List of celebrated holidays in SpongeBob SquarePants
In the SpongeBob SquarePants series, the characters celebrate fictional holidays, as well as real-life holidays, including:
Fictional holidays
| Holiday | Date | Episode | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annoy Squidward Day | January/February 15 | Employee of the Month | A day SpongeBob and Patrick annoy Squidward more than usual. |
| Bikini Bottom Annual Free Day | March 8 | The Smoking Peanut | A day when all products are free, or as thought to be by Mr. Krabs. |
| National No SpongeBob Day | August 15 | Gone | A day where all of Bikini Bottom gets away from SpongeBob and Patrick respectively. |
| National No Patrick Day | |||
| Porpoise Day | August 17 | Overbooked | |
| Free Balloon Day | December 27 | Life of Crime | A day where balloons are given for free. |
| Employee Brotherhood Day | Unknown | Dying for Pie | Mr. Krabs makes employees give gifts to each other. |
| Work Without Your Hands Day | The Clash of Triton | A day when no one in Bikini Bottom uses their hands at work. | |
| Jellyfishing Day | |||
| Hula Day | |||
| Eat More Corn Day | |||
| Paint Your Shoes Day | A day where one paints their shoes. | ||
| Extra Thumb Day | A day where one grows an extra thumb. | ||
| Armpit Lather Day | |||
| Give Mr. Krabs All Your Money Day | |||
| Wet Noodle Sculpture Day | |||
| Great Pickle Race Day | A day where one races pickles. | ||
| Drive Squidward To Madness Day | |||
| Dope Day | A day stated by Squidward that everyone else is a dope. | ||
| Nope Day | A day when one says "nope." | ||
| National Dress As Your Boss Day | |||
| Down Low Day | A day where Bikini Bottomites give each other low fives. | ||
| Chum Day | Plankton's Old Chum |
Real-life holidays
Note: Due to religious reasons and/or the holiday being obvious, some definitions will not be present.
| Holiday | Episode | Note |
|---|---|---|
| New Years | Karate Island | Briefly referenced in that episode. |
| Opposite Day | Opposite Day | A day of doing the opposite of which one normally does (except breathing, living, eating, etc.). |
| Valentine's Day | Valentine's Day | |
| Breath of Fresh Squidward | ||
| April Fool's Day | Fools in April | This is SpongeBob's favorite holiday. |
| Easter | Breath of Fresh Squidward | |
| National High Five Day | None | A day when Bikini Bottomites give each other high fives. |
| Fourth of July | Breath of Fresh Squidward | This may mean Bikini Bottom is a part of the United States of America. |
| Leif Erikson Day | Bubble Buddy | A "holiday" to honor its namesake. Although the French Narrator states that SpongeBob made this day up, it is actually a real-life day that occurs every year on October 9. |
| Halloween | Scaredy Pants | |
| The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom | ||
| Christmas | Christmas Who? | Not celebrated in Bikini Bottom prior to this episode. |
| It's a SpongeBob Christmas! | ||
| SpongeBob's Road to Christmas | ||
| Best Friends Day | The Gift of Gum | Based on National Best Friends Day, a day where one honors their best friends. |
| Founders Day | What's Eating Patrick? | Based on Anniversary Day, a day where one honors the origin of their content. |