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