Funny Calendars: The Complete Guide to Weird, Unusual & Hilarious Calendars

Not every wall calendar needs to feature a peaceful mountain, a beautiful beach, or an adorable puppy.

Sometimes you want Bigfoot.

Or a badly stuffed animal.

Or a cat with a mullet.

Or dogs answering nature's call in otherwise majestic scenery.

Funny calendars occupy a wonderfully strange corner of the calendar world. They still do everything a normal wall calendar does — keep track of dates, appointments, birthdays, deadlines, and holidays — but they also give you something unexpected to look at every month.

At Blue Wolf Calendar Company, unusual calendars have become one of our specialties. Alongside our traditional animal, landscape, art, religious, and travel calendars, we make calendars about strange historical artwork, cryptids, bizarre animals, office humor, Dad jokes, Bigfoot, and subjects that probably never needed to become calendars — but we're glad they did.

If you're shopping for yourself, someone with an unusual sense of humor, a gag gift, or the gift everyone tries to steal at a White Elephant exchange, here's our complete guide to the strange world of funny calendars.

What Is a Funny Calendar?

A funny calendar is exactly what it sounds like: a calendar designed to make you laugh while still functioning as an actual calendar.

But "funny" can mean a lot of different things.

Some funny calendars rely on jokes. Some feature ridiculous photographs. Others take ordinary subjects and put them into absurd situations.

And then there are calendars that aren't necessarily jokes at all. They're simply so weird, unexpected, fascinating, or oddly specific that they're fun to have on the wall.

That's why we tend to think of this category more broadly as funny, weird, unusual, and interesting calendars.

You can browse our entire Funny & Gag Calendars collection to see just how broad that definition can become.

Why Buy a Funny Calendar?

There are plenty of reasons.

The most obvious is that a funny calendar can make an otherwise ordinary part of the room more entertaining. Instead of looking up and seeing another generic calendar, you get something that makes you laugh — or makes visitors stop and ask, "Where did you get that?"

But funny calendars are also unusually versatile gifts.

They can work as:

• Christmas gifts

• Birthday gifts

• White Elephant gifts

• Secret Santa gifts

• Office gifts

• Coworker gifts

• Gifts for Dad

• Gifts for Mom

• Gifts for animal lovers

• Housewarming gifts

• Stocking stuffers

• Gag gifts

• Gifts for someone who has everything

And unlike many novelty gifts, a calendar remains useful after the joke is over.

The Best Kind of Gag Gift: One You Can Actually Use

There's a problem with a lot of gag gifts.

They're funny for about 30 seconds.

Someone opens the package, everybody laughs, and then the object spends the next several years sitting in a drawer or eventually gets thrown away.

A funny wall calendar is different.

It can get the same reaction when it's unwrapped, but then the recipient has an actual calendar to use for the entire year.

Even better, the joke changes every month.

Instead of one funny image, the recipient gets a new one every time the page turns.

That's what makes unusual calendars particularly good gag gifts: they're ridiculous and practical.

Weird Cat Calendars: Because Normal Cats Weren't Enough

The internet has already established that cats and comedy belong together. We decided to take that idea in some unusual directions.

Strange Medieval Cats

Our Strange Medieval Cats Wall Calendar celebrates one of art history's stranger recurring mysteries: why did so many cats in old artwork look so bizarre?

These are not the perfectly posed cats of modern pet photography.

They're strange. They're awkward. Some barely seem to resemble cats at all.

And that's exactly the point.

For cat lovers, history lovers, art lovers, or anyone who appreciates unintentionally funny old artwork, it's difficult to find a more unusual combination.

Cats With Mullets

There are cats.

There are mullets.

Naturally, someone eventually had to put them together.

Our Cats with Mullets Wall Calendar takes feline dignity and gives it a business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back makeover. It's the sort of calendar that works especially well when you're shopping for someone who loves cats but already owns every normal cat-themed gift imaginable.

Extreme Sports Cats

What if cats stopped lounging around the house and developed a taste for adrenaline?

The Extreme Sports Cats Wall Calendar takes cats out of their normal environment and puts them into the world of extreme sports.

It's ridiculous by design — and a good example of why an unusual calendar can be more fun than another traditional pet gift.

Fecal Felines

Then there is the Fecal Felines Wall Calendar.

Yes. It's a calendar about cats pooping.

We could try to make that sound more sophisticated, but that would probably defeat the purpose.

It's silly, juvenile humor combined with cute cats, which also makes it exactly the sort of calendar someone might bring to a White Elephant exchange.

