2011 World Events
Around the world there are thousands of holidays, festivals and other events during which people celebrate something that is dear to them. At a national level this might be an independence day, a religious holiday or a traditional festival. These are often ideal times to connect with international friends and share the moment. This page highlights just a few of the most important international dates for 2011. The nation links will take you to pages that showcase FlagAndMap products for that country.
- Jan 1: New Year's Day, Independence Day (Haiti, Samoa, Sudan), Liberation Day (Cuba)
- Jan 7: Orthodox Christmas
- Jan 8: Commonwealth Day (Northern Marianas)
- Jan 26: Australia Day, Republic Day (India)
- Jan 28: Pakistan Day
- Jan 31: Independence Day (Nauru)
- Feb 3: Chinese New Year
- Feb 4: Independence Day (Sri Lanka)
- Feb 6: National Day (Nuie), Waitangi Day (New Zealand)
- Feb 7: Independence Day (Grenada)
- Feb 11: National Foundation Day (Japan)
- Feb 14: Valentine's Day
- Feb 15: National Day (Serbia)
- Feb 16: State Reestablishment (Lithuania)
- Feb 17: National Day (Kosovo)
- Feb 18: Independence Day (the Gambia), Martyr's Day (Nepal)
- Feb 23: National Day (Brunei), Republic Day (Guyana)
- Feb 24: Independence Day (Estonia)
- Feb 25: National Day (Kuwait)
- Feb 27: Independence Day (Dominican Republic)
- Mar 1: Independence Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina), St. David's Day (Wales)
- Mar 2: Independence Day (Morocco)
- Mar 3: Liberation Day (Bulgaria)
- Mar 6: Independence Day (Ghana)
- Mar 8: Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras
- Mar 10: National Uprising Day (Tibet)
- Mar 12: Independence Day (Mauritius)
- Mar 15: National Day (Hungary)
- Mar 17: St. Patrick's Day (Ireland)
- Mar 20: Holi, Independence Day (Tunisia)
- Mar 21: Independence Day (Namibia)
- Mar 23: Republic Day (Pakistan)
- Mar 25: Independence Day (Greece)
- Mar 26: Independence Day (Bangladesh)
- Mar 31: Freedom Day (Malta), Transfer Day (US Virgin Islands)
- Apr 1: April Fools' Day, Islamic Republic Day (Iran)
- Apr 3: Independence Day (Guinea-Conakry)
- Apr 4: Independence Day (Senegal)
- Apr 17: Flag Day (American Samoa), Independence Day (Syria)
- Apr 18: Passover begins, Independence Day (Zimbabwe)
- Apr 23: St. George's Day (England)
- Apr 24: Easter Sunday
- Apr 25: National Day (Italy)
- Apr 26: Union Day (Tanzania)
- Apr 27: Independence Day (Togo), National Day (South Africa), Republic Day (Sierra Leone)
- Apr 30: Queensday (Netherlands)
- May 1: May Day / Labor Day, Constitution Day (Marshall Islands)
- May 3: Constitution Day (Poland)
- May 5: Liberation Day (Netherlands)
- May 14: Independence Day (Paraguay)
- May 17: Constitution Day (Norway)
- May 20: Independence Day (East Timor), National Day (Cameroon)
- May 22: Unity Day (Yemen)
- May 24: Independence Day (Eritrea)
- May 25: Independence Day (Jordan), National Day (Argentina)
- May 26: First Republic Day (Georgia)
- May 28: Derg Downfall Day (Ethiopia), Republic Day (Armenia, Azerbaijan)
- May 29: Democracy Day (Nigeria)
- Jun 2: Republic Day (Italy)
- Jun 4: Independence Day (Tonga)
- Jun 6: National Day (Sweden)
- Jun 10: Portugal Day
- Jun 12: Independence Day (Philippines), Russia Day
- Jun 14: Liberation Day (Falkland Is.)
- Jun 15: Total Lunar Eclipse
- Jun 17: Independence Day (Iceland)
- Jun 18: National Day (Seychelles)
- Jun 25: Independence Day (Mozambique), Statehood Day (Croatia, Slovenia)
- Jun 26: Independence Day (Madagascar)
- Jun 27: Independence Day (Djibouti)
- Jun 30: Independence Day (Congo-Kinshasa)
- Jul 1: Canada Day, Independence Day (Burundi, Rwanda), National Day (British Virgin Islands)
- Jul 3: Independence Day (Belarus)
- Jul 4: Independence Day (United States)
- Jul 5: Independence Day (Venezuela)
- Jul 6: Independence Day (Comoros, Malawi)
- Jul 7: Independence Day (Solomon Is.)
