Celebrations and holidays in song 2025 – 2026

Updating going on here for moveable dates – please be patient!

A year of music. This page will grow and change as months go by.
If your favourite celebration is missing let me know (contact page) and song suggestions for a special day would not go amiss.
If you find this page a little top heavy with UK and European festivities your input can address this!

Words and music by Dany Rosevear ****
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Past notices of calendar events 2025 / 6 from River of Song post

March 17th Saint Patrick’s Day

Get ready to celebrate and check out the Irish Songs collection, featuring leprechauns, shamrocks and all things green.

March 3rd World Wildlife Day

A day to celebrate wildlife and and remind us of our responsibility to protect it.
You can find songs to support this day here:
Songs for a Better World | River of song
Creatures great and small | River of song
Songs for a better world – YouTube

Pancake Day / Shrove Tuesday

Get ready for some pancake-making and tossing fun with a mix of hand and number games, plus songs for all ages. This year, it all happens on Tuesday, February 17th.

Chinese New Year

Celebrate Chinese New Year, the Year of the Fire Horse, from February 17 to March 3, 2026, by checking out the link above for festive music and other delightful treasures from the Chinese tradition.

February 14th Valentine’s Day

Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day draws near. Visit the link above to find each song / PDF complete with lyrics, sheet music, and instructions on how to play where appropriate.
Find more songs of love on my: Love, Kindness and Sharing playlist

January 28th Big garden birdwatch RSPB UK

Thanksgiving

There is always a good excuse to say thank you but in the United States and Canada it is a national holiday celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, a day to give thanks for the blessings of the past year. It’s also a time when families and friends get together for a traditional meal, often roast turkey, and to reflect on things they are thankful for. Though its origins are linked to a 1621 harvest feast shared by Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people, it is now widely celebrated as a secular holiday.
Discover a treasure trove of songs to celebrate this wonderful festival at:  Songs for Christmas and Thanksgiving | River of song

Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor and celebrate the culture, traditions, and contributions of Indigenous peoples. It provides a platform for sharing and appreciating the rich histories of the continent’s original inhabitants.
In my collection ‘Songs from Many Lands,’ the North American section offers a charming mix of poems, call-and-response songs, rounds, prayers, hand plays, and lullabies to enjoy and sing, making it a delightful addition to this celebration.

November 11th Martinmas

The feast day of Saint Martin of Tours is celebrated every year on this date and has historically marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter.  It’s the perfect time to make a lantern of your own, wrap up warmly and then venture out into the night for a cheerful walk.

August 17th World Honey Bee Day 

Summer is here and the bees are out and about. Songs and poems about these wonderful creatures swarm together here:
It’s a minibeast and bug world | River of song – honey for the soul, humming away in unison.

World Ocean Day – 8th June

Find the beginnings of a new and growing section of ‘Creatures great and small’ Whales, dolphins and other sea life – celebrate and consider the creatures that call the vast blue part of our planet Earth home and depend on us to keep it habitable.

International Picnic Day coming up

June 18th A good excuse to ensure all the picnic songs in my Summer collection have a sheet music PDF attached by this time.
Look to your right to find an all time favourite picnic song from days gone by!

Child Safety Week: June 2nd – 8th

A week that also includes World Bicycle Day on the 3rd.
Find a small starter collection in my Song Cupboard that include songs that address safety and also hygiene an

Sunday 30th March Mothering Sunday UK

Saint Patrick’s Day Falls on March 17th, be ready to celebrate and visit a new collection of Irish Songs; songs that include leprechauns, shamrocks and all things green

March 4th Pancake Day

Ready for a bit of
flipping fun!