In the world of social media, creating interesting content is a constant struggle. Sometimes you realise what you should have been doing when it is already too late. That’s when having a calendar of social media holidays comes in handy. Knowing what so-called “social media holidays” are being celebrated on a certain date makes it easy for you to plan ahead and come up with smart, timely social media posts that will increase engagement.
Choosing the right social media holidays to observe can be a bit tricky, so here’s my advice: choose a handful of social media holidays that are relevant to your business and brand, and focus on them. The other holidays can wait for another year. By focusing on the most important holidays you will avoid the stress that comes when you try to do too much in too little time.
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Social Media Holidays in January
Here’s our list of holidays that people observe on social media, a.k.a. social media holidays, or hashtag holidays. This list is more comprehensive than many of the social media holiday calendars done by companies like HubSpot that leave out many holidays for no good reason. I hope you will enjoy my comprehensive list of social media holidays in January and come back to this article every time you need some post inspiration!
January 1
- International: New Year’s Day #NewYearsDay
- USA: National Hangover Day #NationalHangOverDay
- UK: National Bloody Mary Day #NationalBloodyMaryDay
- Polar Bear Plunge Day #PolarPlunge
January 2
- World Introvert Day #Introvert
- USA: National Fruitcake Toss Day
- USA: National Science Fiction Day #ScienceFictionDay
- USA: National Drinking Straw Day
- USA: National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
- USA: National Buffet Day #NationalBuffetDay
January 3
- USA: Festival of Sleep Day #FestivalOfSleepDay
January 4
- International: World Braille Day
- USA: National Trivia Day #NationalTriviaDay
- USA: National Spaghetti Day #NationalSpaghettiDay
January 5
- USA: Carver Day #Carverday
- USA: National Bird Day #NationalBirdDay
- USA: National Keto Day #NationalKetoDay
- USA: National Screenwriters Day #NationalScreenwritersDay
- Japan: Strawberry Day 🍓
January 6
- Christian Holiday: Epiphany #Epiphany
- USA: National Shortbread Day #NationalShortbreadDay
- USA: National Bean Day #NationalBeanDay
- USA: National Cuddle Up Day #NationalCuddleUpDay
- USA: National Technology Day #TechnologyDay
- Australia: Devonport Cup #DevonportCup
January 7
- Orthodox Christmas Day #OrthodoxChristmas
- USA: National Bobblehead Day #NationalBobbleheadDay
- USA: National Tempura Day #NationalTempuraDay
- Italy: Flag Day
January 8
- USA: National Bubble Bath Day #BubbleBathDay
January 9
- USA: National Static Electricity Day #StaticElectricityDay
- USA: National Apricot Day #ApricotDay
- Thailand: National Childrens Day
January 10
- USA: National Sunday Supper Day #SundaySupper
- USA: National Cut Your Energy Costs Day #CutYourEnergyCostsDay
- USA: National Houseplant Appreciation Day #HouseplantAppreciationDay
January 11
- USA: National Clean Off Your Desk Day #NationalCleanOffYourDeskDay
- USA: National Milk Day #NationalMilkDay
- USA: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay
- Germany: German Apples Day
January 12
- International Kiss A Ginger Day #KissAGingerDay
- USA: National Pharmacist Day #NationalPharmacistDay
January 13
- USA: Stephen Foster Memorial Day
- USA: National Rubber Ducky Day #NationalRubberDuckyDay
- USA: National Sticker Day #NationalStickerDay
- Make Your Dreams Come True Day #MakeYourDreamsComeTrueDay
- Korean American Day #KoreanAmericanDay
January 14
- Orthodox New Year #OrthodoxNewYear
- USA: National Dress Up Your Pet Day #DressUpYourPetDay
- Organize Your Home Day #OrganizeYourHomeDay
January 15
- USA: National Bagel Day #NationalBagelDay
- USA: National Hat Day #NationalHatDay
- USA: National Booch Day #NationalBoochDay
- USA: National Strawberry Ice Cream Day #StrawberryIceCreamDay
- Croatia: Day of International Recognition
January 16
- International: World Religion Day
- USA: National Nothing Day #NothingDay
January 17
- Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day #DitchNewYearsResolutionsDay
- Kid Inventors’ Day #KidInventorsDay
January 18
- International: National Winnie The Pooh Day
- USA: Martin Luther King Day #MLKDay (3rd Monday of January)
- UK: Blue Monday #BlueMonday
January 19
- USA: National Popcorn Day #NationalPopcornDay
January 20
- USA: National Disc Jockey Day #NationalDiscJockeyDay
- USA: National Cheese Lovers Day #CheeseLoversDay
January 21
- USA: Squirrel Appreciation Day #SquirrelAppreciationDay
- USA: National Hugging Day #NationalHuggingDay
- USA: National Granola Bar Day #NationalGranolaBarDay
- Poland: Grandma’s Day
- Marketing: Get to Know Your Customers Day #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay
January 22
- USA: National Hot Sauce Day #HotSauceDay
- Poland: Grandpa’s Day
- Celebration of Life Day #CelebrationOfLifeDay
January 23
- USA: National Pie Day #NationalPieDay
- USA: National Handwriting Day #NationalHandwritingDay
January 24
- USA: National Peanut Butter Day #NationalPeanutButterDay
- USA: National Compliment Day #NationalComplimentDay
- USA: Beer Can Appreciation Day #BeerCanAppreciationDay
January 25
- USA: National Opposite Day #NationalOppositeDay
- USA: National Irish Coffee Day #NationalIrishCoffeeDay
- UK and Scotland: Burns Night #BurnsNight
- Philippines: National Bible Day
- Russia: Students Day
- Community Manager Appreciation Day #CommunityManagerAppreciationDay
January 26
- USA: National Spouses Day #NationalSpousesDay
- USA: National Green Juice Day #NationalGreenJuiceDay
- Australia: Australia Day #AustraliaDay
- Plan for Vacation Day #PlanForVacation
January 27
- United Nations: Holocaust Memorial Day #HolocaustRemembranceDay
- USA: National Chocolate Cake Day #ChocolateCakeDay
- Library Shelfie Day #LibraryShelfieDay
January 28
- Jewish Religious Holiday: Tu B’Shevat #NewYearForTrees
- International Lego Day #LegoDay
- USA: National Daisy Day #DaisyDay
- USA: National Blueberry Pancake Day #BlueberryPancakeDay
- USA: National Have Fun At Work Day #FunAtWorkDay
- USA: National Kazoo Day #NationalKazooDay
- Data Privacy Day #DataPrivacyDay
January 29
- USA: National Puzzle Day #NationalPuzzleDay
- USA: National Corn Chip Day #NationalCornChipDay
January 30
- USA: National Croissant Day #NationalCroissantDay
January 31
- USA: National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day #InspireYourHeartWithArtDay
- USA: National Hot Chocolate Day #NationalHotChocolateDay
Sources we used to compile the list of Social Media Holidays in January:
https://www.timeanddate.com, https://www.thereisadayforthat.com, https://nationaldaycalendar.com, http://www.holidayscalendar.com, https://nationaltoday.com, https://www.checkiday.com.
I hope you liked my complete list of social media holidays to observe in January. Which holidays will you observe? Leave us a comment 🙂
