revolutionary Festival in late July commemorates his 26th of July movement founded in 1953 |
Fidel Castro |
600 |
January 1, 2004 |
| West Virginia holds a Heritage Jubilee named for this Confederate General, his commander's "right arm" |
Stonewall Jackson |
800 |
January 1, 2004 |
| apan's Sanno Festival on April 15 honors Sanno, this religion's mountain god |
Shintoism |
1000 |
January 1, 2004 |
| In 2002 Mr. Potato Head was the guest of honor at the annual Spud Day celebration in Shelley in this state |
Idaho |
200 |
July 18, 2003 |
| In June at a Tuscumbia, Alabama festival honoring her, "The Miracle Worker" is performed at her birthplace |
Helen Keller |
400 |
July 18, 2003 |
| The Jewish festival of Shavuot commemorates the revelation of the Torah at this site |
Mount Sinai |
600 |
July 18, 2003 |
| During WWI, WWII & the Energy Crisis of 1974-75, the U.S. adopted this for most of the year to economize on fuel |
Daylight Savings Time |
800 |
July 18, 2003 |
| This N.M. national park has a Bat Flight Breakfast in August so that visitors can view bats returning to their caves |
Carlsbad Caverns |
1000 |
July 18, 2003 |
| It's the holiday you associate with the "Wearing of the Green" |
St. Patrick\'s Day |
200 |
June 16, 2003 |
| Japan's Shichi-Go-San, or "7-5-3", celebrates 5-year-olds wearing trousers & 7-year-olds tying this with an obi |
kimono |
400 |
June 16, 2003 |
| Susan B. Anthony Day is the day after this federal holiday |
Valentine\'s Day |
600 |
June 16, 2003 |
| In 1985 President Reagan signed Public Law 99-54 recognizing "Pause for the Pledge" as a part of this day's activities |
Flag Day |
800 |
June 16, 2003 |
| The name of this Christian observance is from the Greek for "fiftieth day" |
Pentecost |
1000 |
June 16, 2003 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Paris) A military parade goes down the Champs-Elysees from the Arc de Triomphe on this day, which the French call National Day |
Bastille Day |
200 |
November 22, 2002 |
| The first large balloon to float along in this fall event was Felix the Cat in 1927 |
Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade |
400 |
November 22, 2002 |
| Every March 2 this state commemorates the 1836 signing of a Declaration of Independence from Mexico |
Texas |
600 |
November 22, 2002 |
| Hold your nose & run to this Vermont capital for the International Rotten Sneaker Contest |
Montpelier |
800 |
November 22, 2002 |
| In August 2002 Los Angeles celebrated the seventh annual festival of this, another name for soybean curd |
tofu |
1000 |
November 22, 2002 |
| Pearl Harbor Day is observed on this date |
December 7 |
100 |
April 4, 2001 |
| Pardeeville, Wisconsin hosts a yearly competition for the eating & seed-spitting of this fruit |
Watermelon |
200 |
April 4, 2001 |
| In May at the Calaveras County Fair in Calif., more than 3,000 of these critters take part in a jumping jubilee |
Frogs |
300 |
April 4, 2001 |
| These relatives have their own special day, the first Sunday in September after Labor Day |
Grandparents |
400 |
April 4, 2001 |
| This middle leg of the Triple Crown in horse racing is run the third Saturday in May |
Preakness Stakes |
500 |
April 4, 2001 |
| Each July 2 London guilds enact a centuries-old ceremony of sending swans up this river |
Thames |
100 |
May 3, 1999 |
| The groundhog displays his weather-predicting skills each year on this date |
February 2 |
200 |
May 3, 1999 |
| December 13 is Sosuharai Day, a traditional year-end house-cleaning time, in this country |
Japan |
300 |
May 3, 1999 |
| (Alex giving the clue) (Each spring) the Procession of the Golden Chariot in Mons, Belgium is followed by a mock battle between a dragon & this saint |
Saint George |
400 |
May 3, 1999 |
| On August 1 this country isn't neutral about celebrating the 1291 Confederation of the 3 Forest Cantons |
Switzerland |
500 |
May 3, 1999 |
