Every yearNovember 29
Everything November 29 celebrates
4 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for November 29 every year, and 9 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Square Dance DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | National Chocolates Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Rice Cake Day | Food | |
| 04 | Customer is Wrong Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on November 29 in some years.
Advent Sunday — 2026
Secondhand Sunday — 2026
Small Brewery Sunday — 2026
Cyber Monday — 2027 and 2032
Black Friday — 2030
Buy Nothing Day — 2030
National Leftovers Day — 2030
Small Business Saturday — 2031
GivingTuesday — 2033
Born on November 29
Historic figures
- C. S. Lewis1898–1963British novelist, poet, and critic
- Louisa May Alcott1832–1888American novelist and poet
- Empress Dowager Cixi1835–1908Regent of China from 1861 to 1908
- Garry Shandling1949–2016American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
- Christian Doppler1803–1853Austrian mathematician and physicist
- Chadwick Boseman1976–2020American actor and playwright
- Gaetano Donizetti1797–1848Italian composer
- Beji Caid Essebsi1926–2019Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia
- Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg1856–1921German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany
- Wilhelm Hauff1802–1827German poet and author
Celebrities & public figures
- Anna Farisb. 1976American actress
- Ryan Giggsb. 1973Welsh footballer and manager
- Don Cheadleb. 1964American actor and producer
- Gemma Chanb. 1982English actress
- John Mahamab. 1958Ghanaian historian and politician
- Rahm Emanuelb. 1959American businessman and politician
- The Gameb. 1979American rapper
- Lucas Blackb. 1982American actor
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamudb. 1955Somali politician
- Lauren Germanb. 1978American actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers November 29 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see November 29, 2026.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.