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Holidays and international celebration days can provide much-needed inspiration for your social media calendar. You probably don’t need us to remind you about Christmas or Valentine’s Day. But there are many more holidays that might be relevant to your brand or target audience.
In this article, we’ll introduce you to 106 lesser-known holidays that can make your social media posts stand out. Whether you’re looking for something humorous, heartwarming, or just plain unusual, you’ll find it here. Time to get creative!
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
- January 1 – Bloody Mary Day
- January 2 – National Science Fiction Day
- January 4 – National Spaghetti Day
- January 5 – The Sikh festival of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
- January 9 – National Clean Off Your Desk Day (Second Monday in January)
- January 13 – National Rubber Ducky Day
- January 14 – National Dress Up Your Pet Day
- January 21 – National Hugging Day
- January 23 – National Handwriting Day
- January 28 – Data Privacy Day
February
- February 1 – National Freedom Day (US)
- February 2 – Groundhog Day
- February 5 – World Nutella Day
- February 7 – National Send a Card to a Friend Day
- February 9 – National Pizza Day
- February 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- February 13 – Galentine’s Day
- February 17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day
- February 20 – National Love Your Pet Day
March
- March 1 – National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
- March 3 – World Wildlife Day
- March 3 – National Anthem Day (US)
- March 8 – International Women’s Day
- March 14 – Pi Day
- March 15 – World Consumer Rights Day
- March 20 – International Day of Happiness
- March 20/21 – Naw-Rúz, the Bahá’í New Year
- March 23 – National Puppy Day
- March 31 – International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 1 – April Fool’s Day
- April 5 – National Deep Dish Pizza Day
- April 7 – National Beer Day (US)
- April 8 (varies) – Buddha’s Birthday (Vesak)
- April 10 – National Siblings Day
- April 14 – National Dolphin Day
- April 22 – Earth Day
- April 23 – World Book Day
- April 26 – National Pretzel Day
- April 30 – National Honesty Day
May
- May 3 – World Press Freedom Day
- May 4 – Star Wars Day
- May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
- May 9 – National Teacher Appreciation Day (Tuesday of the first full week in May)
- May 12 – National Limerick Day
- May 14 – National Dance Like a Chicken Day
- May 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
- May 25 – National Wine Day
- May 28 – National Hamburger Day
- May 29 – Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith
June
- June 1 – Global Day of Parents
- June 4 – National Cheese Day
- June 5 – World Environment Day
- June 7 – National Donut Day (First Friday in June)
- June 8 – World Oceans Day
- June 18 – International Panic Day
- June 19 – Juneteenth
- June 21 – International Yoga Day
- June 30 – Social Media Day
July
- July 1 – International Joke Day
- July 1 – National Postal Worker Day
- July 6 – National Fried Chicken Day
- July 10 – Teddy Bear Picnic Day
- July 13 – Embrace Your Geekness Day
- July 16 – World Snake Day
- July 17 – World Emoji Day
- July 30 – International Friendship Day
August
- August 1 – International Mahjong Day
- August 3 – National Watermelon Day
- August 8 – International Cat Day
- August 9 – National Book Lovers Day
- August 10 – National Lazy Day
- August 15 – National Relaxation Day
- August 26 – National Dog Day
- August 30 – National Toasted Marshmallow Day
- August 31 – National Trail Mix Day
September
- September 5 – International Day of Charity
- September 8 – World Literacy Day
- September 12 – National Chocolate Milkshake Day
- September 15 – International Dot Day
- September 18 – National Cheeseburger Day
- September 19 – Talk Like a Pirate Day
- September 21 – World Gratitude Day
- September 30 – International Podcast Day
October
- October 1 – World Vegetarian Day
- October 4 – National Taco Day
- October 10 – World Mental Health Day
- October 14 – National Dessert Day
- October 16 – Global Cat Day
- October 28 – National Chocolate Day
- October 29 – National Cat Day
November
- November 1 – World Vegan Day
- November 3 – National Sandwich Day
- November 13 – World Kindness Day
- November 17 – International Students’ Day
- November 19 – World Toilet Day
- November 21 – World Hello Day
- November 23 – National Espresso Day
- November 30 – Computer Security Day
December
- December 4 – National Cookie Day
- December 5 – International Ninja Day
- December 8 – Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
- December 10 – Human Rights Day
- December 15 – National Cupcake Day
- December 18 – Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day
- December 21 – Look on the Bright Side Day
- December 26 – National Thank You Note Day
Time to create your social media calendar
Incorporating these lesser-known holidays into your social media calendar can help keep your content fresh, engaging, and relevant throughout the year. From quirky celebrations like National Rubber Ducky Day to important observances like World Mental Health Day, there’s always an opportunity to connect with your audience in creative ways.
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Article by
Tess O'Bamber