Fat Cats

The Fat Cats Wall Calendar keeps things considerably simpler: big cats, round cats, fluffy cats, and the inherent comedy of felines who look particularly well fed.

For someone whose sense of humor leans more toward cute than outrageous, this is one of the lighter options in the funny-calendar category.

Funny Dog Calendars

Cats don't get to have all the fun.

Dumping Dogs in Scenic Spots

Imagine a spectacular mountain vista.

A peaceful lakeshore.

A beautiful forest trail.

And right in the middle of the scene, a dog decides it's time to take care of business.

That's the premise behind our Dumping Dogs in Scenic Spots Wall Calendar.

The contrast is what makes it work: beautiful scenery interrupted by completely ordinary dog behavior.

It's nature photography, a dog calendar, and bathroom humor rolled into one very strange package.

When One Species Isn't Enough: Crapping Creatures

Why limit bathroom humor to dogs and cats?

Our Crapping Creatures Wall Calendar expands the concept to the animal kingdom.

This is firmly in gag-gift territory. It's designed for the person who laughs at things they're probably supposed to have outgrown years ago — and has no intention of doing so.

It's also the kind of gift that's hard to predict before someone opens it, which is exactly what you want from a good White Elephant present.

Wild Animals Whizzing

If Crapping Creatures covers one side of animal bathroom humor, Wild Animals Whizzing handles the other.

Again, nobody necessarily asked for this calendar to exist.

Sometimes that's the best reason to make one.

Taxidermy Fails: When Animals Get a Very Bad Second Chance

Some humor is intentionally created.

Other humor happens entirely by accident.

The Taxidermy Fails Wall Calendar celebrates the latter.

Bad taxidermy can transform a familiar animal into something completely unrecognizable. Strange facial expressions, questionable proportions, unusual poses, and unfortunate reconstruction choices can produce results that are simultaneously fascinating and hilarious.

Our Taxidermy Fails calendar collects those kinds of unfortunate creations into a full year of unintentionally funny animals.

For people who like oddities, weird history, strange animals, or things that are simply difficult to explain, this is one of our classic unusual-calendar concepts.

Strange Medieval and Historical Art

Historical art can be beautiful, profound, culturally important — and occasionally very, very strange.

That's part of what makes it so interesting.

Disturbing Medieval Art

Our Disturbing Medieval Art Wall Calendar focuses on the stranger side of old artwork.

Medieval artists produced countless masterpieces, but they also left behind images that can look bizarre to modern eyes: unusual creatures, odd scenes, exaggerated expressions, and imagery that sometimes requires a considerable amount of historical context to understand.

Take those images out of a museum and put them on a calendar, and you have a very different kind of art calendar.

History's Oddest Animal Art

The History's Oddest Animal Art Wall Calendar expands that idea beyond cats.

Before photography — and before artists could instantly search for reference images — depictions of unfamiliar animals could sometimes become wonderfully inaccurate.

The results can be fascinating, historically interesting, and unintentionally hilarious.

History's Oddest Dog Art

Dogs received the same treatment.

The History's Oddest Dog Art Wall Calendar is for people who love dogs, art history, strange paintings, or some combination of all three.

These historical-art calendars are a good example of the difference between a simple gag calendar and an interesting unusual calendar. They can be funny, but they're also genuinely fascinating to look at.

The Lost Bigfoot Photographs

What if someone discovered a forgotten collection of old photographs documenting Bigfoot's private life?

That's the idea behind our Lost Bigfoot Photographs Wall Calendar.

Rather than treating Bigfoot as a distant silhouette disappearing into the forest, the calendar imagines what Sasquatch might have been doing when nobody was supposed to be watching.

The vintage-photo concept gives the whole thing the appearance of strange evidence recovered from another era.

For Bigfoot enthusiasts, cryptid fans, conspiracy-minded friends, or anyone who appreciates absurd alternate history, this is one of our signature unusual calendars.

Cryptids: Bigfoot, Nessie and Other Legendary Creatures

Maybe you don't want an entire year devoted to Bigfoot.

That's where the Cryptids Wall Calendar comes in.

Cryptids are creatures whose existence has been claimed or discussed in folklore and popular culture but hasn't been established by conventional zoological evidence. Bigfoot is probably the most famous American example, while the Loch Ness Monster may be the world's most recognizable aquatic cryptid.

A cryptid calendar brings these legendary creatures together in one place.

It's less of a traditional joke calendar and more of an unusual-interest calendar — the sort of thing that makes a great gift precisely because you don't find it everywhere.