| Dating back at least 100 years, "drowning the shamrock", or going drinking, is a tradition on this holiday |
St. Patrick\'s Day |
100 |
October 30, 1998 |
| Secretary of State William H. Seward is honored on the last Monday in March in this state |
Alaska |
200 |
October 30, 1998 |
| Called the greatest 2 minutes in sports, it takes place on the first Saturday in May |
the Kentucky Derby |
300 |
October 30, 1998 |
| An ancient symbol of abundance, the cornucopia is often attached to this American holiday |
Thanksgiving |
400 |
October 30, 1998 |
| This city's Mississippi River Art Fair is held in the Mark Twain Historic District |
Hannibal, Missouri |
500 |
October 30, 1998 |
| The people of Columbia, Tenn. persuade these stubborn farm animals to parade through town each spring |
Mules |
100 |
February 6, 1998 |
| A Christmas Eve festival in Provence celebrates these workers who visited Jesus in the manger |
Shepherds |
200 |
February 6, 1998 |
| The Welsh Eisteddfod originally honored these medieval poets, but not Shakespeare |
Bards |
300 |
February 6, 1998 |
| Culbertson, Montana holds a bee each September for this activity of separating grain |
Threshing |
400 |
February 6, 1998 |
| Eje is a west African festival giving thanks for this potato-like staple food |
Yam |
500 |
February 6, 1998 |
| In October Waynesville, Ohio hosts a 2-day festival devoted to this fermented cabbage dish |
Sauerkraut |
100 |
September 15, 1997 |
| In mid-July this Maine capital celebrates its Franco-American heritage with Le Festival de la Bastille |
Augusta |
200 |
September 15, 1997 |
| Each summer Bridgeport, Connecticut holds a festival honoring this circus showman |
P.T. Barnum |
300 |
September 15, 1997 |
| Many Mexican-Americans celebrate this day on when Mexico defeated France at the Battle of Puebla |
Cinco de Mayo |
400 |
September 15, 1997 |
| The colors green for hope & red for struggle are prominently displayed during this African-American festival |
Kwanzaa |
500 |
September 15, 1997 |
| This state has a woodchopper's jamboree in Encampment & a primitive weapons contest in Casper |
Wyoming |
100 |
July 15, 1997 |
| The 1st Monday in October is Zoo Founders Day in this Calif. city, so admission to its world-famous zoo is free |
San Diego |
200 |
July 15, 1997 |
| The Crescent City Classic, a 10K run held in the spring in this Louisiana city, is followed by a huge celebration |
New Orleans |
300 |
July 15, 1997 |
| Headquarters of the Yakima Indian nation, Toppenish in this state celebrates Yakima Treaty Day in June |
Washington |
400 |
July 15, 1997 |
| Cheraw State Park is the site of this state's annual Palmetto Regatta |
South Carolina |
500 |
July 15, 1997 |
| In mid-July Golden, Colorado celebrates the spirit of the old west with a festival named for this showman |
"Buffalo Bill" Cody |
100 |
July 3, 1997 |
| In late June, Hardin, Montana reenacts this famous 1876 battle between the cavalry & Indians |
Little Big Horn |
200 |
July 3, 1997 |
| Flag Day is a legal holiday only in this Keystone State |
Pennsylvania |
300 |
July 3, 1997 |
| This 8-day observance celebrates the liberation of Jews from Egyptian bondage |
Passover |
400 |
July 3, 1997 |
| Summer events in this state include the Snake River Stampede & the Lewiston Roundup |
Idaho |
|
July 3, 1997 |
| This Christian holiday can fall as early as March 22 or as late as April 25 |
Easter |
100 |
June 19, 1997 |
| Shelley, Idaho celebrates this tuber each September |
Potato |
200 |
June 19, 1997 |
| Each June Grand Rapids, Minnesota honors this "Wizard of Oz" star with a 4-day festival |
Judy Garland |
300 |
June 19, 1997 |
| Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raises money to fight this disease |
Muscular Dystrophy |
400 |
June 19, 1997 |
| The Fiesta Bowl Parade & Prescott Bluegrass Festival are annual events in this state |
Arizona |
500 |
June 19, 1997 |
