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 4
Trivia Day: #NationalTriviaDay
January 15
Hat Day: #NationalHatDay
January 17
Ditch Your Resolution Day: #DitchYourResolutionDay
January 20
Cheese Lovers Day: #NationalCheeseLoversDay
January 23
Community Manager Appreciation Day: #CMAD
January 25
Opposite Day: #OppositeDay
February 7
Send a Card to a Friend Day: #SendACardToAFriendDay
February 11
Inventors Day: #NationalInventorsDay
February 15
Singles Awareness Day: #SinglesAwarenessDay
February 17
Random Acts of Kindness Day: #RandomActsOfKindnessDay
February 22
Margarita Day: #NationalMargaritaDay
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 7
Beer Day: #NationalBeerDay
April 10
Siblings Day: #NationalSiblingsDay
April 11
Pet Day: #NationalPetDay
April 20
Look-alike Day: #NationalLookAlikeDay
April 22
Earth Day: #EarthDay
April 30
Honesty Day: #NationalHonestyDay
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 24
Scavenger Hunt Day: #NationalScavengerHuntDay
June 2
Donut Day: #NationalDonutDay
June 8
Best Friends Day: #NationalBestFriendsDay
June 21
Selfie Day: #NationalSelfieDay
June 30
Social Media Day: #SMDay
July 1
Joke Day: #InternationalJokeDay
July 10
Pina Colada Day: #NationalPinaColadaDay
July 13
French Fry Day: #NationalFrenchFryDay
July 20
Moon Day: #NationalMoonDay
July 24
Cousins Day: #NationalCousinsDay
August 9
Book Lovers Day: #NationalBookLoversDay
August 12
Middle Child Day: #MiddleChildDay
August 15
Relaxation Day: #NationalRelaxationDay
August 27
Just Because Day: #JustBecauseDay
September 3
Beard Day: #WorldBeardDay
September 12
Video Games Day: #NationalVideoGamesDay
September 19
Talk Like A Pirate Day: #TalkLikeAPirateDay (or #TLAPD)
September 21
Day of Peace: #InternationalDayOfPeace
September 30
Podcast Day: #InternationalPodcastDay
October 1
Coffee Day: #InternationalCoffeeDay
October 4
Taco Day: #NationalTacoDay
October 15
Maths Day: #WorldMathsDay
October 29
Internet Day: #InternetDay
November 1
Authors Day: #NationalAuthorsDay
November 4
Candy Day: #NationalCandyDay
November 13
Kindness Day: #WorldKindnessDay
November 21
Entrepreneurs Day: #NationalEntrepreneursDay
December 4
Cookie Day: #NationalCookieDay
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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