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The Associated Press Stylebook advises to capitalize St. Patrick’s Day [March 17] Father’s Day [third Sun. in June] Tax Day [April 15 unless on a weekend Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US) Maundy Thursday. May Day. Memorial Day. Michaelmas (the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel) Mother’s Day. New Year’s (also New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve) Passover. Presidents’ Day. Purim. Ramadan. Remembrance Day. Rosh Hashanah. St George’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day (also Saint or St Patrick’s Day) St George’s Day (no period or full stop with St in BrE) St. Patrick’s Day (also Saint or St Patrick’s Day) Thanksgiving (also Thanksgiving Day) the High Holy Days. Twelfth Night. Valentine’s Day. Veterans Day (no apostrophe) Victoria Day (Canada) Victory Day (Russia) Yom Kippur _____ While holidays and holy days are capitalized, many This style treats the holiday as a day belonging to St. Patrick, thus making it possessive. Must We Capitalize St. Patrick’s Day? Another common question for some people may be whether St. Patrick’s Day should always be capitalized. The answer is that in referring to the holiday, we do capitalize it when using it either as a proper noun The AP Stylebook holds that the names of holidays and holy days should be capitalized. Below is a list (by no means exhaustive) of some of the most common holidays and their spelling and capitalizations according to AP Style. Memorial Day. Michaelmas (the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel) Mother’s Day. New Year’s (also New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve) Passover. Presidents’ Day. Purim. Ramadan. Remembrance Day. Rosh Hashanah. St George’s Day (no period or full stop with St in BrE) St. Patrick’s Day (also Saint or St Patrick’s Day) Thanksgiving In this case, the names of the holidays are the proper nouns that should be capitalized. Explanation: Correct Capitalization of Holiday Names. When writing the names of holidays, it's important to use the correct capital letters. Here are the corrected versions of the holiday names you provided: Valentine's Day; Thanksgiving; St. Patrick's Day Therefore, they should be capitalized. 3. Capitalize the days of the week and months of the year: "Tuesday," "Friday," "March," "April," etc. are examples of words that should be capitalized. Applying these rules, the correct capitalization for this sentence would be: "St. Patrick's Day is on March 17 every year." In this case, "St. Patrick's Day" is a specific holiday, so both "St." and "Patrick's" should be capitalized: "St. Patrick's Day is on March 17 every day." 3. Days of the week and months of the year should be capitalized: "St. Patrick's Day is on March 17 every day." 4. Capitalize available initials in abbreviations like "St." for "Saint." So The name 'St. Patrick's Day' is a specific noun and should be capitalized. Additionally, the apostrophe in 'Patrick's' indicates possession, referring to the day that belongs to St. Patrick. Moreover, a full stop or period after 'St' is necessary since 'St' is an abbreviation for 'Saint'. Hence, it should be punctuated and capitalized as 'St This weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities also include the 5K for St. Patrick’s Day Run through downtown. Kids will enjoy the Leprechaun Fun Run at Acacia Park. St. Patrick's Day Festival – New Realm Brewing, March 15, 12 - 4 p.m. Shamrock Scavenger Hunt – The Silos Bar, March 15, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Pot of Gold Bingo Night – Curtis R. Milteer Sr Thanksgiving Day Yom Kippur St. Patrick’s Day Day of the Dead. Note: Do not capitalize an article if it precedes the official holiday name. In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is a multi-day celebration and remembrance of deceased friends and family. Are there any capitalization exceptions? Mother’s Day. New Year’s (also New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve) Passover. Presidents’ Day. Purim. Ramadan. Remembrance Day. Rosh Hashanah. St George’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day (also Saint or St Patrick’s Day) Thanksgiving (also Thanksgiving Day) the High Holy Days. Twelfth Night. Valentine’s Day. Veterans Day (no apostrophe This weekend Saturday March 15th and Sunday March 16th Clinton will once again host 2 great St. Patrick's Day events. Saturday, March 15th. The Run O' the Mill 5K race kicks off the weekend on Saturday morning at the Clinton Community Center with a 8AM start. Parking is limited and race organizers have arranged off-site parking locations. St. Patrick’s Day 5K Run/Walk. If you want to get moving on St. Patrick’s Day, the 25th annual St. Patrick’s Day run/walk is happening on Sunday as well. You can choose between a 10-kilometre race, a five-kilometre race and the one-kilometre Kid Run. Eat, Drink & Get Lucky. Get ready to party for St. Patrick's Day the Dog Haus way. ALL. WEEKEND. LONG. Green Beer, $6 Jameson Shots, $7 Picklebacks. One of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parties in the area, this suburban bash is all day Sunday at the banquet hall and a heated outdoor tent. There’s corned beef, beer and entertainment all What: Henry Winkler shares humorous anecdotes and inspirational lessons from his life and storied career.. When: Friday, March 14, 7:30 p.m. Where: The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth Cost
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