| The Grune Woche, one of Germany's largest agricultural fairs, takes place in this capital city. |
Berlin |
100 |
May 28, 1997 |
| Albany, Georgia has an annual festival devoted to this nut, a type of hickory |
the pecan |
200 |
May 28, 1997 |
| An Urbanna, Virginia festival devoted to this bivalve serves it in every conceivable fashion. |
oysters |
300 |
May 28, 1997 |
| Gering, Nebraska's 4-day celebration of this pioneer trail features an old settler's reunion and parades |
the Oregon Trail |
400 |
May 28, 1997 |
| This country sets aside June 15 to honor its Dannebrog, the oldest national flag in the world |
Denmark |
500 |
May 28, 1997 |
| Celebrated May 1, Lei Day is a statewide holiday in this state |
Hawaii |
100 |
May 2, 1997 |
| Pella, Iowa celebrates its heritage from this country during its Tulip Time Festival in May |
Holland (the Netherlands) |
200 |
May 2, 1997 |
| Lent begins on this day of the week |
Ash Wednesday |
300 |
May 2, 1997 |
| The Simbra Oilor in Oas, Romania celebrates the return of these animals to the pasture -- "shear" luck |
Sheep |
100 |
March 14, 1997 |
| Junkanoo, a noisy celebration, welcomes the New Year in Nassau & Freeport in this island group |
Bahamas |
200 |
March 14, 1997 |
| Ostend in this Low Country is home to Le Bal Rat Mort -- The Masked Ball of the Dead Rat |
Belgium |
300 |
March 14, 1997 |
| An 1876 bank robbery attempt is reenacted during Defeat of Jesse James Days in Northfield in this state |
Minnesota |
400 |
March 14, 1997 |
| Penitents pierce their bodies with hooks & walk in a procession during Thaipusam, a festival of this religion |
Hinduism |
500 |
March 14, 1997 |
| Koreans pay honor to both parents May 8, sometimes the same day Americans honor this one |
Mothers |
100 |
February 12, 1997 |
| Its early April start & its late October end cause many missed appointments |
Daylight Savings Time |
200 |
February 12, 1997 |
| A communal dip in the Pacific January 1 in Vancouver, Canada is named for these Arctic animals |
Polar Bears |
300 |
February 12, 1997 |
| Mashpee, Massachusetts holds one of these American Indian conferences every July |
Pow-Wow |
400 |
February 12, 1997 |
| Countries that celebrate these documents include Mexico on February 5 & the U.S. on September 17 |
Constitutions |
500 |
February 12, 1997 |
| The Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Races take place on Labor Day weekend in this state |
Hawaii |
100 |
December 20, 1996 |
| The Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run is part of Ice Box Days in International Falls in this state |
Minnesota |
200 |
December 20, 1996 |
| Milwaukee's yearly Lakefront Festival of the Arts takes place at the War Memorial Center on this lake |
Lake Michigan |
|
December 20, 1996 |
| This state's Days of '47 Festival honors the day Brigham Young reached the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 |
Utah |
100 |
December 6, 1996 |
| Monroe, near Snohomish in this state, is the site of the annual Evergreen State Fair |
Washington |
200 |
December 6, 1996 |
| Dog lovers look forward to the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, held each February in this city |
New York City |
300 |
December 6, 1996 |
| The Pendleton Roundup, an annual rodeo, takes place in Pendleton in this northwestern state |
Oregon |
400 |
December 6, 1996 |
| The Tanglewood Music Festival is a summer highlight in Lenox in this New England state |
Massachusetts |
500 |
December 6, 1996 |
| This Florida city's 1565 founding is observed in September at the Mission of Nombre de Dios |
St. Augustine |
100 |
November 26, 1996 |
| The Hatillo Festival of the Masks is a colorful December event in this U.S. commonwealth |
Puerto Rico |
200 |
November 26, 1996 |
| Traditionally, this African-American holiday begins December 26 & lasts for 7 days |
Kwanzaa |
300 |
November 26, 1996 |
| The Antigonish Highland Games have been held in this Canadian province every year since 1861 |
