2023 Social Media Holidays Calendar
Dec 11 2018 ● 15 min read
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The internet is weird. But social media is even weirder.
Nothing proves that as well as social media holidays.
There are more than 400 holidays listed below. Some of them are official, “real” holidays. Some are religious holidays. Some are attached to history. Some are country-centric. Some are global.
But most of them are just silly. They were made up holidays, to begin with, but after enough people shared about them, they became a “thing”. Now they’re listed on websites, so people take them seriously.
News stations and newspapers do segments about these strange holidays. Like Fruitcake Tossing Day (January 3rd):
Social media holidays have themes
As you delve deep into social media holidays, you’ll find they tend to have themes.
First, we have the silly food holidays, like:
- April 15th: National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
- May 29th: National Coq Au Vin Day
- July 7th: National Strawberry Sundae Day and National Macaroni Day
- September 3rd: National Welsh Rarebit Day
There are also a lot of holidays for clothes (Bikini Day, Hat Day, Underwear Day). Then there is a slew of holidays for different groups – call them identity holidays: Day of the Cowboy, Lefthanders Day, and Talk Like a Pirate Day.
From what I can tell, pretty much anybody can create a social media holiday. Businesses could do this too. For example, September 15th is Google Day. (Don’t believe me? Google it.)
If you would like to make your mark on the social media world, here’s how to create your very own social media holiday:
- Pick a holiday that sorely needs to be created. Like Politeness Day. Or Interrobang Day.
- Find a date that fits with your holiday, and has no significant competition. I suggest August 14th, which is currently only celebrated as Creamsicle Day.
- Register social media accounts for your holiday.
- Build a website for it (don’t forget the merchandising opportunities).
- Register your holiday on NationalDayCalendar.com and DaysOfTheYear.com.
- Get 20 or so of your friends to share an update about your holiday either a few days before, the day of, or the day after your holiday.
Voilà: You have achieved internet fame. Left your mark on the world. Given social media marketers something to post about.
If you do not require internet fame, or you can’t think of a holiday that just must exist, use this list of holidays below. And if you’ve ever had trouble figuring out what to post on social media, this list should solve that.
The Whatagraph Social Media Holiday Calendar comes in a Google Calendar version, too. So you can add it to your team’s social media or editorial calendar.
Just please: Have fun. Social media holidays were not meant to be taken too seriously.
JANUARY
January 1: New Year’s Day #NewYearsDay
January 2: Science Fiction Day #ScienceFictionDay
January 3: National Fruitcake Toss Day #Fruitcake (US)
January 4: National Trivia Day #NationalTriviaDay
January 5: National Whipped Cream Day
January 6: Epiphany /Three Kings Day
January 7: National Bobblehead Day #NationalBobbleheadDay
January 8: Clean Off Your Desk Day #cleanoffyourdeskday
January 9: National Static Electricity Day
January 10: National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
January 11: World Sketchnote Day
Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day
January 12: Kiss A Ginger Day
January 13: National Sticker Day
January 14: Dress Up Your Pet Day #DressUpYourPetDay
January 15: Hat Day: #NationalHatDay
January 16: Nothing Day
January 17: Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day
January 18: Thesaurus Day
January 19: Popcorn Day
January 20: Cheese Lovers Day #CheeseLoversDay
January 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day #MLKDay (American)
January 22: Celebration Of Life Day
January 23: National Pie Day #NationalPieDay
Handwriting Day
January 24: National Compliment Day
January 25: Opposite Day #OppositeDay
January 26: Australia Day
Republic Day (India)
January 27: National Geographic Day
January 28: Data Privacy Day
Community Manager Appreciation Day #CMAD
January 29: Puzzle Day
January 30: Inane Answering Message Day
January 31: Gorilla Suit Day
Inspire Your Heart With Art Day
FEBRUARY
February 1: National Wear Red Day
February 2: Groundhog Day #GroundhogDay (American)
February 3: Super Bowl Sunday #SuperBowl (American)
February 4: World Cancer Day #KissCancerGoodbye
February 5: Chinese New Year #YearOfThePig
February 6: National Frozen Yogurt Day
February 7: National Periodic Table Day
February 8: Molasses Bar Day
February 9: National Pizza Day
February 10: National Umbrella Day #NationalUmbrellaDay
February 11: Inventors Day #InventorsDay
February 12: Extraterrestrial Culture Day
February 13: World Radio Day