National Park Lore: Cryptids in America's Wild Places

Our National Park Lore – Cryptids in National Parks Wall Calendar combines two subjects that don't normally share a calendar: America's national parks and legendary creatures.

The concept places cryptids and monsters into vintage-style national-park scenery.

It's part wilderness calendar, part folklore calendar, and part monster calendar.

For someone who loves national parks but also enjoys Bigfoot, strange stories, folklore, and unexplained creatures, it's an unusual alternative to a conventional scenic calendar.

Dinosaurs in National Parks

Why stop at cryptids?

The Dinosaurs in National Parks Wall Calendar imagines America's famous landscapes with significantly larger wildlife.

It's an example of a calendar that isn't necessarily a gag gift in the traditional sense. Instead, it takes something familiar — national-park imagery — and changes one important detail.

There are now dinosaurs.

Sometimes that's all a calendar needs.

National Parks of the Solar System

Our unusual calendars aren't limited to animals and cryptids.

The National Parks of the Solar System Wall Calendar takes the visual language of classic national-park imagery and asks what those parks might look like if humanity established them throughout the solar system.

It's strange, imaginative, and much more speculative than a traditional travel calendar.

For space enthusiasts, science-fiction fans, national-park lovers, or people who simply want something different on the wall, it sits nicely between an art calendar and a novelty calendar.

Dad Jokes: A Full Year of Groaning

Not every funny calendar needs a bizarre visual premise.

Sometimes all you need is a terrible joke.

Our Dad Jokes Wall Calendar is built around the type of joke that makes one person laugh and everyone else in the room groan.

And that's the entire appeal.

A Dad Joke calendar is an obvious gift for fathers, but the audience is much larger than that. It's also a good choice for coworkers, teachers, joke lovers, and anyone who has ever responded to "I'm hungry" with "Hi Hungry, I'm Dad."

Office Humor and the Daily Grind

Workplaces create their own kind of comedy.

Meetings that should have been emails. Monday mornings. Corporate jargon. Deadlines. Pointless procedures. And that one printer that seems to sense when you're already having a bad day.

The Disgruntled Employee's Guide to the Daily Grind takes that shared workplace frustration and turns it into demotivational office humor.

A funny office calendar can be particularly effective because everyone who walks past it can participate in the joke.

It can also make a fun gift for a coworker — assuming, of course, that your workplace appreciates that kind of humor.

Clowns in the Wild

Some people think clowns are funny.

Some think they're terrifying.

Our Clowns in the Wild Wall Calendar is happy to occupy the uncomfortable space between the two.

Putting clowns into unexpected outdoor settings creates exactly the kind of image that makes someone stop when they walk past the calendar.

Whether that's delightful or unsettling probably depends on the person.

Either way, it's certainly not boring.

Mullets

Few hairstyles have generated as much comedy, nostalgia, and cultural staying power as the mullet.

The Mullets Wall Calendar celebrates the famous business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back hairstyle in calendar form.

It's a natural gag gift for someone who remembers the hairstyle's glory days, someone who has actually worn one, or anyone who appreciates fashion choices that refuse to disappear.

Political Humor Calendars

Political humor is another niche within the broader funny-calendar world.

Blue Wolf's current funny-calendar catalog includes a Based Trump Funny Wall Calendar, designed as a political-humor and satire gift.

Political humor is naturally more audience-specific than cats with mullets or bad taxidermy, so this is the kind of calendar where knowing the recipient matters. For someone who enjoys that particular style of political humor, it can be a highly specific novelty gift.

What Makes a Weird Calendar a Good Gift?

The best unusual gifts have an element of recognition.

You see something and immediately think:

"I know exactly who needs this."

That's particularly true with calendars.

Maybe your brother is obsessed with Bigfoot.

Maybe your coworker tells terrible Dad jokes.

Maybe your friend loves medieval artwork.

Maybe your spouse is a cat person with a very questionable sense of humor.

Or maybe your family has a White Elephant exchange where the entire objective is finding the most ridiculous present possible.

The more specific and unusual a calendar becomes, the easier it can be to match it to exactly the right person.

Why Funny Calendars Make Great White Elephant Gifts

White Elephant exchanges present a unique shopping challenge.

You generally want a gift that's affordable, surprising, funny when opened in front of a group, and — ideally — desirable enough that somebody else might steal it.

Funny calendars check all of those boxes.

They're also easy to wrap, which helps preserve the surprise.

Nobody knows whether they're opening a beautiful landscape calendar or 12 months of questionable taxidermy until the paper comes off.

And unlike a completely useless gag item, the winner leaves with something they can actually hang up and use.