- Jul 9: Constitution Day (Palau), Independence Day (Argentina)
- Jul 10: Independence Day (Bahamas)
- Jul 11: Naadam Holiday (Mongolia)
- Jul 12: Independence Day (Kiribati, Sao Tome and Principe)
- Jul 13: Independence Day (Montenegro)
- Jul 14: Bastille Day (France)
- Jul 20: Independence Day (Colombia)
- Jul 21: Independence Day (Belgium), Liberation Day (Guam)
- Jul 23: Revolution Day (Egypt)
- Jul 25: Constitution Day (Puerto Rico)
- Jul 26: Independence Day (Liberia, Peru)
- Jul 30: Independence Day (Vanuatu)
- Aug 1: Ramadan begins, Independence Day (Benin), National Day (Switzerland)
- Aug 5: Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
- Aug 6: Independence Day (Bolivia)
- Aug 7: Independence Day (Cote d'Ivoire)
- Aug 9: National Day (Singapore)
- Aug 10: Independence Day (Ecuador)
- Aug 11: Independence Day (Chad)
- Aug 14: Independence Day (Pakistan)
- Aug 15: Independence Day (Congo-Brazzaville, India), National Day (Liechtenstein, South Korea)
- Aug 16: Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
- Aug 17: Independence Day (Gabon, Indonesia)
- Aug 19: Independence Day (Afghanistan)
- Aug 20: St. Stephen's Day (Hungary)
- Aug 24: Independence Day (Ukraine)
- Aug 25: Independence Day (Uruguay)
- Aug 27: Independence Day (Moldova)
- Aug 29: National Uprising Day (Slovakia)
- Aug 30: Constitution Day (Turks and Caicos Is.)
- Aug 31: Hari Merdeka (Malaysia), Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan, Trinidad and Tobago)
- Sep 1: Constitution Day (Slovakia), Independence Day (Uzbekistan), National Day (Libya)
- Sep 2: Independence Day (Vietnam)
- Sep 6: Independence Day (Swaziland)
- Sep 7: Independence Day (Brazil)
- Sep 8: Independence Day (Macedonia), National Day (North Korea), Our Lady of Meritxell Day (Andorra)
- Sep 9: Independence Day (Tajikistan)
- Sep 12: National Day (Cape Verde)
- Sep 15: Independence Day (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
- Sep 16: Grito de Dolores (Mexico), Independence Day (Papua New Guinea)
- Sep 18: National Day (Chile)
- Sep 19: Independence Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
- Sep 21: Independence Day (Belize, Malta)
- Sep 22: Independence Day (Bulgaria, Mali)
- Sep 23: National Day (Saudi Arabia)
- Sep 24: Independence Day (Guinea-Bissau)
- Sep 28: Jewish New Year
- Sep 30: Independence Day (Botswana)
- Oct 1: Independence Day (Cyprus, Nigeria, Tuvalu), National Day (China)
- Oct 3: Independence Day (Iraq), Unity Day (Germany)
- Oct 4: Independence Day (Lesotho)
- Oct 7: Yom Kippur
- Oct 9: Independence Day (Uganda)
- Oct 10: Double Ten Day (Taiwan), Fiji Day
- Oct 12: Día de la Raza; Independence Day (Equatorial Guinea), National Day (Spain)
- Oct 23: Republic Day (Hungary)
- Oct 24: Independence Day (Zambia)
- Oct 25: Republic Day (Kazakhstan)
- Oct 26: Diwali, National Day (Austria)
- Oct 27: Independence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turkmenistan)
- Oct 28: Independence Day (Czechia)
- Oct 29: Republic Day (Turkey)
- Nov 1: All Saints Day, Independence Day (Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda)
- Nov 3: Independence Day (Dominica, Micronesia), Separation Day (Panama)
- Nov 6: Eid al-Adha
- Nov 9: Independence Day (Cambodia)
- Nov 11: Veterans Day / Remembrance Day, Independence Day (Angola, Poland)
- Nov 18: Independence Day (Latvia), National Day (Oman)
- Nov 19: National Day (Monaco)
- Nov 22: Independence Day (Lebanon)
- Nov 24: Thanksgiving (United States)
- Nov 25: Independence Day (Suriname)
- Nov 26: Islamic New Year, 1433 AH
- Nov 28: Independence Day (Mauritania)
- Nov 28: Independence Day (Albania)
- Nov 30: Independence Day (Barbados), St. Andrew's Day (Scotland)
- Dec 1: National Day (Centrafrique), Union Day (Romania)
- Dec 2: Independence Day (United Arab Emirates), National Day (Laos)
- Dec 5: King's Birthday (Thailand)
- Dec 6: Independence Day (Finland)
- Dec 10: Total Lunar Eclipse
- Dec 12: Jamhuri Day (Kenya)
- Dec 13: Independence Day (Saint Lucia), Republic Day (Malta)
- Dec 16: Independence Day (Bahrain)
- Dec 17: National Day (Bhutan)
- Dec 18: National Day (Qatar), Republic Day (Niger)
- Dec 20: Emancipation Day (Guyane)
- Dec 25: Christmas