06/01/2026
From: Almanac.com
June Calendar
The Old Farmer’s Almanac calendar highlights individual holidays. We traditionally do not highlight “month” themes.
June 5
World Environment Day—a day meant to raise environmental awareness across the globe.
June 14
Flag Day (U.S.).is on June 14 Be sure to raise the flag! Learn about the U.S. Flag Code, which provides guidelines for displaying the American flag properly.
June 16
June 15 marks the Islamic New Year, which begins with the first sighting of the crescent Moon after the new Moon in the month of Muharram. This event signals the start of the Islamic lunar calendar year.
June 19
Juneteenth (also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day). On this day in 1865, Union General Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation aloud in Galveston, Texas, effectively liberating enslaved people in the state, which had thus far been beyond the control of the Union Army.
June 21
The summer solstice begins on June 21, which heralds the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s the day with the most hours of daylight. In the Southern Hemisphere, winter begins at this time.
June 21
Father’s Day
June 24
June 24 brings Midsummer Day, also St. John the Baptist’s Feast Day. Traditionally, this was the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvesting. It is celebrated in many cultures on the night of June 23 as Midsummer Eve!