Funny Calendars for Coworkers

Calendars also make natural coworker gifts because they're useful in an office.

The trick is matching the humor to the environment.

Something like Dad Jokes or light office humor may work in a broad range of workplaces. Stranger or more irreverent calendars are better suited to coworkers you know well.

If the recipient will actually use the calendar at work, you may also want to consider practical features such as readability and writing space. Our guide to choosing a wall calendar for an office covers those considerations in more detail.

Funny Calendars for Someone Who Has Everything

Some people are simply difficult to shop for.

They already own the practical things they need. They buy what they want. Another coffee mug isn't going to make much of an impression.

That's where unusual gifts have an advantage.

A person may already own a calendar.

They probably don't already own a calendar about strange medieval cats.

Or failed taxidermy.

Or Bigfoot's lost photographs.

The goal isn't necessarily to find something they need. It's to find something they never would have thought to buy for themselves but will enjoy once they have it.

For more general gift-buying advice, see How to Choose a Calendar as a Gift.

Funny Doesn't Have to Mean Useless

One thing we think matters is that a funny calendar should still work well as a calendar.

A novelty subject shouldn't require sacrificing basic functionality.

Blue Wolf's traditional wall calendars open to approximately 12 × 24 inches, with a large monthly image above the calendar grid and roomy date boxes below. That means you can enjoy an absurd picture while still having space for appointments, birthdays, reminders, deadlines, and other plans.

If you're curious about the practical side of choosing a calendar, our Complete Guide to Wall Calendars explains sizing, date boxes, quality, placement, paper versus digital calendars, and other considerations in detail.

How to Choose the Right Funny Calendar

The stranger the calendar, the more important it becomes to know your audience.

For a cat lover, Strange Medieval Cats, Cats with Mullets, Extreme Sports Cats, Fat Cats, or Fecal Felines might work.

For a dog lover, Dumping Dogs in Scenic Spots or odd historical dog artwork may be more appropriate.

For someone interested in the unexplained, look toward Bigfoot, cryptids, or National Park Lore.

For an art or history lover with an unusual sense of humor, strange medieval and historical animal artwork can combine genuine interest with comedy.

For someone who loves the outdoors but doesn't want another traditional landscape calendar, dinosaurs, cryptids, or imaginary national parks can put a very different spin on familiar scenery.

And for the person whose humor never progressed beyond bodily functions?

We have them covered too.

Funny Calendar Frequently Asked Questions

Are funny calendars good gifts?

Yes. They're particularly useful when you know something about the recipient's interests or sense of humor. Unlike many gag gifts, a wall calendar can remain useful for the entire year.

Are funny calendars good White Elephant gifts?

They can be ideal White Elephant gifts because they're affordable, easy to wrap, funny to open in a group, and still useful afterward.

What kind of funny calendar should I give a coworker?

It depends on your workplace and how well you know the person. Dad jokes and office humor can have broad appeal, while more unusual or irreverent calendars are better for coworkers whose sense of humor you know well.

What is a good funny gift for someone who loves cats?

Funny cat calendars can go far beyond standard kitten photography. Options can include strange historical cat artwork, cats with ridiculous hairstyles, cats in absurd situations, or other unusual feline themes.

What is a good gift for a Bigfoot fan?

A Bigfoot or cryptid calendar can be an unusual alternative to more common Sasquatch merchandise. Our Lost Bigfoot Photographs and National Park Lore concepts approach the subject in very different ways.

Are gag calendars actually usable?

They should be. A funny subject doesn't prevent a calendar from having a practical monthly grid, readable dates, and writing space.

Are weird calendars only for Christmas?

Not at all. They can work for birthdays, office gifts, housewarming gifts, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Secret Santa exchanges, or simply as something unusual to buy for yourself.

There's a Calendar for Almost Every Kind of Weird

One of the things we enjoy most about making calendars is that the format doesn't have to be serious.

There will always be a place for beautiful landscapes, adorable animals, famous artwork, and traditional photography.

We make plenty of those calendars too.

But there's also room on the wall for Bigfoot.

There's room for strange medieval cats, questionable taxidermy, cryptids, dinosaurs, Dad jokes, mullets, and animals behaving badly.

A calendar is something you may look at every day for an entire year. There's no rule saying it can't make you laugh while you're doing it.

So whether you're looking for a funny Christmas gift, a weird gift for someone who has everything, an unforgettable White Elephant gift, or simply a calendar that's more interesting than the usual choices, don't be afraid to get a little strange.

You can browse the full Blue Wolf Funny & Gag Calendars collection to find one that matches your particular kind of weird.