Nova Scotia |
400 |
November 26, 1996 |
| It dates back to an 1810 party celebrating the bethrothal of Princess Therese to the crown prince of Bavaria |
Oktoberfest |
|
November 26, 1996 |
| Fort Valley, Georgia, a center for growing this fruit, honors it with an annual festival |
peach |
100 |
November 4, 1996 |
| Shoot-outs on Main Street are a highlight of Parada del Sol in this SW city named for Winfield Scott |
Scottsdale, Arizona |
200 |
November 4, 1996 |
| Ocean City in this state is the home of the Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championship |
Maryland |
300 |
November 4, 1996 |
| Mineral Point in this "Badger State" celebrates its heritage with an annual Cornish festival |
Wisconsin |
400 |
November 4, 1996 |
| Mason City, the birthplace of this "Music Man" composer, is home to the North Iowa Band Festival |
Meredith Willson |
500 |
November 4, 1996 |
| The Mormon pageant is a dramatic annual event in Manti in this state |
Utah |
100 |
October 15, 1996 |
| Head for Fargo in this state to celebrate Merry Prairie Christmas |
North Dakota |
200 |
October 15, 1996 |
| Scottish highland games take place every summer at North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain in this range |
Blue Ridge Mountains |
300 |
October 15, 1996 |
| Founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, this music & arts festival has been an annual event in Charleston, S.C. since 1977 |
Spoleto |
500 |
October 15, 1996 |
| The town of Winterset in this Iowa county is noted for its Covered Bridge Festival |
Madison |
|
October 15, 1996 |
| The first Sunday in May, the O. Henry Museum in this Texas capital sponsors an O. Henry pun-off |
Austin |
100 |
September 9, 1996 |
| A May festival devoted to these 2 explorers is held in St. Charles, Mo., their starting point |
Lewis & Clark |
200 |
September 9, 1996 |
| The lighting of Temple Square in this city signals the beginning of the Christmas season |
Salt Lake City |
300 |
September 9, 1996 |
| The W.C. Handy Blues Awards are part of this city's Beale Street Music Festival |
Memphis |
400 |
September 9, 1996 |
| In the West this holiday is the first Sunday after the full Moon on or following the vernal equinox |
Easter |
|
September 9, 1996 |
| Dothan, Alabama's national festival of this goober features parades & a beauty pageant |
the peanut |
100 |
June 28, 1996 |
| The National Boardwalk Professional Art Show is one of several annual art shows held in this city |
Atlantic City |
200 |
June 28, 1996 |
| An October festival in Barbourville, Kentucky is named for this frontiersman |
Daniel Boone |
300 |
June 28, 1996 |
| In October Philadelphia has a parade honoring this Pole who died serving America in the Revolution |
(Casimir) Pulaski |
400 |
June 28, 1996 |
| A Geronimo Days Festival is celebrated in Truth or Consequences in this state |
New Mexico |
500 |
June 28, 1996 |
| If you want to celebrate old Dover days, head for this state in early May |
Delaware |
100 |
February 13, 1996 |
| Every October this state capital hosts the South Carolina State Fair |
Columbia |
200 |
February 13, 1996 |
| April events in this capital include the Georgetown House Tour & the Georgetown Garden Tour |
Washington, D.C. |
300 |
February 13, 1996 |
| Houma in this state is home to an annual praline festival |
Louisiana |
400 |
February 13, 1996 |
| Dogsled races are part of the Fur Rendezvous held each February in this largest Alaskan city |
Anchorage |
500 |
February 13, 1996 |
| In celebration of this holiday, Knott's Berry Farm turns into Knott's Scary Farm |
Halloween |
100 |
February 5, 1996 |
| Observances in this state include Indian Day in September & Will Rogers Day in November |
Oklahoma |
200 |
February 5, 1996 |
| On Hangul. Korean Alphabet Day, children compete in this art of beautiful handwriting |
calligraphy |
300 |
