When is National Daughters Day?
In the US, National Daughters Day is September 25 every year: Saturday, September 25, 2027. India and many international calendars use the fourth Sunday of September instead, which is Sunday, September 26, 2027.
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September 25. That's National Daughters Day in the United States, every year, whatever the weekday, and in 2027 it's a Saturday. India and many international calendars keep Daughters' Day on the fourth Sunday of September instead, which in 2027 is the very next day. Neither date is official.
Nobody has a documented founder for it either, which is unusual for a day this popular. Below: both dates through 2030, what's known and what isn't, lines to send her, and how we made a card where she walks away from an exploding party without looking back.
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National Daughters Day 2027 and the next few years
The US date stays put and slides through the week. The Sunday version moves to stay on a Sunday. In 2027 the two line up into one weekend, Saturday and Sunday, which doesn't happen again until 2032.
From 2028 to 2030 the Sunday comes first, a little earlier each year, so a daughter who lives abroad gets her day before the one at home. She will mention this.
| Year | US: September 25 | Fourth Sunday of September | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Saturday | September 26 | 1 day |
| 2028 | Monday | September 24 | 1 day |
| 2029 | Tuesday | September 23 | 2 days |
| 2030 | Wednesday | September 22 | 3 days |
Who started National Daughters Day?
Honest answer: nobody knows. There's no law, no proclamation and no group with a founding date, and the articles that name a beginning don't cite one we could check. It simply turns up every September 25, mostly in parents' posts, and has for years.
There's one clue about its age. When Jill Nico started National Sons Day in 2018, she did it because daughters already had a day and sons didn't. So daughters got there first, at least online.
The daughters' day with real paperwork is a different one. The UN General Assembly declared October 11 the International Day of the Girl Child in December 2011, in Resolution 66/170 (un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day). It's about girls' rights and the obstacles they face around the world, so it's more of a cause than a card. Still, it's the only one of the three with a vote behind it.
What to send your daughter on September 25
These are for the day itself, not her birthday, so leave out the age. Short beats long, and her name beats everything.
For her birthday there's a full page of birthday wishes for your daughter, sorted from little girl to grown woman. For September 25:
- Happy National Daughters Day. Nobody knows who invented it. I assume it was a parent with a daughter like you.
- You're my favorite September tradition.
- For a little girl: You make the house louder and better. Mostly louder. Happy Daughters Day.
- For a teenage daughter: Go ahead and roll your eyes. I'm proud of you anyway.
- For a grown daughter: You became someone I'd pick as a friend. Lucky me, I got you first.
- From Dad: You still win every argument. I've stopped keeping score. (I have not stopped keeping score.)
- From far away: Different time zone, same daughter. Happy Daughters Day from here.
- For a stepdaughter or daughter-in-law: You joined this family and made it better. Today counts for you too.
How we made the Cool Kids Don't Look card
The card borrows an action-movie rule: cool people don't look at explosions. Your daughter walks toward the camera in a black jacket, a slice of cake in one hand and sunglasses in the other, while a birthday party in a warehouse bursts into confetti, streamers and balloons behind her. She does not turn around. Her name goes on the poster.
Our test daughter was Zuri, 10, a made-up girl with long box braids and a purple sweatshirt. The poster had to read ZURI TURNS 10, every letter in place, with no other words anywhere in the picture.
An early version of the blast came back with a fiery center, which is a lot for a kid's card. So a rule went in: confetti and balloons only, no fire and no smoke. One later take read that rule, made the confetti look exactly like flames anyway, and spelled the title ZUR10 TURNS while it was at it.
Another take broke the other rule, that she's the only person in the picture, and invited a whole party to stand behind her. The finished card sends them home.
In the video she keeps walking, and a second blast of confetti goes off behind her. She doesn't flinch. She slides on the sunglasses and takes a bite of cake. Sound is party noise only; nobody speaks. More cards like it are on the 10-year-old birthday page.
Small ways to mark September 25
It's a Saturday in 2027, which helps. None of these takes more than an afternoon:
- Let her pick the whole day's food, including the questionable parts.
- Dig out a photo from the year she was born and send it with one line about that week.
- Tell her one specific thing you noticed about her this year. Specific beats sweet.
- If she's grown, call instead of texting. If she's a teenager, text instead of calling.
- Make her the star of something: a card, a toast at dinner, a poster on the fridge.
How it works
- Pick a cardPilots, mermaids, rock stars, one very surprised cake. Every one shows a real example first.
- Add their photosOne clear face each, up to 5 people. A selfie is fine. No sign-up.
- Preview it, then payOne picture of them in the card in about 10 seconds. Like it? Apple Pay or Google Pay, and four pictures arrive about 20 seconds later, the video in about 90.
Should I use "daughter's" or "daughters"?
Most listings write National Daughters Day, no apostrophe, as in a day for all daughters. You'll also see Daughter's Day. Nothing official names it, so either works; pick one and use it all the way through the card.
Is September 25 a holiday?
Not a public one. Banks, schools and the post office don't close for National Daughters Day. It's a family and social-media day, so the only deadline is yours.
When is National Sons Day?
Twice, unofficially: March 4 and September 28. In 2027 those are a Thursday and a Tuesday.
What is a short message for a daughter?
Short ones land best: "Proud of you. Always have been." or "You're my favorite person to argue with." Add her name and one thing she did this year, and you're done.
By HiWith (Winding AI, Inc.) · support@winding.ai · Updated