Saturday

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Facts and Activities About Saturday

Saturday morning is on television is a popular time for airing animated television cartoons

Clubs, bars and restaurants are often open later on Saturday night than on other nights. Thus “Saturday Night” has come to imply the party scene — think Saturday Night Fever, which showcased New York discotheques, Uptown Saturday Night, as well as many songs. Saturday Nights have been preceded in fun by Wednesday nights ‘hump day’ and Thursday nights and Friday nights, especially as bars and clubs try to increase their revenue throughout the week.

Armed Forces Day is the third Saturday in May
Sweetest Day is the third Saturday in October

Many run/walks, 5Ks, 10Ks and marathons are held on Saturday mornings.

The amount of criminal activities that take place on Saturday nights has led to the expression, “Saturday night special” a pejorative slang term used in the United States and Canada for any inexpensive handgun.