Calendar

March 2023

Mar 28

Music moment: Lady Gaga's birthday

Mar 31

International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 2023

Apr 2

International fact-checking day

Apr 2

International Children's Book Day

Apr 6

Music moment: ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ by Blue Swede hit number one in the US Billboard charts on this day

Apr 6

Maundy Thursday

Apr 8

Holy Saturday

Apr 23

International Day of the Book

Apr 30

Walpurgis Eve

May 2023

May 3

World Press Freedom Day

May 15

International Day of Families

May 17

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

May 23

Music moment: Polar Music Prize

May 24

European Day of Parks

June 2023

Jun 5

World Environment Day

Jun 6

National Day of Sweden

Jun 16

Music moment: The movie 'Pretty Woman' with the theme song by Roxette premiered on this day

Jun 24

Midsummer Eve

Jun 29

Music moment: The movie 'Pretty Woman' with the theme song by Roxette premiered on this day

August 2023

Aug 9

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Aug 10

Crayfish premiere

Aug 23

Music moment: ‘Waltz for Debby’ by Monica Zetterlund and the Bill Evans Trio was recorded on this day

Aug 23

Swedish meatball day

Aug 27

Raoul Wallenberg Day

September 2023

Sep 3

Music moment: Choir Day

Sep 8

Music moment: Pink's birthday

Sep 8

International Literacy Day

Sep 15

International Day of Democracy

Sep 16

World Cleanup Day

Sep 26

European Day of Languages

October 2023

Oct 4

Cinnamon Bun Day

Oct 5

Music moment: ‘Levels’ by Avicii was released

Oct 5

World Teacher's Day

Oct 11

International Day of the Girl Child

Oct 24

United Nations Day

Oct 31

Halloween

November 2023

Nov 1

Music moment: ‘The Sign’ by Ace of Base tops the US album charts

Nov 4

All Saints' Day

Nov 5

Music moment: ABBA released their comeback record

Nov 14

Birthday of Astrid Lindgren

Nov 16

World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Nov 25

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

December 2023

Dec 1

Music moment: Neneh Cherry performed on BBC’s Top of the Pops

Dec 2

Music moment: Britney Spears' birthday

Dec 10

International Human Rights Day

Dec 10

Nobel Prize Day

Dec 13

Music moment: Taylor Swift's birthday

Dec 13

Lucia

Dec 24

Christmas Eve

Dec 31

Music moment: 'The Final Countdown' by Europe was released on this day

Dec 31

New Year's Eve

February 2024

Feb 11

International Winter Bike to Work Day

Feb 15

Music moment: 'The Final Countdown' by Europe was released on this day

Feb 22

Music moment: 'Ray of Light' by Madonna with music video by Jonas Åkerlund was released on this day

March 2024

Mar 2

She Decides Day

Mar 7

Announcement of the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Mar 10

Ramadan

Mar 21

World Down Syndrome Day

Mar 21

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Mar 23

Nordic Day

Mar 23

Music moment: The movie 'Pretty Woman' with the theme song by Roxette premiered on this day

Mar 25

Waffle Day

Mar 28

Music moment: Lady Gaga's birthday

Mar 31

International Transgender Day of Visibility