February 14: Valentine’s Day #ValentinesDay
February 15: Singles Awareness Day
February 16: National Do a Grouch a Favor Day
February 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day #RandomActsOfKindnessDay
February 18: President’s Day #PresidentsDay (American)
February 19: International Tug-of-War Day
February 20: World Day of Social Justice
Love Your Pet Day
February 21: International Mother Language Day #IMLD
February 22: National Margarita Day #NationalMargaritaDay
February 23: World Sword Swallower’s Day
February 24: Tortilla Chip Day
February 25: Chocolate Covered Nut Day
February 26: Chili Day #ChiliDay
National Tell a Fairy Tale Day
February 27: National Polar Bear Day
February 28: Digital Learning Day
MARCH
March 1: Employee Appreciation Day #EmployeeAppreciationDay
March 2: Dr. Seuss Day:
March 3: World Wildlife Day
March 4: Maha Shivaratri
National Grammar Day
March 5: Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
March 6: Carnival/Ash Wednesday
March 7: National Be Heard Day
March 8: International Women’s Day #InternationalWomensDay
March 9: Daylight Savings Eve #DaylightSavings (American)
March 10: Day Of Awesomeness
March 11: National Napping Day
March 12: Plant a Flower Day
March 13: Ear Muffs Day #earmuffsday
March 14: National Pi Day #NationalPiDay
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 16: National Freedom of Information Day #FreedomOfInformationDay
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day #StPatricksDay
March 18: Awkward Moments Day
March 19: National Let's Laugh Day
March 20: First Day of Spring #FirstDayofSpring
International Day of Happiness
World Storytelling Day
March 21: Holi (Hindu)
Purim (Jewish)
March 22: World Water Day
March 23: National Puppy Day
March 24: Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
March 25: Waffle Day
March 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
March 27: World Theater Day
International Whiskey Day
March 28: Black Forest Cake Day
March 29: Smoke and Mirrors Day
March 30: National Take a Walk in the Park Day #NationalWalkInTheParkDay
March 31: World Backup Day
APRIL
April 1: April Fools’ Day #AprilFools
April 2: International Children’s Book Day
April 3: National Tweed Day
National Walking Day
April 4: Tell A Lie Day
April 5: Go for Broke Day
April 6: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 7: World Health Day
National No Housework Day
April 8: Zoo Lovers Day
April 9: Name Yourself Day
April 10: National Siblings Day #NationalSiblingsDay
April 11: National Pet Day #NationalPetDay
April 12: International Day of Human Space Flight
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
April 13: National Scrabble Day
April 14: National Equal Pay Day
April 15: Titanic Remembrance Day
Take a Wild Guess Day
Tax Day (US)
National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
April 16: Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day
April 17: National Haiku Poetry Day
April 18: National High-Five Day
April 19: Passover begins at sundown
Good Friday
April 20: Chinese Language Day
April 21: Easter #HappyEaster
World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22: Earth Day #EarthDay
Easter Monday (UK Bank Holiday, Canadian Holiday)
April 23: Shakespeare Day #ShakespeareDay
April 24: National Administrative Professionals Day
April 25: National Telephone Day (US) #NationalTelephoneDay
April 26: Arbor Day (US) #ArborDay
April 27: King's Day (Netherlands)
Passover ends
April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 29: International Dance Day
April 30: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day #AdoptAShelterPetDay
International Jazz Day
National Honesty Day
MAY
May 1: International Workers' Day / May Day
May 2: World Tuna Day
May 3: World Press Freedom Day
May 4: Star Wars Day #StarWarsDay
May 5: Cinco de Mayo #CincoDeMayo (Mexico)
Liberation Day (Netherlands)
May 6: No Diet Day
May 7: National Roast Leg of Lamb Day
May 8: VE Day (France)
May 9: Lost Sock Memorial Day
May 10: Public Gardens Day
May 11: International Astronomy Day
May 12: Mother’s Day #MothersDay
May 13: Leprechaun Day
May 14: Chicken Dance Day
May 15: International Day of Families
May 16: International Day of Living Together in Peace
May 17: National Bike to Work Day (US) #BTWD
Endangered Species Day
May 18: International Museum Day
May 19: May Ray Day
May 20: Victoria Day/National Patriots Day (Canada)
May 21: Memo Day
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23: World Turtle Day
May 24: National Scavenger Hunt Day
May 25: National Wine Day
May 26: Paper Airplane Day
May 27: Memorial Day #MemorialDay (American)
Spring bank holiday (UK)
May 28: Hamburger Day
May 29: Put A Pillow On Your Fridge Day
National Coq Au Vin Day
May 30: Loomis Day
May 31: National Speak in Sentences Day
JUNE
June 1: "Take a Hike" Day
