🎼 National Days for Musicians and Music Lovers

Music has a unique way of bringing people together, inspiring creativity, and enriching our lives. Whether you’re a seasoned musician or simply a music enthusiast, there are special days throughout the year dedicated to celebrating various aspects of music, musicians, and instruments. These national and international days provide the perfect opportunities to appreciate the art of music, explore new sounds, and connect with fellow music lovers.

In this guide, we’ve compiled a list of the most significant music-related holidays that are perfect for marking on your calendar whether you are a musician or a music enthusiast. From National Guitar Day to World Music Day, we’ve got it all covered. Participating in these days can be a fun and meaningful way to deepen your appreciation for music, whether through playing, listening, or simply learning more about different musical traditions.

Before presenting you the full list of national days for musicians and music lovers, here are the biggest music-related national days: National Piano Day (March 29th, the 88th day of the year), World Music Day (June 21), International Karaoke Day (July 19), National Vinyl Record Day (August 12) and International Music Day (October 1).

Now, here is our complete list of national and international days for musicians and music lovers:

January 3 – Women Rock! Day
January 4 – Pop Music Chart Day
January 28 – National Kazoo Day
February 2 – World Play Your Ukulele Day (not to be confused with National Play Your Ukulele Day on May 2)
February 11 – National Guitar Day / National Get Out Your Guitar Day
February 14 – World Sound Healing Day
March (3rd Saturday) – Play the Recorder Day
March 4 – Marching Band Day
March 10 – International Bagpipe Day
March 21 – World Poetry Day (song lyrics)
March 27 – Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
March 28 – International Women in Music Day
March 29 (88th day of the year, March 28 every leap year) – National Piano Day
March 30 – World TB-303 Appreciation Day
April – Record Store Day (date varies; celebrated on a Saturday in April and on Black Friday in November)
April 3 – National Film Score Day
April 4 (4/4, get it?) – World Drummer’s Day
April 11 – National Barbershop Quartet Day
April 30 – International Jazz Day
May (1st Sunday) – National Pipe Organ Day
May (Saturday closest to May 19th) – World Fiddle Day
May (1st Friday) – International Tuba Day
May 2 – National Play Your Ukulele Day (not to be confused with World Play Your Ukulele Day on February 2)
May 4 – 45 Day
May 5 – National Concert Day
May 20 – National Band Director’s Day
May 22 – National Buy a Musical Instrument Day
May 25 – National Sing Out Day
June 6 – Old-Time Player Piano Day
June 21 – World Music Day (also known as Fête de la Musique)
June 21 – Make Music Day
June 25 – Global Beatles Day
July 4 – National Country Music Day
July 7 – National Day of Rock ‘n Roll
July 19 – International Karaoke Day
July 31 – Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day
August (1st Saturday) – International Blues Music Day
August 12 – National Vinyl Record Day
August 24 – International Strange Music Day
September 17 – International Country Music Day
September 25 – National One-Hit Wonder Day
October (2nd Saturday) – Universal Music Day
October 1 – International Music Day
October 2 -Audiophile Day
October 10 – National Hug a Drummer Day
October 23 – National iPod Day
November – Record Store Day (coincides with Black Friday in November; also in April)
November (Day before Thanksgiving) – National Jukebox Day
November 6 – National Saxophone Day
November 8 – World Pianist Day
November 13 – National Hug a Musician Day
November 13 – Symphonic Metal Day
November 15 – National Drummer Day
November 16 – Clarinet Day
December (2nd Sunday) – World Choral Day
December 13 – National Violin Day
December 19 – National Emo Day
December 29 – International Cello Day

To summarize, there are numerous national days dedicated to instruments: kazoo day, piano day, guitar day, drummer’s day, violin day etc. Music lovers have 45 Day, Audiophile Day and Record Store Day to look forward to. Finally, there are a few random ones like National Hug a Musician Day, National One-Hit Wonder Day and Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day.

Which ones will you be celebrating this year? Leave us a comment 🙂

Before You Go:

Did you know that we have a dozen of curated national day lists that you might also want to visit.

We have online and printable National Days Calendars (see the printable calendars in my Etsy shop), National Days for Teachers, National Food Days Calendar and a wide array of special lists such as cat days, dog days, animal days, coffee days, pizza days, wine days, drinking days, chocolate days, book days, stationery days and even Harry Potter days.