STEM Months, Weeks, Days
February
February Week of George Washington's Birthday – Engineers Week
March
March 14 – Pi Day
March - Week Varies - Mid-to-Late March – Solar Week
April
April – Math Awareness Month
April - Day Varies (sometimes in May) – Astronomy Day
April 2nd Full Week – National Robotics Week
April 12 – Yuri’s Night - celebrating the first spaceflight
April Week Prior to April 22 – National Environmental Education Week - held the week before Earth Day each year
April 22 - Earth Day
May
May - American Wetlands Month
May - Day Varies (sometimes in April) – Astronomy Day
June
June 8 – World Oceans Day
July
July – Park and Recreation Month
September
September - Day Varies (sometimes in October) – International Observe the Moon Night
September - Day Varies (sometimes in October) – Astronomy Day
September - 3rd Monday - Coding Week
October
October - National Cyber Security Awareness Month
October - Day Varies (sometimes in September) – International Observe the Moon Night
October - Day Varies (sometimes in September) – Astronomy Day
October First Wednesday - The 4‑H STEM Challenge
October First Friday – National Manufacturing Day
October 4 - 10 – World Space Week
October 8 – National Cephalopod Awareness Days
October 8 - Cephalopod Day or Octopus Day
October 9 – Nautilus Day
October 10 – Squid & Cuttlefish Day
October 11 – Kraken (Myths and Legends) Day
October 8 – Ada Lovelace Day
October 2nd Full Week – Earth Science Week
October Wednesday of 2nd Full Week – National Fossil Day (part of Earth Science Week)
October Friday of 2nd Full Week – Geologic Map Day (part of Earth Science Week)
October 3rd Week – National Nuclear Science Week
October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m – Mole Day
October 4th Week – National Chemistry Week
October - Week Varies - Mid-to-Late October – Solar Week
November
November 8 – X-Ray Discovery Day
November 3rd Week - Geography Awareness Week
December
December 2nd Week – Computer Science Education Week
Have other STEM months, weeks or days to add to the list? Email the information to STEM@txgcp.org.