February 5, 1996 |
| The name of this Jewish holiday is Hebrew for "head of the year" |
Rosh Hashanah |
400 |
February 5, 1996 |
| Celebrating the anniversary of its founding, United Nations Day is observed on the 24th of this month |
October |
500 |
February 5, 1996 |
| In 1894 Grover Cleveland set this holiday as the first Monday in September |
Labor Day |
100 |
September 25, 1995 |
| In 1985 this president proclaimed August 26 as Women's Equality Day |
Reagan |
200 |
September 25, 1995 |
| Greenville, Ohio holds an annual celebration honoring this female sharpshooter |
Annie Oakley |
300 |
September 25, 1995 |
| In 1912 American Guy Weadick organized this annual Calgary, Alberta rodeo |
the Calgary Stampede |
400 |
September 25, 1995 |
| An annual Iowa art festival is named for this "American Gothic" artist, one of the state's native sons |
Grant Wood |
500 |
September 25, 1995 |
| June is the month for this state's annual Bayou Lacombe Crab Festival |
Louisiana |
100 |
January 10, 1995 |
| The American Egg Board sponsors Egg Salad Week the full week after this holiday |
Easter |
200 |
January 10, 1995 |
| Constitution Week, September 17-23, was proclaimed on August 29, 1956 by this president |
Dwight Eisenhower |
300 |
January 10, 1995 |
| This U.S. commonwealth has a national coffee festival in February featuring foods, booths & art |
Puerto Rico |
400 |
January 10, 1995 |
| This Japanese city, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics, is known for its annual snow festival |
Sapporo |
500 |
January 10, 1995 |
| July 24 is a state holiday in Utah commemorating the 1847 day on which he entered the Salt Lake Valley |
Brigham Young |
100 |
May 16, 1994 |
| It falls on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox |
Easter |
200 |
May 16, 1994 |
| Until 1971 this holiday was observed nationally on May 30 |
Memorial Day |
300 |
May 16, 1994 |
| Cloverport, Ky. has an annual festival honoring this Shoshone who served as Lewis & Clark's interpreter |
Sacajawea |
400 |
May 16, 1994 |
| Around 740 Pope Gregory III first observed All Saints' Day on this date |
November 1st |
500 |
May 16, 1994 |
| This organization begins its annual Christmas bird count in mid-December |
the Audubon Society |
100 |
January 24, 1994 |
| Sadie Hawkins Day, held in November, was created by cartoonist Al Capp in this comic strip |
<i>Li\'l Abner</i> |
200 |
January 24, 1994 |
| Marylanders celebrate Defender's Day in September with a mock bombardment of this fort |
Fort McHenry |
300 |
January 24, 1994 |
| A midieval fair is held each March in Sarasota, Florida to raise funds for this art museum |
the Ringling Museum of Art |
500 |
January 24, 1994 |
| Each August this U.S. city hosts the Three Rivers Regatta |
Pittsburgh |
|
January 24, 1994 |
| One day of National Hospital Week, Florence Nightingale's birthday, honors these people |
nurses |
100 |
January 17, 1994 |
| On Valentine's Day, sweethearts can the "Chocolate Lover's Extravaganza" in this Pa. town |
Hershey |
200 |
January 17, 1994 |
| In June this state celebrates Little Big Horn Days |
Montana |
300 |
January 17, 1994 |
| Hood River, Oregon hosts an annual September swim across this mighty river |
the Columbia |
400 |
January 17, 1994 |
| Helldorado Days in this Arizona city features reenactments of gunfights & an 1880 fashion show |
Tombstone |
500 |
January 17, 1994 |
| Christmas festivities in this Utah city begin with the lighting of Temple Square in November |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
December 3, 1993 |
| In May 1993 this city on the Riviera held its 46th International Film Festival |
Cannes |
200 |
December 3, 1993 |
| Inspired by a short story, Angels Camp in Calaveras County, Calif. hosts this type of contest each May |
a jumping-frog contest |
300 |
December 3, 1993 |
| In autumn Lake Havasu City, Arizona celebrates the dedication of this landmark |
