September Holidays
Here is a list of some September holidays with economic and financial literacy connections/lessons. Since I included Labor Day weekend in the August holidays, this will be a little shorter (and more thematic, with things like the start of the football (and pumpkin spice) seasons.
Jay LeBlanc
9/2/20253 min read
The list of holiday topics for September will be a little shorter than usual, particularly because I included Labor Day weekend in August this year (since 2 of the 3 days of the weekend were the 30th and 31st). So since there are not any federal holidays in the remainder of the month, most of the focus will be on thematic topics. For content areas, several items on Patriots Day (9/11) and Constitution Day - for the social, the start of football season and its' economic impact. Plus seasonal things like the return of "pumpkin spice" season . . . And as usual look for a few lesser-known holidays in there as well . . .
Lesson Plans/Videos/Podcasts on September “Holidays”
“10 Classroom Activities To Teach About Labor Day” (lesson plans), WeAreTeachers.com, Sep 2021, https://www.weareteachers.com/whats-the-history-behind-labor-day-7-classroom-activities-for-kids-2/
“Back-to-school shoppers have value at the top of their lists” (podcast w/article), Marketplace, Aug 2024, https://www.marketplace.org/2024/08/08/back-to-school-shoppers-have-value-at-the-top-of-their-lists/
“Fight Like Hell: Music for Labor Day” – Folkways Recordings, Smithsonian Institution, 2023, https://folkways.si.edu/fight-like-hell-music-for-labor-day
“How do natural disasters impact consumer spending?” (podcast w/article), Marketplace, Nov 2024, https://www.marketplace.org/story/2024/11/08/how-do-natural-disasters-impact-consumer-spending
“How Labor Day has changed — and not changed — in its 140-year history” (podcast w/article), Marketplace, Sep 2023, https://www.marketplace.org/2023/09/04/how-labor-day-has-changed-and-not-changed-in-its-140-year-history/
“How Labor Got Its Day” (3-5 lesson plans), Council for Economic Education, Aug 2016, https://econedlink.org/resources/how-labor-got-its-day/
“How retailers can stay ahead of weather-related challenges” (Retail Stays Real podcast), Aug 2024, https://nrf.com/blog/how-retailers-can-stay-ahead-weather-related-challenges
“How song makes the union strong” (podcast w/article), Marketplace, Aug 2024, https://www.marketplace.org/2024/08/12/how-song-makes-the-union-strong/
“Labor Day 2024: Peak travel days, top destinations and best deals” (video), Today (NBC), Aug 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9nBb_KIgzs
“Lesson Plan: Labor Day and Labor History”, Flocabulary, https://www.flocabulary.com/lesson-plan-labor-day-and-labor-history/
“Transaction Costs and Currency: 1808 Road Trip” (lesson plan), Foundation for Teaching Economics, https://fte.org/teachers/teacher-resources/lesson-plans/efiahlessons/transaction-costs/
“Visualizing Annual Working Hours in OECD Countries” (infographic), Visual Capitalist, Jun 2023, https://www.visualcapitalist.com/annual-working-hours-in-countries-2023/
U.S. Government Resources
“2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30” Stats for Stories, Jun 2024, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/atlantic-hurricane-season.html
“Back to School: August 2025” Stats for Stories, Aug 2025, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/back-to-school.html
“Back to School Fun Facts”, Jul 2025, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fun-facts/back-to-school.html
“Labor Day: September 2023” Stats for Stories, Sep 2023, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/labor-day.html
Other ECON/PFL/Social Studies articles on August (and Labor Day weekend) “holidays”:
“2025 Deloitte back-to-school survey: Sharpening Pencils and Budgets”, Deloitte Consumer Industry Center, Jul 2025, https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/retail-distribution/back-to-school-survey.html
“5 tips to save money on back-to-school shopping — this weekend and beyond”, NPR, Aug 2024, https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5057591/back-to-school-shopping-tips-deals
“Avoiding the Disaster After the Disaster—How To Spot the Signs of a FEMA Scam”, Investopedia, Jul 2025, https://www.investopedia.com/how-to-spot-the-signs-of-a-fema-scam-11772200
“Back to basics: 3 ways the economy is impacting back-to-school this year”, National Retail Federation, Jul 2025, https://nrf.com/blog/back-to-basics-3-ways-the-economy-is-impacting-back-to-school-this-year
“Back to School Shopping Statistics”, Capital One Shopping Research, Jul 2025, https://capitaloneshopping.com/research/back-to-school-shopping-statistics/
“Back-to-School Shopping Survey”, WalletHub, Jul 2025, https://wallethub.com/blog/back-to-school-survey/52395
“Here's back-to-school advice from elementary to high school students” – Up First Newsletter, NPR, Aug 2024, https://www.npr.org/2024/08/18/g-s1-17336/back-to-school-students-education-elementary
“The History of Labor Day”, Investopedia, Aug 2024, https://www.investopedia.com/news/history-labor-day/
“Holiday and Seasonal Trends: Back to School Data Center”, National Retail Federation, Aug 2025, https://nrf.com/research-insights/holiday-data-and-trends/back-to-school/back-class-data-center
“How Disasters Move Money”, Econlife, Jan 2025, https://econlife.com/2025/01/disaster-spending/
“Inflation Hints at Easing and Back-to-School Looks Set to Boom”, Forbes, Jul 2024, https://www.forbes.com/sites/nikkibaird/2024/07/01/inflation-hints-at-easing-and-back-to-school-looks-set-to-boom/
“A Labor Day Look At How Much We Work”, Econlife, Sep 2018, https://econlife.com/2018/09/longest-workweek/
“A Labor Day Look At Invisible Labor”, Econlife, Sep 2022, https://econlife.com/2022/09/invisible-woerkers/
“A Labor Day Look At Our Time Squeeze”, Econlife, Sep 2020, https://econlife.com/2020/09/middle-class-time-squeeze/
“National Left Handers Day: August 13th”, https://www.lefthandersday.com/
“Parents Concerned About Higher Back-To-School Costs Are Pulling Back On Spending”, Investopedia, Jul 2025, https://www.investopedia.com/parents-are-concerned-about-higher-back-to-school-supply-costs-11770155
“Trend-driven and wallet-wise: Back-to-school 2025 is here (Shoppers adapt to rising prices by focusing on essentials and deals)”, National Retail Federation, Aug 2025, https://nrf.com/blog/trend-driven-and-wallet-wise-back-to-school-2025-is-here
“What Teachers Need to Know to Help Left-Handed Students Succeed”, WeAreTeachers.com, Jan 2020, https://www.weareteachers.com/left-handed-students/
“What Disasters Cost Us”, Econlife, Aug 2024, https://econlife.com/2024/08/billion-dollar-disaster-events/
“What’s for school lunch? - This back-to-school season, caregivers are thinking about lunch costs and healthy eating”, Deloitte Consumer Industry Center, Aug 2025, https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/consumer-products/school-lunch-costs-healthy-eating.html