A List of Weird ‘Holidays’ to Celebrate on Social Media

You always have a reason to post something on social media! Check out this great list of “holidays” you can celebrate each month on your social media platforms, brought to you by Hootsuite.

National holidays, campaign launches, important events—your social media content calendar should be filled with key dates and milestones for your business, and the corresponding content you’re planning to post across all your networks.

Of course, some months are busier than others. January might be a notoriously chaotic month for your business, full of product launches or big sales, but you’re then left desperate for social content during the quiet February that follows.

How is a social media manager supposed to survive these perilous periods of feast and famine? A fun option is to celebrate “micro holidays” that have universal appeal on the internet and loads of potential for creative social media campaigns.

Here’s a list of potential micro holidays you can celebrate on social media—just remember that any content you produce should still be relevant to your business and a good fit for your brand.

January

January 4 – Trivia Day: #NationalTriviaDay. Test your followers’ knowledge by posting trivia questions about your brand or industry on social media. Hand out prizes, discounts, or free products to really make it worth their while.
January 15 – Hat Day: #NationalHatDay
January 17 – Ditch Your Resolution Day: #DitchYourResolutionDay
January 20 – Cheese Lovers Day: #NationalCheeseLoversDay
January 21 – National Hugging Day: #NationalHuggingDay
January 23 – Community Manager Appreciation Day: #CMAD
January 25 – Opposite Day: #OppositeDay

February

February 7 – Send a Card to a Friend Day: #SendACardToAFriendDay
February 9 – National Pizza Day: #NationalPizzaDay. Business-to-business (B2B) brands could score major points on this day by sending their top customers pizzas for lunch. Include a handwritten note explaining the holiday and include the hashtag and your social handles. Chances are, you’ll see quite a few thank you tweets and posts pop up. Pizza is how you make friends.
February 11 – Inventors Day: #NationalInventorsDay
February 15 – Singles Awareness Day: #SinglesAwarenessDay
February 17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day: #RandomActsOfKindnessDay
February 20 – Love Your Pet Day: #LoveYourPetDay
February 22 – Margarita Day: #NationalMargaritaDay

March

March 1 – National Peanut Butter Lovers Day: #NationalPeanutButterLoversDay
March 3 – Day of Unplugging: #NationalDayOfUnplugging
March 14 – Potato Chip Day: #NationalPotatoChipDay
March 18 – Awkward Moments Day: #AwkwardMomentsDay
March 23 – Puppy Day: #NationalPuppyDay
March 30 – Doctors Day: #NationalDoctorsDay

April

April 7 – Beer Day: #NationalBeerDay
April 10 – Siblings Day: #NationalSiblingsDay. Humanize your brand by posting a picture of your CEO and their sibling(s). Bonus points if the picture is mildly embarrassing.
April 11 – Pet Day: #NationalPetDay
April 20 – Look-alike Day: #NationalLookAlikeDay
April 22 – Earth Day: #EarthDay
April 25 – Denim Day: #DenimDay
April 30 – Honesty Day: #NationalHonestyDay

May

May 2 – Thank a Teacher Day: #ThankATeacher
May 4 – Star Wars Day: #StarWarsDay (or #MayThe4thBeWithYou)
May 6 – Nurses Day: #NursesDay
May 10 – Receptionists Day: #NationalReceptionistDay
May 12 – National Limerick Day: #NationalLimerickDay. Got a copywriter on staff? Today’s the day to let them shine. Twitter is the perfect platform to throw out a few limericks about your brand. (Just make sure they follow the AABBA rhyme scheme or else it’s not a true limerick. Trust me, I’m a copywriter.)
May 21 – National Memo Day: #NationalDemoDay
May 24 – Scavenger Hunt Day: #NationalScavengerHuntDay

June

June 2 – Donut Day: #NationalDonutDay
June 4 – Leave the Office Early Day: #LeaveTheOfficeEarlyDay
June 8 – Best Friends Day: #NationalBestFriendsDay
June 21 – Selfie Day: #NationalSelfieDay
June 30 – Social Media Day: #SMDay

July

July 1 – Joke Day: #InternationalJokeDay
July 7 – World Chocolate Day: #WorldChocolateDay
July 10 – Pina Colada Day: #NationalPinaColadaDay
July 13 – French Fry Day: #NationalFrenchFryDay
July 20 – Moon Day: #NationalMoonDay
July 24 – Cousins Day: #NationalCousinsDay

August

August 9 – Book Lovers Day: #NationalBookLoversDay
August 10 – National Lazy Day: #NationalLazyDay
August 12 – Middle Child Day: #MiddleChildDay
August 13 – International Lefthanders Day: #LefthandersDay
August 15 – Relaxation Day: #NationalRelaxationDay. Even if your brand doesn’t directly offer relaxation products or services, think about ways you could make life easier for your followers. For example, if they sign up for one month of service with a special code you post on Twitter, give them one more for free so they can kick back and relax until the fall.
August 27 – Just Because Day: #JustBecauseDay

September

September 3 – Beard Day: #WorldBeardDay
September 9 – National Grandparents Day: #NationalGrandparentsDay
September 12 – Video Games Day: #NationalVideoGamesDay
September 19 – Talk Like A Pirate Day: #TalkLikeAPirateDay (or #TLAPD). You don’t only have to talk like a pirate to celebrate this beloved internet holiday. Have some fun and dress up your social profile photos, too. Who knows, maybe your logo will look so good with an eye patch it will become a permanent part of your brand.
September 21 – Day of Peace: #InternationalDayOfPeace
September 30 – Podcast Day: #InternationalPodcastDay

October

October 1 – Coffee Day: #InternationalCoffeeDay
October 4 – Taco Day: #NationalTacoDay
October 13 – National Train Your Brain Day: #TrainYourBrainDay
October 15 – Maths Day: #WorldMathsDay
October 25 – Greasy Foods Day: #GreasyFoodsDay
October 29 – Internet Day: #InternetDay
October 30 – Checklist Day: #ChecklistDay. Put your design skills to work and create a fun Instagram checklist that revolves around your brand. Get clever in the copy, and use it as an opportunity to showcase the value of your product or service.

November

November 1 – Authors Day: #NationalAuthorsDay
November 3 – National Sandwich Day: #NationalSandwichDay
November 4 – Candy Day: #NationalCandyDay
November 13 – Kindness Day: #WorldKindnessDay
November 21 – Entrepreneurs Day: #NationalEntrepreneursDay
November 26 – National Cake Day: #NationalCakeDay. Here’s how to be a hit on social media AND in the office: Get a beautiful, ornate, professional cake made that represents your brand. Post a before picture. Let co-workers go crazy. Post a picture of the aftermath—and watch the likes come rolling in.

December

December 4 – Cookie Day: #NationalCookieDay
December 8 – Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day: #PretendToBeATimeTravelerDay
December 11 – Mountain Day: #InternationalMountainDay
December 15 – Cupcake Day: #NationalCupcakeDay
December 21 – Crossword Puzzle Day: #CrosswordPuzzleDay
December 30 – Bacon Day: #BaconDay

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