June 2: Cancer Survivors Day
June 3: World Bicycle Day
June 4: Eid al-Fitr
June 5: World Environment Day
June 6: Yo-Yo Day
June 7: National Donut Day
June 8: World Oceans Day
June 9: National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
June 10: Whit Monday
National Ballpoint Pen Day
June 11: National Making Life Beautiful Day
June 12: National Loving Day
June 13: National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
June 15: National Smile Power Day
June 16: Father’s Day #FathersDay
June 17: National Eat Your Vegetables Day
June 18: National Go Fishing Day
June 19: Juneteenth
National Martini #NationalMartiniDay
June 20: World Productivity Day
June 21: First Day of Summer #SummerSolstice
World Music Day
National Selfie Day
National Take Your Dog to Work Day
June 22: Positive Media Day
June 23: National Pink Day
June 24: Fairy Day
June 25: Global Beatles Day
June 26: National Chocolate Pudding Day
June 27: National Sunglasses Day
National Handshake Day
June 28: Paul Bunyan Day (US)
June 29: National Camera Day
June 30: Social Media Day #SMDay
JULY
July 1: Canada Day
July 2: World UFO Day #WorldUFODay
July 3: Disobedience Day
July 4: Independence Day #4thOfJuly
July 5: National Bikini Day
July 6: Take Your Webmaster To Lunch Day
Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day
July 7: World Chocolate Day #WorldChocolateDay
National Strawberry Sundae Day
National Macaroni Day
July 8: International Town Criers Day
July 9: Cow Appreciation Day
July 10: Piña Colada Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 12: Malala Day #MalalaDay
National Simplicity Day #NationalSimplicityDay
July 13: Rock Worldwide Day (UK)
July 14: Bastille Day (France)
July 15: Give Something Away Day
July 16: World Snake Day
July 17: World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay
National Hot Dog Day
July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
July 19: Daiquiri Day
July 20: National Moon Day #NationalMoonDay
July 21: Ice Cream Day
July 22: Hammock Day
July 23: International Yada, Yada, Yada Day
July 24: Tell An Old Joke Day
July 25: Wine and Cheese Day
July 26: Talk In An Elevator Day
July 27: Norfolk Day
Day of the Cowboy
July 28: Milk Chocolate Day
July 29: International Tiger Day
July 30: International Day of Friendship
July 31: World Ranger Day
AUGUST
August 1: World Wide Web Day
August 2: International Beer Day
August 3: Mead Day
August 4: White Wine Day
August 5: National Underwear Day
August 6: National Fresh Breath Day #NationalFreshBreathDay
August 7: Purple Heart Day #PurpleHeartDay
August 8: International Cat Day #InternationalCatDay
August 9: National Book Lovers Day #NationalBookLoversDay
August 10: National Lazy Day #LazyDay
Eid al-Adha begins
August 11: Eid al-Adha ends
August 12: International Youth Day
August 13: International Lefthanders Day
August 14: Creamsicle Day
August 15: Independence Day (India)
Best Friends Day #BestFriendsDay
National Relaxation Day #NationalRelaxationDay
August 16: National Tell a Joke Day
August 17: World Honey Bee Day
International Homeless Animals Day
August 18: Bad Poetry Day
August 19: World Humanitarian Day
August 20: World Mosquito Day
August 21: World Senior Citizen's Day
August 22: Be An Angel Day
August 23: Ride the Wind Day
August 24: International Strange Music Day
August 25: Whiskey Sour Day
August 26:
Summer bank holiday (UK)
August 27: Just Because Day: #JustBecauseDay
August 28: Bow Tie Day
August 29: Individual Rights Day
August 30: International Whale Shark Day
August 31: Trail Mix Day
International Bacon Day
SEPTEMBER
September 1: Emma M Nutt Day
September 2: Labor Day #LaborDay (US & Canada)
September 3: U.S. Bowling League Day
National Welsh Rarebit Day
September 4: National Wildlife Day
September 5: International Day of Charity #CharityDay
September 6: Read a Book Day #ReadABookDay
September 7: National Beer Lover’s Day
September 8: International Literacy Day
September 9: National Grandparents Day #NationalGrandparentsDay
September 10: National Swap Ideas Day
September 11: National Day of Service and Remembrance #911Day (US)
September 12: National Day of Encouragement #DayOfEncouragement
National Video Games Day
September 13: International Programmers Day (256th day of the year)
September 14: Gobstopper Day
September 15: International Day of Democracy
Google Day
September 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 17: National IT Professionals Day
September 18: National Cheeseburger Day
World Water Monitoring Day
September 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 20: National Rum Punch Day
September 21: International Day of Peace
September 22: AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day
Car Free Day
September 23: First Day of Fall #FirstDayOfFall
International Day of Sign Languages
September 24: National Punctuation Day
