Don’t let special days and notable social media holidays sneak up on you. Add these dates to your internal comms content calendar to add fun, build awareness and boost engagement.
What's so important about these social media holidays?
These social media holidays break up your regular messaging with a little light hearted content to boost engagement. Think of these holiday content, quotes and fun imagery as content that wins every time.
Social Media Holiday Calendar 2024
Our list is by no means exhaustive, but it is a great starting point for internal communication teams. We’ve included major events globally, as well as some country-specific ones.
- January 2024 Social Media Holidays
- February 2024 Social Media Holidays
- March 2024 Social Media Holidays
- April 2024 Social Media Holidays
- May 2024 Social Media Holidays
- June 2024 Social Media Holidays
- July 2024 Social Media Holidays
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- October 2024 Social Media Holidays
- November 2024 Social Media Holidays
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January 2024 Social Media Holidays
- 1 January: New Year’s Day
- 4 January: World Braille Day
- 8 January: World Typing Day
- 8 January: Clean Off Your Desk Day
- 15 January: Martin Luther King Day (US)
- 24 January: International Day of Education
- 28 January: Data Privacy Day
February 2024 Social Media
Black History Month (US)
Heart Health Awareness Month (NZ)
Aotearoa Bike Challenge Month (NZ)
- 2 February: World Wetlands Day
- 4 February: World Cancer Day
- 6 February: Safer Internet Day
- 6 February: Waitangi Day/Rā o Waitangi (NZ)
- 10 February: Lunar New Year
- 11 February: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 14 February: Valentine’s Day
- 17 February: Random Acts Of Kindness Day
March 2024 Social Media
Women’s History Month
Endometriosis Awareness Month (NZ)
- 1 March: Zero Discrimination Day
- 1 March: Employee Appreciation Day (US)
- 3 March: World Wildlife Day
- 4 March: New Zealand Seaweek
- 8 March: International Women’s Day
- 10 March: Ramadan
- 14 March: Pi Day
- 15 March: Global Recycling Day
- 17 March: St Patrick’s Day
- 20 March: International Day of Happiness
- 22 March: World Water Day
- 31 March: Easter Sunday
April 2024 Social Media Holidays
- 1 April: April Fool’s Day
- 7 April: World Health Day
- 22 April: Earth Day
- 25 April: ANZAC Day (NZ, AU)
- 29 April: International Dance Day
May 2024 Social Media Holidays
- 2 May: World Password Day
- 6 May: New Zealand Sign Language Week
- 12 May: International Nurses Day
- 12 May: Mother’s Day (NZ)
- 17 May: Pink Shirt Day (NZ)
- 26 May: Samoan Language Week
June 2024 Social Media Holidays
LGBTQ Pride Month (NZ)
Men’s Health Month (US)
- 3 June: Monarch’s Official Birthday (NZ)
- 5 June: Global Running Day
- 8 June: World Oceans Day
- 9 June: International Children’s Day
- 10 June: Men’s Health Week
- 14 June: World Blood Donor Day
- 16 June: National Volunteer Week/Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu (NZ)
- 21 June: World Music Day
- 28 June: Matariki (NZ)
Automatically share social celebrations for the workplace
Set-and-forget celebrations throughout the year. The Celebrations slide may show a Social Media feed for ANZAC Day, jokes to chuckle at for St. Patrick's Day or heart-felt quotes for Mother's Day.
All celebrations are pre-programmed and automatically appear around the actual date.
July 2024 Social Media Holidays
- 3 July: International Plastic Bag Free Day
- 4 July: Independence Day (US)
- 7 July: World Chocolate Day
- 17 July: World Emoji Day
- 18 July: World Listening Day
- 24 July: International Self-Care Day
- 30 July: International Friendship Day
August 2024 Social Media Holidays
- 8 August: International Cat Day
- 9 August: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
- 12 August: International Youth Day
- 19 August: World Photo Day
- 26 August: International Dog Day
- 31 August: Daffodil Day (NZ)
September 2024 Social Media Holidays
World Alzheimer’s Month
- 1 September: Father’s Day (NZ)
- 16 September: Māori Language Week/Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori
- 18 September: International Equal Pay Day
- 22 September: New Zealand Chinese Language Week
- 30 September: International Podcast Day
October 2024 Social Media Holidays
- 1 October: International Coffee Day
- 5 October: International Teachers Day
- 10 October: World Mental Health Day
- 16 October: World Food Day
- 28 October: Labour Day (NZ)
- 31 October: Halloween
November 2024 Social Media Holidays
Movember (No Shave November)
- 1 November: Diwali
- 1 November: Gumboot Friday
- 5 November: Guy Fawkes Day
- 8 November: STEM Day
- 13 November: World Kindness Day
- 28 November: Thanksgiving (US)
- 29 November: Black Friday (US)
December 2024 Social Media Holidays
- 1 December: World AIDS Day
- 2 December: Cyber Monday (US)
- 3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 4 December: National Cookie Day (US)
- 24 December: Christmas Eve
- 25 December: Christmas Day
- 26 December: Boxing Day
- 31 December: New Year's Eve
How to include social media holidays in your internal comms content calendar
Assuming you have already set up an internal comms content calendar, you can now refer the social media holiday list above to add in any new celebrations or holidays. For example, if you are planning a week-long campaign about New Zealand Sign Language, it could coincide with New Zealand Sign Language Week in May.
How long will it take to add social media holidays to your internal communications?
It depends! If your content management system can allow you to efficiently whip up content, it won't take too long.
Vibe makes it so much easier to add social media holidays to internal communication channel plan with a pre-built Celebrations slide. It's an easy set-and-forget solution for busy internal communicators. Our Celebration slides intersperse your digital signage content with some educating and entertaining Celebrations content.
All celebrations are pre-programmed and will appear around the actual date. It can include content like a social media mashup for Matariki, a list of events for ANZAC Day, funny jokes on St Patrick's Day or heartfelt quotes for Mothers Day; and if there's nothing scheduled, the slide will auto-hide.
