The complete list of social media holidays [2025 edition]
Not every social media holiday is worth celebrating, but if you find the holidays that fit your niche, you can increase your organic reach.
Courtesy VIsta Print, and Camp Tech’s Friday Tech Link Roundup, January 3, 2025
Financial Wellness Month
January 1: New Year’s Day
January 4: National Trivia Day #NationalTriviaDay
January 15: National Hat Day #NationalHatDay
January 15: National Bagel Day #NationalBagelDay
January 17: Ditch Your Resolution Day #DitchYourResolutionDay
January 20: Blue Monday (Third Monday of January)
January 27: Community Manager Appreciation Day #CMAD (Fourth Monday of January)
January 25: Opposite Day #OppositeDay
February social media holidays
Black History Month (US)
February 2: Groundhog Day
February 6: Safer Internet Day
February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science #WomenInScience
February 12: National Pizza Day #NationalPizzaDay
February 13: Galentine’s Day
February 14: Valentine’s Day
February 17: #RandomActsOfKindnessDay
February 17: Family Day (Canada, except Quebec)
February 28: National Skip the Straw Day (Fourth Friday in February)
March social media holidays
Women’s History Month
Endometriosis Awareness Month
March 1: Zero Discrimination Day
March 3: World Wildlife Day #WorldWildlifeDay
March 7: National Day of Unplugging #DayOfUnplugging (First Friday of March)
March 8: International Women’s Day #InternationalWomensDay #IWD[YEAR]
March 14: Pi Day #PiDay
March 14: World Sleep Day
March 15: Global Recycling Day
March 20: International Day of Happiness #InternationalDayofHappiness
March 22: World Water Day #WorldWaterDay #Water2me
March 29: National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
March 30: Mother’s Day (UK + Ireland)
March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility #TransDayofVisibility #TDOV
April social media holidays
Move More Month
National Poetry Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
April 1: April Fool’s Day
April 4: Walk to Work Day
April 6: National Carbonara Day
April 7: National Beer Day (US)
April 7: World Health Day
April 10: Siblings’ Day #NationalSiblingsDay
April 15: Tax Day (US)
April 20: 420
April 20: Easter Sunday
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: World Book Day #WorldBookDay
April 28: National Superhero Day
April 29: International Dance Day #InternationalDanceDay
May social media holidays
Asian Heritage Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
National Teen Self Esteem Month (US)
National Clean Air Month (US)
Mental Health Awareness Month
May 4: Star Wars Day #StarWarsDay, #MayThe4thBeWithYou
May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 11: Mother’s Day (US + Canada)
May 12: International Nurses Day
May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 18: International Museum Day
June social media holidays
LGBTQ Pride Month
Men’s Health Month (US)
June 3: World Bicycle Day
June 4: National Cheese Day (US)
June 5: Global Running Day
June 6: Higher Education Day #HigherEducationDay
June 6: National Donut Day (US) #NationalDonutDay
June 8: Best Friends Day #BestFriendsDay
June 8: World Oceans Day #WorldOceansDay
June 9: International Children’s Day
June 15: Father’s Day (US, UK + Canada)
June 19: Juneteenth (US)
June 21: World Music Day
June 21: National Selfie Day #NationalSelfieDay
June 30: Social Media Day #SMDay, #SocialMediaDay
July social media holidays
July 1: Canada Day
July 3: International Plastic Bag Free Day
July 4: Independence Day (US)
July 6: International Kissing Day
July 7: World Chocolate Day #WorldChocolateDay
July 15: Social Media Giving Day
July 15: National Clean Beauty Day (US)
July 17: World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay
July 18: World Listening Day
July 20: National Ice Cream Day (Third Sunday in July)
July 30: International Friendship Day
August social media holidays
Black Business Month
August 8: International Cat Day #InternationalCatDay
August 8: National CBD Day
August 12: International Youth Day #YouthDay
August 14: National Financial Awareness Day
August 19: World Photo Day #WorldPhotoDay
August 26: National Dog Day (US) #NationalDogDay
September social media holidays
World Alzheimer’s Month
September 7: Father’s Day (Australia)
September 12: National Video Games Day #NationalVideoGamesDay
September 15 – October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month (US)
September 18: International Equal Pay Day
September 21: World Alzheimer’s Day
September 30: International Podcast Day #InternationalPodcastDay
October social media holidays
