Civic Life
Events & Commemorations
Every Republican event the state parties list, with the American civic calendar: the anniversaries of the founding, the days that honor those who served, and the dates of liberty. Times are shown in your own time zone.
The Calendar
Republican Events and Civic Days
County and state party meetings, dinners, rallies, candidate forums, trainings and volunteer days from the calendars state Republican parties publish, with the civic commemorations. Choose a day to see what is on, or switch to the list. Every membership includes the Republican events.
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The Next Commemorations
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PatriotMurica Programs
Lectures, Commemorations and Chapter Events
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Readings, lectures, commemorations and service days are organized by members through their state and county chapters. Propose one and we will publish it with its date and venue once it is confirmed. Patriot and Heritage members get member access to PatriotMurica lectures and commemorations.
The Year
The Civic Calendar
Every date we observe, month by month, with how the date is set.
January
- January 16Religious Freedom DayMarks the Virginia General Assembly’s adoption of Thomas Jefferson’s Statute for Religious Freedom on January 16, 1786, a forerunner of the religion clauses of the First Amendment.
February
- February 12Lincoln’s BirthdayAbraham Lincoln, the 16th president and the first Republican to hold the office, was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. Some states observe the day; it is not a federal holiday.
- 3rd Monday of FebruaryWashington’s BirthdayGeorge Washington was born on February 22, 1732 (February 11, 1731, under the Old Style calendar then in use in the colonies). The federal holiday, often called Presidents’ Day, is officially Washington’s Birthday; because it falls between February 15 and 21, it never lands on his actual birthday.
March
- March 20Founding Meeting of the Republican PartyOn March 20, 1854, opponents of the Kansas–Nebraska bill met in a schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, and resolved to form a new party, the Republican Party. A state convention “under the oaks” in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, is also claimed as the party’s birthplace.
- March 25National Medal of Honor DayHonors the more than 3,500 recipients of the nation’s highest military award for valor, on the anniversary of the first presentations of the Medal of Honor on March 25, 1863.
April
- April 19Patriots’ Day: Lexington and ConcordThe Revolutionary War began on April 19, 1775, when militia met British regulars at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. Massachusetts and Maine observe Patriots’ Day as a state holiday on the third Monday in April.
May
- Last Monday of MayMemorial DayHonors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. It began as Decoration Day after the Civil War, when Americans laid flowers on soldiers’ graves; a National Moment of Remembrance asks Americans to pause at 3 p.m. local time.
June
- June 6D-Day AnniversaryOn June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, in the largest amphibious invasion in history, beginning the liberation of Western Europe.
- June 14Flag Day and the Army’s BirthdayOn June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. The date is also the birthday of the U.S. Army, established by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775.
- June 19Juneteenth National Independence DayOn June 19, 1865, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced in Galveston, Texas, that under the Emancipation Proclamation all enslaved people there were free. Long celebrated in Black communities, the day became a federal holiday in 2021.
July
- July 4Independence DayOn July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. On July 4, 2026, the nation marked its Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary.
- July 27National Korean War Veterans Armistice DayMarks the armistice signed at Panmunjom on July 27, 1953, which ended the fighting in Korea, and honors the Americans who served there. Federal law lists it among the days for displaying the flag.
August
- August 4Coast Guard BirthdayOn August 4, 1790, Congress authorized the first revenue cutters, beginning the service that became the U.S. Coast Guard, the nation’s oldest continuous seagoing service.
September
- September 11Patriot DayRemembers the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and honors the first responders and service members who answered. Since 2009 it has also been a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
- September 17Constitution Day and Citizenship DayOn September 17, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in Philadelphia. The day also honors Americans who have become citizens, and schools that receive federal funds hold educational programs about the Constitution.
October
November
- November 10Marine Corps BirthdayOn November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress resolved to raise two battalions of Marines. Marines around the world mark the day with birthday balls and a traditional cake-cutting ceremony.
- November 11Veterans DayHonors all who have served in the U.S. armed forces. It began as Armistice Day, marking the end of fighting in World War I at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918.
- November 19Anniversary of the Gettysburg AddressOn November 19, 1863, President Lincoln delivered his brief address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where the anniversary is marked each year as Dedication Day.
- 4th Thursday of NovemberThanksgiving DayGeorge Washington proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving in 1789, and in 1863 Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of “Thanksgiving and Praise” for the last Thursday of November, beginning an unbroken annual tradition.
December
- December 7National Pearl Harbor Remembrance DayRemembers the more than 2,400 Americans killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu on December 7, 1941, which brought the United States into World War II.
- December 15Bill of Rights DayMarks the ratification on December 15, 1791, of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which protect freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition, the right to keep and bear arms, and the rights of the accused.