Filed under: Reasons to Celebrate Literally Anything. Yes, these are real holidays. We checked. September is stacked with them, which conveniently means it's also a great time to start your holiday shopping before the actual holidays show up and ruin everyone's budget. Here's what's coming up next month, and what we'd hand you if you walked into our store and asked "what goes with this."
September 1 — No Rhyme or Reason Day
Our favorite kind of decision-making. Celebrate by doing something for absolutely no reason, like buying a shirt that admits it out loud.
Get it: "404 Motivation Not Found" Retro Pixel Graphic Tee ($22.99) — for the days your reasoning also returns an error.
Browse: Snark and Shenanigans
September 19 — Talk Like a Pirate Day
Arrr you really going to let this pass without merch? Full disclosure: we don't have a parrot-on-the-shoulder shirt (yet), but we do have gear for anyone who's secretly running their own morally-gray operation.
Get it: Arr You Kidding Me Right Now T-Shirt — Funny Pirate Script Comfort Col – Mutantur Labs LLC
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Get it: "Secretly the Villain Trope" Comfort Colors Tee ($29.99) — close enough to outlaw energy.
Browse: Fantasy Lovers
September 22 — Hobbit Day
Second breakfast not included. Excellent gifts, however, are. This one's an easy win if you know a reader who's never quite left the Shire.
Get it: "Sorry I'm Late, They Are Taking the Hobbits to Isengard" Tee ($22.99) or the Prancing Pony Raglan Shirt ($34.99).
Browse: Fantasy Lovers
Wrap it in: Sleeping Dragons Gift Wrap Roll ($21.99) — dragon-adjacent, no additional lore required.
September 24 — Punctuation Day
This holiday deserves an Oxford comma. Give it one, and gift the word nerd in your life something that actually earns the joke.
Get it: "Don't Call Me Shirley" Grammar Pun Tee ($22.99) and the matching Shirley Coffee Mug ($23.99).
Browse: Books and Coffee Lovers
Wrap it in: Booklover Gift Wrap Roll ($21.99)
September 25 — Comic Book Day
Origin story: you, in this shirt.
Get it: Bad Ass Superhero Silhouette Tee ($22.99).
Browse: Sci-Fi Fans
Wrap it in: Retro Space Wrapping Paper Roll ($21.99)
September 28 — Ask a Stupid Question Day
We're pretty sure your favorite nerd already has several. Let them wear the confidence.
Get it: "I'm Not Arguing I'm Just Explaining Why I'm Right" Tee ($26.99).
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September 29 — National Coffee Day
Finally. A holiday with sensible priorities. This is also the day we recommend leaning all the way into a specific fandom instead of a plain mug — go pick a side.
Get it: Rainbow Paladin Coffee Mug ($23.99–$25.99), our fantasy-meets-Pride ally mug, or the Make It So Mug ($25.99) for the Star Trek captains in your life.
Browse: Mugs and Insulated Travel Cups
September 30 — Hot Mulled Cider Day
Autumn's unofficial application form. Consider this your cue to swap the iced coffee for something that requires a mug with a little more personality.
Get it: Elixir of Hope Mug ($23.99) — technically a potion mug, but we won't tell anyone if you fill it with cider.
Browse: Snark and Shenanigans
A word about wrapping paper
If any of this is headed toward gift status, don't hand it over in a grocery bag. We carry actual wrapping paper — browse the full lineup in Geek Gear — including the Booklover roll, the Sleeping Dragons roll, and the Retro Space roll. Yes, we checked — these are also real.
Want to see what's coming up in real time? Check the "Reasons to Celebrate Literally Anything" card on our homepage — it rotates through the next 60 days of nonsense so you never miss an excuse.