September 25: National Tune-Up Day
Apple Day (Sweden)
September 26: Lumberjack Day
September 27: World Tourism Day
National Pancake Day
September 28: International Right to Know Day
September 29: Rosh Hashana begins
September 30: International Podcast Day
OCTOBER
October 1: Rosh Hashana ends
International Coffee Day
October 2: Gandhi Jayanti (India)
International Day of Nonviolence
Random Acts of Poetry Day
World Farm Animals Day
October 3: National Techies Day
October 4: World Animal Day #WorldAnimalDay
World Smile Day #WorldSmileDay
October 5: World Teachers’ Day
October 6: Mad Hatter Day
Noodle Day
Badger Day
October 7: World Habitat Day #WorldHabitatDay
World Architecture Day
October 8: Ada Lovelace Day
World Octopus Day
Face Your Fears Day
October 9: Yom Kippur
World Post Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 11: International Day of the Girl #DayOfTheGirl
October 12: National Farmer’s Day
I Love Yarn Day
October 13: National Train Your Brain Day
October 14: Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Columbus Day (US)
October 15: Global Handwashing Day
October 16: World Food Day
Bosses Day #BossesDay
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty #EndPoverty
Spirit Day
October 18: Chocolate Cupcake Day
October 19: Evaluate Your Life Day
Sweetest Day
October 20: World Statistics Day
October 21: Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day
October 22: Smart is Cool Day
Caps Lock Day #CapsLockDay
October 23: TV Talk Show Host Day #TVTalkShowHostDay
October 24: United Nations Day #UNDay
October 25: Greasy Foods Day #GreasyFoodsDay
October 26: National Pumpkin Day #nationalpumpkinday
Make A Difference Day
Howl At The Moon Day
October 27: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
October 28: International Animation Day
October 29: National Cat Day #NationalCatDay
October 30: National Publicist Day
Checklist Day
October 31: Halloween #Halloween
Day of the Dead begins (Mexico)
NOVEMBER
November 1: National Authors Day
World Vegan Day
November 2: Daylight Savings Eve #DaylightSavings (US)
Day of the Dead ends (Mexico)
World Numbat Day
November 3: Zero Tasking Day
Cliché Day
November 4: National Candy Day
November 5: Guy Fawkes Day (UK)
November 6: International Stress Awareness Day
November 7: International Project Management Day #IPMDay
November 8: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) Day
November 9: World Freedom Day
November 10: Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Muslim)
November 11: Veterans Day #VeteransDay (US)
Remembrance Day (Canada)
Armistice Day (France)
November 12: Happy Hour Day
November 13: World Kindness Day
GIS Day
November 14: World Diabetes Day
November 15: World Philosophy Day
America Recycles Day
November 16: International Day for Tolerance #ToleranceDay
Button Day
November 17: International Students Day
November 18: Princess Day
November 19: International Men’s Day
November 20: Universal Children’s Day
November 21: World Television Day
World Hello Day
November 22: Go For A Ride Day
November 23: Adoption Day
November 24: Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
November 25: Blase’ Day
November 26: National Cake Day #NationalCakeDay
November 27: Jukebox Day
November 28: Thanksgiving Day #Thanksgiving (US)
National French Toast Day
November 29: Black Friday #BlackFriday (US)
November 30: Small Business Saturday #ShopSmall (US)
St Andrew's Day (Scotland)
DECEMBER
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 2: Cyber Monday #CyberMonday (US)
December 3: Giving Tuesday #GivingTuesday (US)
December 4: World Wildlife Conservation Day
International Cheetah Day
December 5: World Soil Day
December 6: St. Nicholas Day
December 7: International Civil Aviation Day
December 8: Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day #PretendToBeATimeTravelerDay
December 9: Weary Willie Day
International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10: Human Rights Day #HumanRightsDay
December 11: International Mountain Day
December 12: International Day of Neutrality
December 13: Lost & Found Day
December 14: Monkey Day
December 15: Cat Herders Day #CatHerdersDay
Bill of Rights Day (US)
December 16: Day Of Reconciliation (South Africa)
December 17: Wright Brothers Day
December 18: Bake Cookies Day
December 19: Re-gifting Day
December 20: Underdog Day
December 21: Crossword Puzzle Day #CrosswordPuzzleDay
December 22: First Day of Winter #WinterSolstice
Hanukkah Begins #Hanukkah
December 23: Festivus
December 24: Christmas Eve
December 25: Christmas Day #Christmas
December 26: Boxing Day (UK) / Saint Stephen’s Day
December 27: Fruitcake Day
December 28: Card Playing Day
December 29: Tick Tock Day
December 30: Hanukkah Ends #Hanukkah
December 31: New Year’s Eve #NYE
Published on Dec 11 2018
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