Americans’ Favorite Holidays, According to Data

Americans love a good celebration. And they will prove it again this Fourth of July holiday. Gathering with friends and family is a regular part of American life. 

Some of the holidays and events people celebrate are more obscure and niche while others are widely celebrated. Take the World Padel Tour, for instance. This is a reason to celebrate for those who are big fans of padel, a racket sport. Then there are holidays nearly all Americans celebrate like Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Thanksgiving. These dates are noted in calendars each year, budgets are adjusted for gift-giving, and travel plans are made to ensure community during these special days.

Some holidays are sports-related and some are sentimental, like Christmas. This holiday brings about a change in the air for the last month of the year. This feeling is romanticized even further in states where snow falls. Then there are holidays centered around entertainment, like the Tribeca Film Festival, the BET Awards, and New York Fashion Week, which invites all fashionistas to the runway where designers present their iconic designs.

There is a holiday for every American to celebrate, no matter how different their interests are. Pickleball lovers have their own holidays as well as those who love skateboarding or arm-wrestling. Americans honor those who served on Veterans' Day and Memorial Day and prioritize pranks on April Fool's Day. Lovers have Valentine's Day and those with a love for all things spooky have Halloween to relish.

Even as the year comes to an end and all Christmas gifts have been unwrapped, there is a final holiday Americans love to celebrate: New Year's Eve. They dance into the night, waiting for the clock to strike at midnight so they can plant a kiss on their romantic partners. Then, they wake up the following day to enjoy the first holiday of the year: New Year's Day.

To put this list of Americans' favorite holidays together, 247 Tempo reviewed data provided by YouGov, a website that allows users to take polls and surveys for insight on a range of interesting topics. (Curious about a specific generation's favorite holidays? Next, check out Baby Boomers’ Favorite Holidays and Events.) 

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