8th of February

 The Super Bowl® is essentially winter’s 4th of July.  I’d say it’s the high point of the season (sorry, Christmas!) The only real difference is that after July 4, the rest of the summer zips by in a flash and after the Super Bowl you’re like three weeks away from the 2nd most boring month of the year.  If football isn’t your thing, maybe it’ll help to think of it as Indoor Fourth of July. Wait - don’t light any fireworks.