Welcome Autumn! September 2026 Holidays and Observances

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Fall brings cooler nights, cute sweaters, homecoming games and tailgate parties. It’s time to flip the calendar page, check out September holidays and observances, and start thinking about who we’re connecting with this month. We’ve shared some ideas to help you celebrate.

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Your Special Days in September  

Grab your calendar and a notepad. We’ve listed holidays below for you to add (and make lists of people you want to send cards, letters and gifts to). For your personal list, think about:

 

Time to stock up?

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Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 11.

 National Grandparents Day is September 12.

National Grandparents Day is September 13.

September Holidays and Observations  

Starting in September:

National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)

 

September 7:

Labor Day

  • What is Labor Day? A day off to celebrate American workers’ contributions to our country.

 

September 11:

Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown

 

Patriot Day

  • September 11, 2023 marks the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the related hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. Several presidents have proclaimed the 11th and surrounding dates as national days of prayer, service and remembrance.

 

September 13:

National Grandparents Day

National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month begins September 15.

National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month starts September 15.

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Yom Kippur begins at sundown on September 20.

September 12:

National Day of Encouragement

 

September 15:

National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month begins

 

September 20:

Yom Kippur begins at sundown

 

September 21:

Thinking of You Week begins

 

World Gratitude Day

 

September 22:

First Day of Fall

 

September 25:

National Daughters Day

 

September 28:

National Sons Day

  • Shop cards and gifts to let him know he’s loved.
I’m so lucky… one of my favorite humans is also my daughter.

National Daughters Day is September 25.

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National Sons Day is September 28.

More Ideas for September  

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Make a big deal out of a fresh start

New beginnings are happening around us all the time: Moves, job changes and starting school are just a few of them. Read some great ideas for encouragement during a change.

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Give meaningful grandparent gifts

When we get a chance to show our love and appreciation for a grandparent, we want to get the gift just right. But what do you give to the grands who have everything? Here are some loving and memorable ideas for giving to the ones who give us so much love.

A bar set up with fall drinks like pumpkin spiced lattes and hot buttered rum, with a banner that reads

Set up a cozy fall drink bar

Kick off your favorite season by inviting all your friends over to enjoy a cute fall drink bar. We’ve got a trio of yummy hot drink recipes (including, yes, a homemade pumpkin spice latte) and fun food and decor ideas.

I am my family’s refuge, and they are mine. —Melvina Young

Ways to create healing spaces at home

In the time of legal racial segregation, writer Melvina Young’s family worked hard to protect her innocence and dreams. Now, she shares ways she makes her home a soft space her family can exist in a hard world, with tips for turning an already loving home into a sanctuary.