Black History Month (UK)
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
October 1: International Coffee Day #InternationalCoffeeDay
October 5: International Teachers Day #WorldTeachersDay
October 10: World Mental Health Day #WorldMentalHeathDay
October 11: National Coming Out Day
October 13: Thanksgiving (Canada)
October 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Oct 16: World Food Day
October 29: National Cat Day (US)
November social media holidays
Movember: No-Shave November
November 8: STEM Day #STEMDay
November 13: Social Media Kindness Day
November 13: World Kindness Day #WKD
November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 27: Thanksgiving (US)
Black Friday: Friday following Thanksgiving Day (US)
Small Business Saturday: Saturday following Thanksgiving Day (US)
December social media holidays
AIDS Awareness Month
Cyber Monday: Monday following Thanksgiving Day (US)
Giving Tuesday: Tuesday following Thanksgiving Day (US)
December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 4: National Cookie Day
December 24: Christmas Eve
December 25: Christmas Day
December 26: Boxing Day (Canada)
December 31: New Year’s Eve
Examples of great social media holiday posts
Knix: International Women’s Day
Knix CEO Joanna Griffiths delivered a supportive message on International Women’s Day… in the midst of delivering twin girls. It really doesn’t get more on-brand than that.https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKtQT4gghn/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=675&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.hootsuite.com&rp=%2Fsocial-media-holidays%2F%3Futm_source%3DCamp%2BTech%2BEmail%2BNewsletters%26utm_campaign%3Dcb2f153913-March%2B13%2Bemail_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_7397b52d3f-cb2f153913-107400989%26mc_cid%3Dcb2f153913%26mc_eid%3Dd1745#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1693.699999988079%2C%22ls%22%3A809.4000000059605%2C%22le%22%3A1662.199999988079%7D
Heartfelt and urgent, the post demonstrates the intimate apparel founder’s priorities, which includes rejecting investors who frown upon fundraising while pregnant.
Food for Soul: Carbonara Day
While we’d all like to celebrate Carbonara Day, it suits some organizations, such as Food for Soul, more than others.
Founded by Italian chef Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore, the non-profit organization used its food-salvaging ingenuity with a banana-peel carbonara recipe.https://www.instagram.com/tv/CNVdxN4o-an/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=675&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.hootsuite.com&rp=%2Fsocial-media-holidays%2F%3Futm_source%3DCamp%2BTech%2BEmail%2BNewsletters%26utm_campaign%3Dcb2f153913-March%2B13%2Bemail_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_7397b52d3f-cb2f153913-107400989%26mc_cid%3Dcb2f153913%26mc_eid%3Dd1745#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1709.0999999940395%2C%22ls%22%3A809.4000000059605%2C%22le%22%3A1662.199999988079%7D
Putting the “care” in #CAREbonara day, followers were encouraged to donate and share with others.
Time’s Up: International Transgender Day of Visibility
As a charity that advocates for victims of sexual harassment, this post from Time’s Up is a meaningful expression of solidarity with the transgender community.https://www.instagram.com/p/CNGXKPwg-BH/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=675&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.hootsuite.com&rp=%2Fsocial-media-holidays%2F%3Futm_source%3DCamp%2BTech%2BEmail%2BNewsletters%26utm_campaign%3Dcb2f153913-March%2B13%2Bemail_COPY_01%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_7397b52d3f-cb2f153913-107400989%26mc_cid%3Dcb2f153913%26mc_eid%3Dd1745#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A5285.699999988079%2C%22ls%22%3A809.4000000059605%2C%22le%22%3A1662.199999988079%7D
The simple gesture received more than six times the engagement than the post that followed.
National Women’s Law Center: Equal Pay Day
In this TikTok video, the folks behind the National Women’s Law Center break down the significance of Equal Pay Day with cold, hard facts. The explainer drew in more than 47 times more views than the account’s previous post.
WWF #WorldWithoutNature: World Wildlife Day
Inspired by One Minute Briefs, World Wildlife Fund challenged brands to participate in World Wild Life day by removing nature from their logos. The goal behind the campaign was to create a stark portrait of a world without nature.
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