London Bridge |
400 |
December 3, 1993 |
| The first weekend in October, Las Cruces in this state has a "Whole Enchilada Fiesta" |
New Mexico |
500 |
December 3, 1993 |
| For the 2 weeks preceding Ash Wednesday, New Orleans comes alive with this festival |
Mardi Gras |
100 |
May 13, 1993 |
| Wash., D.C. kicks off its festival of these fruit blossoms with the lighting of a 17th c. Japanese lantern |
cherry trees (or cherry blossoms) |
200 |
May 13, 1993 |
| Every summer, this state's city of Prescott hosts the "World's Oldest Rodeo" |
Arizona |
300 |
May 13, 1993 |
| Take flight to these New Mexico caverns in August for the annual Bat Flight Breakfast |
the Carlsbad Caverns |
400 |
May 13, 1993 |
| On Sept. 28 this state celebrates Cabrillo Day in honor of its discoverer |
California |
500 |
May 13, 1993 |
| In the U.S. a week is set aside each fall to honor these items that Peter Piper picked |
pickled peppers |
100 |
September 11, 1992 |
| Each May Holland, Michigan has a festival promoting its Dutch heritage & this flower |
tulips |
200 |
September 11, 1992 |
| About 300,000 people attend this sporting event, Indiana's most famous |
the Indy 500 |
300 |
September 11, 1992 |
| A rodeo named for this mountain is held in August in Colorado Springs |
Pikes Peak |
400 |
September 11, 1992 |
| Sunsplash, the world's largest reggae festival, is held each August in this Jamaican resort city |
Montego Bay |
500 |
September 11, 1992 |
| Though Armed Forces Day is in May, this corps celebrates its birthday on November 10 |
Marine Corps |
100 |
January 23, 1992 |
| This French holiday is also known as Fete Nationale |
Bastille Day |
200 |
January 23, 1992 |
| This Jewish holiday when unleavened bread is eaten can start between March 26 & April 28 |
Passover |
300 |
January 23, 1992 |
| England observes one of these holidays in August; FDR declared one that began March 6, 1933 |
bank holiday |
500 |
January 23, 1992 |
| This was first celebrated as a legal holiday in January 1986 |
Martin Luther King Day |
|
January 23, 1992 |
| 1991 was the 230th anniversary of the parade in New York on this March holiday |
St. Patrick\'s Day |
100 |
November 28, 1991 |
| This June 14 observance isn't a federal holiday |
Flag Day |
200 |
November 28, 1991 |
| In 1986 president Reagan signed legislation moving this from the last to the 1st Sunday in April |
the beginning of Daylight Saving Time |
300 |
November 28, 1991 |
| On December 12, Mexico honors this "Virgin", the patron saint of Mexico |
(Our Lady of) Guadalupe |
400 |
November 28, 1991 |
| This Jewish holiday is marked by reading the Biblical book of Esther |
Purim |
500 |
November 28, 1991 |
| The International Azalea Festival is held each April in Norfolk in this state |
Virginia |
100 |
November 14, 1991 |
| This largest city in New Mexico hosts an international balloon festival in mid-October |
Albuquerque |
200 |
November 14, 1991 |
| This state has an annual Upper Peninsula state fair in Escanaba in August |
Michigan |
300 |
November 14, 1991 |
| Bridgeport, Conn. has an annual festival honoring this 19th c. showman |
P.T. Barnum |
400 |
November 14, 1991 |
| This Mississippi port has a shrimp festival & the blessing of the fleet in June |
Biloxi |
500 |
November 14, 1991 |
| This state's championship chariot races are held each March in Pocatello |
Idaho |
100 |
May 28, 1991 |
| Frog jumping & fence painting are highlights of an annual festival, held in this Missouri city |
Hannibal |
200 |
May 28, 1991 |
| A pageant in Lincoln, New Mexico is named for this 19th century outlaw |
Billy the Kid |
300 |
May 28, 1991 |
| Alaska's annual world-classic Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race runs from Anchorage to this city |
Nome |
400 |
May 28, 1991 |
| 1 of the annual events in this state is the Walking Horse Celebration in Shelbyville |
Tennessee |
500 |
May 28, 1991 |